BILL ANALYSIS
SB 1435
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 1435 (Padilla and Kehoe)
As Amended August 18, 2010
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :Vote not relevant
UTLITIES & COMMERCE 9-4
APPROPRIATIONS 12-4
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|Ayes:|Bradford, Knight, Carter, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Bradford, |
| |Fuentes, Furutani, | |Huffman, Coto, Davis, De |
| |Huffman, Ma, Skinner, | |Leon, Gatto, Hall, |
| |Swanson | |Skinner, Solorio, |
| | | |Torlakson, Torrico |
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|Nays:|Tom Berryhill, Buchanan, |Nays:|Harkey, Miller, Nielsen, |
| |Fuller, Villines | |Norby |
| | | | |
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SUMMARY : Requires California Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
to adopt rules as it deems necessary for the charging of plug-in
electric vehicles.
FISCAL EFFECT : One-time special fund costs to PUC of $240,000
for an analyst and a part-time attorney and administrative law
judge to establish the required rules. [Public Utilities
Reimbursement Account]
COMMENTS : Last year, PUC opened a rulemaking (R-09-08-009) to
consider infrastructure, rates, and policies to support electric
vehicles. The rulemaking also addressed the requirements of SB
626 (Kehoe) Chapter 355, Statutes of 2009, which requires PUC,
in consultation with California Energy Commission, Air Resources
Board, electrical corporations, and the motor vehicle industry,
to evaluate policies to develop infrastructure sufficient to
overcome any barriers to the widespread deployment and use of
plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. SB 626 requires PUC to adopt
rules by July 1, 2011.
On May 21, 2010, in a proposed decision on Phase I of the
rulemaking, Commissioner Ryan ruled that the ownership or
operation of a facility that sells electricity at retail to the
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public for use only as a motor vehicle fuel does not make the
corporation or person a public utility within the meaning of the
Public Utilities Code. This decision implies that the
commissioner considers retail electricity for use as a vehicle
fuel a competitive industry.
Phase II of the rulemaking will consider the appropriate utility
role in the provision of electric vehicle charging services to
the public; the appropriate utility role with respect to
charging equipment on the customer's side of the meter; and cost
allocation, including a consideration of the circumstances in
which the costs of any distribution system upgrades should be
borne by an individual customer or be recoverable from all
customers, in addition to other related issues.
Analysis Prepared by : Gina Adams / U. & C. / (916) 319-2083
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