Alex Padilla
- Democratic
Author
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Under existing law, the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility, as defined, generally has authority over the activities of the utility. This bill would require the commission, by July 1, 2010, and in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , the Independent System Operator (ISO) , and other key stakeholders, to determine the requirements for a smart grid deployment plan consistent with the policies set forth in the bill and federal law. The bill would require that the smart grid improve overall efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of electrical system operations, planning, and maintenance. The bill would require each electrical corporation, by July 1, 2011, to develop and submit a smart grid deployment plan to the commission for approval. The bill would authorize a smart grid deployment plan that is adopted to provide for deployment of smart grid products, technologies, and services by entities other than electrical corporations. The bill would authorize smart grid technologies to be deployed in an incremental manner to maximize the benefit to ratepayers and to achieve the benefits of smart grid technology, would authorize the commission to modify or adjust the bill's requirements for an electrical corporation with fewer than 100,000 service connections as individual circumstances merit, and would require the commission, in consultation with the Energy Commission, the ISO, and electrical corporations, at each step of deployment, to evaluate the impact of deployment on major initiatives and policies. The bill would require the commission to report, by January 1, 2011, and by January 1 of each year thereafter, to the Governor and the Legislature on the commission's recommendations for a smart grid, the plans and deployment of smart grid technologies by the state's electrical corporations, and the costs and benefits to ratepayers. The bill would require a local publicly owned electric utility, as defined, to develop by July 1, 2011, a smart grid deployment plan consistent with the policies set forth in federal law. By placing requirements upon local publicly owned electric utilities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 327, Statutes of 2009.
Approved by Governor.
Enrolled. To Governor at 9 p.m.
Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2201.) To enrollment.
In Senate. To unfinished business.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2865.) To Senate.
(Heard in committee on August 27.)
Read second time. To third reading.
(Received by Desk on August 28 pursuant to Joint Rule 61(a)(11).)
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
(Heard in committee on June 22.)
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
To Com. on U. & C.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1092.) To Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 1025.)
Set for hearing May 26.
Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 699.)
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.
Set for hearing April 27.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing April 21.
To Com. on E., U. & C.
From print. May be acted upon on or after January 1.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB17 | HTML |
| 12/01/08 - Introduced | |
| 04/15/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/20/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/05/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/08/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/08/09 - Enrolled | |
| 10/11/09 - Chaptered |
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