Keep tabs on climate and energy legislation in California and urge your representatives to take action for a climate-safe future.
By Executive Order No. N-82-20, Governor Gavin Newsom directed the Natural Resources Agency to combat the biodiversity and climate crises by, among other things, establishing the California Biodiversity Collaborative and conserving at least 30 percent of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to prepare … Read more
Existing law vests the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations (Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs), e.g., PG&E). Decisions of the CPUC adopted the California Solar Initiative, to be administered by the State’s three largest IOUs and subject to the CPUC’s supervision. Existing law requires the CPUC to ensure … Read more
1. Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, requires anyone wishing to perform or undertake any development in the coastal zone, except as specified, in addition to obtaining any other permit required by law from any local government or from any state, regional, or local agency, to obtain a coastal development permit from the … Read more
Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation (CalTrans) to construct, improve, and maintain state highways and authorizes CalTrans to provide for the payment of extra compensation to a contractor on a road project, as a bonus for completion prior to the specified time. This bill would require CalTrans, until January 1, 2029, to also provide … Read more
Existing law requires the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in consultation with the California Energy Commission (CEC), on or before March 31, 2024, to provide transmission-focused guidance to the Independent System Operator (CAISO) about resource portfolios of expected future renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources, including the allocation of those resources by region based on … Read more
This Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) would urge the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) to prioritize renewable, clean hydrogen for California. WHEREAS, California is experiencing the dire effects of climate change; and WHEREAS, California has long been at the forefront of the clean energy transition, including hydrogen as a core piece with the … Read more
Existing law prohibits the California Energy Commission (CEC) from certifying new nuclear fission power plants, unless certain conditions are met regarding the existence of technology for the construction and operation of nuclear fuel rod processing plants and of demonstrated technology or means for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste. This bill would repeal those provisions and … Read more
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (Commission) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. The Commission’s Electric Rule 21 establishes a tariff that describes the interconnection, operating, and metering requirements of generation facilities to be connected to an electrical corporation’s distribution system. This bill, sponsored by the California Solar and Storage Association … Read more
Existing law requires the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), at least once every three years, to conduct an assessment of the needs of low-income electricity and gas ratepayers to evaluate low-income program implementation and the effectiveness of weatherization services and energy efficiency measures in low-income households. This bill would require the CPUC to conduct the … Read more
A spot bill. Existing law establishes an Independent System Operator (ISO) as a nonprofit public benefit corporation, and requires the ISO to ensure the efficient use and reliable operation of the electrical transmission grid consistent with the achievement of planning and operating reserve criteria, as specified. This bill would make non-substantive changes to that requirement. … Read more