AB 841 Summary

• Requires at least 35% of electrical corporation transportation electrification investments to be in underserved communities, as defined in the bill.

• Mandates the Public Utilities Commission issue decisions by March 1, 2021 on two pending transportation electrification applications and approve new tariffs by June 30, 2021 allowing utilities to design and deploy electrical distribution infrastructure for charging stations.

• Requires electric vehicle charging infrastructure funded by state entities to be installed by licensed contractors with at least one Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP) certified electrician per crew, or 25% certified electricians for projects supplying 25 kilowatts or more.

• Establishes the School Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program requiring large electrical and gas corporations to allocate specified portions of energy efficiency budgets for program years 2021-2023 to fund school ventilation/energy efficiency repairs and water-efficient plumbing fixture replacements, with at least 25% of projects in underserved communities.

• Program allocations must be spent or returned by December 1, 2026, and the entire chapter expires January 1, 2027.