BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session SB 886 (Pavley) - Electricity: energy storage systems ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: April 26, 2016 |Policy Vote: E., U., & C. 8 - 3 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Hearing Date: May 27, 2016 |Consultant: Narisha Bonakdar | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Summary: SB 886 requires the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to determine energy storage system procurement targets applicable to every load-serving entity. The bill also requires the governing board of each local publicly owned electric utility to determine comparable energy storage procurement targets; requires each load-serving entity and locally owned public electric utility to plan for the procurement of energy storage systems before fossil-fuel-based generation; and requires each electrical corporation to propose measures to encourage customers to install energy storage systems. *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE *********** The following information is revised to reflect amendments adopted by the committee on May 27, 2016 Fiscal Impact: SB 886 (Pavley) Page 1 of ? One-time cost up to $339,288 (Public Utilities Commission Utilities Reimbursement Account) for staffing necessary to determine cost-effective storage targets, review investor owned utility tariff filings, develop a policy for prioritizing storage procurement before fossil generation, monitor procurement filings, and to manage a new track of an existing proceeding or to manage a new proceeding. Author Amendments: Requires the governing board of each community choice aggregator, on or before July 1, 2018, to develop energy storage system procurement targets. -- END --