BILL NUMBER: SB 836	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Padilla

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to add Section 399.22 to the Public Utilities Code,
relating to energy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 836, as introduced, Padilla. Renewable energy resources: cost
reporting.
   Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory
authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations,
as defined. The California renewables portfolio standard program (RPS
program) requires the commission to implement annual procurement
targets for the procurement of eligible renewable energy resources,
as defined, for all retail sellers, as defined, to achieve the
targets and goals of the program.
   This bill would require the commission to semiannually report to
the Legislature on the costs incurred by electrical corporations for
contracts approved by the commission pursuant to the RPS program.
   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 399.22 is added to the Public Utilities Code,
to read:
   399.22.  (a) The commission shall semiannually report to the
Legislature on the costs incurred by electrical corporations for
contracts approved by the commission pursuant to this article. The
report shall include the costs of all contracts for eligible
renewable energy resources or renewable energy credits and include
the costs of all contracts for each type of eligible renewable energy
resource. The first report shall be made not later than January 31,
2012.
   (b) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.