DIVISION 15. ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT [25000. - 25997.7.]
Division 15 added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 276.
§§ 25000–25997.7 · 551 sections
CHAPTER 1. Title and General Provisions §§ 25000–25009 · 15 sections
- § 25000 This division shall be known and may be cited as the Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act.
- § 25000.1 (a) The Legislature further finds and declares that, in addition to their other ratepayer protection objectives, a principal goal of electric and natural gas…
- § 25000.5 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that overdependence on the production, marketing, and consumption of petroleum based fuels as an energy resource in the…
- § 25001 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that electrical energy is essential to the health, safety and welfare of the people of this state and to the state…
- § 25002 The Legislature further finds and declares that the present rapid rate of growth in demand for electric energy is in part due to wasteful, uneconomic,…
- § 25003 The Legislature further finds and declares that in planning for future electrical generating and related transmission facilities state, regional, and local…
- § 25004 The Legislature further finds and declares that there is a pressing need to accelerate research and development into alternative sources of energy and into…
- § 25004.2 The Legislature further finds that cogeneration technology is a potential energy resource and should be an important element of the state’s energy supply mix.…
- § 25004.3 The Legislature further finds and declares all of the following: (a) Advanced transportation technologies hold the promise of conserving energy, reducing…
- § 25005 The Legislature further finds and declares that prevention of delays and interruptions in the orderly provision of electrical energy, protection of…
- § 25005.5 The Legislature further finds and declares that information should be acquired and analyzed by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development…
- § 25006 It is the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to establish and consolidate the state’s responsibility for energy resources, for encouraging,…
- § 25007 It is further the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to employ a range of measures to reduce wasteful, uneconomical, and unnecessary uses of…
- § 25008 It is further the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to promote all feasible means of energy and water conservation and all feasible uses of…
- § 25009 The Legislature finds and declares that Chapter 854 of the Statutes of 1996 restructured the California electricity industry and created a competitive…
CHAPTER 2. Definitions §§ 25100–25142 · 42 sections
- § 25100 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
- § 25101 “Applicant” means any person who submits an application for certification pursuant to the provisions of this division, including, but not limited to, any…
- § 25102 “Application” means any request for certification of any site and related facility filed in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to this…
- § 25103 “Coastal zone” means the “coastal zone” as defined in Section 30103.
- § 25103.3 “Suisun Marsh” means the Suisun Marsh, as defined in Section 29101.
- § 25103.7 “Jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission” means the area defined in Section 66610 of the Government Code.
- § 25104 “Commission” means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
- § 25105 “Construction” means onsite work to install permanent equipment or structure for any facility. “Construction” does not include any of the following: (a) The…
- § 25106 “Public advisor” means the public advisor employed by the commission pursuant to Section 25217.1.
- § 25107 “Electric transmission line” means any electric powerline carrying electric power from a thermal powerplant located within the state to a point of junction…
- § 25108 “Electric utility” means any person engaged in, or authorized to engage in, generating, transmitting, or distributing electric power by any facilities,…
- § 25109 “Energy” means work or heat that is, or may be, produced from any fuel or source whatsoever.
- § 25110 “Facility” means any electric transmission line or thermal powerplant, or both electric transmission line and thermal powerplant, regulated according to the…
- § 25111 “Account” means the Energy Resources Programs Account.
- § 25112 “Member” or “member of the commission” means a member of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission appointed pursuant to Section 25200.
- § 25113 “Notice” means the notice of intent, as further defined in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 25500), which shall state the intention of an applicant to file…
- § 25114 “Interested party” means any person whom the commission finds and acknowledges as having a real and direct interest in any proceeding or action carried on,…
- § 25115 “Equivalent certification program” means a program, as further defined in Section 25540.5, administered by a county and approved by the commission, which may…
- § 25116 “Person” means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. “Person” also…
- § 25117 “Plan” means the Emergency Load Curtailment and Energy Distribution Plan.
- § 25118 “Service area” means any contiguous geographic area serviced by the same electric utility.
- § 25119 “Site” means any location on which a facility is constructed or is proposed to be constructed.
- § 25120 “Thermal powerplant” means any stationary or floating electrical generating facility using any source of thermal energy, with a generating capacity of 50…
- § 25121 “Fuel” means petroleum, crude oil, petroleum product, coal, natural gas, or any other substance used primarily for its energy content.
- § 25122 “Gas utility” means any person engaged in, or authorized to engage in, distributing or transporting natural gas, including, but not limited to, any such person…
- § 25123 “Modification of an existing facility” means any alteration, replacement, or improvement of equipment that results in a 50-megawatt or more increase in the…
- § 25124 “Major oil producer” means any person who produces oil in amount determined by the commission as having a major effect on energy supplies.
- § 25125 “Major natural gas producer” means any person who produces natural gas in amounts determined by the commission as having a major effect on energy supplies.
- § 25126 “Major marketer” means any person who sells natural gas or oil in amounts determined by the commission as having a major effect on energy supplies.
- § 25127 “Refiner” means any person who owns, operates, or controls the operations of one or more refineries.
- § 25128 “Refinery” means any industrial plant, regardless of capacity, processing crude oil feedstock and manufacturing oil products.
- § 25129 “Foreign” means any area exclusive of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- § 25130 “Nonresidential” building means any building which is heated or cooled in its interior, and is of an occupancy type other than Type H, I, or J, as defined in…
- § 25131 “Residential building” means any hotel, motel, apartment house, lodginghouse, single- and dwelling, or other residential building which is heated or…
- § 25132 “Load management” means any utility program or activity that is intended to reshape deliberately a utility’s load duration curve.
- § 25133 “Geothermal element” means an element of a county general plan consisting of a statement of geothermal development policies, including a diagram or diagrams…
- § 25134 “Cogeneration” means the sequential use of energy for the production of electrical and useful thermal energy. The sequence can be thermal use followed by power…
- § 25135 “Conversion” means the processes by which residue is converted to a more usable energy form, including, but not limited to, combustion, anaerobic digestion,…
- § 25136 “Residue” means any organic matter left as residue, such as agricultural and forestry residue, including, but not limited to, conifer thinnings, dead and dying…
- § 25140 “Solar thermal powerplant” means a thermal powerplant in which 75 percent or more of the total energy output is from solar energy and the use of backup fuels,…
- § 25141 “Unbranded,” as applied to fuel, means gasoline and diesel fuel sold for wholesale or retail distribution to consumers without proprietary additives or…
- § 25142 “Destination facility” means any structure, group of structures, equipment, pipeline, or device, other than a vessel, that receives oil in bulk to or from a…
CHAPTER 3. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission §§ 25200–25235 · 42 sections
- § 25200 There is in the Resources Agency the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, consisting of five members appointed by the Governor…
- § 25201 One member of the commission shall have a background in the field of engineering or physical science and have knowledge of energy supply or conversion systems;…
- § 25202 The Secretary of the Resources Agency and the President of the Public Utilities Commission shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of the commission, whose…
- § 25203 Each member of the commission shall represent the state at large and not any particular area thereof, and shall serve on a full-time basis.
- § 25204 The Governor shall appoint the members of the commission within 30 days after the effective date of this division. Every appointment made by the Governor to…
- § 25205 (a) No person shall be a member of the commission who, during the two years prior to appointment on the commission, received any substantial portion of his or…
- § 25206 The terms of office of the members of the commission shall be for five years, except that the members first appointed to the commission shall classify…
- § 25207 (a) The members of the commission shall receive the salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the…
- § 25208 (a) By March 1, 2022, and by each March 1 thereafter, until March 1, 2027, the commission shall submit a report to the relevant policy committees of the…
- § 25209 Each member of the commission shall have one vote. Except as provided in Section 25211, the affirmative votes of at least three members shall be required for…
- § 25210 The commission may hold any hearings and conduct any investigations in any part of the state necessary to carry out its powers and duties prescribed by this…
- § 25211 The commission may appoint a committee of not less than two members of the commission to carry on investigations, inquiries, or hearings which the commission…
- § 25212 Every two years the Governor shall designate a chair and vice chair of the commission from among its members.
- § 25213 The commission shall adopt rules and regulations, as necessary, to carry out this division in conformity with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of…
- § 25214 The commission shall maintain its headquarters in the County of Sacramento and may establish branch offices in such parts of the state as the commission deems…
- § 25215 Any member of the commission may be removed from office by the Legislature, by concurrent resolution adopted by a majority vote of all members elected to each…
- § 25216 In addition to other duties specified in this division, the commission shall do all of the following: (a) Undertake a continuing assessment of trends in the…
- § 25216.3 (a) The commission shall compile relevant local, regional, state, and federal land use, public safety, environmental, and other standards to be met in…
- § 25216.5 The commission shall do all of the following: (a) Prescribe the form and content of applications for facilities; conduct public hearings and take other actions…
- § 25216.8 (a) On or before January 31, 2023, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of Water Resources, and California…
- § 25217 The commission shall do all of the following: (a) Appoint an executive director with administration and fiscal experience, who shall serve at its pleasure and…
- § 25217.1 The commission shall nominate and the Governor shall appoint for a term of three years a public advisor to the commission who shall be an attorney admitted to…
- § 25217.5 The chair of the commission shall direct the public advisor, the executive director, and other staff in the performance of their duties in conformance with the…
- § 25218 In addition to other powers specified in this division, the commission may do any of the following: (a) Apply for and accept grants, contributions, and…
- § 25218.5 The provisions specifying any power or duty of the commission shall be liberally construed, in order to carry out the objectives of this division.
