CA AB2075

Designates the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) as an interested party that must be consulted when the California Building Standards Commission and Department of Housing and Community Development propose and adopt mandatory building standards for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in multifamily dwellings and nonresidential development.

Requires the California Building Standards Commission to convene a workshop or collaborative process on electric vehicle charging infrastructure standards as part of each triennial California Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle beginning January 1, 2023.

Requires the Energy Commission to incorporate the most recent statewide assessment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, relevant electric load forecasts, and statewide transportation electrification goals into its participation in the workshop or collaborative process.

Specifies that any electric vehicle charging infrastructure standards recommended by the Energy Commission must be cost effective when amortized over the infrastructure's economic life and must consider impacts on housing costs, statewide costs and benefits, and economic impact on California businesses.

Clarifies that whole building electrification plans developed by building owners should account for anticipated future voluntary and mandatory vehicle charging standards in the California Building Standards Code.