SB 1362 Summary

• Requires emergency shelters identified in the statewide emergency shelter plan to specify the capacity and fuel types of their backup power generation systems.

• Mandates life-cycle cost analyses for state-owned facilities exceeding the state's average energy performance index to include at least one alternative design incorporating renewable energy technology.

• Creates the Office of Energy rulemaking authority to develop greenhouse gas reduction goals of 55% by 2030, 90% by 2045, and 100% by 2050 (measured against 2005 baseline levels), with biennial reporting to the Governor and Legislature.

• Establishes a greenhouse gas registry requiring state entities (beginning 2022), local governments and universities (beginning 2024), and utilities and large businesses (beginning 2025) to track and report emissions data annually.

• Creates two agricultural programs: the Resilient Farms Pilot Program providing up to 75% cost-share funding for carbon farming practices, and the Farm Renewable and Efficiency Demonstrations Program providing grants up to $25,000 for energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades on individual farms.