AB 2587: Energy: firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources: procurement.
- Session Year: 2021-2022
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2022-05-19
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission), in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the Independent System Operator, and the State Air Resources Board, on or before December 31, 2023, to submit to the Legislature an assessment of the firm zero-carbon resources that support a clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid in California and will achieve the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2045, as specified. Existing law requires the Energy Commission to prepare an integrated energy policy report every 2 years and to timely incorporate firm zero-carbon resources into the integrated energy policy report. Existing law requires the commission to adopt a process for each load-serving entity, as defined, to file an integrated resource plan and a schedule for periodic updates to the plan to ensure that load-serving entities accomplish specified objectives.
This bill would require the Energy Commission to additionally include firm renewable energy resources in the above-described assessment and to incorporate firm renewable energy resources into the integrated energy policy report. The bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to include the findings and recommendations related to the availability and need for procurement of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources made in the above-described assessment in the above-described integrated resource plan process no later than 6 months from the time the assessment is presented to the Legislature. The bill would require authorize the Public Utilities Commission, as part of including the findings and recommendations, to consider whether to adopt additional programs, measures, and requirements to increase the procurement and deployment of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources, and to consider emerging technologies, as specified.
Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the Public Utilities Commission is a crime.
Because the provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and because a violation of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the Public Utilities Commission implementing the bills requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission), in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the Independent System Operator, and the State Air Resources Board, on or before December 31, 2023, to submit to the Legislature an assessment of the firm zero-carbon resources that support a clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid in California and will achieve the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2045, as specified. Existing law requires the Energy Commission to prepare an integrated energy policy report every 2 years and to timely incorporate firm zero-carbon resources into the integrated energy policy report. Existing law requires the commission to adopt a process for each load-serving entity, as defined, to file an integrated resource plan and a schedule for periodic updates to the plan to ensure that load-serving entities accomplish specified objectives.
This bill would require the Energy Commission to additionally include firm renewable energy resources in the above-described assessment and to incorporate firm renewable energy resources into the integrated energy policy report. The bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to open a new proceeding or a new phase of an existing proceeding related to the procurement of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources based on include the findings and recommendations related to the availability and need for procurement of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources made in the above-described assessment in the above-described integrated resource plan process no later than 6 months from the time the assessment is presented to the Legislature. The bill would require the Public Utilities Commission, as part of that proceeding, including the findings and recommendations, to consider whether to adopt additional programs, measures, and requirements to increase the procurement and deployment of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources, and to consider emerging technologies, as specified.
Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the Public Utilities Commission is a crime.
Because the provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and because a violation of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the Public Utilities Commission implementing the bills requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, Commission (Energy Commission), in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the Independent System Operator, and the State Air Resources Board, on or before December 31, 2023, to submit to the Legislature an assessment of the firm zero-carbon resources that support a clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid in California and will achieve the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2045, as specified. Existing law requires the Energy Commission to prepare an integrated energy policy report every 2 years and to timely incorporate firm zero-carbon resources into the integrated energy policy report.
This bill would require the Energy Commission to additionally include firm renewable energy resources in the above-described assessment and to incorporate firm renewable energy resources into the integrated energy policy report. The bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to open a new proceeding or a new phase of an existing proceeding related to the procurement of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources based on the findings and recommendations made in the above-described assessment no later than 6 months from the time the assessment is presented to the Legislature. The bill would require the Public Utilities Commission, as part of that proceeding, to consider whether to adopt additional programs, measures, and requirements to increase the procurement and deployment of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources, as specified.
Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the Public Utilities Commission is a crime.
Because the provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and because a violation of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the Public Utilities Commission implementing the bills requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the Independent System Operator, and the State Air Resources Board, on or before December 31, 2023, to submit to the Legislature an assessment of the firm zero-carbon resources that support a clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid in California and will achieve the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 100% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2045, as specified.
This bill would require the Public Utilities Commission to open a proceeding related to the procurement of firm zero-carbon resources based on the findings and recommendations made in the above-described assessment no later than 6 months from the time the assessment is presented to the Legislature.
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)The Public Utilities Commission recognized the need for more firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources in Decision 21-06-035 (June 30, 2021) Requiring Procurement to Address Mid-Term Reliability (2023-2026), (20232026), which requires the procurement of 1,000 megawatts of new, firm renewable power and 1,000 megawatts of long-duration energy storage to come online by 2026.
(2)The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission in its SB 100 Joint Agency Report evaluated generic zero-carbon firm resources as a proxy for emerging zero-carbon technologies, and found that California may need 15,000 megawatts of baseload or dispatchable firm renewable or zero-carbon resources.
(3)Increasing firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources can provide power when intermittent renewables are not available, and may reduce overall power costs as the state moves toward 100 percent 100-percent clean energy.
(4)Quickly and cost-effectively deploying firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources may provide reliability and resiliency benefits for the states electrical grid and communities, benefits to electricity ratepayers, and broad environmental cobenefits, including supporting lithium extraction from the Salton Sea, reducing short-lived climate pollutants, and providing benefits to those communities disproportionately impacted by pollution.
