California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 D cosponsors

SB 1215 — Electricity: microgrids.

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

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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 2019-2020 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

(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the commission, 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 developing microgrid service standards necessary to meet state and local permitting requirements and developing methods to reduce barriers for microgrid deployment without shifting costs between ratepayers. This bill would require the commission, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Services, to create a database of critical facilities and critical infrastructure, and related critical circuits that are located in tier 2 or tier 3 high fire-threat districts served by electrical corporations, and identify with respect to each whether it serves low-income households or low-income communities, as defined. The bill would require an electrical corporation, upon request, to collaborate with local governments or community choice aggregators within its service area to identify critical circuits and microgrid projects. The bill would authorize the above listed entities and local publicly owned electric utilities to use capacity resulting from a microgrid project to satisfy specified resource adequacy requirements. The bill would require electrical corporations to provide local governments, tribal governments, and community choice aggregators with electrical distribution equipment data, transmission and distribution circuit data, grid hardening plans, and other information requested by those entities to ensure that they are able to plan and develop microgrid projects collaboratively with the electrical corporations. The bill would authorize the electrical corporations to require the use of a commission-approved nondisclosure agreement before providing the requested information. (2) Existing law requires the commission, in consultation with the Independent System Operator, to establish resource adequacy requirements for electrical corporations, community choice aggregators, and electric service providers. This bill would require the commission and the Independent System Operator, in an existing proceeding, to develop a methodology, as provided, to account for the resource adequacy value of distributed storage no later than July 31, 2021. (3) Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Bill Text

Action History

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

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

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

  4. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 3876.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  7. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3770.) (June 18).

  8. Set for hearing June 18.

  9. June 9 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  10. Set for hearing June 9.

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

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3594.) (May 26).

  13. Set for hearing May 26.

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

  15. Withdrawn from committee.

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  17. Referred to Coms. on G.O. and E., U. & C.

  18. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  19. 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 · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

3rd Reading

Passed 28 Yea · 8 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18504
Democratic 10000
Republican 0300
Total 28804
% of votes cast 70%20%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Moorlach — Not Voting
Borgeas — Not Voting
Chang — Not Voting
Bradford — Not Voting
Leyva — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Roth — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Monning — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5100
Republican 0100
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Leyva — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Bates — Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Leyva — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 6003
Republican 0001
Total 9004
% of votes cast 69%0%0%31%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Chang — Not Voting
Moorlach — Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

public-safety technology energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1215 do?
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the commission, 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 developing microgrid service standards necessary to meet state and local permitting requirements and developing methods to reduce barriers for microgrid deployment without shifting costs between ratepayers. This bill would require the commission, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Services, to create a database of critical facilities and critical infrastructure, and related critical circuits that are located in tier 2 or tier 3 high fire-threat districts served by electrical corporations, and identify with respect to each whether it serves low-income households or low-income communities, as defined. The bill would require an electrical corporation, upon request, to collaborate with local governments or community choice aggregators within its service area to identify critical circuits and microgrid projects. The bill would authorize the above listed entities and local publicly owned electric utilities to use capacity resulting from a microgrid project to satisfy specified resource adequacy requirements. The bill would require electrical corporations to provide local governments, tribal governments, and community choice aggregators with electrical distribution equipment data, transmission and distribution circuit data, grid hardening plans, and other information requested by those entities to ensure that they are able to plan and develop microgrid projects collaboratively with the electrical corporations. The bill would authorize the electrical corporations to require the use of a commission-approved nondisclosure agreement before providing the requested information. (2) Existing law requires the commission, in consultation with the Independent System Operator, to establish resource adequacy requirements for electrical corporations, community choice aggregators, and electric service providers. This bill would require the commission and the Independent System Operator, in an existing proceeding, to develop a methodology, as provided, to account for the resource adequacy value of distributed storage no later than July 31, 2021. (3) Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
Who sponsors SB 1215?
SB 1215 is sponsored by Stern, Henry I. (Democratic) and Allen, Benjamin (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 1215?
This bill died with 2019-2020 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 1215?
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