- § 25219 As to any matter involving the federal government, its departments or agencies, which is within the scope of the power and duties of the commission, the…
- § 25220 The commission may participate as a party, to the extent that it shall determine, in any proceeding before any federal or state agency having authority…
- § 25221 Upon request of the commission, the Attorney General shall represent the commission and the state in litigation concerning affairs of the commission, unless…
- § 25222 The public advisor shall ensure that full and adequate participation by all interested groups and the public at large is secured in the planning, site and…
- § 25223 The commission shall make available any information filed or submitted pursuant to this division under the provisions of the California Public Records Act…
- § 25224 (a) The commission and other state agencies shall, to the fullest extent possible, exchange records, reports, material, and other information relating to…
- § 25225 (a) Prior to expending any funds for any research, development, or demonstration program or project relating to vehicles or vehicle fuels, the commission shall…
- § 25226 (a) The Energy Technologies Research, Development, and Demonstration Account established under former Section 25683 is hereby continued in existence, in the…
- § 25229 (a) The commission, working with the State Air Resources Board and the Public Utilities Commission, shall prepare a statewide assessment of the electric…
- § 25230 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Certified” means a business enterprise that is certified by the Public…
- § 25231 (a) The commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall, as part of the development of the plan prepared pursuant to Section 44272.5 of…
- § 25231.5 (a) (1) The commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, shall develop uptime recordkeeping and reporting standards for electric vehicle…
- § 25232 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Blue Ribbon Commission” means the Blue Ribbon Commission on Lithium…
- § 25233 (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before December 15, 2022, and quarterly thereafter, the commission and the Public Utilities…
- § 25233.2 (a) By September 30, 2023, the commission shall present a cost comparison of whether extended operations at the Diablo Canyon powerplant compared to a…
- § 25233.5 To help building owners to decarbonize buildings and add energy storage or electric vehicle charging capacity to buildings, the commission, in coordination…
- § 25235 (a) For purposes of this section, “financing or investment solutions” means financing or investment solutions that are consistent with the United States…
CHAPTER 4. Integrated Energy Policy Reporting §§ 25300–25328 · 26 sections
- § 25300 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that clean and reliable energy is essential to the health of the California economy and of vital importance to the…
- § 25301 (a) At least every two years, the commission shall conduct assessments and forecasts of all aspects of energy industry supply, production, transportation,…
- § 25302 (a) Beginning November 1, 2003, and every two years thereafter, the commission shall adopt an integrated energy policy report. This integrated report shall…
- § 25302.4 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Fusion” means a reaction in which at least one heavier, more stable nucleus is produced…
- § 25302.5 (a) As part of each integrated energy policy report required pursuant to Section 25302, each entity that serves or plans to serve electricity to retail…
- § 25302.6 As part of the 2025 edition of the integrated energy policy report, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, shall assess barriers…
- § 25302.7 By June 1, 2023, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission and the Independent System Operator, shall adopt a goal for load shifting…
- § 25303 (a) As part of the report prepared pursuant to Section 25302, the commission shall conduct electricity and natural gas forecasting and assessment activities,…
- § 25304 As a part of the report prepared pursuant to Section 25302, the commission shall conduct transportation forecasting and assessment activities, including, but…
- § 25305 The commission shall rely upon forecasting and assessments performed in accordance with Sections 25301 to 25304, inclusive, as the basis for analyzing the…
- § 25305.1 The commission shall report to the Legislature, to be included in each integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant to Section 25302, regarding the…
- § 25305.2 The commission shall include a summary of the information reported pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 9505 of the Public Utilities Code in the integrated…
- § 25305.5 (a) The commission shall timely incorporate firm zero-carbon resources into the integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant to Section 25302. (b) For…
- § 25306 The commission shall conduct workshops, hearings, and other forums to gain the perspectives of the public and market participants for purposes of the…
- § 25307 (a) For purposes of this section, “decarbonizing” means reducing or eliminating associated emissions of greenhouse gases. (b) As part of the 2023 and 2025…
- § 25308 The commission and Public Utilities Commission, in coordination with the Independent System Operator, every five years, shall review and update as necessary…
- § 25308.5 (a) On or before July 1, 2025, the commission, Public Utilities Commission, and Independent System Operator shall jointly develop an electrical transmission…
- § 25310 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “End use” means the purpose for which energy is used, including, but not…
- § 25320 (a) The commission shall manage a data collection system for obtaining information necessary to develop the policy reports and analyses required by Sections…
- § 25321 In order to ensure timely and accurate compliance with the data collection system adopted under Section 25320, the commission may use any of the following…
- § 25322 (a) The data collection system managed pursuant to Section 25320 shall include the following requirements regarding the confidentiality of the information…
- § 25323 Nothing in this division shall authorize the commission in the performance of its analytical, planning, siting, or certification responsibilities to mandate a…
- § 25324 The commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the California Independent System Operator, transmission owners, users, and consumers,…
- § 25326 (a) The commission shall hold public hearings to identify impediments that limit procurement of biomethane in California, including, but not limited to,…
- § 25327 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) There is insufficient information available to fully realize the potential of solar…
- § 25328 (a) In order to achieve the state’s goal of reaching 100 percent zero-emission vehicles for new passenger vehicles sales by 2035 and for medium- and heavy-duty…
CHAPTER 4.3. Designation of Transmission Corridors §§ 25330–25341 · 12 sections
- § 25330 For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Feasible” has the same meaning as in Section 21061.1. (b) “High-voltage…
- § 25331 (a) The commission may designate a transmission corridor zone on its own motion or by application of a person who plans to construct a high-voltage electric…
- § 25332 The designation of a transmission corridor zone is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)). The…
- § 25333 (a) In developing a strategic plan pursuant to Section 25324 or considering an application for designation pursuant to this chapter, the commission shall…
- § 25334 (a) Upon receipt of an application or upon its own motion for designation of a transmission corridor zone, the commission shall arrange for the publication of…
- § 25335 (a) Within 45 days of receipt of the application or motion for designation, the commission shall commence public informational hearings in the county or…
- § 25336 (a) Within 155 days of the final informational hearing, the commission shall conduct a prehearing conference to determine the issues to be considered in…
- § 25337 After the conclusion of hearings conducted pursuant to Section 25336, and no later than 180 days after the date of certification of the environmental impact…
- § 25338 As soon as practicable after the commission designates a transmission corridor zone, it shall post a copy of its decision on its Internet Web site, send a copy…
- § 25339 After the commission designates a transmission corridor zone, it shall identify that transmission corridor zone in its subsequent strategic plans adopted…
- § 25340 After receiving notice from the commission regarding the designation or revision of a transmission corridor zone within its jurisdiction, each city or county…
- § 25341 (a) Within a designated transmission corridor zone, within 10 days of accepting as complete an application pursuant to Section 65943 of the Government Code for…
CHAPTER 4.5. Petroleum Supply and Pricing §§ 25350–25367 · 16 sections
- § 25350 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the petroleum industry is an essential element of the California economy and is therefore of vital importance to…
- § 25352 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Petroleum Industry Information Reporting Act of 1980.
- § 25354 (a) Each refiner and major marketer shall submit information each month to the commission in such form and extent as the commission prescribes pursuant to this…
- § 25354.2 (a) The commission, in consultation with the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and labor and industry stakeholders, shall consider ways to manage…
- § 25354.4 (a) The commission, in consultation with the Independent Consumer Fuels Advisory Committee established pursuant to Section 25373, shall consider the effects of…
- § 25354.6 (a) The commission shall notify a refiner or person who fails to comply with the requirements of Section 25354.2 or 25354.4, or fails to comply with the…
- § 25355 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Gross gasoline refining margin” means the difference, expressed in dollars per barrel,…
- § 25355.5 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Gross gasoline refining margin excluding state program costs” means the amount,…
- § 25355.7 (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before March 1, 2024, and March 1 of each year thereafter, the commission, in cooperation…
- § 25356 (a) The commission, utilizing its own staff and other support staff having expertise and experience in, or with, the petroleum industry, shall gather, analyze,…
- § 25357 The commission shall obtain and analyze monthly production reports prepared by the State Oil and Gas Supervisor pursuant to Section 3227.
