| 1 | | - | Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 453Introduced by Senator SternFebruary 19, 2025An act to amend Section 379.6 of, and to add Section 913.18 to 8371.6 to, the Public Utilities Code, relating to natural gas. energy.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 453, as amended, Stern. Natural gas: prices: report. Self-generation incentive program: microgrid incentive program.Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), until January 1, 2026, to require the administration of the self-generation incentive program to increase the deployment of distributed generation and energy storage systems to facilitate the integration of those resources into the electrical grid, improve efficiency and reliability of the distribution and transmission system, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, peak demand, and ratepayer costs, as specified. Existing law requires the PUC, on January 1, 2026, to provide repayment of all unallocated funds collected for purposes of the program to reduce ratepayer costs.This bill would extend the operation of the self-generation incentive program until January 1, 2028, and would require the PUC, on and after January 1, 2026, to allocate all unallocated funds for the program to areas that have experienced 2 or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that support resiliency during a deenergization event, as specified. The bill would require the PUC, on January 1, 2028, to provide repayment of all unallocated funds collected for purposes of the program to reduce ratepayer costs.Existing law requires the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Independent System Operator, to take specified actions by December 1, 2020, to facilitate the commercialization of microgrids for distribution customers of large electrical corporations, including, among other actions, by, without shifting costs between ratepayers, developing methods to reduce barriers for microgrid deployment. Under existing law, the PUC requires certain large electrical corporations to jointly develop a Microgrid Incentive Program to fund clean energy microgrids to support the critical needs of vulnerable populations impacted by a grid outage.This bill would require, on and after January 1, 2026, any unallocated funds collected for purposes of the Microgrid Incentive Program to be allocated to areas that have experienced 2 or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that supports resiliency during a deenergization event.Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.Because certain provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing the bills requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. An existing commission order requires the commission to investigate the causes and impacts of the winter 20222023 natural gas price spikes and the potential for recurrence, the impact of the price spikes on natural gas and electricity prices and customer bills, the potential threats to gas and electrical reliability and price volatility in summer 2023 and beyond, potential mitigations, and utility communications to customers to determine whether they were sufficient or require modifications.This bill would require the commission, on or before February 1, 2026, to submit a report to the relevant legislative policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commission order described above and the status and any findings of any related investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOYES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 379.6 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:379.6. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the self-generation incentive program increase deployment of distributed generation and energy storage systems to facilitate the integration of those resources into the electrical grid, improve efficiency and reliability of the distribution and transmission system, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, peak demand, and ratepayer costs. It is the further intent of the Legislature that the commission, in future proceedings, provide for an equitable distribution of the costs and benefits of the program.(2) The commission, in consultation with the Energy Commission, may authorize the annual collection of not more than double the amount authorized for the self-generation incentive program in the 2008 calendar year, through December 31, 2024. The commission shall require the administration of the program for distributed energy resources originally established pursuant to Chapter 329 of the Statutes of 2000 until January 1, 2026. 2028. On and after January 1, 2026, the commission shall allocate all unallocated funds collected pursuant to this section to areas that have experienced two or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations who rely on electric medical devices and refrigerated medications, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that supports resiliency during a deenergization event. On January 1, 2026, 2028, the commission shall provide repayment of all unallocated funds collected pursuant to this section to reduce ratepayer costs.(b) (1) Eligibility for incentives under the self-generation incentive program that are funded through the annual collection authorized pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be limited to distributed energy resources that the commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, determines will achieve reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code).(2) On or before July 1, 2015, the commission shall update the factor for avoided greenhouse gas emissions based on both the most recent data available to the State Air Resources Board for greenhouse gas emissions from electricity sales in the self-generation incentive program administrators service areas and current estimates of greenhouse gas emissions over the useful life of the distributed energy resource, including consideration of the effects of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard.(3) The commission shall adopt requirements for energy storage systems to ensure that eligible energy storage systems reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases.(c) Eligibility for the funding of any combustion-operated distributed generation projects using fossil fuel is subject to all of the following conditions:(1) An oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions rate standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour and a minimum efficiency of 60 percent, or any other NOx emissions rate and minimum efficiency standard adopted by the State Air Resources Board. A minimum efficiency of 60 percent shall be measured as useful energy output divided by fuel input. The efficiency determination shall be based on 100-percent load.(2) Combined heat and power units that meet the 60-percent efficiency standard may take a credit to meet the applicable NOx emissions standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour. Credit shall be at the rate of one megawatthour for each 3,400,000 British thermal units (Btus) of heat recovered.(3) The customer receiving incentives shall adequately maintain and service the combined heat and power units so that during operation the system continues to meet or exceed the efficiency and emissions standards established pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2).(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a project that does not meet the applicable NOx emissions standard is eligible if it meets both of the following requirements:(A) The project operates solely on waste gas. The commission shall require a customer that applies for an incentive pursuant to this paragraph to provide an affidavit or other form of proof that specifies that the project shall be operated solely on waste gas. Incentives awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to refund and shall be refunded by the recipient to the extent the project does not operate on waste gas. As used in this paragraph, waste gas means natural gas that is generated as a byproduct of petroleum production operations and is not eligible for delivery to the utility pipeline system.(B) The air quality management district or air pollution control district, in issuing a permit to operate the project, determines that operation of the project will produce an onsite net air emissions benefit compared to permitted onsite emissions if the project does not operate. The commission shall require the customer to secure the permit before receiving incentives.(d) In determining the eligibility for the self-generation incentive program, minimum system efficiency shall be determined either by calculating electrical and process heat efficiency as set forth in Section 216.6, or by calculating overall electrical efficiency.(e) Eligibility for incentives under the self-generation incentive program shall be limited to distributed energy resource technologies that the commission determines meet all of the following requirements:(1) The distributed energy resource technology shifts onsite energy use to off-peak time periods or reduces demand from the grid by offsetting some or all of the customers onsite energy load, including, but not limited to, net peak electric load.(2) The distributed energy resource technology is commercially available.(3) The distributed energy resource technology safely uses the existing transmission and distribution system.(4) The distributed energy resource technology improves air quality by reducing criteria air pollutants.(f) Recipients of the self-generation incentive program funds shall provide relevant data to the commission and the State Air Resources Board, upon request, and shall be subject to onsite inspection to verify equipment operation and performance, including capacity, thermal output, and usage to verify criteria air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions performance.(g) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission shall determine a capacity factor for each distributed generation system energy resource technology in the program.(h) (1) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission may adjust the amount of incentives and evaluate other public policy interests, including, but not limited to, ratepayers, energy efficiency, peak load reduction, load management, and environmental interests.(2) The commission shall consider the relative amount and the cost of greenhouse gas emissions reductions, peak demand reductions, system reliability benefits, and other measurable factors when allocating program funds between eligible technologies.(i) The commission shall ensure that distributed generation resources are made available in the self-generation incentive program for all ratepayers.(j) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission shall provide an additional incentive of 20 percent from existing program funds for the installation of eligible distributed generation resources manufactured in California.(k) The costs of the self-generation incentive program shall not be recovered from customers participating in the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program.(l) The commission shall evaluate the overall success and impact of the self-generation incentive program based on the following performance measures:(1) The amount of reductions of emissions of greenhouse gases.(2) The amount of reductions of emissions of criteria air pollutants measured in terms of avoided emissions and reductions of criteria air pollutants represented by emissions credits secured for project approval.(3) The amount of energy reductions measured in energy value.(4) The amount of reductions of customer peak demand.(5) The ratio of the electricity generated by distributed energy resource generation projects receiving incentives from the self-generation incentive program to the electricity capable of being produced by those projects, commonly known as a capacity factor.(6) The value to the electrical transmission and distribution system measured in avoided costs of transmission and distribution upgrades and replacement.