David Chiu
- Democratic
Author
The 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2018 established as a policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100% of retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2045. The act requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) , State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , and State Air Resources Board to, as part of a public process, issue a joint report to the Legislature by January 1, 2021, and every 4 years thereafter, that includes specified information relating to the implementation of the policy. Existing law requires the PUC and the Energy Commission to undertake various actions in furtherance of meeting the state's clean energy and pollution reduction objectives. This bill would require the Energy Commission, on or before June 1, 2022, to evaluate and quantify the maximum feasible capacity of offshore wind to achieve reliability, ratepayer, employment, and decarbonization benefits and to establish offshore wind planning goals for 2030 and 2045, as specified. The bill would require the Energy Commission, in coordination with specified agencies, to develop a strategic plan for offshore wind energy developments installed off the California coast in federal waters, as specified. The bill would require the Energy Commission to submit the strategic plan to the Natural Resources Agency and the Legislature on or before June 30, 2023. The bill would require the Energy Commission, in coordination with specified agencies, to work with stakeholders, state, local, and federal agencies, and the offshore wind energy industry to identify suitable sea space for wind energy areas in federal waters sufficient to accommodate the offshore wind planning goals for 2030 and 2045. The bill would require the Energy Commission, in coordination with relevant state and local agencies, to develop a plan to improve waterfront facilities that could support a range of floating offshore wind energy development activities. The bill would require the Energy Commission, in consultation with the PUC and Independent System Operator, to assess the transmission investments and upgrades necessary to support the offshore wind planning goals for 2030 and 2045, as specified. The bill would require the Energy Commission to develop and produce a permitting roadmap that describes timeframes and milestones for a permitting process for offshore wind energy facilities and associated electricity and transmission infrastructure off the coast of California. The bill would require the information described in this paragraph and potential impacts on coastal resources, fisheries, Native American and Indigenous peoples, and national defense, and strategies for addressing those potential impacts, to be included in the strategic plan, as specified. The bill would require the Energy Commission, on or before December 31, 2022, to submit to the Natural Resources Agency and the relevant fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature a preliminary assessment of the economic benefits of offshore wind as they relate to seaport investments and workforce development needs and standards. The bill would repeal all of these provisions on January 1, 2027.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 231, Statutes of 2021.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2564.).
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 3069.).
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3063.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 13).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
Referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and N.R. & W.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 1. Page 1634.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1460.)
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 20).
Coauthors revised.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 21).
(pending re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES.)
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 1059.)
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB525 | HTML |
| 02/10/21 - Introduced | |
| 04/26/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/17/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/24/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/14/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/26/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/03/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/13/21 - Enrolled | |
| 09/23/21 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/20/21- Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy | |
| 04/26/21- Assembly Natural Resources | |
| 05/17/21- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/24/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 07/01/21- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 07/08/21- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 08/13/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/26/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/31/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/07/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | PDF PDF |
| 09/09/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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