- § 25358 (a) Within 70 days after the end of each preceding quarter of each calendar year, the commission shall publish and submit to the Governor and the Legislature a…
- § 25362 (a) The commission shall notify those persons who have failed to timely provide the information specified in Section 25354 or 25355. If, within five days after…
- § 25364 (a) A person required to present information to the commission pursuant to Section 25354 or 25355 or a person making a request for exemption pursuant to…
- § 25366 Any confidential information pertinent to the responsibilities of the commission specified in this division which is obtained by another state agency shall be…
- § 25367 (a) Except as otherwise provided, the adoption of, or amendment to, regulations or orders implementing this chapter shall be considered by the Office of…
CHAPTER 4.6. Petroleum Market §§ 25370–25373 · 12 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions § 25370 · 1 section
- § 25370 For purposes of this chapter and Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 25350), the following definitions apply: (a) “Planned maintenance” means regular,…
ARTICLE 2. Transportation Fuels Assessment §§ 25371–25371.4 · 5 sections
- § 25371 (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before January 1, 2024, and every three years thereafter, the commission shall submit an…
- § 25371.1 (a) The commission shall use reasonable means necessary and available, including, but not limited to, the authority under subdivisions (e) and (f) of Section…
- § 25371.2 (a) The commission shall aggregate information used in the assessment prepared under Section 25371 to the extent necessary to ensure its confidentiality if…
- § 25371.3 On or before December 31, 2024, the commission and the State Air Resources Board, taking into account findings of the assessment conducted under Section 25371,…
- § 25371.4 The commission shall, on or before March 31, 2026, submit an assessment to the Legislature, in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, and to the…
ARTICLE 3. Division of Petroleum Market Oversight §§ 25372–25372.4 · 5 sections
- § 25372 For purposes of this article and Article 4 (commencing with Section 25373), “division” means the Division of Petroleum Market Oversight.
- § 25372.1 (a) The Division of Petroleum Market Oversight is hereby established in the commission. (b) Notwithstanding Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 25200), the…
- § 25372.2 (a) The division shall do all of the following: (1) Provide independent oversight and analysis of the transportation fuels markets for the protection of…
- § 25372.3 The director of the division shall, when requested, appear before the appropriate policy committees in the Assembly and Senate to provide an update on the…
- § 25372.4 (a) Information provided to the division shall presumptively be confidential and not subject to public disclosure. The division shall not divulge or make known…
ARTICLE 4. Independent Consumer Fuels Advisory Committee § 25373 · 1 section
- § 25373 (a) The commission and division shall be advised by the Independent Consumer Fuels Advisory Committee, which is hereby established within the commission. The…
CHAPTER 5. Energy Resources Conservation §§ 25400–25405.6 · 30 sections
- § 25400 The commission shall conduct an ongoing assessment of the opportunities and constraints presented by all forms of energy. The commission shall encourage the…
- § 25401 The commission shall continuously carry out studies, research projects, data collection, and other activities required to assess the nature, extent, and…
- § 25401.2 (a) As part of the report required by Section 25302, the commission shall develop and update an inventory of current and potential cost-effective opportunities…
- § 25401.5 For the purpose of reducing electrical and natural gas energy consumption, the commission may develop and disseminate measures that would enhance energy…
- § 25401.7 At the time a single-family residential dwelling is sold, a buyer or seller may request a home inspection, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 7195 of the…
- § 25401.9 (a) Pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25402, to the extent that funds are available, the commission, in consultation with the Department of Water…
- § 25402 The commission shall, after one or more public hearings, do all of the following to reduce the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of…
- § 25402.1 To implement the requirements of subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 25402, the commission shall do all of the following: (a) Develop a public domain computer…
- § 25402.2 Any standard adopted by the commission pursuant to Sections 25402 and 25402.1, which is a building standard as defined in Section 25488.5, shall be submitted…
- § 25402.3 For purposes of subdivision (e) of Section 25402.1, the commission shall contract with California building officials to establish two regional training centers…
- § 25402.4 The standards for nonresidential buildings prescribed by the commission pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 25402 shall provide at least one option…
- § 25402.5 (a) As used in this section, “lighting device” includes, but is not limited to, a lamp, luminaire, light fixture, lighting control, ballast, or any component…
- § 25402.5.4 (a) On or before December 31, 2008, the commission shall adopt minimum energy efficiency standards for all general purpose lights on a schedule specified in…
- § 25402.7 (a) In consultation with the commission, electric and gas utilities shall provide support for building standards and other regulations pursuant to Section…
- § 25402.8 When assessing new building standards for residential and nonresidential buildings relating to the conservation of energy, the commission shall include in its…
- § 25402.9 (a) On or before July 1, 1996, the commission shall develop, adopt, and publish an informational booklet to educate and inform homeowners, rental property…
- § 25402.10 (a) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply: (1) To “benchmark,” in reference to energy use, means to obtain information on the…
- § 25402.11 (a) (1) The commission may adopt regulations establishing an administrative enforcement process for a violation of a regulation adopted pursuant to…
- § 25402.12 (a) On or before January 1, 2019, the commission, in consultation with the Contractors’ State License Board, local building officials, and other stakeholders,…
- § 25402.13 Beginning with the triennial review of Part 6 (commencing with Section 100.0) of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations that is pending as of January…
- § 25402.16 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Benchmarking data” means data delivered to the commission pursuant to Section 25402.10.…
- § 25402.17 (a) The commission shall evaluate the cost-effectiveness of passive house energy efficiency standards by California climate zone, using commission-adopted…
- § 25403 (a) By January 1, 2021, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the State Air Resources Board, and the Independent System…
- § 25403.2 (a) Using the moneys appropriated pursuant to Items 3360-105-0001 and 3360-005-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2021, the commission shall implement…
- § 25403.5 (a) The commission shall, by July 1, 1978, adopt standards by regulation for a program of electrical load management for each utility service area. In adopting…
- § 25403.8 (a) The commission shall develop and implement a program to provide battery backup power for those official traffic control signals, operated by a city,…
- § 25404 The commission shall cooperate with the Office of Planning and Research, the Resources Agency and other interested parties in developing procedures to ensure…
- § 25405 A city, county, or city and county may by ordinance or resolution prescribe a schedule of fees sufficient to pay the costs incurred in the enforcement of…
- § 25405.5 (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “kW” means kilowatts or 1,000 watts, as measured from the alternating current…
- § 25405.6 Not later than July 1, 2007, the commission shall initiate a public proceeding to study and make findings whether, and under what conditions, solar energy…
CHAPTER 5.2. Energy Conservation Assistance §§ 25410–25422 · 17 sections
- § 25410 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Energy Conservation Assistance Act of 1979.
- § 25410.5 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Energy costs are frequently the second largest discretionary expense in a local government’s…
- § 25410.6 (a) The commission shall administer the State Energy Conservation Assistance Account to provide grants and loans to local governments and public institutions…
- § 25411 As used in this chapter: (a) “Allocation” means a loan of funds by the commission pursuant to the procedures specified in this chapter. (b) “Building” means…
- § 25412 Any eligible institution may submit an application to the commission for an allocation for the purpose of financing all or a portion of the costs incurred in…
- § 25412.5 The commission shall take steps to solicit loan applications to do all of the following: (a) Encourage an equitable distribution of loans statewide. (b) Award…
- § 25413 (a) Applications for eligible energy projects or measures may be approved by the commission only in those instances where the eligible institution has…
- § 25414 Annually at the conclusion of each fiscal year, but not later than October 31, each eligible institution that has received an allocation for an eligible energy…
- § 25415 (a) Each eligible institution to which an allocation has been made under this chapter shall repay the principal amount of the allocation, plus interest, in not…
- § 25416 (a) The State Energy Conservation Assistance Account is hereby created in the General Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the account…
- § 25417 (a) An allocation made pursuant to this chapter shall be used for the purposes specified in an approved application. (b) In the event that the commission…
- § 25417.5 (a) In furtherance of the purposes of the commission as set forth in this chapter, the commission has the power and authority to do all of the following: (1)…
- § 25418 The Department of Finance, at its discretion, may audit the expenditure of any allocation made pursuant to this chapter or the computation of any payment made…
- § 25419 In addition to the powers specifically granted to the commission by the other provisions of this chapter, the commission shall have the following powers: (a)…
- § 25420 The commission may expend from the State Energy Conservation Assistance Account an amount to pay for the actual administrative costs incurred by the commission…
- § 25421 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later…
- § 25422 (a) Federal funds available to the commission pursuant to Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 25460) may be used by the commission to augment funding for…
CHAPTER 5.3. Energy Conservation Act of 2001 §§ 25425–25436 · 8 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 25425–25426 · 2 sections
ARTICLE 2. Loans and Grants for Construction and Retrofit Projects §§ 25433–25434.5 · 4 sections
- § 25433 It is the intent of the Legislature to establish incentives in the form of grants and loans to low-income residents, small businesses, and residential property…
- § 25433.5 (a) In consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the commission shall do both of the following for the purpose of full or partial funding of an…
- § 25434 The commission may contract with one or more business entities capable of supplying or providing goods or services necessary for the commission to carry out…
- § 25434.5 As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Eligible construction or retrofit project” means a project for making…
ARTICLE 3. Small Business Energy Efficient Refrigeration Loan Program §§ 25435–25436 · 2 sections
CHAPTER 5.5. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants §§ 25450–25450.5 · 6 sections
- § 25450 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The cost of energy in California is increasing and creating greater demands on local…
- § 25450.1 The commission shall administer the funds allocated to and received by the state pursuant to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. Sec.…
- § 25450.2 (a) Not less than 60 percent of the funds received pursuant to Section 25450.1 shall be used to provide cost-effective energy efficiency, climate change…
- § 25450.3 The commission shall not exceed the amount specified in Section 545(c)(4) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 17155(c)(4)) for…
- § 25450.4 The commission may award contracts, grants, and loans pursuant to this chapter, unless otherwise prohibited by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007…
- § 25450.5 (a) The commission may adopt guidelines governing the award, eligibility, and administration of funding pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act…
CHAPTER 5.6. Federal Funding of Energy-Related Projects and State Energy Programs §§ 25460–25464 · 5 sections
- § 25460 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the 111th Congress enacted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) that appropriates…
- § 25461 (a) Except as provided in Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 25450), the commission shall administer federal funds allocated to, and received by, the state…
- § 25462 (a) The commission may adopt guidelines governing the award, eligibility, and administration of funding pursuant to this chapter at a publicly noticed meeting…
- § 25463 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, federal funds available to the commission pursuant to this chapter may be used by the commission to…
- § 25464 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Fund” means the Clean and Renewable Energy Business Financing Revolving Loan Fund. (2)…
CHAPTER 5.7. Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund and Energy Efficiency Retrofit State Revolving Fund §§ 25470–25474.5 · 7 sections
- § 25470 As used in this chapter: (a) “Act” means the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). (b) “Allocation” means a loan of funds…
- § 25471 (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund for the purpose of implementing this chapter.…
- § 25471.5 There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Energy Efficiency Retrofit State Revolving Fund for the purposes of implementing this chapter.…
- § 25472 (a) The department, in consultation with the commission, shall establish a process by which projects are identified and funding is allocated. (b) The…
- § 25473 (a) On or before January 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, the department, in collaboration with the commission, shall submit to the Legislature’s fiscal and…
- § 25474 (a) Any repayment of loans made pursuant to this chapter from the Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund, including interest payments, and all interest…
- § 25474.5 (a) Notwithstanding Section 39718 of the Health and Safety Code, any repayment of loans made pursuant to this chapter from the Energy Efficiency Retrofit State…
CHAPTER 5.8. Energy Conservation in Transportation §§ 25480–25485 · 6 sections
- § 25480 As used in this chapter, “department” means the Department of Transportation.
