Section 1694 - Customer and Consumer Consent.

(a) Manufacturers of appliances that are connected devices subject to this Article or of components that enable connectivity in connected ready devices subject to this Article shall provide mechanisms for obtaining consent that maximizes use of the appliances' flexible demand capabilities. These mechanisms shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(1) providing notifications with the device's packaging materials that describe its flexible demand capabilities, including, where applicable, that the device includes features that allow energy providers or other entities to control the device's flexible demand capabilities with the customer's or consumer's consent.

(2) providing information on the manufacturer's website of the device's flexible demand capabilities.

(3) providing electronic consent functions, opt-in, or opt-out features for flexible demand capabilities required by this Article.

(4) obtaining consent prior to the collection of customer or consumer data.

(5) providing information on the manufacturer's website describing the acceptable use policies of data collected by the device.

(b) Appliances that are connected devices and are subject to this Article shall be capable of receiving, acting upon, and responding to authorized remote requests via a communication link, that schedule, shift, or curtail appliance operations with customer or consumer consent. At a minimum, the appliance shall be capable of acting upon and responding to authorized signals received via a communication link requesting:

(1) the start or stop of operation; and

(2) changes to equipment operation or schedule.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Sections 25213, 25218, 25402(f) and 25402.11, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 25216.5(d), 25402(f) and 25402.11, Public Resources Code.

History

New section filed 2-20-2024; operative 4-1-2024 (Register 2024, No. 8.