(7) The ability to improve onsite electricity reliability as compared to onsite electricity reliability before the self-generation incentive program technology was placed in service.(m) On and after January 1, 2020, generation technologies using nonrenewable fuels shall not be eligible for incentives under the self-generation incentive program.(n) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Access and functional needs population has the same meaning as defined in Section 8593.3 of the Government Code.(2) Critical community infrastructure has the same meaning as defined in Section 90100 of the Public Resources Code.(3) Deenergization event has the same meaning as defined in Section 8385.(4) Vulnerable communities has the same meaning as defined in Section 71340 of the Public Resources Code.SEC. 2. Section 8371.6 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:8371.6. (a) On and after January 1, 2026, any unallocated funds collected for purposes of the Microgrid Incentive Program established pursuant to commission Decision 21-01-018 (January 21, 2021), Decision Adopting Rates, Tariffs, and Rules Facilitating the Commercialization of Microgrids Pursuant to Senate Bill 1339 and Resiliency Strategies, and Decision 23-04-034 (April 14, 2023), Decision Adopting Implementation Rules for the Microgrid Incentive Program, shall be allocated to areas that have experienced two or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations who rely on electric medical devices and refrigerated medication, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that support resiliency during a deenergization event.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Access and functional needs population has the same meaning as defined in Section 8593.3 of the Government Code.(2) Critical community infrastructure has the same meaning as defined in Section 90100 of the Public Resources Code.(3) Deenergization event has the same meaning as defined in Section 8385.(4) Vulnerable communities has the same meaning as defined in Section 71340 of the Public Resources Code.SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.SECTION 1.Section 913.18 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:913.18.(a)Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before February 1, 2026, the commission shall submit a report to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commissions Order Instituting Investigation on the Commissions Own Motion into Natural Gas Prices During Winter 20222023 and Resulting Impacts to Energy Markets.(b)The commission shall include, in the report, the status and any findings of any related investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. |
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| 1 | + | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 453Introduced by Senator SternFebruary 19, 2025An act to add Section 913.18 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to natural gas.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 453, as introduced, Stern. Natural gas: prices: report.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. An existing commission order requires the commission to investigate the causes and impacts of the winter 20222023 natural gas price spikes and the potential for recurrence, the impact of the price spikes on natural gas and electricity prices and customer bills, the potential threats to gas and electrical reliability and price volatility in summer 2023 and beyond, potential mitigations, and utility communications to customers to determine whether they were sufficient or require modifications.This bill would require the commission, on or before February 1, 2026, to submit a report to the relevant legislative policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commission order described above and the status and any findings of any related investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 913.18 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:913.18. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before February 1, 2026, the commission shall submit a report to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commissions Order Instituting Investigation on the Commissions Own Motion into Natural Gas Prices During Winter 20222023 and Resulting Impacts to Energy Markets.(b) The commission shall include, in the report, the status and any findings of any related investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. |
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| 3 | | - | Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 453Introduced by Senator SternFebruary 19, 2025An act to amend Section 379.6 of, and to add Section 913.18 to 8371.6 to, the Public Utilities Code, relating to natural gas. energy.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 453, as amended, Stern. Natural gas: prices: report. Self-generation incentive program: microgrid incentive program.Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), until January 1, 2026, to require the administration of the self-generation incentive program to increase the deployment of distributed generation and energy storage systems to facilitate the integration of those resources into the electrical grid, improve efficiency and reliability of the distribution and transmission system, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, peak demand, and ratepayer costs, as specified. Existing law requires the PUC, on January 1, 2026, to provide repayment of all unallocated funds collected for purposes of the program to reduce ratepayer costs.This bill would extend the operation of the self-generation incentive program until January 1, 2028, and would require the PUC, on and after January 1, 2026, to allocate all unallocated funds for the program to areas that have experienced 2 or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that support resiliency during a deenergization event, as specified. The bill would require the PUC, on January 1, 2028, to provide repayment of all unallocated funds collected for purposes of the program to reduce ratepayer costs.Existing law requires the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Independent System Operator, to take specified actions by December 1, 2020, to facilitate the commercialization of microgrids for distribution customers of large electrical corporations, including, among other actions, by, without shifting costs between ratepayers, developing methods to reduce barriers for microgrid deployment. Under existing law, the PUC requires certain large electrical corporations to jointly develop a Microgrid Incentive Program to fund clean energy microgrids to support the critical needs of vulnerable populations impacted by a grid outage.This bill would require, on and after January 1, 2026, any unallocated funds collected for purposes of the Microgrid Incentive Program to be allocated to areas that have experienced 2 or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that supports resiliency during a deenergization event.Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.Because certain provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing the bills requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. An existing commission order requires the commission to investigate the causes and impacts of the winter 20222023 natural gas price spikes and the potential for recurrence, the impact of the price spikes on natural gas and electricity prices and customer bills, the potential threats to gas and electrical reliability and price volatility in summer 2023 and beyond, potential mitigations, and utility communications to customers to determine whether they were sufficient or require modifications.This bill would require the commission, on or before February 1, 2026, to submit a report to the relevant legislative policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commission order described above and the status and any findings of any related investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOYES |
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| 3 | + | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 453Introduced by Senator SternFebruary 19, 2025An act to add Section 913.18 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to natural gas.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 453, as introduced, Stern. Natural gas: prices: report.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. An existing commission order requires the commission to investigate the causes and impacts of the winter 20222023 natural gas price spikes and the potential for recurrence, the impact of the price spikes on natural gas and electricity prices and customer bills, the potential threats to gas and electrical reliability and price volatility in summer 2023 and beyond, potential mitigations, and utility communications to customers to determine whether they were sufficient or require modifications.This bill would require the commission, on or before February 1, 2026, to submit a report to the relevant legislative policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commission order described above and the status and any findings of any related investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO |
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| 28 | | - | Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), until January 1, 2026, to require the administration of the self-generation incentive program to increase the deployment of distributed generation and energy storage systems to facilitate the integration of those resources into the electrical grid, improve efficiency and reliability of the distribution and transmission system, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, peak demand, and ratepayer costs, as specified. Existing law requires the PUC, on January 1, 2026, to provide repayment of all unallocated funds collected for purposes of the program to reduce ratepayer costs.This bill would extend the operation of the self-generation incentive program until January 1, 2028, and would require the PUC, on and after January 1, 2026, to allocate all unallocated funds for the program to areas that have experienced 2 or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that support resiliency during a deenergization event, as specified. The bill would require the PUC, on January 1, 2028, to provide repayment of all unallocated funds collected for purposes of the program to reduce ratepayer costs.Existing law requires the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Independent System Operator, to take specified actions by December 1, 2020, to facilitate the commercialization of microgrids for distribution customers of large electrical corporations, including, among other actions, by, without shifting costs between ratepayers, developing methods to reduce barriers for microgrid deployment. Under existing law, the PUC requires certain large electrical corporations to jointly develop a Microgrid Incentive Program to fund clean energy microgrids to support the critical needs of vulnerable populations impacted by a grid outage.This bill would require, on and after January 1, 2026, any unallocated funds collected for purposes of the Microgrid Incentive Program to be allocated to areas that have experienced 2 or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that supports resiliency during a deenergization event.Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.Because certain provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing the bills requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. An existing commission order requires the commission to investigate the causes and impacts of the winter 20222023 natural gas price spikes and the potential for recurrence, the impact of the price spikes on natural gas and electricity prices and customer bills, the potential threats to gas and electrical reliability and price volatility in summer 2023 and beyond, potential mitigations, and utility communications to customers to determine whether they were sufficient or require modifications.This bill would require the commission, on or before February 1, 2026, to submit a report to the relevant legislative policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commission order described above and the status and any findings of any related investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. |
