SB 360, as introduced, Cannella. Biomethane.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing law requires the commission to adopt policies and programs that promote the in-state production and distribution of biomethane, as defined, and that facilitate the development of a variety of sources of in-state biomethane. Existing law requires the commission to adopt pipeline access rules that ensure that each gas corporation provides nondiscriminatory open access to its gas pipeline system to any party for the purposes of physically interconnecting with the gas pipeline system and effectuating the delivery of gas.
This bill would authorize the commission to consider providing the option to all gas corporations to engage in competitive bidding and direct investment in ratepayer financed biomethane collection equipment and would require that any ratepayer financed processes authorized by the commission take into account the value of the collected biomethane delivered to ratepayers and seek to return equivalent value to ratepayers over the life of any authorized project.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 784.5 is added to the Public Utilities
2Code, to read:
In recognition of the fact that many sources of methane
4in California’s agricultural sector remain uncontrolled, the
5commission may consider providing the option to all gas
6corporations to engage in competitive bidding and direct investment
7in ratepayer financed biomethane collection equipment in
8California. Any ratepayer financed processes authorized by the
9commission shall take into account the value of the collected
10biomethane delivered to ratepayers and shall seek to return
11equivalent value to ratepayers over the life of any authorized
12project.
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