# Cal. WAT § 80826: Section 80826

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cwat_D29.5_C3_S80826

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. WAT § 80826
- **Heading:** Section 80826
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code wat / Division 29.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 80826

## Text

(a) A local publicly owned electric utility that voluntarily participates in the department’s central procurement function pursuant to Section 80822 shall enter into an agreement with the department for the revenue requirement to fund its participation and that agreement shall have the force and effect of an irrevocable financing order.

(b) The agreement shall provide for the administration of the revenue requirement, including both of the following:

(1) A requirement that the department annually notify the local publicly owned electric utility of the annual collections received by the department with respect to the revenue requirement and the amount of any excess or deficiency in collections above or below the revenue requirement. The local publicly owned electric utility shall adjust charges in the subsequent year to reflect any such excess or deficiency.

(2) During any revenue requirement period, a requirement that, if the department forecasts that the revenue requirement for that period will not be met and that collections will not be sufficient to fund the revenue requirement established pursuant to Section 80842, the department notify the local publicly owned electric utility in writing and the local publicly owned electric utility shall act within 30 days of receiving that notice to increase the charge so that the amount collected during the period is sufficient to meet those obligations.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. WAT § 80820 Section 80820](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cwat_D29.5_C3_S80820.md)
- [Cal. WAT § 80821 Section 80821](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cwat_D29.5_C3_S80821.md)
- [Cal. WAT § 80822 Section 80822](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cwat_D29.5_C3_S80822.md)
- [Cal. WAT § 80822.5 Section 80822.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cwat_D29.5_C3_S80822.5.md)
- [Cal. WAT § 80823 Section 80823](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cwat_D29.5_C3_S80823.md)
- [Cal. WAT § 80824 Section 80824](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cwat_D29.5_C3_S80824.md)
- [Cal. WAT § 80825 Section 80825](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cwat_D29.5_C3_S80825.md)
- [Cal. WAT § 80826 Section 80826](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cwat_D29.5_C3_S80826.md)
- [Cal. WAT § 80827 Section 80827](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cwat_D29.5_C3_S80827.md)
- [Cal. WAT § 80828 Section 80828](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cwat_D29.5_C3_S80828.md)

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