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| 28 | + | Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. An existing commission order requires the commission to investigate the causes and impacts of the winter 20222023 natural gas price spikes and the potential for recurrence, the impact of the price spikes on natural gas and electricity prices and customer bills, the potential threats to gas and electrical reliability and price volatility in summer 2023 and beyond, potential mitigations, and utility communications to customers to determine whether they were sufficient or require modifications.This bill would require the commission, on or before February 1, 2026, to submit a report to the relevant legislative policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commission order described above and the status and any findings of any related investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. |
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| 58 | | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 379.6 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:379.6. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the self-generation incentive program increase deployment of distributed generation and energy storage systems to facilitate the integration of those resources into the electrical grid, improve efficiency and reliability of the distribution and transmission system, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, peak demand, and ratepayer costs. It is the further intent of the Legislature that the commission, in future proceedings, provide for an equitable distribution of the costs and benefits of the program.(2) The commission, in consultation with the Energy Commission, may authorize the annual collection of not more than double the amount authorized for the self-generation incentive program in the 2008 calendar year, through December 31, 2024. The commission shall require the administration of the program for distributed energy resources originally established pursuant to Chapter 329 of the Statutes of 2000 until January 1, 2026. 2028. On and after January 1, 2026, the commission shall allocate all unallocated funds collected pursuant to this section to areas that have experienced two or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations who rely on electric medical devices and refrigerated medications, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that supports resiliency during a deenergization event. On January 1, 2026, 2028, the commission shall provide repayment of all unallocated funds collected pursuant to this section to reduce ratepayer costs.(b) (1) Eligibility for incentives under the self-generation incentive program that are funded through the annual collection authorized pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be limited to distributed energy resources that the commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, determines will achieve reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code).(2) On or before July 1, 2015, the commission shall update the factor for avoided greenhouse gas emissions based on both the most recent data available to the State Air Resources Board for greenhouse gas emissions from electricity sales in the self-generation incentive program administrators service areas and current estimates of greenhouse gas emissions over the useful life of the distributed energy resource, including consideration of the effects of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard.(3) The commission shall adopt requirements for energy storage systems to ensure that eligible energy storage systems reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases.(c) Eligibility for the funding of any combustion-operated distributed generation projects using fossil fuel is subject to all of the following conditions:(1) An oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions rate standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour and a minimum efficiency of 60 percent, or any other NOx emissions rate and minimum efficiency standard adopted by the State Air Resources Board. A minimum efficiency of 60 percent shall be measured as useful energy output divided by fuel input. The efficiency determination shall be based on 100-percent load.(2) Combined heat and power units that meet the 60-percent efficiency standard may take a credit to meet the applicable NOx emissions standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour. Credit shall be at the rate of one megawatthour for each 3,400,000 British thermal units (Btus) of heat recovered.(3) The customer receiving incentives shall adequately maintain and service the combined heat and power units so that during operation the system continues to meet or exceed the efficiency and emissions standards established pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2).(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a project that does not meet the applicable NOx emissions standard is eligible if it meets both of the following requirements:(A) The project operates solely on waste gas. The commission shall require a customer that applies for an incentive pursuant to this paragraph to provide an affidavit or other form of proof that specifies that the project shall be operated solely on waste gas. Incentives awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to refund and shall be refunded by the recipient to the extent the project does not operate on waste gas. As used in this paragraph, waste gas means natural gas that is generated as a byproduct of petroleum production operations and is not eligible for delivery to the utility pipeline system.(B) The air quality management district or air pollution control district, in issuing a permit to operate the project, determines that operation of the project will produce an onsite net air emissions benefit compared to permitted onsite emissions if the project does not operate. The commission shall require the customer to secure the permit before receiving incentives.(d) In determining the eligibility for the self-generation incentive program, minimum system efficiency shall be determined either by calculating electrical and process heat efficiency as set forth in Section 216.6, or by calculating overall electrical efficiency.(e) Eligibility for incentives under the self-generation incentive program shall be limited to distributed energy resource technologies that the commission determines meet all of the following requirements:(1) The distributed energy resource technology shifts onsite energy use to off-peak time periods or reduces demand from the grid by offsetting some or all of the customers onsite energy load, including, but not limited to, net peak electric load.(2) The distributed energy resource technology is commercially available.(3) The distributed energy resource technology safely uses the existing transmission and distribution system.(4) The distributed energy resource technology improves air quality by reducing criteria air pollutants.(f) Recipients of the self-generation incentive program funds shall provide relevant data to the commission and the State Air Resources Board, upon request, and shall be subject to onsite inspection to verify equipment operation and performance, including capacity, thermal output, and usage to verify criteria air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions performance.(g) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission shall determine a capacity factor for each distributed generation system energy resource technology in the program.(h) (1) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission may adjust the amount of incentives and evaluate other public policy interests, including, but not limited to, ratepayers, energy efficiency, peak load reduction, load management, and environmental interests.(2) The commission shall consider the relative amount and the cost of greenhouse gas emissions reductions, peak demand reductions, system reliability benefits, and other measurable factors when allocating program funds between eligible technologies.(i) The commission shall ensure that distributed generation resources are made available in the self-generation incentive program for all ratepayers.(j) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission shall provide an additional incentive of 20 percent from existing program funds for the installation of eligible distributed generation resources manufactured in California.(k) The costs of the self-generation incentive program shall not be recovered from customers participating in the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program.(l) The commission shall evaluate the overall success and impact of the self-generation incentive program based on the following performance measures:(1) The amount of reductions of emissions of greenhouse gases.(2) The amount of reductions of emissions of criteria air pollutants measured in terms of avoided emissions and reductions of criteria air pollutants represented by emissions credits secured for project approval.(3) The amount of energy reductions measured in energy value.(4) The amount of reductions of customer peak demand.(5) The ratio of the electricity generated by distributed energy resource generation projects receiving incentives from the self-generation incentive program to the electricity capable of being produced by those projects, commonly known as a capacity factor.(6) The value to the electrical transmission and distribution system measured in avoided costs of transmission and distribution upgrades and replacement.(7) The ability to improve onsite electricity reliability as compared to onsite electricity reliability before the self-generation incentive program technology was placed in service.(m) On and after January 1, 2020, generation technologies using nonrenewable fuels shall not be eligible for incentives under the self-generation incentive program.(n) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Access and functional needs population has the same meaning as defined in Section 8593.3 of the Government Code.(2) Critical community infrastructure has the same meaning as defined in Section 90100 of the Public Resources Code.(3) Deenergization event has the same meaning as defined in Section 8385.(4) Vulnerable communities has the same meaning as defined in Section 71340 of the Public Resources Code.SEC. 2. Section 8371.6 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:8371.6. (a) On and after January 1, 2026, any unallocated funds collected for purposes of the Microgrid Incentive Program established pursuant to commission Decision 21-01-018 (January 21, 2021), Decision Adopting Rates, Tariffs, and Rules Facilitating the Commercialization of Microgrids Pursuant to Senate Bill 1339 and Resiliency Strategies, and Decision 23-04-034 (April 14, 2023), Decision Adopting Implementation Rules for the Microgrid Incentive Program, shall be allocated to areas that have experienced two or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations who rely on electric medical devices and refrigerated medication, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that support resiliency during a deenergization event.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Access and functional needs population has the same meaning as defined in Section 8593.3 of the Government Code.(2) Critical community infrastructure has the same meaning as defined in Section 90100 of the Public Resources Code.(3) Deenergization event has the same meaning as defined in Section 8385.(4) Vulnerable communities has the same meaning as defined in Section 71340 of the Public Resources Code.SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.SECTION 1.Section 913.18 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:913.18.(a)Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before February 1, 2026, the commission shall submit a report to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commissions Order Instituting Investigation on the Commissions Own Motion into Natural Gas Prices During Winter 20222023 and Resulting Impacts to Energy Markets.(b)The commission shall include, in the report, the status and any findings of any related investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. |
