Evan Low
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 26
Author
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities. Existing law requires the PUC to require the administration, until January 1, 2021, of a self-generation incentive program for distributed generation resources and energy storage technologies. Existing law authorizes the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, to authorize the annual collection of not more than the amount authorized for the program in the 2008 calendar year. This bill would increase the maximum annual collection the PUC may authorize for the program to double the amount authorized for the program in the 2008 calendar year. (2) Existing law requires an electrical corporation to file with the PUC a standard tariff providing for net energy meeting for eligible fuel cell customer-generators and make the tariff available, on a first-come-first-served basis, until the total cumulative rated generating capacity of the eligible fuel cell electrical generating facilities receiving service pursuant to the tariff reaches a level equal to the electrical corporation's proportionate share of a statewide limitation of 500 megawatts cumulative rated generation capacity served (program cap) . Existing law requires the eligible fuel cell customer-generator to meet certain requirements, including requirements that the customer-generator uses: (A) a fuel cell electrical generation facility with a capacity of not more than one megawatt and (B) technology the PUC has determined will achieve certain reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases. Existing law provides that fuel cell electrical generation facilities are not eligible for the tariff unless the facilities commence operation prior to January 1, 2017. This bill would increase the program cap by authorizing 500 megawatts in addition to the total installed capacity as of January 1, 2017. The bill would increase to 5 megawatts the maximum amount of generation capacity for a fuel cell electrical generation facility in the program. The bill would require, by March 31, 2017, the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the Energy Commission, to establish a schedule of annual greenhouse gas emissions reduction standards, as specified, for fuel cell electrical generation resources and would require the PUC to determine if the technology used by the eligible fuel cell customer-generator will achieve those standards. The bill would require the fuel cell electrical generation resource to comply with emission standards adopted by the State Air Resources Board under the distributed generation certification program. This bill would provide that fuel cell electrical generation facilities are not eligible for the tariff unless the facilities commence operation on or before December 31, 2021.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 658, Statutes of 2016.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 31).
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (August 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6514.)
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 47. Noes 27. Page 6552.).
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6544.)
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6401.)
Re-referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Measure version as amended on August 18 corrected.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 12. Page 5238.).
(Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 5167.)
Withdrawn from committee.
Ordered to third reading.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Withdrawn from committee.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 26. Page 4588.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 25. Page 4488.)
Ordered to third reading.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on BUDGET. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee February 7.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB1637 | HTML |
| 01/07/16 - Introduced | |
| 04/14/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/18/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/02/16 - Enrolled | |
| 09/26/16 - Chaptered |
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