ESP Reminders

All registered Electric Service Providers have the following annual submission requirements as part of their rights and responsibilities as a program participant. These requirements include paying an annual program registration fee and filing notices about company activities and changes. Please review the below table for the schedule of annual required fees and paperwork:

 

ITEM

WHO HAS TO FILE THIS FORM?

DESCRIPTION

WHEN IS IT DUE?

ASSOCIATED FORMS

Section 394.5 Notice: Notice of Terms and Conditions

All registered Electric Service Providers

Notice of Terms and Conditions and any change notices used during the latter half of the prior year.

January 31st, 2024

Section 394.5 Notice

Section 394.5 Notice: Notice of Customers Served

Your company must file this form if you:
1. Serve Residential and/or small Commercial accounts as part of a large customer contract
OR
2. Did not market your services or change service to existing customers

Letter submitted to CPUC's Energy Division that is signed by a person with authority to bind the which explains how (1) or (2) applies to the ESP.

July 1st, 2024

Section 394.5 Notice

ESP Fee

All registered Electric Service Providers

Annual Fee of $1000 US.

September 1st, 2024

Annual Fee with Statement

Application Update Form

All registered Electric Service Providers

ESPs are required to file an annual update to their application form. Do not submit the Application Update Form until the Application Update Cover Letter has been updated for 2023.

October 7th, 2024

1) Application Update Cover Letter and 2) ESP Application Update Form

Regulatory Contact Info Update Request Form

All registered Electric Service Providers

ESPs are required to file an update with CPUC's Energy Division about any changes in contact information for their company

Year-Round

  Regulatory Contact Info Update Request Form

 

For all questions about the ESP Program, please contact the ESP Desk:

Energy Division, California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94102
ESP_Registration@cpuc.ca.gov


ESP Reminders