(5)There are a number of established and emerging firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources that offer promise to help the state meet its clean energy goals cost-effectively and reliably. Different programs, measures, or requirements are appropriate to support established versus emerging resources.
(6)Increasing firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources may provide jobs and economic development in disadvantaged communities and rural communities around the state.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to accelerate deployment of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources in the state in order to support a cost-effective, 100 percent clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid.
SEC. 2.Section 25216.7 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:25216.7.(a)On or before December 31, 2023, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, Independent System Operator, and State Air Resources Board, shall submit to the Legislature an assessment of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources that support a clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid in California and will achieve the policy described in Section 454.53 of the Public Utilities Code.
(b)The assessment shall do all of the following:
(1)Identify all available, commercially feasible and near-commercially feasible firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources that could support a clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid, and distinguish which resources are capable of addressing system reliability needs and local reliability needs, with an emphasis on reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases, toxic air contaminants, and criteria air pollutants.
(2)Evaluate the magnitude of potential needs for and role of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources using a reasonable range of resource cost and performance assumptions that reflect emerging technology trends in order to help integrate generation from eligible renewable energy resources into the electrical grid on a daily, multiday, and seasonal basis.
(3)Identify barriers to the development of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources and possible solutions to address those barriers, including pathways for additional procurement of those resources by load-serving entities, including joint procurements by electrical corporations, community choice aggregators, direct access customers, local publicly owned electric utilities, and other public entities, or a central procurement entity.
(4)Recommend changes to research and development projects, demonstration projects, and energy incentives to support the contributions of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources to the near-, mid-, and long-term reliability and resiliency of Californias electrical grid, consistent with Californias goals to reduce localized air pollutants and emissions of greenhouse gases, including early priority in disadvantaged communities.
(5)Evaluate the reliability of load-serving entities integrated resource plans under multiday extreme and atypical weather events, which shall include, at minimum, events with extended periods of low renewable energy generation and events that occur in all seasons at least as frequently as once per 10 years.
(6)Evaluate the use of long-duration and multiday energy storage to achieve the goals pursuant to this section.
(c)The assessment shall not affect the process any load-serving entity uses to develop or procure resources to serve its customers.
(d)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Eligible renewable energy resources has the same meaning as defined in Section 399.12 of the Public Utilities Code.
(2)Firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources are electrical resources that can individually, or in combination, deliver renewable or zero-carbon electricity with high availability for the expected duration of multiday extreme or atypical weather events, including periods of low renewable energy generation, and facilitate integration of eligible renewable energy resources into the electrical grid and the transition to a zero-carbon electrical grid.
(3)Load-serving entities has the same meaning as defined in Section 380 of the Public Utilities Code.
(e)(1)The assessment to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2)Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
SEC. 3.Section 25305.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:25305.5.(a)The commission shall timely incorporate firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources into the integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant to Section 25302.
(b)For purposes of this section, firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources are electrical resources that can individually, or in combination, deliver renewable or zero-carbon electricity with high availability for the expected duration of multiday extreme or atypical weather events, including periods of low renewable energy generation, and facilitate integration of eligible renewable energy resources into the electrical grid and the transition to a zero-carbon electrical grid.
SEC. 4.Section 380.7 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:380.7.(a)The commission shall include the findings and recommendations related to the availability and need for procurement of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources made in the assessment required pursuant to Section 25216.7 of the Public Resources Code in the integrated resource plan process adopted pursuant to Section 454.52 of the Public Utilities Code.
(b)The inclusion of the findings and recommendations shall take place no later than six months from the time the assessment is presented to the Legislature.
(c)As part of the inclusion of the findings and recommendations, the commission shall may consider whether to adopt additional programs, measures, and requirements to increase the procurement and deployment of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources during the years including, but not limited to, 2026 to 2040, inclusive.
(d)As part of the inclusion of the findings and recommendations, the commission shall may consider emerging technologies, with an emphasis on technologies that have the potential to significantly improve reliability during periods of low renewable energy production and extreme weather events, lower long-term system costs, and reduce land-use impacts.
SEC. 5.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)State law requires that all electricity procurement by 2045 be from renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources.(2)State law also requires a diverse portfolio of renewable energy resources.(3)(1)The Public Utilities Commission recognized the need for more firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources in Decision 21-06-035 (June 30, 2021) Requiring Procurement to Address Mid-Term Reliability (2023-2026), which requires the procurement of 1,000 megawatts of new, firm renewable power and 1,000 megawatts of long-duration energy storage to come online by 2026.
(4)(2)The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission in its SB 100 Joint Agency Report also evaluated generic zero-carbon firm resources as a proxy for emerging zero-carbon technologies, and found that California may need 15,000 megawatts of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources to maintain reliability, while achieving 100 percent renewable and zero-carbon electricity. This report also found that including firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources in Californias energy system can significantly lower energy system costs by $2,000,000,000 annually in 2045 and also lower overall needs for new renewable energy resources, which can reduce the land-use need to meet the states clean energy goals. baseload or dispatchable firm renewable or zero-carbon resources.
