AB 2718, as introduced, Bloom. Energy: planning and forecasting.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prepare an integrated energy policy report every 2 years.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that 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 25302 of the Public Resources Code is
2amended to read:
(a) Beginning November 1, 2003, and every two years
4thereafter, the commission shall adopt an integrated energy policy
5report. This integrated report shall contain an overview of major
6energy trends and issues facing the state, including, but not limited
7to, supply, demand, pricing, reliability, efficiency, and impacts on
8public health and safety, the economy, resources, and the
9environment. Energy markets and systems shall be grouped and
10assessed in three subsidiary volumes:
11(1) Electricity and natural gas markets.
P2 1(2) Transportation fuels, technologies, and infrastructure.
2(3) Public interest energy strategies.
3(b) The commission shall compile the integrated energy policy
4report prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) by consolidating the
5analyses and findings of the subsidiary volumes in paragraphs (1),
6(2), and (3) of subdivision (a). The integrated energy policy report
7shall present policy recommendations based on an indepth and
8integrated analysis of the most current and pressing energy issues
9facing the state. The analyses supportingbegin delete thisend deletebegin insert theend insert integrated energy
10policy report shall explicitly address interfuel and intermarket
11effects to provide a more informed evaluation of potential tradeoffs
12when developing energy policy across different markets and
13systems.
14(c) The integrated
energy policy report shall include an
15assessment and forecast of system reliability and the need for
16resource additions, efficiency, and conservation that considers all
17aspects of energy industries and markets that are essential for the
18state economy, general welfare, public health and safety, energy
19diversity, and protection of the environment. This assessment shall
20be based on determinations made pursuant to this chapter.
21(d) Beginning November 1, 2004, and every two years thereafter,
22the commission shall prepare an energy policy review to update
23analyses from the integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant
24to subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), or to raise energy issues that have
25emerged since the release of the integrated energy policy report.
26The commission may also periodically prepare and release
27technical analyses and assessments of energy issues and concerns
28to provide timely and relevant information for the Governor, the
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Legislature, market participants, and the public.
30(e) In preparation of thebegin insert integrated energy policyend insert report, the
31commission shall consult with the following entities: the Public
32Utilities Commission, the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, the State
33Air Resources Board, the Electricity Oversight Board, the
34Independent System Operator, the Department of Water Resources,
35the California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing
36Authority, the Department of Transportation, and the Department
37of Motor Vehicles, and any federal, state, and local agencies it
38deems necessary in preparation of thebegin delete integrated energy policyend delete
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report. Tobegin delete assureend deletebegin insert ensureend insert collaborative development of state energy
40policies, these agencies shall make a good faith effort to provide
P3 1data, assessment, and proposed recommendations for review by
2the commission.
3(f) The commission shall provide the report to the Public
4Utilities Commission, the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, the State
5Air Resources Board, the Electricity Oversight Board, the
6Independent System Operator, the Department of Water Resources,
7the California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing
8Authority, and the Department of Transportation. For the purpose
9of ensuring consistency in the underlying information that forms
10the foundation of energy policies and decisions affecting the state,
11those entities shall carry out their
energy-related duties and
12responsibilities based upon the information and analyses contained
13in the report. If an entity listed in this subdivision objects to
14information contained in the report, and has a reasonable basis for
15that objection, the entity shall not be required to consider that
16information in carrying out its energy-related duties.
17(g) The commission shall make the report accessible to state,
18local, and federal entities and to the general public.
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