CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 801Introduced by Assembly Member LevineFebruary 20, 2019 An act to add Section 25405.7 to the Public Resources Code, relating to energy. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 801, as introduced, Levine. Solar energy systems.Existing law authorizes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, energy efficiency standards, including appliance efficiency standards. Under this authority, the commission has established regulations requiring solar-ready buildings and the installation of photovoltaic systems meeting certain requirements for low-rise residential buildings built on or after January 1, 2020.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to remove obstacles to the expansion of community-shared solar electric generation systems as an option for onsite solar electric generation requirements in California.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares that growth in the development of community solar programs will be necessary to meet the states ambitious renewable energy goals. In particular, to meet the photovoltaic requirement of the Building Energy Efficiency Standards adopted by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission in 2018 (Section 150.1(c)(14) of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), significant community solar expansion will be needed because there will not be nearly enough suitable rooftop space for solar panels.SEC. 2. Section 25405.7 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:25405.7. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact later legislation to remove obstacles to the expansion of community-shared solar electric generation systems as an option for onsite solar electric generation requirements (Section 10-115 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) in California.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 801Introduced by Assembly Member LevineFebruary 20, 2019 An act to add Section 25405.7 to the Public Resources Code, relating to energy. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 801, as introduced, Levine. Solar energy systems.Existing law authorizes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, energy efficiency standards, including appliance efficiency standards. Under this authority, the commission has established regulations requiring solar-ready buildings and the installation of photovoltaic systems meeting certain requirements for low-rise residential buildings built on or after January 1, 2020.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to remove obstacles to the expansion of community-shared solar electric generation systems as an option for onsite solar electric generation requirements in California.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 801
Introduced by Assembly Member LevineFebruary 20, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Member Levine
February 20, 2019
An act to add Section 25405.7 to the Public Resources Code, relating to energy.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 801, as introduced, Levine. Solar energy systems.
Existing law authorizes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, energy efficiency standards, including appliance efficiency standards. Under this authority, the commission has established regulations requiring solar-ready buildings and the installation of photovoltaic systems meeting certain requirements for low-rise residential buildings built on or after January 1, 2020.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to remove obstacles to the expansion of community-shared solar electric generation systems as an option for onsite solar electric generation requirements in California.
Existing law authorizes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, energy efficiency standards, including appliance efficiency standards. Under this authority, the commission has established regulations requiring solar-ready buildings and the installation of photovoltaic systems meeting certain requirements for low-rise residential buildings built on or after January 1, 2020.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to remove obstacles to the expansion of community-shared solar electric generation systems as an option for onsite solar electric generation requirements in California.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares that growth in the development of community solar programs will be necessary to meet the states ambitious renewable energy goals. In particular, to meet the photovoltaic requirement of the Building Energy Efficiency Standards adopted by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission in 2018 (Section 150.1(c)(14) of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), significant community solar expansion will be needed because there will not be nearly enough suitable rooftop space for solar panels.SEC. 2. Section 25405.7 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:25405.7. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact later legislation to remove obstacles to the expansion of community-shared solar electric generation systems as an option for onsite solar electric generation requirements (Section 10-115 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) in California.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares that growth in the development of community solar programs will be necessary to meet the states ambitious renewable energy goals. In particular, to meet the photovoltaic requirement of the Building Energy Efficiency Standards adopted by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission in 2018 (Section 150.1(c)(14) of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), significant community solar expansion will be needed because there will not be nearly enough suitable rooftop space for solar panels.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares that growth in the development of community solar programs will be necessary to meet the states ambitious renewable energy goals. In particular, to meet the photovoltaic requirement of the Building Energy Efficiency Standards adopted by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission in 2018 (Section 150.1(c)(14) of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), significant community solar expansion will be needed because there will not be nearly enough suitable rooftop space for solar panels.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares that growth in the development of community solar programs will be necessary to meet the states ambitious renewable energy goals. In particular, to meet the photovoltaic requirement of the Building Energy Efficiency Standards adopted by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission in 2018 (Section 150.1(c)(14) of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), significant community solar expansion will be needed because there will not be nearly enough suitable rooftop space for solar panels.
### SECTION 1.
SEC. 2. Section 25405.7 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:25405.7. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact later legislation to remove obstacles to the expansion of community-shared solar electric generation systems as an option for onsite solar electric generation requirements (Section 10-115 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) in California.
SEC. 2. Section 25405.7 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
25405.7. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact later legislation to remove obstacles to the expansion of community-shared solar electric generation systems as an option for onsite solar electric generation requirements (Section 10-115 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) in California.
25405.7. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact later legislation to remove obstacles to the expansion of community-shared solar electric generation systems as an option for onsite solar electric generation requirements (Section 10-115 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) in California.
25405.7. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact later legislation to remove obstacles to the expansion of community-shared solar electric generation systems as an option for onsite solar electric generation requirements (Section 10-115 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) in California.
25405.7. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact later legislation to remove obstacles to the expansion of community-shared solar electric generation systems as an option for onsite solar electric generation requirements (Section 10-115 of Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) in California.