- § 25481 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) Due to the projected rapid growth in demand for energy, coupled with the mounting difficulties in providing…
- § 25482 All state agencies shall provide assistance to their employees living in metropolitan areas in establishing carpools and locating potential carpool…
- § 25483 In order to perform its new function of promoting and assisting ridesharing, the department is authorized to establish ridesharing programs in metropolitan…
- § 25484 The ridesharing programs established by the department may include, but are not limited to, computer or manual matching systems, promotional efforts to…
- § 25485 The department shall develop programs and undertake any necessary construction to establish, for the use of carpool vehicles carrying at least three persons,…
CHAPTER 5.9. Energy Systems §§ 25487–25498 · 12 sections
ARTICLE 1. Definitions §§ 25487–25498 · 12 sections
- § 25487 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 25488 “Title 24 Standards” refers to the nonresidential building standards developed by the commission.
- § 25488.5 “Building standard” means a building standard as defined in Section 18909 of the Health and Safety Code which is adopted by the commission.
- § 25489 “Lifecycle cost” means an estimate of the total cost of acquisition, operation, maintenance, and construction of any energy system within or related to a…
- § 25491 “Governmental agency” means any public agency, including any agency of the state, each county, city, district, association of governments, and joint power…
- § 25492 “Structure” means any building which has more than 10,000 square feet of floor area and which has a heating, cooling, water heating, or lighting system which…
- § 25493 On or after January 1, 1979, no governmental agency shall commence construction on any new structure unless the new structure complies with Title 24 Standards.
- § 25493.5 On and after January 1, 1980, no governmental agency shall commence construction on any new structure unless the new structure complies with all applicable…
- § 25494 Not later than July 31, 1978, the commission shall prepare a manual outlining a methodology by which governmental agencies and the general public may at their…
- § 25495 No later than July 31, 1978, the commission shall develop design guidelines for new construction which include energy conserving options, including, but not…
- § 25496 No later than July 1, 1978, the commission shall develop and make available to government agencies and the general public to be utilized at their option…
- § 25498 In addition to any other requirements applicable to such structure, no new state-owned structure shall be constructed which is not equipped with a…
CHAPTER 6. Power Facility and Site Certification §§ 25500–25543 · 72 sections
- § 25500 In accordance with the provisions of this division, the commission shall have the exclusive power to certify all sites and related facilities in the state,…
- § 25500.1 (a) The owner of a proposed solar thermal powerplant, for which an application for certification was filed with the commission after August 15, 2007, and…
- § 25500.5 The commission shall certify sufficient sites and related facilities which are required to provide a supply of electric power sufficient to accomodate the…
- § 25501 This chapter does not apply to any site or related facility for which the Public Utilities Commission has issued a certificate of public convenience and…
- § 25501.7 Any person proposing to construct a facility or a site to which Section 25501 applies may waive the exclusion of such site and related facility from the…
- § 25502 Each person proposing to construct a thermal powerplant or electric transmission line on a site shall submit to the commission a notice of intention to file an…
- § 25502.3 Except as provided in Section 25501.7, any person proposing to construct a facility excluded from the provisions of this chapter may waive such exclusion by…
- § 25503 Each notice of intention to file an application shall contain at least three alternative sites and related facilities, at least one of which shall not be…
- § 25504 The notice of intention shall include a statement by the applicant describing the location of the proposed sites by section or sections, range and township,…
- § 25504.5 An applicant may, in the notice, propose a site to be approved which will accomodate a potential maximum electric generating capacity in excess of the capacity…
- § 25505 Upon receipt of a notice, the commission shall cause a summary of the notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the…
- § 25506 The commission shall request the appropriate local, regional, state, and federal agencies to make comments and recommendations regarding the design, operation,…
- § 25506.5 The commission shall request the Public Utilities Commission, for sites and related facilities requiring a certificate of public convenience and necessity, to…
- § 25507 (a) If any alternative site and related facility proposed in the notice is proposed to be located, in whole or in part, within the coastal zone, the commission…
- § 25508 The commission shall cooperate with, and render advice to, the California Coastal Commission and the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission…
- § 25509 Within 45 days of the filing of the notice, the commission shall conduct public informational presentations in the county or counties in which the proposed…
- § 25509.5 No sooner than 15 days after the conclusion of the presentations pursuant to Section 25509, the commission shall commence nonadjudicatory hearings. Such…
- § 25510 After the conclusion of such hearings, and no later than 150 days after filing of the notice, the commission shall prepare and make public a summary and…
- § 25511 The commission shall review the factors related to safety and reliability of the facilities at each of the alternative sites designated in the notice. In…
- § 25512 The summary and hearing order shall be based upon the record of the proceeding including statements or documents presented during any hearing or informational…
- § 25512.5 Within 15 days of the publication of the summary and hearing order, a copy will be distributed to any person who requests such copy.
- § 25513 No earlier than 30 days after distribution of the summary and hearing order, the commission shall commence adjudicatory hearings pursuant to the hearing order.
