San Diego Gas and Electric Company: energization pilot program.

The sunset date for Section 769.7 was changed from January 1, 2032 to January 1, 2030, shortening the pilot program's effective period by two years.

Entirely new Section 769.7 added to the Public Utilities Code, applying specifically and only to San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDGE) rather than all public utilities.

Compliance with the new Section 769.7 is explicitly not a violation of Section 453 (which prohibits utilities from granting preferences or advantages), creating an exemption for SDGE's prioritized treatment of affordable housing projects.

SDGE must energize an affordable housing development project within 40 business days from the date it determines the project is construction ready. The 40-business-day clock counts only periods when energization steps are within SDGE's control.

SDGE must prioritize energization of affordable housing development projects over other residential energization projects, provided that prioritization does not compromise safety, reliability, or compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

New definitions added: 'affordable housing development project' (100% of units reserved for lower income households for at least 55 years under a recorded affordability restriction), 'construction ready' (all critical dependencies including inspections, easements, certifications, billing applications, and permits completed, and site accessible to SDGE), and 'energize' (physically connecting to SDGE's electrical distribution grid).

The 40-business-day clock pauses if a project-specific issue arises that reasonably prevents safe and compliant completion, until the issue is resolved to the mutual satisfaction of SDGE and the project applicant.

The entire new Section 769.7 sunsets and is repealed as of January 1, 2032.

SDGE must include reporting on energization of affordable housing development projects in its biannual energization reporting submitted to the Public Utilities Commission.

Section 761 amendments (changing 'Whenever' to 'If', removing redundant 'any', changing 'it' to 'the public utility') were retained but renumbered from Section 1 to Section 2 due to the insertion of the new section.

Fiscal committee and state-mandated local program designations changed from 'no' to 'yes', reflecting that the bill now imposes a state-mandated local program with potential costs to local agencies.

Introduced a three-category project classification system: Category one (affordable housing, essential services buildings, health facilities), Category two (municipal facilities and EV chargers/charging stations), and Category three (all other facility and project types). This expands the bill far beyond its original affordable-housing-only focus.

Replaced the single 40-business-day energization deadline with tiered timelines: 40 business days for Category one projects, 55 business days for Category two projects, and 70 business days for Category three projects, all measured from when SDGE deems the project construction ready.

Added a new subsection stating that SDGE's compliance with this section shall complement, and not conflict with nor supersede, any rule, order, or determination by the commission under the Powering Up Californians Act (Article 14.5, commencing with Section 930).

Added definitions for 'Category one project,' 'Category two project,' 'Category three project,' 'Essential services building' (cross-referencing Health and Safety Code Section 16007), and 'Health facility' (cross-referencing Health and Safety Code Section 1250, expanded to include community clinics per Section 1204).

Removed the amendment to Section 761 of the Public Utilities Code, which had been a nonsubstantive change to the commission's general authority to fix rules and practices for public utilities.

Fiscal committee review changed from 'no' to 'yes,' and state-mandated local program designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' reflecting the expanded scope of the bill.