California Air Resources Board

Summary

Would have required the California Energy Commission (CEC), working with CARB and the California Public Utilities Commission, to prepare a statewide assessment of the supply needs for transmission and distribution infrastructure and equipment that is necessary to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, as specified. The bill would have also required the CEC to update the assessment at least once every 3 years, and to submit the assessment to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2025, and on or before January 1 every 3 years thereafter. Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee.

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Extends requirements on electric investor-owned utilities (IOUs) and community choice aggregators (CCAs) to procure energy from biomass generating electric facilities to July 1, 2025. This bill also expands eligibility of the five-year extension to procurement contracts from biomass facilities to include facilities located in a local air district that voluntarily reclassifies to Severe or Extreme air quality nonattainment status. The biomass generator is required to first obtain a letter or certificate from the relevant air district that states that the Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area voluntarily opted to be reclassified and that the continued operation of the facility does not impede the local air district's ability to meet its applicable requirements.

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Would have prohibited the sale of a gas stove manufactured on or after January 1, 2025, unless the gas stove bears an adhesive product warning label related to pollutants released by gas stoves. The provisions requiring the warning label to include a QR Code to a specific CARB website had been removed.

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Governor’s Veto Message

To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 2513 without my signature.

This bill would prohibit a person from selling or offering for sale a gas stove that is manufactured or sold online on or after January 1, 2025, or sold in a store on or after January 1, 2026, unless that gas stove contains a specified warning label.

While I appreciate the author's intent to provide consumers with information about the products they purchase, I am concerned that this bill codifies highly prescriptive labeling content that could only be changed by a future statutory amendment. This static approach falls short in enabling timely updates to the labeling content that should align with the latest scientific knowledge so that consumers are accurately informed about their purchases.

For these reasons, I cannot sign this bill.

Sincerely,

Gavin Newsom

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Summary

Would have, as part of the SB 100 report, required the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, and CARB to pinpoint and map geographic needs for energy resources and to evaluate decarbonization needs from across the economy, not just from the energy sector. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required, on and after an unspecified date, all hydrogen produced or used in California to be green hydrogen that excludes the use of any fossil fuel as a feedstock or as an energy source in the production process and that complies with any applicable requirements to show the use of new and incremental renewable generation resources, temporal matching of renewable generation resources, and geographic deliverability of renewable energy resources (aka, the three pillars). Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required the California Energy Commission (CEC) to equitably allocate money appropriated by the Legislature for hydrogen-fueling infrastructure to specifically prioritize rural communities and low-income communities. The bill also would have required CEC and CARB to jointly review and submit a report to the Legislature on the progress toward establishing this hydrogen-fueling infrastructure. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the California Energy Commission, on or before July 1, 2026, to evaluate opportunities to increase electrification of industrial heat processes in meeting the State’s industrial emissions goals and subsequently have CARB, as part of its next Scoping Plan update, incorporate this evaluation into a new assessment of the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the State’s industrial facilities’ heat application equipment and processes consistent with the goals of the Scoping Plan. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Summary

Would have required the California Energy Commission to establish and implement the Reliable Energy Needs for Everyone in the West Program to provide financial incentives for purchasing renewable propane, renewable hydrogen, or renewable dimethyl ether to customers in heating dominant climate zones in California where combustion fuels will continue to be the lowest cost and most effective means for providing space and water heating to buildings. Was not heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee.

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Would have expressed the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would further support California’s efforts to decarbonize the built environment. Remains at the Assembly Desk.

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Would have required, on and after January 1, 2045, that all hydrogen produced and used in California for the generation of electricity or fueling of vehicles be renewable hydrogen with strict restrictions. The bill would have required CARB, in consultation with the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Energy Commission, to develop interim targets to ensure the State achieves that requirement. Was not heard on the Assembly Floor.

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