- § 25513.3 Notwithstanding Sections 11425.30 and 11430.10 of the Government Code, unless a party demonstrates other statutory grounds for disqualification, a person who…
- § 25514 After conclusion of the hearings held pursuant to Section 25513 and no later than 300 days after the filing of the notice, a final report shall be prepared and…
- § 25514.3 In specifying any modifications, conditions, or criteria pursuant to Section 25514, for sites and related facilities requiring a certificate of public…
- § 25514.5 In considering the acceptability of a site proposed to accommodate ultimately additional power-generating capacity, the commission, in determining, pursuant to…
- § 25515 No later than 30 days after the final report is distributed, a hearing or hearings on the final report shall be commenced. Such hearings shall be concluded…
- § 25516 The approval of the notice by the commission shall be based upon findings pursuant to Section 25514. The notice shall not be approved unless the commission…
- § 25516.1 If a site and related facility found to be acceptable by the commission pursuant to Section 25516 is located in the coastal zone, the Suisun Marsh, or the…
- § 25516.5 On a notice which proposes an expanded ultimate electric generating capacity for a site, the commission may, based upon findings pursuant to Section 25514,…
- § 25516.6 (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this division, the commission shall issue its written decision on the notice not later than 12 months after the…
- § 25517 Except as provided in Section 25501, no construction of any thermal powerplant or electric transmission line shall be commenced by any electric utility without…
- § 25518 The Public Utilities Commission shall issue no certificate of public convenience and necessity for a site or related electrical facilities unless the utility…
- § 25518.5 Nothing in this division shall preclude the concurrent initiation of an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Public…
- § 25519 (a) To obtain certification for a site and related facility, an application for certification of the site and related facility shall be filed with the…
- § 25519.5 (a) If the site and related facilities specified in the application are proposed to be located within 1,000 feet of a military installation, or lie within…
- § 25520 The application shall contain all of the following information and any other information that the commission by regulation may require: (a) A detailed…
- § 25520.5 (a) In reviewing an application for an additional facility at a potential multiple-facility site, the commission shall undertake a reconsideration of its prior…
- § 25521 No earlier than 90 nor later than 240 days after the date of the filing of an application, the commission shall commence a public hearing or hearings on the…
- § 25522 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 25520.5, within 18 months of the filing of an application for certification, or within 12 months if it is…
- § 25523 The commission shall prepare a written decision after the public hearing on an application, which includes all of the following: (a) Specific provisions…
- § 25524 (a) “Qualified applicant” for purposes of this section means an applicant for certification of an eligible renewable energy resource, as defined in the…
- § 25524.1 (a) Except for the existing Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company and San Onofre Units 2 and 3 owned by Southern California…
- § 25524.2 Except for the existing Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company and San Onofre Units 2 and 3 owned by Southern California Edison…
- § 25524.5 The commission shall not certify any facility which adds generating capacity to a potential multiple-facility site in excess of the maximum allowable capacity…
- § 25525 The commission may not certify a facility contained in the application when it finds, pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 25523, that the facility does not…
- § 25526 (a) The commission shall not approve as a site for a facility any location designated by the California Coastal Commission pursuant to subdivision (b) of…
- § 25527 The following areas of the state shall not be approved as a site for a facility, unless the commission finds that such use is not inconsistent with the primary…
- § 25528 (a) The commission shall require, as a condition of certification of any site and related facility, that the applicant acquire, by grant or contract, the right…
- § 25529 When a facility is proposed to be located in the coastal zone or any other area with recreational, scenic, or historic value, the commission shall require, as…
- § 25530 The commission may order a reconsideration of all or part of a decision or order on its own motion or on petition of any party. Any such petition shall be…
- § 25531 (a) The decisions of the commission on any application for certification of a site and related facility are subject to judicial review by the Supreme Court of…
- § 25532 The commission shall establish a monitoring system to assure that any facility certified under this division is constructed and is operating in compliance with…
- § 25534 (a) The commission may, after one or more hearings, amend the conditions of, or revoke the certification for, any facility for any of the following reasons:…
- § 25534.1 (a) The executive director of the commission may issue a complaint to any person or entity on whom an administrative civil penalty may be imposed pursuant to…
- § 25534.2 (a) Within 30 days after service of an order issued under Section 25534.1, any aggrieved party may file with the superior court a petition for writ of mandate…
- § 25535 Such reasonable and direct costs as the applicant incurs to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be allowed for ratemaking purposes.
- § 25537 Upon approval of an application, the commission shall forward to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, and to…
- § 25538 Upon receiving the commission’s request for review under subdivision (f) of Section 25519 and Section 25506, the local agency may request a fee from the…
- § 25539 In reviewing notices and applications for certification of modifications of existing facilities, the commission shall adopt rules and regulations as necessary…
- § 25540 If a person proposes to construct a geothermal powerplant and related facility or facilities on a site, the commission shall not require three alternative…
- § 25540.1 The commission shall determine, within 30 days after the receipt of a notice or application for a geothermal powerplant, whether the notice or application is…
- § 25540.2 Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (a) If an applicant proposes to construct a geothermal powerplant at a site which, at the outset of the proceeding,…
- § 25540.3 (a) An applicant for a geothermal powerplant may propose a site to be approved that will accommodate a potential maximum electric generating capacity in excess…
- § 25540.4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (a) The decision of the commission on an application for an additional facility at a potential multiple facility…
- § 25540.5 The commission may, at the petition of a county which has adopted a geothermal element for its general plan, approve an equivalent certification program which…
- § 25540.6 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no notice of intention is required, and the commission shall issue its final decision on the application, as…
- § 25541 The commission may exempt from this chapter thermal powerplants with a generating capacity of up to 100 megawatts and modifications to existing generating…
- § 25541.1 It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the development of thermal powerplants using resource recovery (waste-to-energy) technology. Previously…
- § 25541.5 (a) On or before January 1, 2001, the Secretary of the Resources Agency shall review the regulatory program conducted pursuant to this chapter that was…
- § 25542 In the case of any site and related facility or facilities for which the provisions of this division do not apply, the exclusive power given to the commission…
- § 25543 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to improve the process of siting and licensing new thermal electric powerplants to ensure that these facilities can be…
CHAPTER 6.2. Certification of Nonfossil-Fueled Powerplants, Energy Storage Facilities, and Related Facilities §§ 25545–25545.19 · 21 sections
- § 25545 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “California Native American tribe” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 21073. (b)…
- § 25545.1 (a) A person proposing an eligible facility may file an application no later than June 30, 2030, for certification with the commission to certify a site and…
- § 25545.2 An application for a site and related facility submitted pursuant to this chapter shall be in a form prescribed by the commission and shall contain all of the…
- § 25545.3 For purposes of sections 25545.3.3 and 25545.3.5, the following definitions apply: (a) “Construction” includes any new construction work and subsequent…
- § 25545.3.3 An application for a covered project submitted under this chapter shall include the applicant’s certification that it will meet the requirements of a covered…
- § 25545.3.5 An application for a covered project submitted under this chapter shall include the applicant’s certification that a skilled and trained workforce will be used…
- § 25545.4 (a) Within 30 days of the submission of the application, the commission shall review the application and make a determination of completeness. (b) (1) The…
- § 25545.5 (a) On or before September 28, 2022, the commission shall, in coordination with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, develop a plan that ensures timely and…
- § 25545.6 Notwithstanding any other law, an application submitted pursuant to this chapter shall be reviewed by commission staff. The executive director shall prepare a…
- § 25545.7 (a) The commission is the lead agency for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)) and, except as…
- § 25545.7.2 The commission shall conduct public outreach to solicit input on an application to identify the range of actions, alternatives, mitigation measures, and…
- § 25545.7.4 (a) Within five days after the application is deemed complete pursuant to Section 25545.4, the commission shall submit the application to all California Native…
- § 25545.7.6 (a) No sooner than 30 days and no later than 60 days after the issuance of the notice of availability of the draft environmental impact report, mitigated…
- § 25545.8 (a) For the consideration of an application and the issuance of a certification under this chapter, the commission shall comply with the requirements of…
- § 25545.9 (a) The commission shall not certify a site and related facility under this chapter unless the commission finds that the construction or operation of the…
- § 25545.10 (a) The commission shall not certify a site and related facility under this chapter unless the commission finds that the applicant has entered into one or more…
- § 25545.11 Sections 25532 to 25534.2, inclusive, apply to a certification issued pursuant to this chapter.
