Amended in Senate August 9, 2016

Amended in Senate June 15, 2016

Amended in Senate September 4, 2015

Amended in Senate September 1, 2015

Amended in Senate August 18, 2015

Amended in Senate June 30, 2015

Amended in Assembly June 2, 2015

Amended in Assembly April 27, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1330


Introduced by Assembly Member Bloom

February 27, 2015


An act to amend Sections 454.55 and 454.56 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to energy.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1330, as amended, Bloom. Energy efficiency.

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical and gas corporations. Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, on or before November 1, 2017, and everybegin delete thirdend deletebegin insert 3rdend insert year thereafter, in collaboration with the PUC and local publicly owned electric utilities, to establish annual targets for statewide energy efficiency savings and demand reduction that will achieve a cumulative doubling of statewide energy efficiency savings in electricity and natural gas final end uses of retail customers by January 1, 2030. Existing law requires the PUC to identify all potentially achievable cost-effective electricity and natural gas efficiency savings and to establish efficiency targets for electrical and gas corporations to achieve.

This bill would require the PUC to ensure that there are sufficient moneys available for electrical and gas corporations to meet those efficiencybegin delete targets, and, if the PUC finds that additional moneys are necessary to meet those targets, to increase available moneys up to 20% per year until the moneys available for energy efficiency savings and demand reduction doubles from the amount authorized on January 1, 2016.end deletebegin insert targets.end insert

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 454.55 of the Public Utilities Code is
2amended to read:

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454.55.  

(a) The commission, in consultation with the Energy
4Commission, shall identify all potentially achievable cost-effective
5electricity efficiency savings and establish efficiency targets for
6an electrical corporation to achieve, pursuant to Section 454.5,
7consistent with the targets established pursuant to subdivision (c)
8of Section 25310 of the Public Resources Code.

9(1) By July 1, 2018, and every four years thereafter, each
10electrical corporation shall report on its progress toward achieving
11the targets established pursuant to subdivision (a).

12(2) By July 1, 2019, and every four years thereafter, the
13commission shall, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government
14Code, report to the Legislature on the progress toward achieving
15the targets established pursuant to subdivision (a). The commission
16shall include specific strategies for, and an update on, progress
17toward maximizing the contribution of electricity efficiency savings
18in disadvantaged communities identified pursuant to Section 39711
19of the Health and Safety Code.

20(b) (1) By December 31, 2023, the commission shall, in a new
21or existing proceeding, undertake a comprehensive review of the
22feasibility, costs, barriers, and benefits of achieving a cumulative
23doubling of energy efficiency savings and demand reduction by
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2Resources Code.

3(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 25310 of the
4Public Resources Code, if the commission concludes the targets
5established for electrical corporations to achieve pursuant to
6subdivision (a) are not cost effective, feasible, or pose potential
7adverse impacts to public health and safety, the commission shall
8revise the targets to the level that optimizes the amount of energy
9efficiency savings and demand reduction and shall modify, revise,
10or update its policies as needed to address barriers preventing
11achievement of those targets.

12(c) The commission shall ensure that there are sufficient moneys
13available to electrical corporations to meet the efficiency targets
14established pursuant to subdivision (a).begin delete If the commission finds
15that additional moneys are necessary to meet those targets, the
16commission shall increase available moneys up to 20 percent per
17year until the moneys available for energy efficiency savings and
18demand reduction doubles from the amount authorized on January
191, 2016.end delete
This subdivision shall not be construed to authorize the
20commission to impose or increase any tax.

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SEC. 2.  

Section 454.56 of the Public Utilities Code is amended
22to read:

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454.56.  

(a) The commission, in consultation with the Energy
24Commission, shall identify all potentially achievable cost-effective
25natural gas efficiency savings and establish efficiency targets for
26the gas corporation to achieve, consistent with the targets
27established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25310 of the
28Public Resources Code.

29(b) A gas corporation shall first meet its unmet resource needs
30through all available natural gas efficiency and demand reduction
31resources that are cost effective, reliable, and feasible.

32(c) By July 1, 2018, and every four years thereafter, each gas
33corporation shall report on its progress toward achieving the targets
34established pursuant to subdivision (a).

35(d) By July 1, 2019, and every four years thereafter, the
36commission shall, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government
37Code, report to the Legislature on the progress toward achieving
38the targetsbegin delete establishend deletebegin insert establishedend insert pursuant to subdivision (a). The
39commission shall include specific strategies for, and an update on,
40progress toward maximizing the contribution of energy efficiency
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2Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.

3(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 25310 of the
4Public Resources Code, if the commission concludes in its review
5pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 454.55 that
6the targets established for gas corporations to achieve pursuant to
7subdivision (a) are not cost effective, feasible, or pose potential
8adverse impacts to public health and safety, the commission shall
9revise the targets to the level that maximizes the amount of energy
10efficiency savings and demand reduction and shall modify, revise,
11or update its policies as needed to address barriers preventing
12achievement of those targets.

13(f) The commission shall ensure that there are sufficient moneys
14available to gas corporations to meet the efficiency targets
15established pursuant to subdivision (a).begin delete If the commission finds
16that additional moneys are necessary to meet those targets, the
17commission shall increase available moneys up to 20 percent per
18year until the moneys available for energy efficiency savings and
19demand reduction doubles from the amount authorized on January
201, 2016.end delete
This subdivision shall not be construed to authorize the
21commission to impose or increase any tax.



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