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| 38 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 913.18 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:913.18. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before February 1, 2026, the commission shall submit a report to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commissions Order Instituting Investigation on the Commissions Own Motion into Natural Gas Prices During Winter 20222023 and Resulting Impacts to Energy Markets.(b) The commission shall include, in the report, the status and any findings of any related investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. |
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| 64 | | - | SECTION 1. Section 379.6 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:379.6. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the self-generation incentive program increase deployment of distributed generation and energy storage systems to facilitate the integration of those resources into the electrical grid, improve efficiency and reliability of the distribution and transmission system, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, peak demand, and ratepayer costs. It is the further intent of the Legislature that the commission, in future proceedings, provide for an equitable distribution of the costs and benefits of the program.(2) The commission, in consultation with the Energy Commission, may authorize the annual collection of not more than double the amount authorized for the self-generation incentive program in the 2008 calendar year, through December 31, 2024. The commission shall require the administration of the program for distributed energy resources originally established pursuant to Chapter 329 of the Statutes of 2000 until January 1, 2026. 2028. On and after January 1, 2026, the commission shall allocate all unallocated funds collected pursuant to this section to areas that have experienced two or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations who rely on electric medical devices and refrigerated medications, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that supports resiliency during a deenergization event. On January 1, 2026, 2028, the commission shall provide repayment of all unallocated funds collected pursuant to this section to reduce ratepayer costs.(b) (1) Eligibility for incentives under the self-generation incentive program that are funded through the annual collection authorized pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be limited to distributed energy resources that the commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, determines will achieve reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code).(2) On or before July 1, 2015, the commission shall update the factor for avoided greenhouse gas emissions based on both the most recent data available to the State Air Resources Board for greenhouse gas emissions from electricity sales in the self-generation incentive program administrators service areas and current estimates of greenhouse gas emissions over the useful life of the distributed energy resource, including consideration of the effects of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard.(3) The commission shall adopt requirements for energy storage systems to ensure that eligible energy storage systems reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases.(c) Eligibility for the funding of any combustion-operated distributed generation projects using fossil fuel is subject to all of the following conditions:(1) An oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions rate standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour and a minimum efficiency of 60 percent, or any other NOx emissions rate and minimum efficiency standard adopted by the State Air Resources Board. A minimum efficiency of 60 percent shall be measured as useful energy output divided by fuel input. The efficiency determination shall be based on 100-percent load.(2) Combined heat and power units that meet the 60-percent efficiency standard may take a credit to meet the applicable NOx emissions standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour. Credit shall be at the rate of one megawatthour for each 3,400,000 British thermal units (Btus) of heat recovered.(3) The customer receiving incentives shall adequately maintain and service the combined heat and power units so that during operation the system continues to meet or exceed the efficiency and emissions standards established pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2).(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a project that does not meet the applicable NOx emissions standard is eligible if it meets both of the following requirements:(A) The project operates solely on waste gas. The commission shall require a customer that applies for an incentive pursuant to this paragraph to provide an affidavit or other form of proof that specifies that the project shall be operated solely on waste gas. Incentives awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to refund and shall be refunded by the recipient to the extent the project does not operate on waste gas. As used in this paragraph, waste gas means natural gas that is generated as a byproduct of petroleum production operations and is not eligible for delivery to the utility pipeline system.(B) The air quality management district or air pollution control district, in issuing a permit to operate the project, determines that operation of the project will produce an onsite net air emissions benefit compared to permitted onsite emissions if the project does not operate. The commission shall require the customer to secure the permit before receiving incentives.(d) In determining the eligibility for the self-generation incentive program, minimum system efficiency shall be determined either by calculating electrical and process heat efficiency as set forth in Section 216.6, or by calculating overall electrical efficiency.(e) Eligibility for incentives under the self-generation incentive program shall be limited to distributed energy resource technologies that the commission determines meet all of the following requirements:(1) The distributed energy resource technology shifts onsite energy use to off-peak time periods or reduces demand from the grid by offsetting some or all of the customers onsite energy load, including, but not limited to, net peak electric load.(2) The distributed energy resource technology is commercially available.(3) The distributed energy resource technology safely uses the existing transmission and distribution system.(4) The distributed energy resource technology improves air quality by reducing criteria air pollutants.(f) Recipients of the self-generation incentive program funds shall provide relevant data to the commission and the State Air Resources Board, upon request, and shall be subject to onsite inspection to verify equipment operation and performance, including capacity, thermal output, and usage to verify criteria air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions performance.(g) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission shall determine a capacity factor for each distributed generation system energy resource technology in the program.(h) (1) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission may adjust the amount of incentives and evaluate other public policy interests, including, but not limited to, ratepayers, energy efficiency, peak load reduction, load management, and environmental interests.(2) The commission shall consider the relative amount and the cost of greenhouse gas emissions reductions, peak demand reductions, system reliability benefits, and other measurable factors when allocating program funds between eligible technologies.(i) The commission shall ensure that distributed generation resources are made available in the self-generation incentive program for all ratepayers.(j) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission shall provide an additional incentive of 20 percent from existing program funds for the installation of eligible distributed generation resources manufactured in California.(k) The costs of the self-generation incentive program shall not be recovered from customers participating in the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program.(l) The commission shall evaluate the overall success and impact of the self-generation incentive program based on the following performance measures:(1) The amount of reductions of emissions of greenhouse gases.(2) The amount of reductions of emissions of criteria air pollutants measured in terms of avoided emissions and reductions of criteria air pollutants represented by emissions credits secured for project approval.(3) The amount of energy reductions measured in energy value.(4) The amount of reductions of customer peak demand.(5) The ratio of the electricity generated by distributed energy resource generation projects receiving incentives from the self-generation incentive program to the electricity capable of being produced by those projects, commonly known as a capacity factor.(6) The value to the electrical transmission and distribution system measured in avoided costs of transmission and distribution upgrades and replacement.(7) The ability to improve onsite electricity reliability as compared to onsite electricity reliability before the self-generation incentive program technology was placed in service.(m) On and after January 1, 2020, generation technologies using nonrenewable fuels shall not be eligible for incentives under the self-generation incentive program.(n) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Access and functional needs population has the same meaning as defined in Section 8593.3 of the Government Code.(2) Critical community infrastructure has the same meaning as defined in Section 90100 of the Public Resources Code.(3) Deenergization event has the same meaning as defined in Section 8385.(4) Vulnerable communities has the same meaning as defined in Section 71340 of the Public Resources Code. |
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| 44 | + | SECTION 1. Section 913.18 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:913.18. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before February 1, 2026, the commission shall submit a report to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commissions Order Instituting Investigation on the Commissions Own Motion into Natural Gas Prices During Winter 20222023 and Resulting Impacts to Energy Markets.(b) The commission shall include, in the report, the status and any findings of any related investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. |
