California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1536 — Electricity: resource adequacy distributed generation program.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law requires the commission, in consultation with the Independent System Operator (ISO) , to establish resource adequacy requirements for all load-serving entities, as defined, in accordance with specified objectives. This definition of a "load-serving entity" excludes a local publicly owned electric utility. However, other provisions of existing law require that each local publicly owned electric utility serving end-use customers prudently plan for and procure resources that are adequate to meet its planning reserve margin and peak demand and operating reserves, sufficient to provide reliable electric service to its customers. This bill would authorize an eligible customer-generator, as defined, to participate in resource adequacy distributed generation, as specified. The bill would require each responsible load-serving entity, as defined, to develop a standard offer contract for the purchase of electricity generated by an eligible facility, as defined, of an eligible customer-generator participating in resource adequacy distributed generation, and would require that the standard offer contract provide for payment for every kilowatthour delivered to the electrical grid by the eligible facility at the generation rate of the responsible load-serving entity. The bill would require that the commission approve, or approve as modified, the standard offer contract of a responsible load-serving entity that is an electrical corporation, electric service provider, or community choice aggregator, and would similarly require that the governing board approve, or approve as modified, the standard offer contract of a responsible load-serving entity that is a local publicly owned electric utility. The bill would authorize an electrical corporation or local publicly owned electric utility to offer resource adequacy distributed generation pursuant to a tariff, and would authorize the tariff to be offered in lieu of, or in addition to, the standard offer contract. The bill would require every responsible load-serving entity, upon approval of its standard offer contract or tariff, to make the standard offer contract or tariff available to eligible customer-generators within its service territory, or for an electric service provider, to any eligible customer-generator with which it has entered into a direct transaction. The bill would impose additional requirements upon responsible load-serving entities, the commission, and the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility for implementation of the resource adequacy distributed generation program. The bill would provide that the physical generating capacity of the eligible facility available to the responsible load-serving entity pursuant to the program shall count toward the resource adequacy requirements of those entities. (2) Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the provisions of this bill would require action by the commission to implement, a violation of these provisions would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. Because this bill would establish various requirements to be met by local publicly owned utilities, this 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 specified reasons.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  3. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  4. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  5. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  6. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  7. (Page 2527.)

  8. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended.

  9. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  11. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 2280.)

  12. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended.

  13. Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  15. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  17. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  18. Referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  19. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  20. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1754.)

  21. Read second time. To third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 20).

  23. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Read second time and amended.

  25. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 27).

  26. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Re-referred. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 20).

  27. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.

  28. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended.

  29. Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and NAT. RES.

  30. Read first time.

  31. From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.

  32. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Blakeslee · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Blakeslee

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 1536 BLAKESLEE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 91 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83001
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 91001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Charles — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bass — Yea
Cook — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Carter — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18001
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Democratic 1000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1536 do?
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law requires the commission, in consultation with the Independent System Operator (ISO) , to establish resource adequacy requirements for all load-serving entities, as defined, in accordance with specified objectives. This definition of a "load-serving entity" excludes a local publicly owned electric utility. However, other provisions of existing law require that each local publicly owned electric utility serving end-use customers prudently plan for and procure resources that are adequate to meet its planning reserve margin and peak demand and operating reserves, sufficient to provide reliable electric service to its customers. This bill would authorize an eligible customer-generator, as defined, to participate in resource adequacy distributed generation, as specified. The bill would require each responsible load-serving entity, as defined, to develop a standard offer contract for the purchase of electricity generated by an eligible facility, as defined, of an eligible customer-generator participating in resource adequacy distributed generation, and would require that the standard offer contract provide for payment for every kilowatthour delivered to the electrical grid by the eligible facility at the generation rate of the responsible load-serving entity. The bill would require that the commission approve, or approve as modified, the standard offer contract of a responsible load-serving entity that is an electrical corporation, electric service provider, or community choice aggregator, and would similarly require that the governing board approve, or approve as modified, the standard offer contract of a responsible load-serving entity that is a local publicly owned electric utility. The bill would authorize an electrical corporation or local publicly owned electric utility to offer resource adequacy distributed generation pursuant to a tariff, and would authorize the tariff to be offered in lieu of, or in addition to, the standard offer contract. The bill would require every responsible load-serving entity, upon approval of its standard offer contract or tariff, to make the standard offer contract or tariff available to eligible customer-generators within its service territory, or for an electric service provider, to any eligible customer-generator with which it has entered into a direct transaction. The bill would impose additional requirements upon responsible load-serving entities, the commission, and the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility for implementation of the resource adequacy distributed generation program. The bill would provide that the physical generating capacity of the eligible facility available to the responsible load-serving entity pursuant to the program shall count toward the resource adequacy requirements of those entities. (2) Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the provisions of this bill would require action by the commission to implement, a violation of these provisions would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. Because this bill would establish various requirements to be met by local publicly owned utilities, this 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 specified reasons.
Who sponsors AB 1536?
AB 1536 is sponsored by Blakeslee.
What is the current status of AB 1536?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 1536?
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