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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 1Pt. 1Ch. 1§ 224 Heat Corporation Definition

§ 224 Heat Corporation Definition

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§ 224 Heat Corporation Definition

Key Takeaways

  • •A 'heat corporation' is any company or person that runs a heating plant for money, except if they only heat their own property or their tenants' homes.
  • •If someone uses landfill gas to make heat just for themselves, their tenants, or to sell to a heat company or the government, they are not called a 'heat corporation'.
  • •This law does not apply to people who make heat only for their own use or their tenants, without selling it to others.

Example

A company runs a big heating plant and sells heat to many buildings in the city.

This company is a 'heat corporation' because it sells heat to others for money.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 224 Heat Corporation Definition

“Heat corporation” includes every corporation or person owning, controlling, operating, or managing any heating plant for compensation within this state, except where heat is generated on or distributed by the producer through private property alone solely for his own use or the use of his tenants and not for sale to others. “Heat corporation” shall not include a corporation or person employing landfill gas technology for the production or generation of heat for its own use or the use of its tenants or for sale to a heat corporation or state or local public agency. (Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 214, Sec. 5.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

heat corporationheating plantlandfill gas technology

Related Statutes

  • § 218 Electric Corporation Definition
  • § 222 Gas Corporation Definition
  • § 228 Pipeline Corporation Definition
  • § 100000 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Act
  • § 100001 Santa Clara Transit District

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 224.
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