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| 70 | | - | 379.6. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the self-generation incentive program increase deployment of distributed generation and energy storage systems to facilitate the integration of those resources into the electrical grid, improve efficiency and reliability of the distribution and transmission system, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, peak demand, and ratepayer costs. It is the further intent of the Legislature that the commission, in future proceedings, provide for an equitable distribution of the costs and benefits of the program.(2) The commission, in consultation with the Energy Commission, may authorize the annual collection of not more than double the amount authorized for the self-generation incentive program in the 2008 calendar year, through December 31, 2024. The commission shall require the administration of the program for distributed energy resources originally established pursuant to Chapter 329 of the Statutes of 2000 until January 1, 2026. 2028. On and after January 1, 2026, the commission shall allocate all unallocated funds collected pursuant to this section to areas that have experienced two or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations who rely on electric medical devices and refrigerated medications, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that supports resiliency during a deenergization event. On January 1, 2026, 2028, the commission shall provide repayment of all unallocated funds collected pursuant to this section to reduce ratepayer costs.(b) (1) Eligibility for incentives under the self-generation incentive program that are funded through the annual collection authorized pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be limited to distributed energy resources that the commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, determines will achieve reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code).(2) On or before July 1, 2015, the commission shall update the factor for avoided greenhouse gas emissions based on both the most recent data available to the State Air Resources Board for greenhouse gas emissions from electricity sales in the self-generation incentive program administrators service areas and current estimates of greenhouse gas emissions over the useful life of the distributed energy resource, including consideration of the effects of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard.(3) The commission shall adopt requirements for energy storage systems to ensure that eligible energy storage systems reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases.(c) Eligibility for the funding of any combustion-operated distributed generation projects using fossil fuel is subject to all of the following conditions:(1) An oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions rate standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour and a minimum efficiency of 60 percent, or any other NOx emissions rate and minimum efficiency standard adopted by the State Air Resources Board. A minimum efficiency of 60 percent shall be measured as useful energy output divided by fuel input. The efficiency determination shall be based on 100-percent load.(2) Combined heat and power units that meet the 60-percent efficiency standard may take a credit to meet the applicable NOx emissions standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour. Credit shall be at the rate of one megawatthour for each 3,400,000 British thermal units (Btus) of heat recovered.(3) The customer receiving incentives shall adequately maintain and service the combined heat and power units so that during operation the system continues to meet or exceed the efficiency and emissions standards established pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2).(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a project that does not meet the applicable NOx emissions standard is eligible if it meets both of the following requirements:(A) The project operates solely on waste gas. The commission shall require a customer that applies for an incentive pursuant to this paragraph to provide an affidavit or other form of proof that specifies that the project shall be operated solely on waste gas. Incentives awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to refund and shall be refunded by the recipient to the extent the project does not operate on waste gas. As used in this paragraph, waste gas means natural gas that is generated as a byproduct of petroleum production operations and is not eligible for delivery to the utility pipeline system.(B) The air quality management district or air pollution control district, in issuing a permit to operate the project, determines that operation of the project will produce an onsite net air emissions benefit compared to permitted onsite emissions if the project does not operate. The commission shall require the customer to secure the permit before receiving incentives.(d) In determining the eligibility for the self-generation incentive program, minimum system efficiency shall be determined either by calculating electrical and process heat efficiency as set forth in Section 216.6, or by calculating overall electrical efficiency.(e) Eligibility for incentives under the self-generation incentive program shall be limited to distributed energy resource technologies that the commission determines meet all of the following requirements:(1) The distributed energy resource technology shifts onsite energy use to off-peak time periods or reduces demand from the grid by offsetting some or all of the customers onsite energy load, including, but not limited to, net peak electric load.(2) The distributed energy resource technology is commercially available.(3) The distributed energy resource technology safely uses the existing transmission and distribution system.(4) The distributed energy resource technology improves air quality by reducing criteria air pollutants.(f) Recipients of the self-generation incentive program funds shall provide relevant data to the commission and the State Air Resources Board, upon request, and shall be subject to onsite inspection to verify equipment operation and performance, including capacity, thermal output, and usage to verify criteria air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions performance.(g) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission shall determine a capacity factor for each distributed generation system energy resource technology in the program.(h) (1) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission may adjust the amount of incentives and evaluate other public policy interests, including, but not limited to, ratepayers, energy efficiency, peak load reduction, load management, and environmental interests.(2) The commission shall consider the relative amount and the cost of greenhouse gas emissions reductions, peak demand reductions, system reliability benefits, and other measurable factors when allocating program funds between eligible technologies.(i) The commission shall ensure that distributed generation resources are made available in the self-generation incentive program for all ratepayers.(j) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission shall provide an additional incentive of 20 percent from existing program funds for the installation of eligible distributed generation resources manufactured in California.(k) The costs of the self-generation incentive program shall not be recovered from customers participating in the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program.(l) The commission shall evaluate the overall success and impact of the self-generation incentive program based on the following performance measures:(1) The amount of reductions of emissions of greenhouse gases.(2) The amount of reductions of emissions of criteria air pollutants measured in terms of avoided emissions and reductions of criteria air pollutants represented by emissions credits secured for project approval.(3) The amount of energy reductions measured in energy value.(4) The amount of reductions of customer peak demand.(5) The ratio of the electricity generated by distributed energy resource generation projects receiving incentives from the self-generation incentive program to the electricity capable of being produced by those projects, commonly known as a capacity factor.(6) The value to the electrical transmission and distribution system measured in avoided costs of transmission and distribution upgrades and replacement.(7) The ability to improve onsite electricity reliability as compared to onsite electricity reliability before the self-generation incentive program technology was placed in service.(m) On and after January 1, 2020, generation technologies using nonrenewable fuels shall not be eligible for incentives under the self-generation incentive program.(n) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Access and functional needs population has the same meaning as defined in Section 8593.3 of the Government Code.(2) Critical community infrastructure has the same meaning as defined in Section 90100 of the Public Resources Code.(3) Deenergization event has the same meaning as defined in Section 8385.(4) Vulnerable communities has the same meaning as defined in Section 71340 of the Public Resources Code. |
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| 50 | + | 913.18. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before February 1, 2026, the commission shall submit a report to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commissions Order Instituting Investigation on the Commissions Own Motion into Natural Gas Prices During Winter 20222023 and Resulting Impacts to Energy Markets.(b) The commission shall include, in the report, the status and any findings of any related investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. |
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| 72 | | - | 379.6. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the self-generation incentive program increase deployment of distributed generation and energy storage systems to facilitate the integration of those resources into the electrical grid, improve efficiency and reliability of the distribution and transmission system, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, peak demand, and ratepayer costs. It is the further intent of the Legislature that the commission, in future proceedings, provide for an equitable distribution of the costs and benefits of the program.(2) The commission, in consultation with the Energy Commission, may authorize the annual collection of not more than double the amount authorized for the self-generation incentive program in the 2008 calendar year, through December 31, 2024. The commission shall require the administration of the program for distributed energy resources originally established pursuant to Chapter 329 of the Statutes of 2000 until January 1, 2026. 2028. On and after January 1, 2026, the commission shall allocate all unallocated funds collected pursuant to this section to areas that have experienced two or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations who rely on electric medical devices and refrigerated medications, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that supports resiliency during a deenergization event. On January 1, 2026, 2028, the commission shall provide repayment of all unallocated funds collected pursuant to this section to reduce ratepayer costs.(b) (1) Eligibility for incentives under the self-generation incentive program that are funded through the annual collection authorized pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be limited to distributed energy resources that the commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, determines will achieve reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code).(2) On or before July 1, 2015, the commission shall update the factor for avoided greenhouse gas emissions based on both the most recent data available to the State Air Resources Board for greenhouse gas emissions from electricity sales in the self-generation incentive program administrators service areas and current estimates of greenhouse gas emissions over the useful life of the distributed energy resource, including consideration of the effects of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard.(3) The commission shall adopt requirements for energy storage systems to ensure that eligible energy storage systems reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases.(c) Eligibility for the funding of any combustion-operated distributed generation projects using fossil fuel is subject to all of the following conditions:(1) An oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions rate standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour and a minimum efficiency of 60 percent, or any other NOx emissions rate and minimum efficiency standard adopted by the State Air Resources Board. A minimum efficiency of 60 percent shall be measured as useful energy output divided by fuel input. The efficiency determination shall be based on 100-percent load.(2) Combined heat and power units that meet the 60-percent efficiency standard may take a credit to meet the applicable NOx emissions standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour. Credit shall be at the rate of one megawatthour for each 3,400,000 British thermal units (Btus) of heat recovered.