Bill Text: CA AB841 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: Industrial Heat Electrification Roadmap.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-09-01 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB841 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB841-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Assembly  March 16, 2023

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 841

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Introduced by Assembly Member Berman

February 14, 2023

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An act to amend add and repeal Section 25601 25216.9 of the Public Resources Code, relating to energy.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 841, as amended, Berman. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: research and development. Industrial Heat Electrification Roadmap.

Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to develop and coordinate a program of research and development in energy supply, consumption, and conservation and the technology of siting facilities, and to give priority to those forms of research and development that are of particular importance to the state, as specified. undertake various actions in furtherance of meeting the state’s clean energy and pollution reduction objectives. Existing law requires the commission to gather or develop, and publish on the commission’s internet website, guidance and best practices to help building owners, the construction industry, and local governments overcome barriers to electrification of buildings and installation of electric vehicle charging equipment, as specified.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision. require the commission, on or before June 30, 2024, to submit to the Legislature an Industrial Heat Electrification Roadmap, which would, among other things, identify various subsectors of industrial emissions in California and their locations and identify barriers to industrial electrification.

Digest Key

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

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) Industrial emissions make up 23 percent of the emissions of greenhouse gases in California, the second largest source behind transportation.

(b) California has been a leader on transitioning from combustion to zero-emission technologies in the electricity and transportation sectors, but industrial emissions have largely remained unaddressed.

(c) Already a national leader in industrial production, planning for and investing in industrial decarbonization can strengthen California industries globally and position the state for sustained economic growth.

(d) Advancements have been made in industrial-scale electric heating equipment, including large-scale industrial heat pumps.

(e) Many types of industrial processes rely on temperatures that can be readily achieved with existing zero-emission electric technology like heat pumps and electric boilers.

(f) New federal investments from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) can assist in the necessary retrofitting of industrial and manufacturing facilities with low- or zero-carbon process heat systems.

(g) Legacies of redlining and land use patterns have predominantly sited industrial sources in low-income communities of color and eliminating this pollution by investing in zero-emission, clean energy construction is an urgent matter of environmental justice.

SEC. 2.

 Section 25216.9 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:

25216.9.

 (a) On or before June 30, 2024, the commission shall submit an Industrial Heat Electrification Roadmap to the Legislature.

(b) The Industrial Heat Electrification Roadmap shall do, at minimum, all of the following:

(1) Identify various subsectors of industrial emissions in California and their locations.

(2) Assess the heat electrification potential for each subsector of industrial emissions in California.

(3) Identify the highest near-term electrification opportunities in underresourced communities, as defined in Section 71130.

(4) Quantify copollutant reductions and commensurate health benefits.

(5) Quantify the workforce necessary to support industrial electrification.

(6) Estimate electrical load growth under high- and low-efficiency scenarios, including identification of circuits where infrastructure upgrades to the electrical grid may be needed to advance industrial decarbonization.

(7) Identify barriers to industrial electrification and possible state agency solutions, including through improved rate design and demand response programs.

(c) (1) The Industrial Heat Electrification Roadmap to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2028.

SECTION 1.Section 25601 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

25601.

The commission shall develop and coordinate a program of research and development in energy supply, consumption, and conservation and the technology of siting facilities and shall give priority to those forms of research and development that are of particular importance to the state, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(a)Methods of energy conservation specified in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 25400).

(b)Increased energy use efficiencies of existing thermal electric and hydroelectric powerplants and increased energy efficiencies in designs of thermal electric and hydroelectric powerplants.

(c)(1)Expansion and accelerated development of alternative sources of energy, including geothermal and solar resources, including, but not limited to, participation in large-scale demonstrations of alternative energy systems sited in California in cooperation with federal agencies, regional compacts, other state governments, and other participants. For purposes of this subdivision, “participation” means any of the following:

(A)Direct interest in a project.

(B)Research and development to ensure acceptable resolution of environmental and other impacts of alternative energy systems.

(C)Research and development to improve siting and permitting methodology for alternative energy systems.

(D)Experiments using the alternative energy systems.

(E)Research and development of appropriate methods to ensure the widespread usage of economically useful alternative energy systems.

(2)Large-scale demonstrations of alternative energy systems are exemplified by the 100KW_e to 100MW_e range demonstrations of solar, wind, and geothermal systems contemplated by federal agencies, regional compacts, other state governments, and other participants.

(d)Improved methods of construction, design, and operation of facilities to protect against seismic hazards.

(e)Improved methods of energy-demand forecasting.

(f)To accomplish the purposes of subdivision (c), an amount not more than one-half of the total state funds appropriated for the solar energy research and development program as proposed in the budget prepared pursuant to Section 25604 shall be allocated for large-scale demonstration of alternative energy systems.