California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 356 — Energy data transparency.

Last action — September 1 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the commission to make certain information regarding electric service and electrical corporations available on its Internet Web site. Existing law provides for the establishment of an Independent System Operator (ISO) as a nonprofit public benefit corporation and requires the ISO to make certain filings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and to seek authority from FERC as needed to give the ISO the ability to secure generating and transmission resources necessary to guarantee achievement of planning and operating reserve criteria no less stringent than those established by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council and the North American Electric Reliability Council. This bill would require the PUC, by January 15, 2019, to direct each electrical corporation to make available electronically to the public certain information, including, among other things, pricing data for electricity, on the electrical corporation's Internet Web site. The bill would require electrical corporations to provide pricing data electronically to the PUC, as provided, within 3 months after a change in its rates. The bill would require the Independent System Operator to make available electronically to the public certain information regarding the operation of the transmission grid. The bill would require the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, to the extent that resources are available, to develop a system for assigning a global unique identifier for buildings within the state. The bill would require electrical corporations and local publicly owned electric utilities to track the aggregated electricity usage data of all customers in the same building for those buildings within their service territories by the global unique identifier. Because this bill would impose additional duties on local publicly owned electric utilities, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime. Because certain of the above provisions amend the Public Utilities Act, and a violation of any of those would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law prohibits an electrical corporation or a gas corporation from sharing, disclosing, or otherwise making accessible to a third party a customer's electrical or gas consumption data with certain exceptions. One of these exceptions is when the customer consents. This bill would authorize the verification of customer consent through an electronic signature authorization process and would specify the types of data eligible for release. Existing law requires each utility, upon the request and written authorization or secure electronic authorization of the owner, owner's agent, or operator of a covered building, to deliver or otherwise provide aggregated energy usage data for a covered building to the owner, owner's agent, building operator, or to the owner's account in the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. Existing law defines a "covered building" to be a building with certain numbers and types of utility accounts. This bill would additionally require an electrical or gas utility to provide to the owner, owner's agent, or operator of property with 2 or more buildings located on a single or adjacent parcel with same owner of record with 5 or more active utility accounts, in aggregate, upon request, aggregate energy usage data for those buildings. Because this bill would impose additional duties on local publicly owned electric 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. September 1 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  3. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  5. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (July 5).

  6. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

  7. Referred to Com. on U. & E.

  8. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 13. Page 1323.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  10. Published May 26 at 10 a.m.

  11. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1183.) (May 25).

  13. Set for hearing May 25.

  14. May 22 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  15. Set for hearing May 22.

  16. May 15 hearing postponed by committee.

  17. Set for hearing May 15.

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

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 806.) (April 24).

  20. Set for hearing April 24.

  21. April 18 hearing postponed by committee.

  22. Set for hearing April 18.

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

  24. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  25. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  26. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.

  27. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Skinner

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

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

Passed 9 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 7301
Republican 0101
Total 9402
% of votes cast 60%27%0%13%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Burke — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Fong — Nay
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading

Passed 25 Yea · 13 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211202
Democratic 4100
Total 251302
% of votes cast 63%33%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Portantino — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4202
Democratic 3000
Total 7202
% of votes cast 64%18%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Hill — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 356 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the commission to make certain information regarding electric service and electrical corporations available on its Internet Web site. Existing law provides for the establishment of an Independent System Operator (ISO) as a nonprofit public benefit corporation and requires the ISO to make certain filings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and to seek authority from FERC as needed to give the ISO the ability to secure generating and transmission resources necessary to guarantee achievement of planning and operating reserve criteria no less stringent than those established by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council and the North American Electric Reliability Council. This bill would require the PUC, by January 15, 2019, to direct each electrical corporation to make available electronically to the public certain information, including, among other things, pricing data for electricity, on the electrical corporation's Internet Web site. The bill would require electrical corporations to provide pricing data electronically to the PUC, as provided, within 3 months after a change in its rates. The bill would require the Independent System Operator to make available electronically to the public certain information regarding the operation of the transmission grid. The bill would require the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, to the extent that resources are available, to develop a system for assigning a global unique identifier for buildings within the state. The bill would require electrical corporations and local publicly owned electric utilities to track the aggregated electricity usage data of all customers in the same building for those buildings within their service territories by the global unique identifier. Because this bill would impose additional duties on local publicly owned electric utilities, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime. Because certain of the above provisions amend the Public Utilities Act, and a violation of any of those would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law prohibits an electrical corporation or a gas corporation from sharing, disclosing, or otherwise making accessible to a third party a customer's electrical or gas consumption data with certain exceptions. One of these exceptions is when the customer consents. This bill would authorize the verification of customer consent through an electronic signature authorization process and would specify the types of data eligible for release. Existing law requires each utility, upon the request and written authorization or secure electronic authorization of the owner, owner's agent, or operator of a covered building, to deliver or otherwise provide aggregated energy usage data for a covered building to the owner, owner's agent, building operator, or to the owner's account in the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. Existing law defines a "covered building" to be a building with certain numbers and types of utility accounts. This bill would additionally require an electrical or gas utility to provide to the owner, owner's agent, or operator of property with 2 or more buildings located on a single or adjacent parcel with same owner of record with 5 or more active utility accounts, in aggregate, upon request, aggregate energy usage data for those buildings. Because this bill would impose additional duties on local publicly owned electric 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 SB 356?
SB 356 is sponsored by Irwin, Jacqui (Democratic) and Skinner.
What is the current status of SB 356?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 356?
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