(3) The customer receiving incentives shall adequately maintain and service the combined heat and power units so that during operation the system continues to meet or exceed the efficiency and emissions standards established pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2).(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a project that does not meet the applicable NOx emissions standard is eligible if it meets both of the following requirements:(A) The project operates solely on waste gas. The commission shall require a customer that applies for an incentive pursuant to this paragraph to provide an affidavit or other form of proof that specifies that the project shall be operated solely on waste gas. Incentives awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to refund and shall be refunded by the recipient to the extent the project does not operate on waste gas. As used in this paragraph, waste gas means natural gas that is generated as a byproduct of petroleum production operations and is not eligible for delivery to the utility pipeline system.(B) The air quality management district or air pollution control district, in issuing a permit to operate the project, determines that operation of the project will produce an onsite net air emissions benefit compared to permitted onsite emissions if the project does not operate. The commission shall require the customer to secure the permit before receiving incentives.(d) In determining the eligibility for the self-generation incentive program, minimum system efficiency shall be determined either by calculating electrical and process heat efficiency as set forth in Section 216.6, or by calculating overall electrical efficiency.(e) Eligibility for incentives under the self-generation incentive program shall be limited to distributed energy resource technologies that the commission determines meet all of the following requirements:(1) The distributed energy resource technology shifts onsite energy use to off-peak time periods or reduces demand from the grid by offsetting some or all of the customers onsite energy load, including, but not limited to, net peak electric load.(2) The distributed energy resource technology is commercially available.(3) The distributed energy resource technology safely uses the existing transmission and distribution system.(4) The distributed energy resource technology improves air quality by reducing criteria air pollutants.(f) Recipients of the self-generation incentive program funds shall provide relevant data to the commission and the State Air Resources Board, upon request, and shall be subject to onsite inspection to verify equipment operation and performance, including capacity, thermal output, and usage to verify criteria air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions performance.(g) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission shall determine a capacity factor for each distributed generation system energy resource technology in the program.(h) (1) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission may adjust the amount of incentives and evaluate other public policy interests, including, but not limited to, ratepayers, energy efficiency, peak load reduction, load management, and environmental interests.(2) The commission shall consider the relative amount and the cost of greenhouse gas emissions reductions, peak demand reductions, system reliability benefits, and other measurable factors when allocating program funds between eligible technologies.(i) The commission shall ensure that distributed generation resources are made available in the self-generation incentive program for all ratepayers.(j) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission shall provide an additional incentive of 20 percent from existing program funds for the installation of eligible distributed generation resources manufactured in California.(k) The costs of the self-generation incentive program shall not be recovered from customers participating in the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program.(l) The commission shall evaluate the overall success and impact of the self-generation incentive program based on the following performance measures:(1) The amount of reductions of emissions of greenhouse gases.(2) The amount of reductions of emissions of criteria air pollutants measured in terms of avoided emissions and reductions of criteria air pollutants represented by emissions credits secured for project approval.(3) The amount of energy reductions measured in energy value.(4) The amount of reductions of customer peak demand.(5) The ratio of the electricity generated by distributed energy resource generation projects receiving incentives from the self-generation incentive program to the electricity capable of being produced by those projects, commonly known as a capacity factor.(6) The value to the electrical transmission and distribution system measured in avoided costs of transmission and distribution upgrades and replacement.(7) The ability to improve onsite electricity reliability as compared to onsite electricity reliability before the self-generation incentive program technology was placed in service.(m) On and after January 1, 2020, generation technologies using nonrenewable fuels shall not be eligible for incentives under the self-generation incentive program.(n) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Access and functional needs population has the same meaning as defined in Section 8593.3 of the Government Code.(2) Critical community infrastructure has the same meaning as defined in Section 90100 of the Public Resources Code.(3) Deenergization event has the same meaning as defined in Section 8385.(4) Vulnerable communities has the same meaning as defined in Section 71340 of the Public Resources Code. |
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| 52 | + | 913.18. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before February 1, 2026, the commission shall submit a report to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commissions Order Instituting Investigation on the Commissions Own Motion into Natural Gas Prices During Winter 20222023 and Resulting Impacts to Energy Markets.(b) The commission shall include, in the report, the status and any findings of any related investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. |
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| 74 | | - | 379.6. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the self-generation incentive program increase deployment of distributed generation and energy storage systems to facilitate the integration of those resources into the electrical grid, improve efficiency and reliability of the distribution and transmission system, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, peak demand, and ratepayer costs. It is the further intent of the Legislature that the commission, in future proceedings, provide for an equitable distribution of the costs and benefits of the program.(2) The commission, in consultation with the Energy Commission, may authorize the annual collection of not more than double the amount authorized for the self-generation incentive program in the 2008 calendar year, through December 31, 2024. The commission shall require the administration of the program for distributed energy resources originally established pursuant to Chapter 329 of the Statutes of 2000 until January 1, 2026. 2028. On and after January 1, 2026, the commission shall allocate all unallocated funds collected pursuant to this section to areas that have experienced two or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations who rely on electric medical devices and refrigerated medications, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that supports resiliency during a deenergization event. On January 1, 2026, 2028, the commission shall provide repayment of all unallocated funds collected pursuant to this section to reduce ratepayer costs.(b) (1) Eligibility for incentives under the self-generation incentive program that are funded through the annual collection authorized pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be limited to distributed energy resources that the commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, determines will achieve reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code).(2) On or before July 1, 2015, the commission shall update the factor for avoided greenhouse gas emissions based on both the most recent data available to the State Air Resources Board for greenhouse gas emissions from electricity sales in the self-generation incentive program administrators service areas and current estimates of greenhouse gas emissions over the useful life of the distributed energy resource, including consideration of the effects of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard.(3) The commission shall adopt requirements for energy storage systems to ensure that eligible energy storage systems reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases.(c) Eligibility for the funding of any combustion-operated distributed generation projects using fossil fuel is subject to all of the following conditions:(1) An oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions rate standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour and a minimum efficiency of 60 percent, or any other NOx emissions rate and minimum efficiency standard adopted by the State Air Resources Board. A minimum efficiency of 60 percent shall be measured as useful energy output divided by fuel input. The efficiency determination shall be based on 100-percent load.(2) Combined heat and power units that meet the 60-percent efficiency standard may take a credit to meet the applicable NOx emissions standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour. Credit shall be at the rate of one megawatthour for each 3,400,000 British thermal units (Btus) of heat recovered.(3) The customer receiving incentives shall adequately maintain and service the combined heat and power units so that during operation the system continues to meet or exceed the efficiency and emissions standards established pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2).(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a project that does not meet the applicable NOx emissions standard is eligible if it meets both of the following requirements:(A) The project operates solely on waste gas. The commission shall require a customer that applies for an incentive pursuant to this paragraph to provide an affidavit or other form of proof that specifies that the project shall be operated solely on waste gas. Incentives awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to refund and shall be refunded by the recipient to the extent the project does not operate on waste gas. As used in this paragraph, waste gas means natural gas that is generated as a byproduct of petroleum production operations and is not eligible for delivery to the utility pipeline system.(B) The air quality management district or air pollution control district, in issuing a permit to operate the project, determines that operation of the project will produce an onsite net air emissions benefit compared to permitted onsite emissions if the project does not operate. The commission shall require the customer to secure the permit before receiving incentives.(d) In determining the eligibility for the self-generation incentive program, minimum system efficiency shall be determined either by calculating electrical and process heat efficiency as set forth in Section 216.6, or by calculating overall electrical efficiency.(e) Eligibility for incentives under the self-generation incentive program shall be limited to distributed energy resource technologies that the commission determines meet all of the following requirements:(1) The distributed energy resource technology shifts onsite energy use to off-peak time periods or reduces demand from the grid by offsetting some or all of the customers onsite energy load, including, but not limited to, net peak electric load.(2) The distributed energy resource technology is commercially available.