California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2514 — Net energy metering.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 609, Statutes of 2012.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2012. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law, relative to private energy producers, requires every electric utility, as defined, to make available to an eligible customer-generator, as defined, a standard contract or tariff for net energy metering on a first-come-first-served basis until the time that the total rated generating capacity of renewable electrical generation facilities, as defined, used by eligible customer-generators exceeds 5% of the electric utility's aggregate customer peak demand. The existing definition of an eligible customer-generator requires that the generating facility use a solar or wind turbine, or a hybrid system of both, and have a generating capacity of not more than one megawatt. Electrical corporations are an electric utility for these purposes. This bill would require the commission to complete a study by October 1, 2013, to determine who benefits from, and who bears the economic burden, if any, of, the net energy metering program, and to determine the extent to which each class of ratepayers and each region of the state receiving service under the net energy metering program is paying the full cost of the services provided to them by electrical corporations, and the extent to which those customers pay their share of the costs of public purpose programs. The bill would require the commission to report the results of the study to the Legislature within 30 days of its completion. Existing law establishes separate requirements for wind energy co-metering that provides a credit against the generation component of an electricity bill of an electric utility for those customer-generators utilizing a wind energy project greater than 50 kilowatts, but not exceeding one megawatt. The wind energy co-metering provisions include a requirement that the eligible customer-generator utilize a meter, or multiple meters, capable of separately measuring electricity flow in both directions. This bill would state that nothing in the wind energy co-metering provisions precludes the use of advanced metering infrastructure devices.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 609, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:25 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 6. Page 6322.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 5. Page 4577.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 6).

  9. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 3).

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

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

  13. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 8. Page 5180.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 25).

  18. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Read second time and amended.

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 16).

  22. Referred to Com. on U. & C.

  23. Read first time.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  25. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bradford · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Bradford

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2514 BRADFORD Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 63 Yea · 6 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 606011
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 636011
% of votes cast 79%8%0%14%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Allen — Not Voting
Atkins — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Butler — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Nay
Huffman — Nay
Jeffries — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Not Voting
Dickinson — Not Voting
Donnelly — Yea
Miller — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Williams — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Nay
Buchanan — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Monning — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Nay
Davis — Yea
Yamada — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2514 Bradford By Price

Passed 30 Yea · 5 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28504
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 30505
% of votes cast 75%13%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Nay
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Corbett — Nay
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Nay
Lieu — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Nay
DeSaulnier — Nay
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Dutton — Yea
Walters — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea

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Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5204
Democratic 1000
Total 7204
% of votes cast 54%15%0%31%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
De León — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Corbett — Nay
Pavley — Nay
Simitian — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Kehoe — Not Voting
Emmerson — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 2514 BRADFORD Assembly Third Reading

Passed 55 Yea · 9 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 539015
Republican 2000
Democratic 0001
Total 559016
% of votes cast 69%11%0%20%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Not Voting
Gorell — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Huber — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Yamada — Nay
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Butler — Not Voting
Allen — Nay
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Hill — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Nay
Knight — Yea
Beall — Nay
Campos — Not Voting
Chesbro — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Not Voting
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Nay
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 16000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Lara — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11004
Total 11004
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Fong — Not Voting
Fletcher — Not Voting
Gorell — Yea
Huffman — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Valadao — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2514 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law, relative to private energy producers, requires every electric utility, as defined, to make available to an eligible customer-generator, as defined, a standard contract or tariff for net energy metering on a first-come-first-served basis until the time that the total rated generating capacity of renewable electrical generation facilities, as defined, used by eligible customer-generators exceeds 5% of the electric utility's aggregate customer peak demand. The existing definition of an eligible customer-generator requires that the generating facility use a solar or wind turbine, or a hybrid system of both, and have a generating capacity of not more than one megawatt. Electrical corporations are an electric utility for these purposes. This bill would require the commission to complete a study by October 1, 2013, to determine who benefits from, and who bears the economic burden, if any, of, the net energy metering program, and to determine the extent to which each class of ratepayers and each region of the state receiving service under the net energy metering program is paying the full cost of the services provided to them by electrical corporations, and the extent to which those customers pay their share of the costs of public purpose programs. The bill would require the commission to report the results of the study to the Legislature within 30 days of its completion. Existing law establishes separate requirements for wind energy co-metering that provides a credit against the generation component of an electricity bill of an electric utility for those customer-generators utilizing a wind energy project greater than 50 kilowatts, but not exceeding one megawatt. The wind energy co-metering provisions include a requirement that the eligible customer-generator utilize a meter, or multiple meters, capable of separately measuring electricity flow in both directions. This bill would state that nothing in the wind energy co-metering provisions precludes the use of advanced metering infrastructure devices.
Who sponsors AB 2514?
AB 2514 is sponsored by Bradford.
What is the current status of AB 2514?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2012. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2514?
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