AB 2761, as introduced, Committee on Utilities and Commerce. Public Utilities Commission: report: renewable energy resources.
Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission, by February 1 of each year, to prepare and submit to the policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature a report on specified topics generally relating to the fiscal impact of renewable energy programs on electrical corporations.
This bill would instead require the commission to submit the report to the policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature by April 1 of each year.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 910 of the Public Utilities Code is
2amended to read:
(a) Bybegin delete Februaryend deletebegin insert Aprilend insert 1 of each year, the commission
4shall prepare and submit to the policy and fiscal committees of the
5Legislature a written report summarizing the following information:
P2 1(1) All electrical corporation revenue requirement increases
2associated with meeting the renewables portfolio standard, as
3defined in Section 399.12, including direct procurement costs for
4eligible renewable energy resources and renewable energy credits,
5administrative expenses for procurement, expenses incurred to
6ensure a reliable supply of electricity, and expenses for upgrades
7to the
electrical transmission and distribution grid necessary to the
8delivery of electricity from eligible renewable energy resources
9to load.
10(2) All cost savings experienced, or costs avoided, by electrical
11corporations as a result of meeting the renewables portfolio
12standard.
13(3) All costs incurred by electrical corporations for incentives
14for distributed and renewable generation, including the
15self-generation incentive program, the California Solar Initiative,
16and net energy metering.
17(4) All cost savings experienced, or costs avoided, by electrical
18corporations as a result of incentives for distributed and renewable
19generation.
20(5) All renewable, fossil fuel, and nuclear procurement costs,
21research, study, or pilot program costs, or other program costs
for
22which an electrical corporation is seeking recovery in rates, that
23is pending determination or approval by the commission.
24(6) The decision number for each decision of the commission
25of recovery in rates of costs incurred by an electrical corporation
26since the preceding report.
27(7) Any change in the electrical load serviced by an electrical
28corporation since the preceding report.
29(8) The efforts each electrical corporation is taking to recruit
30and train employees to ensure an adequately trained and available
31workforce, including the number of new employees hired by the
32electrical corporation for purposes of implementing the
33requirements of Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of
34Chapter 2.3, the goals adopted by the electrical corporation for
35increasing women, minority, and disabled veterans trained or
hired
36for purposes of implementing the requirements of Article 16
37(commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3, and, to the
38extent information is available, the number of new employees
39hired and the number of women, minority, and disabled veterans
40trained or hired by persons or corporations owning or operating
P3 1eligible renewable energy resources under contract with an
2electrical corporation. This paragraph does not provide the
3commission with authority to engage in, regulate, or expand its
4authority to include, workforce recruitment or training.
5(b) The commission may combine the information required by
6this section with the reports prepared pursuant to Article 16
7(commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3.
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