(3) The distributed energy resource technology safely uses the existing transmission and distribution system.(4) The distributed energy resource technology improves air quality by reducing criteria air pollutants.(f) Recipients of the self-generation incentive program funds shall provide relevant data to the commission and the State Air Resources Board, upon request, and shall be subject to onsite inspection to verify equipment operation and performance, including capacity, thermal output, and usage to verify criteria air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions performance.(g) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission shall determine a capacity factor for each distributed generation system energy resource technology in the program.(h) (1) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission may adjust the amount of incentives and evaluate other public policy interests, including, but not limited to, ratepayers, energy efficiency, peak load reduction, load management, and environmental interests.(2) The commission shall consider the relative amount and the cost of greenhouse gas emissions reductions, peak demand reductions, system reliability benefits, and other measurable factors when allocating program funds between eligible technologies.(i) The commission shall ensure that distributed generation resources are made available in the self-generation incentive program for all ratepayers.(j) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission shall provide an additional incentive of 20 percent from existing program funds for the installation of eligible distributed generation resources manufactured in California.(k) The costs of the self-generation incentive program shall not be recovered from customers participating in the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program.(l) The commission shall evaluate the overall success and impact of the self-generation incentive program based on the following performance measures:(1) The amount of reductions of emissions of greenhouse gases.(2) The amount of reductions of emissions of criteria air pollutants measured in terms of avoided emissions and reductions of criteria air pollutants represented by emissions credits secured for project approval.(3) The amount of energy reductions measured in energy value.(4) The amount of reductions of customer peak demand.(5) The ratio of the electricity generated by distributed energy resource generation projects receiving incentives from the self-generation incentive program to the electricity capable of being produced by those projects, commonly known as a capacity factor.(6) The value to the electrical transmission and distribution system measured in avoided costs of transmission and distribution upgrades and replacement.(7) The ability to improve onsite electricity reliability as compared to onsite electricity reliability before the self-generation incentive program technology was placed in service.(m) On and after January 1, 2020, generation technologies using nonrenewable fuels shall not be eligible for incentives under the self-generation incentive program.(n) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Access and functional needs population has the same meaning as defined in Section 8593.3 of the Government Code.(2) Critical community infrastructure has the same meaning as defined in Section 90100 of the Public Resources Code.(3) Deenergization event has the same meaning as defined in Section 8385.(4) Vulnerable communities has the same meaning as defined in Section 71340 of the Public Resources Code. |
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| 54 | + | 913.18. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before February 1, 2026, the commission shall submit a report to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commissions Order Instituting Investigation on the Commissions Own Motion into Natural Gas Prices During Winter 20222023 and Resulting Impacts to Energy Markets.(b) The commission shall include, in the report, the status and any findings of any related investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. |
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| 78 | | - | 379.6. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the self-generation incentive program increase deployment of distributed generation and energy storage systems to facilitate the integration of those resources into the electrical grid, improve efficiency and reliability of the distribution and transmission system, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, peak demand, and ratepayer costs. It is the further intent of the Legislature that the commission, in future proceedings, provide for an equitable distribution of the costs and benefits of the program. |
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| 80 | | - | (2) The commission, in consultation with the Energy Commission, may authorize the annual collection of not more than double the amount authorized for the self-generation incentive program in the 2008 calendar year, through December 31, 2024. The commission shall require the administration of the program for distributed energy resources originally established pursuant to Chapter 329 of the Statutes of 2000 until January 1, 2026. 2028. On and after January 1, 2026, the commission shall allocate all unallocated funds collected pursuant to this section to areas that have experienced two or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations who rely on electric medical devices and refrigerated medications, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that supports resiliency during a deenergization event. On January 1, 2026, 2028, the commission shall provide repayment of all unallocated funds collected pursuant to this section to reduce ratepayer costs. |
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| 82 | | - | (b) (1) Eligibility for incentives under the self-generation incentive program that are funded through the annual collection authorized pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be limited to distributed energy resources that the commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, determines will achieve reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code). |
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| 84 | | - | (2) On or before July 1, 2015, the commission shall update the factor for avoided greenhouse gas emissions based on both the most recent data available to the State Air Resources Board for greenhouse gas emissions from electricity sales in the self-generation incentive program administrators service areas and current estimates of greenhouse gas emissions over the useful life of the distributed energy resource, including consideration of the effects of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard. |
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| 86 | | - | (3) The commission shall adopt requirements for energy storage systems to ensure that eligible energy storage systems reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases. |
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| 88 | | - | (c) Eligibility for the funding of any combustion-operated distributed generation projects using fossil fuel is subject to all of the following conditions: |
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| 90 | | - | (1) An oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions rate standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour and a minimum efficiency of 60 percent, or any other NOx emissions rate and minimum efficiency standard adopted by the State Air Resources Board. A minimum efficiency of 60 percent shall be measured as useful energy output divided by fuel input. The efficiency determination shall be based on 100-percent load. |
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| 92 | | - | (2) Combined heat and power units that meet the 60-percent efficiency standard may take a credit to meet the applicable NOx emissions standard of 0.07 pounds per megawatthour. Credit shall be at the rate of one megawatthour for each 3,400,000 British thermal units (Btus) of heat recovered. |
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| 94 | | - | (3) The customer receiving incentives shall adequately maintain and service the combined heat and power units so that during operation the system continues to meet or exceed the efficiency and emissions standards established pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2). |
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| 96 | | - | (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a project that does not meet the applicable NOx emissions standard is eligible if it meets both of the following requirements: |
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| 98 | | - | (A) The project operates solely on waste gas. The commission shall require a customer that applies for an incentive pursuant to this paragraph to provide an affidavit or other form of proof that specifies that the project shall be operated solely on waste gas. Incentives awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to refund and shall be refunded by the recipient to the extent the project does not operate on waste gas. As used in this paragraph, waste gas means natural gas that is generated as a byproduct of petroleum production operations and is not eligible for delivery to the utility pipeline system. |
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| 100 | | - | (B) The air quality management district or air pollution control district, in issuing a permit to operate the project, determines that operation of the project will produce an onsite net air emissions benefit compared to permitted onsite emissions if the project does not operate. The commission shall require the customer to secure the permit before receiving incentives. |
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| 102 | | - | (d) In determining the eligibility for the self-generation incentive program, minimum system efficiency shall be determined either by calculating electrical and process heat efficiency as set forth in Section 216.6, or by calculating overall electrical efficiency. |
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| 104 | | - | (e) Eligibility for incentives under the self-generation incentive program shall be limited to distributed energy resource technologies that the commission determines meet all of the following requirements: |
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| 106 | | - | (1) The distributed energy resource technology shifts onsite energy use to off-peak time periods or reduces demand from the grid by offsetting some or all of the customers onsite energy load, including, but not limited to, net peak electric load. |
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| 108 | | - | (2) The distributed energy resource technology is commercially available. |
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| 110 | | - | (3) The distributed energy resource technology safely uses the existing transmission and distribution system. |
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| 112 | | - | (4) The distributed energy resource technology improves air quality by reducing criteria air pollutants. |
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| 114 | | - | (f) Recipients of the self-generation incentive program funds shall provide relevant data to the commission and the State Air Resources Board, upon request, and shall be subject to onsite inspection to verify equipment operation and performance, including capacity, thermal output, and usage to verify criteria air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions performance. |
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| 116 | | - | (g) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission shall determine a capacity factor for each distributed generation system energy resource technology in the program. |
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| 118 | | - | (h) (1) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission may adjust the amount of incentives and evaluate other public policy interests, including, but not limited to, ratepayers, energy efficiency, peak load reduction, load management, and environmental interests. |
