BILL NUMBER: SB 1041	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hueso

                        FEBRUARY 12, 2016

   An act to amend Section 25301 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to energy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1041, as introduced, Hueso. Energy: assessments and forecasts.
   Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission, at least every 2 years, to conduct
assessments and forecasts of all aspects of energy industry supply,
production, transportation, delivery and distribution, demand, and
prices.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this 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 1.  Section 25301 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   25301.  (a) At least every two years, the commission shall conduct
assessments and forecasts of all aspects of energy industry supply,
production, transportation, delivery and distribution, demand, and
prices. The commission shall use these assessments and forecasts to
develop and evaluate energy policies and programs that conserve
resources, protect the environment, ensure energy reliability,
enhance the state's economy, and protect public health and safety. To
perform these assessments and forecasts, the commission may require
submission of demand forecasts, resource plans, market assessments,
related outlooks, individual customer historic electric or gas
service usage, or both, and individual customer historic billing
data, in a format and level of granularity specified by the
commission from electric and natural gas utilities, transportation
fuel and technology suppliers, and other market participants. These
assessments and forecasts shall be done in consultation with the
appropriate state and federal agencies including, but not limited to,
the Public Utilities Commission, the Office of Ratepayer Advocates,
the  State  Air Resources Board,  the Electricity
Oversight Board,  the Independent System Operator, the
Department of Water Resources,  the California Consumer Power
and Conservation Financing Authority,  the Department of
Transportation, and the Department of Motor Vehicles. The commission
shall maintain reasonable policies and procedures to protect customer
information from unauthorized disclosure.
   (b) In developing the assessments and forecasts prepared pursuant
to subdivision (a), the commission shall do all of the following:
   (1) Provide information about the performance of energy
industries.
   (2) Develop and maintain the analytical capability sufficient to
answer inquiries about energy issues from government, market
participants, and the public.
   (3) Analyze, develop, and evaluate energy policies and programs.
   (4) Provide an analytical foundation for regulatory and policy
decisionmaking.
   (5) Facilitate efficient and reliable energy markets.