CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 942Introduced by Senator WilkFebruary 10, 2020 An act relating to electricity. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 942, as introduced, Wilk. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: community-shared solar 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, as specified, and authorizing the commission to approve community-shared solar or battery storage systems as means to comply with those requirements.This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation codifying the regulation authorizing the commission to consider community-shared solar systems as an alternative to onsite solar photovoltaic systems for certain housing projects.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. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation codifying a requirement that the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission consider community-shared solar systems as an alternative to onsite solar photovoltaic systems for housing projects approved pursuant to the 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards adopted pursuant to Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 942Introduced by Senator WilkFebruary 10, 2020 An act relating to electricity. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 942, as introduced, Wilk. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: community-shared solar 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, as specified, and authorizing the commission to approve community-shared solar or battery storage systems as means to comply with those requirements.This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation codifying the regulation authorizing the commission to consider community-shared solar systems as an alternative to onsite solar photovoltaic systems for certain housing projects.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 942
Introduced by Senator WilkFebruary 10, 2020
Introduced by Senator Wilk
February 10, 2020
An act relating to electricity.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 942, as introduced, Wilk. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: community-shared solar 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, as specified, and authorizing the commission to approve community-shared solar or battery storage systems as means to comply with those requirements.This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation codifying the regulation authorizing the commission to consider community-shared solar systems as an alternative to onsite solar photovoltaic systems for certain housing projects.
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, as specified, and authorizing the commission to approve community-shared solar or battery storage systems as means to comply with those requirements.
This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation codifying the regulation authorizing the commission to consider community-shared solar systems as an alternative to onsite solar photovoltaic systems for certain housing projects.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation codifying a requirement that the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission consider community-shared solar systems as an alternative to onsite solar photovoltaic systems for housing projects approved pursuant to the 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards adopted pursuant to Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation codifying a requirement that the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission consider community-shared solar systems as an alternative to onsite solar photovoltaic systems for housing projects approved pursuant to the 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards adopted pursuant to Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation codifying a requirement that the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission consider community-shared solar systems as an alternative to onsite solar photovoltaic systems for housing projects approved pursuant to the 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards adopted pursuant to Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation codifying a requirement that the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission consider community-shared solar systems as an alternative to onsite solar photovoltaic systems for housing projects approved pursuant to the 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards adopted pursuant to Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
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