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| 120 | | - | (2) The commission shall consider the relative amount and the cost of greenhouse gas emissions reductions, peak demand reductions, system reliability benefits, and other measurable factors when allocating program funds between eligible technologies. |
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| 122 | | - | (i) The commission shall ensure that distributed generation resources are made available in the self-generation incentive program for all ratepayers. |
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| 124 | | - | (j) In administering the self-generation incentive program, the commission shall provide an additional incentive of 20 percent from existing program funds for the installation of eligible distributed generation resources manufactured in California. |
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| 126 | | - | (k) The costs of the self-generation incentive program shall not be recovered from customers participating in the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program. |
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| 128 | | - | (l) The commission shall evaluate the overall success and impact of the self-generation incentive program based on the following performance measures: |
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| 130 | | - | (1) The amount of reductions of emissions of greenhouse gases. |
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| 132 | | - | (2) The amount of reductions of emissions of criteria air pollutants measured in terms of avoided emissions and reductions of criteria air pollutants represented by emissions credits secured for project approval. |
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| 134 | | - | (3) The amount of energy reductions measured in energy value. |
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| 136 | | - | (4) The amount of reductions of customer peak demand. |
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| 138 | | - | (5) The ratio of the electricity generated by distributed energy resource generation projects receiving incentives from the self-generation incentive program to the electricity capable of being produced by those projects, commonly known as a capacity factor. |
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| 140 | | - | (6) The value to the electrical transmission and distribution system measured in avoided costs of transmission and distribution upgrades and replacement. |
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| 142 | | - | (7) The ability to improve onsite electricity reliability as compared to onsite electricity reliability before the self-generation incentive program technology was placed in service. |
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| 144 | | - | (m) On and after January 1, 2020, generation technologies using nonrenewable fuels shall not be eligible for incentives under the self-generation incentive program. |
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| 146 | | - | (n) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply: |
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| 148 | | - | (1) Access and functional needs population has the same meaning as defined in Section 8593.3 of the Government Code. |
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| 150 | | - | (2) Critical community infrastructure has the same meaning as defined in Section 90100 of the Public Resources Code. |
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| 152 | | - | (3) Deenergization event has the same meaning as defined in Section 8385. |
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| 154 | | - | (4) Vulnerable communities has the same meaning as defined in Section 71340 of the Public Resources Code. |
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| 156 | | - | SEC. 2. Section 8371.6 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:8371.6. (a) On and after January 1, 2026, any unallocated funds collected for purposes of the Microgrid Incentive Program established pursuant to commission Decision 21-01-018 (January 21, 2021), Decision Adopting Rates, Tariffs, and Rules Facilitating the Commercialization of Microgrids Pursuant to Senate Bill 1339 and Resiliency Strategies, and Decision 23-04-034 (April 14, 2023), Decision Adopting Implementation Rules for the Microgrid Incentive Program, shall be allocated to areas that have experienced two or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations who rely on electric medical devices and refrigerated medication, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that support resiliency during a deenergization event.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Access and functional needs population has the same meaning as defined in Section 8593.3 of the Government Code.(2) Critical community infrastructure has the same meaning as defined in Section 90100 of the Public Resources Code.(3) Deenergization event has the same meaning as defined in Section 8385.(4) Vulnerable communities has the same meaning as defined in Section 71340 of the Public Resources Code. |
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| 158 | | - | SEC. 2. Section 8371.6 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read: |
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| 162 | | - | 8371.6. (a) On and after January 1, 2026, any unallocated funds collected for purposes of the Microgrid Incentive Program established pursuant to commission Decision 21-01-018 (January 21, 2021), Decision Adopting Rates, Tariffs, and Rules Facilitating the Commercialization of Microgrids Pursuant to Senate Bill 1339 and Resiliency Strategies, and Decision 23-04-034 (April 14, 2023), Decision Adopting Implementation Rules for the Microgrid Incentive Program, shall be allocated to areas that have experienced two or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations who rely on electric medical devices and refrigerated medication, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that support resiliency during a deenergization event.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Access and functional needs population has the same meaning as defined in Section 8593.3 of the Government Code.(2) Critical community infrastructure has the same meaning as defined in Section 90100 of the Public Resources Code.(3) Deenergization event has the same meaning as defined in Section 8385.(4) Vulnerable communities has the same meaning as defined in Section 71340 of the Public Resources Code. |
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| 164 | | - | 8371.6. (a) On and after January 1, 2026, any unallocated funds collected for purposes of the Microgrid Incentive Program established pursuant to commission Decision 21-01-018 (January 21, 2021), Decision Adopting Rates, Tariffs, and Rules Facilitating the Commercialization of Microgrids Pursuant to Senate Bill 1339 and Resiliency Strategies, and Decision 23-04-034 (April 14, 2023), Decision Adopting Implementation Rules for the Microgrid Incentive Program, shall be allocated to areas that have experienced two or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations who rely on electric medical devices and refrigerated medication, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that support resiliency during a deenergization event.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Access and functional needs population has the same meaning as defined in Section 8593.3 of the Government Code.(2) Critical community infrastructure has the same meaning as defined in Section 90100 of the Public Resources Code.(3) Deenergization event has the same meaning as defined in Section 8385.(4) Vulnerable communities has the same meaning as defined in Section 71340 of the Public Resources Code. |
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| 166 | | - | 8371.6. (a) On and after January 1, 2026, any unallocated funds collected for purposes of the Microgrid Incentive Program established pursuant to commission Decision 21-01-018 (January 21, 2021), Decision Adopting Rates, Tariffs, and Rules Facilitating the Commercialization of Microgrids Pursuant to Senate Bill 1339 and Resiliency Strategies, and Decision 23-04-034 (April 14, 2023), Decision Adopting Implementation Rules for the Microgrid Incentive Program, shall be allocated to areas that have experienced two or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations who rely on electric medical devices and refrigerated medication, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that support resiliency during a deenergization event.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) Access and functional needs population has the same meaning as defined in Section 8593.3 of the Government Code.(2) Critical community infrastructure has the same meaning as defined in Section 90100 of the Public Resources Code.(3) Deenergization event has the same meaning as defined in Section 8385.(4) Vulnerable communities has the same meaning as defined in Section 71340 of the Public Resources Code. |
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| 170 | | - | 8371.6. (a) On and after January 1, 2026, any unallocated funds collected for purposes of the Microgrid Incentive Program established pursuant to commission Decision 21-01-018 (January 21, 2021), Decision Adopting Rates, Tariffs, and Rules Facilitating the Commercialization of Microgrids Pursuant to Senate Bill 1339 and Resiliency Strategies, and Decision 23-04-034 (April 14, 2023), Decision Adopting Implementation Rules for the Microgrid Incentive Program, shall be allocated to areas that have experienced two or more deenergization events, prioritizing vulnerable communities, including access and functional needs populations who rely on electric medical devices and refrigerated medication, and prioritizing customers that operate critical community infrastructure that support resiliency during a deenergization event. |
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| 172 | | - | (b) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply: |
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| 174 | | - | (1) Access and functional needs population has the same meaning as defined in Section 8593.3 of the Government Code. |
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| 176 | | - | (2) Critical community infrastructure has the same meaning as defined in Section 90100 of the Public Resources Code. |
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| 178 | | - | (3) Deenergization event has the same meaning as defined in Section 8385. |
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| 180 | | - | (4) Vulnerable communities has the same meaning as defined in Section 71340 of the Public Resources Code. |
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| 182 | | - | SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution. |
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| 184 | | - | SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution. |
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| 186 | | - | SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution. |
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| 194 | | - | (a)Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before February 1, 2026, the commission shall submit a report to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commissions Order Instituting Investigation on the Commissions Own Motion into Natural Gas Prices During Winter 20222023 and Resulting Impacts to Energy Markets. |
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| 58 | + | 913.18. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before February 1, 2026, the commission shall submit a report to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature on the status, outcomes, and recommendations of the commissions Order Instituting Investigation on the Commissions Own Motion into Natural Gas Prices During Winter 20222023 and Resulting Impacts to Energy Markets. |
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