Bill Text: CA SB1286 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: 21st Century Energy System Decision.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-05 - Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. [SB1286 Detail]
Download: California-2013-SB1286-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 1286 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Senator Corbett
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
An act to amend Section 740.5 of the Public Utilities Code,
relating to electricity.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1286, as introduced, Corbett. 21st Century Energy System
Decision.
The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities
Commission, with jurisdiction over all public utilities, as defined,
and authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every
public utility. Existing law authorizes certain public utilities,
including electrical corporations, as defined, to propose research
and development programs and authorizes the commission to allow
inclusion of expenses for research and development in rates. Existing
law requires the commission to consider specified guidelines in
evaluating the research, development, and demonstration programs
proposed by electrical corporations and gas corporations.
Existing law prohibits the commission, in implementing the 21st
Century Energy System Decision, as defined, from authorizing recovery
from ratepayers of any expense for research and development projects
that are not for purposes of cyber security and grid integration and
limits total funding for research and development projects for the
purposes of cyber security and grid integration from exceeding
$35,000,000.
This bill would limit total funding for research and development
projects for the purposes of cyber security and grid integration from
exceeding $60,000,000.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 740.5 of the Public Utilities Code is amended
to read:
740.5. (a) For purposes of this section, "21st Century Energy
System Decision" means commission Decision 12-12-031 (December 20,
2012), Decision Granting Authority to Enter Into a Research and
Development Agreement with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for
21st Century Energy Systems and for costs up to $152.19 million, or
any subsequent decision in Application 11-07-008 (July 18, 2011),
Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (U39M), San Diego Gas
and Electric Company (U902E), and Southern California Edison Company
(U338E) for Authority to Increase Electric Rates and Charges to
Recover Costs of Research and Development Agreement with Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory for 21st Century Energy Systems.
(b) In implementing the 21st Century Energy System Decision, the
commission shall not authorize recovery from ratepayers of any
expense for research and development projects that are not for
purposes of cyber security and grid integration. Total funding for
research and development projects for the purposes of cyber security
and grid integration pursuant to the 21st Century Energy System
Decision shall not exceed thirty-five sixty
million dollars ($35,000,000).
($60,000,000). All cyber security and grid integration research
and development projects shall be concluded by the fifth anniversary
of their start date.
(c) The commission shall not approve for recovery from ratepayers,
those program management expenditures proposed, commencing with page
seven, in the joint advice letter filed by the state's three largest
electrical corporations, Advice 3379-G/4215-E (Pacific Gas and
Electric Company), Advice 2887-E (Southern California Edison
Company), and Advice 2473-E (San Diego Gas and Electric Company),
dated April 19, 2013. Project managers for the 21st Century Energy
System Decision shall be limited to three representatives, one
representative each from Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern
California Edison Company, and San Diego Gas and Electric Company.
(d) The commission shall require the Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, as a condition for entering into any contract pursuant to
the 21st Century Energy System Decision, and Pacific Gas and
Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, and San Diego
Gas and Electric Company to ensure that research parameters reflect a
new contribution to cyber security and that there not be a
duplication of research being done by other private and governmental
entities.
(e) (1) The commission shall require each participating electrical
corporation to prepare and submit to the commission by December 1,
2013, a joint report on the scope of all proposed research projects,
how the proposed project may lead to technological advancement and
potential breakthroughs in cyber security and grid integration, and
the expected timelines for concluding the projects. The commission
shall, within 30 days of receiving the joint report, determine
whether the report is sufficient or requires revision, and upon
determining that the report is sufficient submit the report to the
Legislature in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2) The commission shall require each participating electrical
corporation to prepare and submit to the commission by 60 days
following the conclusion of all research and development projects, a
joint report summarizing the outcome of all funded projects,
including an accounting of expenditures by the project managers and
grant recipients on administrative and overhead costs and whether the
project resulted in any technological advancements or breakthroughs
in promoting cyber security and grid integration. The commission
shall, within 30 days of receiving the joint report, determine
whether the report is sufficient or requires revision, and upon
determining that the report is sufficient, submit the report to the
Legislature in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(3) This subdivision shall become inoperable January 1, 2023,
pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