- § 25545.12 (a) Regulations adopted to implement this chapter, or any amendment to those regulations, shall be adopted by the commission in accordance with Chapter 3.5…
- § 25545.13 (a) A site and related facility certified under this chapter is deemed an environmental leadership development project certified by the Governor under Chapter…
- § 25545.16 (a) For any application submitted after January 1, 2026, the commission shall not certify an energy storage system, as described in paragraph (2) of…
- § 25545.19 (a) In an application for an energy storage system, as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 25545, submitted in accordance with this…
CHAPTER 6.3. Diablo Canyon Powerplant §§ 25548–25548.8 · 9 sections
- § 25548 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The Diablo Canyon powerplant currently supplies approximately 17 percent of California’s…
- § 25548.1 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Borrower” means the company licensed to operate the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2. (b)…
- § 25548.2 For purposes of any application or request by the operator for a permit, lease, license, certification, concurrence, plan, decision, or other approval from a…
- § 25548.3 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to make available a one billion four hundred million dollar ($1,400,000,000) loan from the General Fund to the…
- § 25548.4 (a) Within 180 days after the date of the loan agreement, the department, in collaboration with the Public Utilities Commission, shall establish a methodology…
- § 25548.5 (a) The department may do any of the following as may be, in the determination of the department, necessary or appropriate for purposes of this chapter: (1)…
- § 25548.6 (a) The Diablo Canyon Extension Fund is hereby established within the State Treasury. The moneys in the fund shall be available to the department for the…
- § 25548.7 Continued operation of the Diablo Canyon powerplant as provided in this chapter is in all respects for the welfare and the benefit of the people of the state,…
- § 25548.8 (a) The department, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission and the commission, shall provide a biannual report, on or before February 1 and…
CHAPTER 6.5. Natural Gas Rating and Tracking §§ 25550–25555 · 2 sections
ARTICLE 1. Definitions § 25550 · 1 section
- § 25550 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Buyer of natural gas” means a gas corporation, local publicly owned gas utility, noncore…
ARTICLE 2. Natural Gas Tracking System § 25555 · 1 section
- § 25555 The State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the commission, shall develop a model of fugitive and vented emissions of methane from natural gas…
CHAPTER 7. Research and Development §§ 25600–25619 · 14 sections
- § 25600 As used in this chapter: (a) “Passive thermal system” means a system which utilizes the structural elements of a building and is not augmented by mechanical…
- § 25601 The commission shall develop and coordinate a program of research and development in energy supply, consumption, and conservation and the technology of siting…
- § 25602 The commission shall carry out technical assessment studies on all forms of energy and energy-related problems, in order to influence federal research and…
- § 25603 For research purposes, the commission shall, in cooperation with other state agencies, participate in the design, construction, and operation of…
- § 25605 On or before November 1, 1978, the commission shall develop and adopt, in cooperation with affected industry and consumer representatives, and after one or…
- § 25605.5 Standards adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 25605, which are building standards as defined in Section 25488.5, shall be submitted to the State…
- § 25608 The commission shall confer with officials of federal agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Institute of…
- § 25609 The commission may, in adopting regulations pursuant to this chapter, specify the date when the regulations shall take effect. The commission may specify…
- § 25609.5 The effective dates of building standards adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 25609 are subject to approval pursuant to the provisions of the State…
- § 25610 For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the commission may contract with any person for materials and services that cannot be performed by…
- § 25616 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage local agencies to expeditiously review permit applications to site energy projects, and to encourage…
- § 25617 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to preserve diversity of clean energy resources, including diversity of resources used in electric generation…
- § 25618 (a) The commission shall facilitate development and commercialization of ultra low- and zero-emission electric vehicles and advanced battery technologies, as…
- § 25619 (a) For purposes of this section, “qualified counties” means the Counties of Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Merced, Riverside, San…
CHAPTER 7.1. Public Interest Energy Research, Demonstration,and Development Program §§ 25620–25620.15 · 12 sections
- § 25620 The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) It is in the best interests of the people of this state that the quality of life of its…
- § 25620.1 (a) The commission shall develop, implement, and administer the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Program that is hereby created. The…
- § 25620.2 (a) To ensure the efficient implementation and administration of the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Program, the commission shall do…
- § 25620.3 (a) The commission may, consistent with the requirements of this chapter, provide awards to any individual or entity for planning, implementation, and…
- § 25620.4 (a) To the extent that intellectual property is developed under this chapter, an equitable share of rights in the intellectual property or in the benefits…
- § 25620.5 (a) The commission may solicit applications for awards, using a sealed competitive bid, competitive negotiation process, commission-issued intradepartmental…
- § 25620.6 The commission, in consultation with the Department of General Services, may purchase insurance coverage necessary to implement an award. Funding for the…
- § 25620.7 (a) The commission may contract for, or through interagency agreement obtain, technical, scientific, or administrative services or expertise from one or more…
- § 25620.8 (a) The commission shall prepare and submit to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee an annual report,…
- § 25620.9 For a project related to the deployment of a microgrid, a recipient of moneys awarded pursuant to this chapter shall not expend those moneys for the purchase…
- § 25620.11 (a) The commission shall regularly convene an advisory board that shall make recommendations to guide the commission’s selection of programs and projects to be…
- § 25620.15 (a) In order to ensure that prudent investments in research, development, and demonstration of energy efficient technologies continue to produce substantial…
CHAPTER 7.2. Climate Innovation Program §§ 25625–25625.5 · 6 sections
- § 25625 This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Climate Innovation Program.
- § 25625.1 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “California-headquartered company” means a corporation or other business form organized for…
- § 25625.2 (a) The commission shall establish and administer the Climate Innovation Program to provide financial incentives to California-headquartered companies for…
- § 25625.3 The commission may propose contingent financial incentives under the Climate Innovation Program to corporations or other business forms organized for the…
- § 25625.4 Recipients of a financial incentive awarded pursuant to this chapter shall be a California-headquartered company for the entire term of the financial incentive…
- § 25625.5 To support the activities of this chapter, the commission may noncompetitively obtain assistance for technical, scientific, or administrative services or…
CHAPTER 7.3. Small Business Energy Technology Loan Program § 25630 · 1 section
- § 25630 (a) The commission shall establish a small business energy assistance low-interest revolving loan program to fund the purchase of equipment for alternative…
CHAPTER 7.4. Long-Duration Energy Storage Program §§ 25640–25645 · 6 sections
- § 25640 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Energy storage system” has the same meaning as defined in Section 2835 of the Public…
- § 25641 (a) The commission shall establish and implement the Long-Duration Energy Storage Program to provide financial incentives for eligible projects, located at…
- § 25642 (a) The commission may establish project and storage facility eligibility guidelines for purposes of this chapter. (b) Any eligibility guidelines established…
- § 25643 In implementing the Long-Duration Energy Storage Program, the commission may do all of the following: (a) In addition to any other authorized method of…
- § 25644 Notwithstanding any other law, a commission agreement entered into for purposes of the Long-Duration Energy Storage Program shall not require the review,…
- § 25645 (a) In providing financial incentives pursuant to this chapter, the commission shall give preference to an eligible project that does one or more of the…
CHAPTER 7.5. Agricultural Industry Energy Program § 25650 · 1 section
- § 25650 (a) All funds from loan repayments and interest that become due and payable for loans made by the commission pursuant to an agriculture energy assistance…
CHAPTER 7.6. Clean Energy Programs §§ 25660–25666 · 22 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 25660–25661.5 · 5 sections
- § 25660 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Clean energy programs” means the programs described in Section 25660.4. (b) “Emergency Load…
- § 25660.2 On or before March 1 , 2024, and annually thereafter by that date until all funds appropriated for purposes of this chapter have been encumbered, the…
- § 25660.4 This chapter only applies to the following programs or activities: (a) The Industrial Grid Support and Decarbonization Program established pursuant to Section…
- § 25661 In implementing the clean energy programs, the commission may do both of the following: (a) Contract for or use an interagency agreement to obtain technical,…
- § 25661.5 Of the moneys appropriated for the clean energy programs, the Climate Innovation Program established pursuant to Section 25625.2, the Carbon Removal Innovation…
ARTICLE 2. Industrial Decarbonization and Improvement of Grid Operations Program §§ 25662–25662.6 · 4 sections
- § 25662 The commission shall establish and administer the Industrial Decarbonization and Improvement of Grid Operations Program to provide financial incentives for the…
- § 25662.2 (a) The commission may establish project and industrial facility eligibility guidelines for purposes of this article. (b) The eligibility guidelines…
- § 25662.4 (a) In providing financial incentives pursuant to this article, the commission shall give preference to an eligible project that does one or more of the…
- § 25662.6 An eligible project that receives a financial incentive pursuant to this article is ineligible for a financial incentive pursuant to the Food Production…
ARTICLE 3. Food Production Investment Program §§ 25663–25663.6 · 4 sections
- § 25663 The commission shall establish and administer the Food Production Investment Program to provide financial incentives for the implementation of eligible…
- § 25663.2 (a) The commission may establish project and facility eligibility guidelines for purposes of this article. (b) The eligibility guidelines established pursuant…
- § 25663.4 (a) In providing financial incentives pursuant to this article, the commission shall give preference to an eligible project that does one or more of the…
- § 25663.6 An eligible project that receives a financial incentive pursuant to this article is ineligible for a financial incentive pursuant to the Industrial Grid…
ARTICLE 4. Hydrogen Program §§ 25664–25664.1 · 2 sections
- § 25664 For purposes of this article, hydrogen projects that produce, process, deliver, store, or use hydrogen derived from water using eligible renewable energy…
- § 25664.1 (a) The commission shall establish and administer the Hydrogen Program pursuant to this article to provide financial incentives to eligible in-state hydrogen…
ARTICLE 5. Equitable Building Decarbonization Program §§ 25665–25665.7 · 6 sections
