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CHAPTER 8.9. Strategic Reliability Reserve [25790. - 25795.5.]

Chapter 8.9 added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 61, Sec. 6.

§§ 25790–25795.5 · 19 sections

  1. 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…
  2. 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…
  3. 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…
  4. 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…
  5. 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…
  6. 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…