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CA AB2441
Bill
Status
5/5/2014
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Mullin
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AI Summary
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Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a pilot program by July 1, 2015, allowing customers with clean distributed energy resources to pay nonbypassable charges only on electricity actually delivered by the utility, not on onsite-generated electricity.
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Defines "clean distributed energy resources" as on-site generating facilities of 20 megawatts or less that meet greenhouse gas and nitrogen oxide emissions standards, or qualify as eligible renewable energy resources under California's Renewables Portfolio Standard.
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Mandates reservation capacity for standby service be calculated based only on the electrical demand needed during outages of the clean distributed energy resource, with annual adjustments allowed after the initial 12-month period.
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Suspends enrollment in the pilot program once 500 megawatts of nameplate generating capacity from clean distributed energy resources becomes operational statewide.
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Requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to report to the Legislature by July 1, 2020 (or when 450 megawatts becomes operational, whichever is first) on the pilot program's impact on transmission costs, energy losses, electricity prices, air quality, and job creation.
Legislative Description
Electricity: distributed generation.
Last Action
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).
8/21/2014