- § 25665 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “California Native American tribe” has the same meaning as defined in Section 21073. (b)…
- § 25665.1 (a) (1) The commission shall establish the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program. (2) The Equitable Building Decarbonization Program includes the direct…
- § 25665.3 The commission shall establish the direct install program consistent with all of the following: (a) Participation in the direct install program shall be at…
- § 25665.5 The commission shall establish and administer a statewide incentive program for low-carbon building technologies, consistent with all of the following: (a) The…
- § 25665.6 The commission may adopt guidelines or other standards at a commission business meeting to implement this article. The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter…
- § 25665.7 (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before September 1, 2024, and annually thereafter until all moneys appropriated in Items…
ARTICLE 6. Program to Support Offshore Wind Infrastructure Improvements § 25666 · 1 section
- § 25666 (a) The commission shall establish and administer a program to support offshore wind infrastructure improvements in order to advance the capabilities of…
CHAPTER 7.8. Carbon Removal Innovation Program §§ 25685–25689 · 4 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions §§ 25685–25686 · 2 sections
ARTICLE 2. Program Establishment and Implementation §§ 25688–25689 · 2 sections
- § 25688 (a) The commission shall establish and administer the Carbon Removal Innovation Program to provide financial incentives for eligible projects that advance…
- § 25689 In implementing the program, the commission may do all of the following: (a) In addition to any other authorized method of providing moneys to participants,…
CHAPTER 8. Energy Shortage Contingency Planning §§ 25700–25705 · 7 sections
- § 25700 The commission shall, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, develop contingency plans to deal with possible shortages of electrical energy or fuel…
- § 25701 (a) Within six months after the effective date of this division, each electric utility, gas utility, and fuel wholesaler or manufacturer in the state shall…
- § 25702 The commission shall, after one or more public hearings, review the emergency load curtailment program plans or emergency energy supply distribution plans…
- § 25703 Within four months after the date of certification of any new facility, the commission shall review and revise the recommended plans based on additional new…
- § 25704 The commission shall carry out studies to determine if potential serious shortages of electrical, natural gas, or other sources of energy are likely to occur…
- § 25704.5 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of extreme heat events and increasing…
- § 25705 If the commission determines that all reasonable conservation, allocation, and service restriction measures may not alleviate an energy supply emergency, and…
CHAPTER 8.1. Electric Program Investment Charge Fund §§ 25710–25712 · 7 sections
- § 25710 For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Electric Program Investment Charge” means the surcharge instituted by…
- § 25711 For the purposes of implementing this chapter, the Electric Program Investment Charge Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. (a) The commission shall…
- § 25711.5 In administering moneys in the fund for research, development, and demonstration programs under this chapter, the commission shall develop and implement the…
- § 25711.7 (a) The Public Utilities Commission shall not require the collection of funds pursuant to its Decision 12-05-037 (May 24, 2012), Phase 2 Decision Establishing…
- § 25711.8 For a project related to the deployment of a microgrid, a recipient of moneys awarded pursuant to this chapter shall not expend those moneys for the purchase…
- § 25711.9 (a) The commission shall consider, in the investment planning process for the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program, funding for eligible biomass…
- § 25712 This chapter does not authorize the levy of a charge or any increase in the amount collected pursuant to any existing charge, nor does it add to, or detract…
CHAPTER 8.2. Strategic Fuel Reserve §§ 25720–25721 · 2 sections
- § 25720 (a) By January 31, 2002, the commission shall examine the feasibility, including possible costs and benefits to consumers and impacts on fuel prices for the…
- § 25721 The commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Attorney General by January 31, 2002. If the commission…
CHAPTER 8.3. State Vehicle Fleet §§ 25722–25724.4 · 10 sections
- § 25722 (a) On or before January 31, 2003, the commission, the Department of General Services, and the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with any other state…
- § 25722.5 (a) Each state office, agency, and department shall review its vehicle fleet and, upon finding that it is fiscally prudent, cost effective, or otherwise in the…
- § 25722.6 (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2023, the Department of General Services shall maximize the purchase and availability of alternative fuel vehicles, such as…
- § 25722.7 (a) In order to further achieve the policy objectives set forth in Sections 25000.5, 25722, and 25722.5, the Department of General Services, in consultation…
- § 25722.8 (a) On or before July 1, 2009, the Secretary of the Government Operations Agency, in consultation with the Department of General Services and other appropriate…
- § 25722.9 (a) For purposes of this section, “alternatively fueled vehicles” means light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles that reduce petroleum usage and related…
- § 25722.11 (a) Beginning December 31, 2025, at least 15 percent of newly purchased vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 19,000 pounds or more purchased by the…
- § 25723 On or before January 31, 2003, the commission, in consultation with any other state agency that the commission deems necessary, shall develop and adopt…
- § 25724 (a) Beginning no later than the 2024–25 fiscal year, the Department of General Services shall ensure that at least 50 percent of the light-duty vehicles…
- § 25724.4 (a) The installation of electric vehicle supply equipment or supporting electrical and hydrogen fueling infrastructure by state entities to support state fleet…
CHAPTER 8.4. Local Vehicle Fleet §§ 25725–25726 · 2 sections
- § 25725 When awarding a vehicle procurement contract, every city, county, city and county, and special district, including a school district and a community college…
- § 25726 (a) When awarding a vehicle procurement contract, every city, county, city and county, and special district, including a school district and a community…
CHAPTER 8.6. Renewable Energy Resources Program §§ 25740–25751 · 7 sections
- § 25740 It is the intent of the Legislature in establishing this program, to increase the amount of electricity generated from eligible renewable energy resources per…
- § 25740.5 Notwithstanding any other law, moneys collected for renewable energy pursuant to Article 15 (commencing with Section 399) of Chapter 2.3 of Part 1 of Division…
- § 25741 As used in this chapter, all of the following definitions apply: (a) “Renewable electrical generation facility” means a facility that meets all of the…
- § 25744.5 The commission shall allocate and use funding available for emerging renewable technologies pursuant to Section 25751 to fund photovoltaic and solar thermal…
- § 25746 If the commission provides funding for a regional accounting system to verify compliance with the renewables portfolio standard by retail sellers, pursuant to…
- § 25747 (a) The commission shall adopt guidelines governing the funding programs authorized under this chapter, at a publicly noticed meeting offering all interested…
- § 25751 (a) The Renewable Resource Trust Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. (b) The Emerging Renewable Resources Account is hereby established within the…
CHAPTER 8.7. Replacement Tire Efficiency Program §§ 25770–25773 · 4 sections
- § 25770 For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the California Integrated Waste Management Board…
- § 25771 On or before July 1, 2006, the commission shall develop and adopt all of the following: (a) A database of the energy efficiency of a representative sample of…
- § 25772 On or before July 1, 2007, the commission, in consultation with the board, shall, after appropriate notice and workshops, adopt and, on or before July 1, 2008,…
- § 25773 (a) The program described in Section 25772 shall include all of the following: (1) The development and adoption of minimum energy efficiency standards for…
CHAPTER 8.8. California Solar Initiative §§ 25780–25784 · 5 sections
- § 25780 The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (a) It is the goal of the state to install solar energy systems with a generation capacity equivalent…
- § 25781 As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “California Solar Initiative” means the program providing ratepayer funded…
- § 25782 (a) The commission shall, by January 1, 2008, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, local publicly owned electric utilities, and interested…
- § 25783 The commission shall do all the following: (a) Publish educational materials designed to demonstrate how builders may incorporate solar energy systems during…
- § 25784 The commission shall adopt guidelines for solar energy systems receiving ratepayer funded incentives at a publicly noticed meeting offering all interested…
CHAPTER 8.9. Strategic Reliability Reserve §§ 25790–25795.5 · 19 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions §§ 25790–25790.5 · 2 sections
- § 25790 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California is a leader in driving the affordable and equitable transition to a clean reliable…
- § 25790.5 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “California balancing authority” has the same meaning set forth in Section 399.12 of the…
ARTICLE 2. Distributed Electricity Backup Assets Program §§ 25791–25791.5 · 2 sections
- § 25791 (a) The Distributed Electricity Backup Assets Program is hereby created. The commission shall implement and administer the program to incentivize the…
- § 25791.5 The commission shall transfer moneys from the Distributed Electricity Backup Assets Account to the state board to be used in the Climate Heat Impact Response…
ARTICLE 3. Demand Side Grid Support Program § 25792 · 1 section
- § 25792 (a) The Demand Side Grid Support Program is hereby created. The commission shall implement and administer the program to incentivize dispatchable customer load…
ARTICLE 4. Strategic Reliability Reserve Fund § 25793 · 1 section
- § 25793 (a) The Strategic Reliability Reserve Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the moneys in the…
ARTICLE 5. Certification of Facilities §§ 25794–25794.10 · 11 sections
- § 25794 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Department” means the Department of Water Resources or a person designated by the…
- § 25794.1 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, from October 31, 2022, to October 31, 2026, inclusive, the department shall submit an application for certification to the…
- § 25794.2 (a) The commission shall establish a process to expedite review of an application submitted pursuant to this article. The process shall include guidance to the…
- § 25794.3 Upon receipt of an application pursuant to this article, commission staff shall establish a docket for the proceeding and publish a notice of receipt and shall…
- § 25794.4 (a) Within 20 days of the submission of the application pursuant to this article, the executive director shall review the application for completeness. The…
- § 25794.5 Upon an application being deemed complete, the commission shall do all of the following: (a) (1) Comply with subdivisions (d) to (g), inclusive, of, and…
- § 25794.6 The commission shall not certify a site and related facility if any of the following applies: (a) The site is a site described in Section 25527. (b) The site…
- § 25794.7 The commission shall maintain on its internet website a list of all certifications granted pursuant to this article for as long as the certifications are in…
- § 25794.8 (a) A certificate issued pursuant to this article shall be valid for a period not to exceed five years from the date of issuance. (b) If a facility operates…
- § 25794.9 Sections 25532 to 25537, inclusive, apply to a certificate issued pursuant to this article.
