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CA SB1020

Bill

Status

Passed

9/16/2022

Primary Sponsor

Toni Atkins

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Revises California's clean energy policy to require 90% renewable and zero-carbon electricity by December 31, 2035, 95% by 2040, and 100% by 2045, with state agencies achieving 100% by 2035.

  • Requires the Public Utilities Commission, Energy Commission, and State Air Resources Board to issue annual joint reliability progress reports beginning December 1, 2023, focusing on summer reliability and identifying delays in meeting energy procurement requirements.

  • Directs the PUC to develop energy affordability metrics based on household income and combined electricity and gas bills to guide programs assisting residential customers and assess impacts of rate increases.

  • Authorizes confidential information sharing between the Independent System Operator and state agencies for transmission planning purposes without constituting a waiver of public records exemptions.

  • Requires the State Water Project to procure eligible renewable and zero-carbon resources, with allowances for deferring procurement until 2040 if early termination of existing fossil generation contracts would be uneconomical.

Legislative Description

Clean Energy, Jobs, and Affordability Act of 2022.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 361, Statutes of 2022.

9/16/2022

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/28/2022
Natural Resources6/23/2022
Utilities and Energy6/2/2022
Appropriations4/27/2022
Energy, Utilities and Communications4/20/2022
Rules4/19/2022
Environmental Quality2/23/2022
Rules2/14/2022

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