Bill Text: CA AB1533 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Electricity.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-07-03 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. [AB1533 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB1533-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1533

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Introduced by Assembly Member Garcia

February 17, 2023

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An act to amend Section 1002.3 of, and to repeal Section 353.2 of, the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1533, as introduced, Garcia. Electricity: ultraclean and low-emission distributed generation.

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission, in establishing rates and fees, to consider energy efficiency and emissions performance to encourage early compliance with air quality standards established by the State Air Resources Board for ultraclean and low-emission distributed generation. Existing law defines “ultraclean and low-emission distributed generation” for that purpose to mean any electric generation technology meeting specified criteria.

This bill would repeal that authorization and the definition of “ultraclean and low-emission distributed generation.” The bill would also make a conforming change.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 353.2 of the Public Utilities Code is repealed.

353.2.

(a)As used in this article, “ultraclean and low-emission distributed generation” means any electric generation technology that meets both of the following criteria:

(1)Commences initial operation between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2008.

(2)Produces zero emissions during its operation or produces emissions during its operation that are equal to or less than the 2007 State Air Resources Board emission limits for distributed generation, except that technologies operating by combustion must operate in a combined heat and power application with a 60-percent system efficiency on a higher heating value.

(b)In establishing rates and fees, the commission may consider energy efficiency and emissions performance to encourage early compliance with air quality standards established by the State Air Resources Board for ultraclean and low-emission distributed generation.

SEC. 2.

 Section 1002.3 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:

1002.3.

 In considering an application for a certificate for an electric transmission facility pursuant to Section 1001, the commission shall consider cost-effective alternatives to transmission facilities that meet the need for an efficient, reliable, and affordable supply of electricity, including, but not limited to, demand-side alternatives such as targeted energy efficiency, ultraclean distributed generation, as defined in Section 353.2, efficiency and other demand reduction resources.