- § 25794.10 (a) The executive director shall charge and collect a reasonable fee from the department upon the submittal of an application pursuant to this article to cover…
ARTICLE 6. Miscellaneous §§ 25795–25795.5 · 2 sections
- § 25795 (a) Beginning on January 31, 2023, and on May 1, August 1, and December 1 annually thereafter, the commission shall issue a written report to the Joint…
- § 25795.5 The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other…
CHAPTER 9. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Accounts §§ 25801–25806 · 5 sections
- § 25801 There is in the General Fund in the State Treasury the Energy Resources Programs Account.
- § 25802 Each person who submits to the commission a notice of intent for any proposed generating facility shall accompany the notice with a fee of one cent ($0.01) per…
- § 25803 All funds received by the commission pursuant to Section 25802, shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit in the account. All funds in the account…
- § 25804 All references in this division or any other provision of law to the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Special Account shall be deemed…
- § 25806 (a) A person who submits to the commission an application for certification under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 25500) or Chapter 6.2 (commencing with…
CHAPTER 10. Enforcement and Judicial Review §§ 25900–25903 · 4 sections
- § 25900 Except as provided in Sections 25402.11 and 25531, if the commission finds that any provision of this division is violated, or a violation is threatening to…
- § 25901 (a) Within 30 days after the commission issues its determination on any matter specified in this division, except as provided in Section 25531, any aggrieved…
- § 25902 Any evaluations in the reports required by Section 25309 and any findings and determinations on the notice of intent pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with…
- § 25903 If any provision of subdivision (a) of Section 25531, with respect to judicial review of the decision on certification of a site and related facility, is held…
CHAPTER 10.5. Insulation Material Standards §§ 25910–25912 · 3 sections
- § 25910 The commission shall, by regulation adopted no later than July 1, 1978, establish minimum standards for the amount of additional insulation (expressed in terms…
- § 25911 The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission may adopt regulations pertaining to urea formaldehyde foam insulation materials as are…
- § 25912 Prior to adopting any regulation which causes a prohibition on the sale and installation of urea formaldehyde foam insulation, the commission shall consult…
CHAPTER 10.8. Home Energy and Labeling Program §§ 25942–25943 · 2 sections
- § 25942 (a) On or before July 1, 1995, the commission shall establish criteria for adopting a statewide home energy rating program for residential dwellings. The…
- § 25943 (a) (1) By March 1, 2010, the commission shall establish a regulatory proceeding to develop and implement a comprehensive program to achieve greater energy…
CHAPTER 11. Gas Appliances §§ 25950–25968 · 14 sections
ARTICLE 1. Definitions §§ 25950–25953 · 4 sections
- § 25950 “Gas appliance” means any new residential-type furnace, air conditioner, heater, refrigerator, stove, range, dishwasher, dryer, decorative fireplace log, or…
- § 25951 “Pilot light” means any gas operated device that remains continually operated or lighted in order to ignite a gas appliance to begin normal operation.
- § 25952 “Intermittent ignition device” means an ignition device which is actuated only when the gas appliance is in operation.
- § 25953 As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability…
ARTICLE 2. General Provisions §§ 25960–25968 · 10 sections
- § 25960 No new residential-type gas appliance that is equipped with a pilot light shall be sold in the state after an alternate means has been certified by the…
- § 25960.5 Notwithstanding the prohibition contained in Section 25960, any swimming pool heater with a pilot light which was manufactured prior to February 24, 1984, and…
- § 25961 The commission shall, on or before January 1, 1976, develop in cooperation with affected industry and consumer representatives, who will be designated as such…
- § 25962 Within 90 days after an intermittent ignition device has been certified by the commission, the commission shall notify all gas appliance manufacturers doing…
- § 25963 The commission shall create a seal of certification and shall distribute the seal to every manufacturer that complies with this article. The seal shall be…
- § 25964 After 24 months after an intermittent ignition device has been certified by the commission, no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any new gas…
- § 25965 After 24 months after an intermittent ignition device has been certified by the commission, the commission shall make periodic inspections of manufacturers and…
- § 25966 Any person who violates or proposes to violate this chapter may be enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction. The court may make such orders or…
- § 25967 (a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each…
- § 25968 Any inspector appointed or authorized by the commission shall have access to the premises, equipment, materials, partly finished and finished articles, and…
CHAPTER 12. Solar Shade Control §§ 25980–25986 · 8 sections
- § 25980 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Solar Shade Control Act. It is the policy of the state to promote all feasible means of energy conservation…
- § 25981 (a) As used in this chapter, “solar collector” means a fixed device, structure, or part of a device or structure, on the roof of a building, that is used…
- § 25982 After the installation of a solar collector, a person owning or in control of another property shall not allow a tree or shrub to be placed or, if placed, to…
- § 25982.1 (a) An owner of a building where a solar collector is proposed to be installed may provide written notice by certified mail to a person owning property that…
- § 25983 A tree or shrub that is maintained in violation of Section 25982 is a private nuisance, as defined in Section 3481 of the Civil Code, if the person who…
- § 25984 This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (a) A tree or shrub planted prior to the installation of a solar collector. (b) A tree planted, grown, or…
- § 25985 (a) A city, or for unincorporated areas, a county, may adopt, by majority vote of the governing body, an ordinance exempting their jurisdiction from the…
- § 25986 Any person who plans a passive or natural solar heating system or cooling system or heating and cooling system which would impact on an adjacent active solar…
CHAPTER 13. Energy Management Plans for Harbor and Port Districts § 25990 · 1 section
- § 25990 (a) For purposes of this chapter, the term “district” shall mean the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District, the Ports of Hueneme, Oakland,…
CHAPTER 14. Offshore Wind Generation §§ 25991–25991.10 · 11 sections
- § 25991 (a) (1) The commission, in coordination with the California Coastal Commission, the Ocean Protection Council, the State Lands Commission, the Office of…
- § 25991.1 (a) On or before June 1, 2022, the commission shall evaluate and quantify the maximum feasible capacity of offshore wind to achieve reliability, ratepayer,…
- § 25991.2 (a) The commission, in coordination with the California Coastal Commission, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Ocean Protection Council, and State Lands…
- § 25991.3 (a) Based on the sea spaces identified pursuant to Section 25991.2, the commission, in coordination with relevant state and local agencies, shall develop a…
- § 25991.4 (a) The commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission and the Independent System Operator, shall assess the transmission investments and…
- § 25991.5 (a) The commission shall develop and produce a permitting roadmap that describes timeframes and milestones for a coordinated, comprehensive, and efficient…
- § 25991.6 For purposes of this chapter, “stakeholders” includes, but is not limited to, fisheries groups, labor unions, industry, environmental justice organizations,…
- § 25991.7 Nothing in this chapter is intended to create a technology set-aside or mandatory minimum for any type of eligible renewable energy resource.
- § 25991.8 (a) (1) The commission, in consultation with the State Lands Commission, the Ocean Protection Council, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Governor’s…
- § 25991.9 (a) (1) The commission, in consultation with the California Workforce Development Board, shall conduct a study on the feasibility of achieving 50 percent and…
- § 25991.10 This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
CHAPTER 15. Voluntary Offshore Wind Program §§ 25992–25992.22 · 7 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions §§ 25992–25992.5 · 2 sections
- § 25992 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The state is committed to the responsible development of wind energy in federal ocean waters off…
- § 25992.5 For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply: (a) “Account” means the Private Donations Account created pursuant to Section 25992.20.…
ARTICLE 2. Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Program §§ 25992.10–25992.11 · 2 sections
- § 25992.10 (a) (1) The Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Program is hereby established to be administered by the commission for the purpose of…
- § 25992.11 (a) The commission may adopt guidelines or other standards at a commission business meeting to implement this chapter. The Administrative Procedure Act…
ARTICLE 3. Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Fund §§ 25992.20–25992.22 · 3 sections
- § 25992.20 (a) The Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government…
- § 25992.21 (a) The commission may accept federal and private sector moneys, including for purposes of financial commitments made to fulfill a lessee’s bidding credits in…
- § 25992.22 (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before March 15, 2024, and each January thereafter concurrent with the submission of the…
CHAPTER 18. Wave Energy and Tidal Energy §§ 25996–25996.1 · 2 sections
- § 25996 (a) As part of the 2024 energy policy review prepared pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25302, the commission, in consultation with other appropriate…
- § 25996.1 (a) On or before January 1, 2025, the commission shall submit a written report to the Governor and the Legislature that includes both of the following: (1) A…
CHAPTER 19. Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative §§ 25997–25997.7 · 5 sections
- § 25997 For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply: (a) “Financial incentive” includes a contract, grant, loan, or other appropriate funding…
- § 25997.1 (a) (1) The Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative is hereby established within the commission to accelerate the development and growth of…
- § 25997.3 (a) The commission shall provide financial incentives pursuant to Section 25997.1 for any of the following: (1) To advance research and development in fusion…
- § 25997.5 (a) This chapter shall be liberally construed to maximize the commission’s ability to utilize and award federal funds expeditiously and in accordance with…
- § 25997.7 This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.