California Air Resources Board

Summary

Would have included ancillary services, in addition to reliability services, as a means of providing net benefits to ratepayers as required for electric vehicle grid integration.  Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee.

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Would have created the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council (Council) to coordinate State activities on electric vehicle charging station deployment and to develop a comprehensive strategy to fulfill the State's 2025 infrastructure deployment goal.  The bill would have included CARB as a member of the Council.  Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee.

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Would have required CARB, by December 31, 2022, as a part of the Scoping Plan, to prepare a strategic plan for accelerating the production and use of green electrolytic hydrogen in California and an analysis of how curtailed power could be better utilized to help meet the State’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.  Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee.

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Would have allowed an income tax credit for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2021, to a taxpayer that purchases a backup power generator for use in a residence or commercial property located in a high fire-threat district, as defined, not to exceed $1,500 per taxpayer.  The bill would have limited the total amount of credits allowed to $2 million and would have required the credits to be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.  Was not heard in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee.

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Would have exempted from the State and local sales and use tax specified backup electrical generators used by local jurisdictions during deenergization events.  Was not heard in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee.

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Would have excluded backup power generation of 50 megawatts or larger used at data centers from California Energy Commission licensing requirements.  Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee.

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Would have required additional transparency in the operations of the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) and required specified annual reporting requirements by the CAISO to the Legislature.  The bill also would have required the CAISO to work with CARB, the California Energy Commission, and the California Public Utilities Commission to support State policy goals, make data available to State agencies in any format requested, and assist with the development and implementation of policies designed to achieve long-term resource planning objectives.  Was not heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee.

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Would have revised the statutory definition of transportation electrification to explicitly include renewable hydrogen and fuel cell electric vehicles, if the hydrogen meets certain renewable content requirements.  The bill also would have required the California Public Utilities Commission to approve, or modify and approve, programs and investments in transportation electrification, including hydrogen and hydrogen‑related distribution, pipelines, and make-ready infrastructure for hydrogen, utilizing a reasonable cost recovery mechanism if they are consistent with the specified environmental objectives, do not unfairly compete with nonutility enterprises, include performance accountability measures, and are in the interest of ratepayers.  Was not heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee.

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Would have required the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to develop and implement backup power rules for telecommunication services in areas that the CPUC has determined to be at high risk of wildfire.  The bill at one time included language on electrical system reliability and backup generation that could have involved cleaner backup generation technology of interest to CARB.  Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required that the State’s renewable energy and climate change programs include electrical generating facilities that use nuclear energy as renewable electrical generation facilities, eligible renewable energy resources, and zero-carbon resources.  Remains at the Assembly Desk.

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