AB 2316 — Public Utilities Commission: customer renewable energy subscription programs and the community renewable energy program.

Summary

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Under existing law, the Green Tariff Shared Renewables Program requires an electrical corporation with 100,000 or more customers in California to file with the commission an application requesting approval of a tariff to implement a program enabling ratepayers to participate directly in offsite electrical generation facilities that use eligible renewable energy resources. Existing law requires the commission to develop programs to increase the adoption of renewable generation among residential customers in disadvantaged communities, and, acting pursuant to that requirement, the commission has adopted, among others, the Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff program and the Community Solar Green Tariff program. Existing law imposes various requirements on public works projects, as defined, including a requirement that, at minimum, all workers employed on a public works project be paid the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of a similar character in the locality in which a public work is performed, as specified. Existing law requires that contractor and subcontractor payroll records subject to prevailing wage requirements be verified by written declaration under the penalty of perjury, as specified. This bill would require the commission, on or before March 31, 2024, to evaluate each customer renewable energy subscription program, as described, to determine if the program meets specified goals, to authorize the termination or modification of a program that does not meet those goals, and to determine whether it would be beneficial to ratepayers to establish a community renewable energy program. The bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2024, to establish that program if doing so would be beneficial to ratepayers and to require each electrical corporation to participate in that program. The bill would require each community choice aggregator and electric service provider, within 180 days of the establishment of that program, to notify the commission whether it will participate in the program and would authorize a community choice aggregator or electric service provider to begin participating in, or end its participation in, that program at any time by notifying the commission. The bill would require the community renewable energy program, if established, to be complementary to, and consistent with, specified requirements of the California Building Standards Code, ensure at least 51% of its capacity serves low-income customers, prohibit its costs from being paid by nonparticipating customers, require that the construction of its community renewable energy facilities comply with specified prevailing wage requirements, provide bill credits to subscribers, and prioritize the maximum use of state and federal incentives and accelerate its implementation to ensure that time- or quantity-limited federal incentives can be obtained for the benefit of subscribers, as specified. Because the bill would expand the crime of the penalty of perjury, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the commission, on or before March 31, 2024, to report to the Legislature on its actions taken as a result of its evaluation of each customer renewable energy subscription program, its justification for terminating, modifying, or retaining each program, and whether it would be beneficial to ratepayers to establish the community renewable energy program. The bill would also require the commission, within 24 months of establishing the community renewable energy program and annually thereafter, to submit a report to the Legislature on the facilities deployed, and customers subscribed, pursuant to that program. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the above provisions would be part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing this bill's requirements would be a crime, the 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 a specified reason.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/16/22 - Chaptered Current pdf September 16, 2022
• Enrolled 09/01/22 - Enrolled pdf September 01, 2022
• Amended 08/24/22 - Amended Senate pdf August 24, 2022
• Amended 08/11/22 - Amended Senate pdf August 11, 2022
• Amended 08/01/22 - Amended Senate pdf August 01, 2022
• Amended 06/20/22 - Amended Senate pdf June 20, 2022
• Amended 06/13/22 - Amended Senate pdf June 13, 2022
• Amended 05/19/22 - Amended Assembly pdf May 19, 2022
• Amended 05/02/22 - Amended Assembly pdf May 02, 2022
• Amended 03/28/22 - Amended Assembly pdf March 28, 2022
• Introduced 02/16/22 - Introduced pdf February 16, 2022
• AB2316 View text html

Action History

1. September 16, 2022

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 350, Statutes of 2022.

2. September 16, 2022

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 09, 2022

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

4. August 30, 2022

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 16.).

5. August 29, 2022

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

6. August 29, 2022

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 5208.).

7. August 25, 2022

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. August 24, 2022

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

9. August 15, 2022

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

10. August 11, 2022

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

11. August 11, 2022

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 11).

12. August 08, 2022

    In committee: Referred to suspense file.

13. August 01, 2022

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

14. June 30, 2022

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 29).

15. June 28, 2022

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

16. June 20, 2022

    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. June 20, 2022

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

18. June 13, 2022

    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.

19. June 08, 2022

    Referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and L., P.E. & R.

20. May 26, 2022

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

21. May 25, 2022

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 47. Noes 22. Page 4990.)

22. May 23, 2022

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

23. May 19, 2022

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

24. May 19, 2022

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 19).

25. May 19, 2022

    Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4736.)

26. May 18, 2022

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

27. May 11, 2022

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

28. May 03, 2022

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

29. May 02, 2022

    Read second time and amended.

30. April 28, 2022

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 27).

31. April 18, 2022

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

32. April 04, 2022

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

33. March 29, 2022

    Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

34. March 28, 2022

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

35. March 03, 2022

    Referred to Com. on U. & E.

36. February 17, 2022

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

37. February 16, 2022

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Christopher M. Ward · Primary
• Juan Carrillo · Cosponsor

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