BILL NUMBER: AB 2579	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gordon

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act to amend Section 25783 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to energy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2579, as introduced, Gordon. Energy: solar energy systems.
   Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has
regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical
corporations. Decisions of the PUC are adopted in the California
Solar Initiative, a program providing the ratepayer funded incentives
for eligible solar energy systems. Existing law also authorizes the
PUC to, among other things, conduct annual random audits of solar
energy systems to evaluate their performance.
   This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the latter
provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 25783 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   25783.  The commission shall do all the following:
   (a) Publish educational materials designed to demonstrate how
builders may incorporate solar energy systems during construction as
well as energy efficiency measures that best complement solar energy
systems.
   (b) Develop and publish the estimated annual electrical generation
and savings for solar energy systems. The estimates shall vary by
climate zone, type of system, size, life cycle costs, electricity
prices, and other factors the commission determines to be relevant to
a consumer when making a purchasing decision.
   (c) Provide assistance to builders and contractors. The assistance
may include technical workshops, training, educational materials,
and related research.
   (d)  The commission shall annually conduct 
Conduct annual  random audits of solar energy systems to
evaluate their operational performance.