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Trước cuộc khủng hoảng năng lượng

Là một phần của quá trình bãi bỏ quy định trong ngành điện lực California năm 1998, SDG&E đã triển khai một chương trình được gọi là Tiếp cận Trực tiếp (Direct Access - DA). Chương trình DA cung cấp cho tất cả khách hàng tùy chọn bắt đầu mua dịch vụ điện từ một nhà cung cấp dịch vụ năng lượng (Energy Service Provider - ESP) bên thứ ba thay vì tiếp tục nhận các dịch vụ này từ SDG&E. 

After the Energy Crisis

Legislation enacted as a result of the 2000-2001 energy crises in California required the suspension of DA.  In a decision issued by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on September 20, 2001, the CPUC adopted rules that suspended the rights of new customers to purchase electricity from an ESP.  Although no new customers were permitted to switch to DA, customers with existing DA contracts could remain on DA.        

Mở cửa trở lại hạn chế đối với hình thức tiếp cận trực tiếp.

On October 11, 2009, a new law, Senate Bill (SB) 695, was signed by Governor Schwarzenegger.  The relevant sections of SB 695 required the CPUC to develop a process and rules for a limited re-opening of DA to be phased in over a period of time, not less than three years, and not more than five years.

On March 11, 2010, the CPUC issued its decision setting forth the process and rules for the limited re-opening of DA which resulted in a 4 year phase in schedule beginning April 11, 2010.  As a result, all non-residential customers are now eligible to acquire electric commodity services from ESPs in each utility’s service area, up to a maximum allowable total kilo-watt hour (kWh) annual limit.  The maximum allowable annual limit was established based on the maximum total kWh supplied by ESPs during any sequential 12-month period between April 1, 1998 and October 11, 2009.  For SDG&E, the 12-month period when ESPs supplied the maximum kWh is from September 1999 through August 2000 which established a cap of 3,562 GWh.

Under the rules of the limited reopening, Direct Access is no longer available to residential customers not currently on DA.

Giai đoạn sau khi chuyển đổi dần sang hình thức truy cập trực tiếp

On December 12, 2012, the Switching Exemption rules were further modified by D.12-12-026 which adopted a lottery process for customers to submit their Notice of Intent to Switch to Direct Access. For a complete description of the adopted lottery process, see Quy tắc 25.1 của SDG&E.