California Air Resources Board

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Urges the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems to prioritize renewable, clean hydrogen for California, as provided.

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Adds hydrogen production facilities and associated onsite storage and processing facilities that do not derive hydrogen from a fossil fuel feedstock, and that receive funding from specified State or federal government sources, to be eligible for centralized permitting and expedited review under the California Environmental Quality Act.

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Would have required the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, and CARB, in consultation with all California balancing authorities and as part of a public process, on or before January 1, 2026, and subsequently as part of the SB 100 joint report, to issue a report to the Legislature that contains a clean energy infrastructure development plan setting out the infrastructure and processes necessary for the state to accomplish the state policy of supplying 90 percent of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2035, as specified. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have authorized the California Energy Commission to exempt from thermal powerplant certification a thermal powerplant with a generating capacity of up to 150 megawatts if it is a data center backup generator that meets a variety of physical and environmental parameters and considerations, as specified. The bill would have required that the air quality impacts of these generators be mitigated, as determined by the appropriate air district as generators would largely be high-polluting diesel generators. Remains in the Assembly Rules Committee.

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Replaces "mineral wool board insulation" with simply "insulation" as one of the eligible materials under the Buy Clean program administered by the Department of General Services with consultation with CARB.

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Would have clarified that electric water heaters and appliances can be installed outside of mobile homes and other related provisions. This bill was sponsored by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to alleviate opinions from the Department of Housing and Community Development on the installation of these appliances. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have authorized a State agency to enter into forward contracts to purchase low-carbon cement or concrete products up to 10 years in advance to facilitate the commercialization of these products. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the Department of Conservation (DOC), in consultation with CARB and others, to develop the Biomass Technology Transition Program to support the conversion of biomass generation facilities using traditional combustion technologies to newer advanced bioenergy technology facilities that result in reductions in the emissions of criteria pollutants, toxic air contaminants, and greenhouse gases. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have dedicated all revenue from the sale of any greenhouse gas allowances allocated to a natural gas investor-owned utility (IOU) directly to the IOU’s residential customers. Specifically, this bill would have required the California Public Utilities Commission annually to direct each natural gas IOU to distribute the California Climate Credit to residential customers of the gas IOU. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have made eligible a facility that uses renewable hydrogen, as defined, as a renewable electrical generation facility under the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program. Moved to the Senate Inactive File.

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