California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1295 — Public utilities: renewable energy: community renewables option.

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
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2013-2014 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

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory jurisdiction over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined, while local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined, are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Under existing law, the local government renewable energy self-generation program authorizes a local government, as defined, to receive a bill credit, as defined, to be applied to a designated benefiting account for electricity exported to the electrical grid by an eligible renewable generating facility, as defined, and requires the commission to adopt a rate tariff for the benefiting account. The California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, referred to as the RPS program, requires a retail seller of electricity, as defined, and local publicly owned electric utilities to purchase specified minimum quantities of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, for specified compliance periods, sufficient to ensure that the procurement of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources achieves 20% of retail sales for the period January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2013, inclusive, 25% of retail sales by December 31, 2016, and 33% of retail sales by December 31, 2020, and in all subsequent years. The RPS program, consistent with the goals of procuring the least-cost and best-fit eligible renewable energy resources that meet project viability principles, requires that all retail sellers procure a balanced portfolio of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as specified. This bill would require an electrical corporation to provide a community renewables option, as specified, allowing a subscribing customer's bill be adjusted to reflect the customer's subscription in the output of a community renewables facility. The bill would require the commission to authorize the tariff for community renewables option by July 1, 2014. The bill would, on and after January 1, 2016, require the commission to evaluate the demand for the community renewables option. If the commission finds that the community renewables option should be discontinued, the bill would make the above provisions inoperative. The bill would authorize a local publicly owned utility to offer a community renewables option. This bill would repeal the provision of the community renewables option on January 1, 2020.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

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

  3. 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.

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

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

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 3. Page 1825.)

  7. Assembly Rule 69 suspended. (Ayes 52. Noes 25. Page 1809.)

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1727.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 24).

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

  13. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Read second time and amended.

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 15).

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

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

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

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

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

  21. Read first time.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

  23. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (1)

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Votes

AB 1295 HERNÁNDEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 72 Yea · 3 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61304
Democratic 7000
Republican 4000
Total 72304
% of votes cast 91%4%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Nay
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Stone — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Linder — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Salas — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Bigelow — Nay
Eggman — Not Voting
Ting — Not Voting
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Pan — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Campos — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Williams — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1295 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory jurisdiction over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined, while local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined, are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Under existing law, the local government renewable energy self-generation program authorizes a local government, as defined, to receive a bill credit, as defined, to be applied to a designated benefiting account for electricity exported to the electrical grid by an eligible renewable generating facility, as defined, and requires the commission to adopt a rate tariff for the benefiting account. The California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, referred to as the RPS program, requires a retail seller of electricity, as defined, and local publicly owned electric utilities to purchase specified minimum quantities of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, for specified compliance periods, sufficient to ensure that the procurement of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources achieves 20% of retail sales for the period January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2013, inclusive, 25% of retail sales by December 31, 2016, and 33% of retail sales by December 31, 2020, and in all subsequent years. The RPS program, consistent with the goals of procuring the least-cost and best-fit eligible renewable energy resources that meet project viability principles, requires that all retail sellers procure a balanced portfolio of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as specified. This bill would require an electrical corporation to provide a community renewables option, as specified, allowing a subscribing customer's bill be adjusted to reflect the customer's subscription in the output of a community renewables facility. The bill would require the commission to authorize the tariff for community renewables option by July 1, 2014. The bill would, on and after January 1, 2016, require the commission to evaluate the demand for the community renewables option. If the commission finds that the community renewables option should be discontinued, the bill would make the above provisions inoperative. The bill would authorize a local publicly owned utility to offer a community renewables option. This bill would repeal the provision of the community renewables option on January 1, 2020.
Who sponsors AB 1295?
AB 1295 is sponsored by Roger Hernández.
What is the current status of AB 1295?
This bill died with 2013-2014 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 1295?
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