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CA AB2227

Bill

Status

Passed

9/27/2012

Primary Sponsor

Steven Bradford

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Origin

State Assembly

2011-2012 Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes comprehensive reporting requirements for local publicly owned electric utilities to the California Energy Commission regarding energy efficiency, renewable energy procurement, solar initiatives, and energy storage systems.

  • Requires local publicly owned electric utilities to identify cost-effective electricity efficiency savings and establish 10-year annual targets for energy efficiency and demand reduction, with reports due by March 15 annually starting in 2013.

  • Mandates that local publicly owned electric utilities adopt renewable energy procurement targets of 20 percent by 2013, 25 percent by 2016, and 33 percent by 2020 of retail electricity sales from eligible renewable resources.

  • Requires local publicly owned electric utilities to initiate processes by March 1, 2012, to determine energy storage system procurement targets to be achieved by December 31, 2016, and 2020, with compliance reports due to the Energy Commission.

  • Specifies that the California Energy Commission has no enforcement authority over local publicly owned electric utilities' compliance with these requirements, which instead fall under State Air Resources Board authority for penalties.

Legislative Description

Local publicly owned electric utilities: State Energy

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 606, Statutes of 2012.

9/27/2012

Committee Referrals

Rules5/21/2012
Utilities and Commerce3/22/2012

Full Bill Text

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