Dave Cortese
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 15
Author
Existing law vests the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission with the exclusive power to certify all locations on which an electrical transmission line or thermal powerplant is constructed, or is proposed to be constructed, and related electrical transmission lines or thermal powerplants. Existing law authorizes the commission to exempt from certification a thermal powerplant with a generating capacity of up to 100 megawatts, and modifications to existing generating facilities that do not add capacity in excess of 100 megawatts, if the commission finds that no substantial adverse impact on the environment or energy resources will result from the construction or operation of the proposed facility or from the modifications. This bill would additionally authorize the commission to exempt from certification a thermal powerplant with a generating capacity of up to 150 megawatts if specified requirements are met, including that it is used solely as a backup generation facility for a data center, it is located on the customer side of the meter and is not interconnected to the distribution system, a skilled and trained workforce is used to perform all construction work on the facility, as specified, the commission finds that no substantial adverse impact on the environment or energy resources will result from the construction and operation of the facility, and the commission obtains a determination from the applicable air pollution control district or air quality management district that the facility's backup generation technology meets the best available control technology requirements. The bill would require the owner or operator of a facility granted an exemption under the bill to fully mitigate the facility's impacts on air quality, as provided. The bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2027.
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 15).
August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
Re-referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and L. & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 19).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4146.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3979.) (May 16).
May 16 set for first hearing. Reconsideration of favorable vote granted.
Set for hearing May 16.
May 6 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 6.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3632.) (April 16).
Set for hearing April 16.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB1298 | HTML |
| 02/15/24 - Introduced | |
| 04/22/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/16/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/03/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/24/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/03/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/19/24 - Amended Assembly |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/12/24- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 05/03/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/16/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/17/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/18/24- Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy | |
| 06/28/24- Assembly Natural Resources | |
| 06/28/24- Assembly Labor and Employment | |
| 08/05/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/21/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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