AB 140, as introduced, Travis Allen. Distributed generation.
Existing law require the Public Utilities Commission, on or before January 1, 2010, and biennially thereafter, in consultation with the Independent System Operator and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, to study, and submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor, on the impacts of distributed energy generation on the state’s distribution and transmission grid.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive revision to this requirement.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 321.7 of the Public Utilities Code is
2amended to read:
(a) On or before January 1, 2010, and biennially
4thereafter, the commission, in consultation with the Independent
5System Operator and thebegin delete State Energy Resources Conservation begin insert Energyend insert Commission, shall study, and submit a
6and Developmentend delete
7report to the Legislature and the Governor, on the impacts of
P2 1distributed energy generation on the state’s distribution and
2transmission grid. The study shall evaluate all of the following:
3(1) Reliability and transmission issues related to connecting
4distributed energy generation to the local distribution
networks
5and regional grid.
6(2) Issues related to grid reliability and operation, including
7interconnection, and the position of federal and state regulators
8toward distributed energy accessibility.
9(3) The effect on overall grid operation of various distributed
10energy generation sources.
11(4) Barriers affecting the connection of distributed energy to
12the state’s grid.
13(5) Emerging technologies related to distributed energy
14generation interconnection.
15(6) Interconnection issues that may arise for the Independent
16System Operator and local distribution companies.
17(7) The effect on peak demand for electricity.
18(b) In addition, the commission shall specifically assess the
19impacts of the California Solar Initiative program, specified in
20Section 2851 and Section 25783 of the Public Resources Code,
21the self-generation incentive program authorized by Section 379.6,
22and the net energy metering pilot program authorized by Section
232827.9.
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