(5)(3)Increasing firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources will increase electrical reliability by providing can provide power when intermittent renewables are not available, and may reduce overall power costs as the state moves toward 100 percent clean energy.
(6)(4)Quickly and cost-effectively deploying firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources may provide reliability and resiliency benefits for the states electrical grid and communities, benefits to electricity ratepayers, and broad environmental cobenefits, including supporting lithium extraction from the Salton Sea, reducing short-lived climate pollutants, and providing benefits to those communities disproportionately impacted by pollution.
(7)Increasing firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources from long-duration and multiday energy storage resources will allow for the reliable and affordable transition to a decarbonized electrical grid by fulfilling energy needs during extreme weather events, renewable energy lulls, public safety power outages, and periods of fuel shortages and price spikes while reducing the total generation portfolio cost.(5)There are a number of established and emerging firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources that offer promise to help the state meet its clean energy goals cost-effectively and reliably. Different programs, measures, or requirements are appropriate to support established versus emerging resources.
(8)(6)Increasing firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources will also may provide jobs and economic development in disadvantaged communities and rural communities around the state.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to accelerate deployment of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources in the state in order to support a cost-effective, 100 percent clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid.
SEC. 2.Section 25216.7 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:25216.7.(a)On or before December 31, 2023, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, Independent System Operator, and State Air Resources Board, shall submit to the Legislature an assessment of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources that support a clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid in California and will achieve the policy described in Section 454.53 of the Public Utilities Code.
(b)The assessment shall do all of the following:
(1)Identify all available, commercially feasible and near-commercially feasible firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources that could support a clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid, and distinguish which resources are capable of addressing system reliability needs and local reliability needs, with an emphasis on reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases, toxic air contaminants, and criteria air pollutants.
(2)Evaluate the magnitude of potential needs for and role of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources using a reasonable range of resource cost and performance assumptions that reflect emerging technology trends in order to help integrate generation from eligible renewable energy resources into the electrical grid on a daily, multiday, and seasonal basis.
(3)Identify barriers to the development of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources and possible solutions to address those barriers, including pathways for additional procurement of those resources by load-serving entities, including joint procurements by electrical corporations, community choice aggregators, direct access customers, local publicly owned electric utilities, and other public entities, or a central procurement entity.
(4)Recommend changes to research and development projects, demonstration projects, and energy incentives to support the contributions of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources to the near-, mid-, and long-term reliability and resiliency of Californias electrical grid, consistent with Californias goals to reduce localized air pollutants and emissions of greenhouse gases, including early priority in disadvantaged communities.
(5)Evaluate the reliability of load-serving entities integrated resource plans under multiday extreme and atypical weather events, which shall include, at minimum, events with extended periods of low renewable energy generation and events that occur in all seasons at least as frequently as once per 10 years.
(6)Evaluate the use of long-duration and multiday energy storage to achieve the goals pursuant to this section.
(c)The assessment shall not affect the process any load-serving entity uses to develop or procure resources to serve its customers.
(d)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Eligible renewable energy resources has the same meaning as defined in Section 399.12 of the Public Utilities Code.
(2)Firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources are electrical resources that can individually, or in combination, deliver renewable or zero-carbon electricity with high availability for the expected duration of multiday extreme or atypical weather events, including periods of low renewable energy generation, and facilitate integration of eligible renewable energy resources into the electrical grid and the transition to a zero-carbon electrical grid.
(3)Load-serving entities has the same meaning as defined in Section 380 of the Public Utilities Code.
(e)(1)The assessment to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2)Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
SEC. 3.Section 25305.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:25305.5.(a)The commission shall timely incorporate firm renewable energy or resources and firm zero-carbon resources into the integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant to Section 25302.
(b)For purposes of this section, firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources are electrical resources that can individually, or in combination, deliver renewable or zero-carbon electricity with high availability for the expected duration of multiday extreme or atypical weather events, including periods of low renewable energy generation, and facilitate integration of eligible renewable energy resources into the electrical grid and the transition to a zero-carbon electrical grid.
SEC. 4.Section 380.7 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:380.7.(a)The commission shall open a new proceeding or new phase of an existing proceeding related to the procurement of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources based on include the findings and recommendations related to the availability and need for procurement of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources made in the assessment required pursuant to Section 25216.7 of the Public Resources Code. Code in the integrated resource plan process adopted pursuant to Section 454.52 of the Public Utilities Code.
(b)The proceeding inclusion of the findings and recommendations shall take place no later than six months from the time the assessment is presented to the Legislature.
(c)As part of the proceeding, inclusion of the findings and recommendations, the commission shall consider whether to adopt additional programs, measures, and requirements to increase the procurement and deployment of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources during the years including, but not limited to, 2027 2026 to 2040, inclusive.
(d)In considering whether to adopt programs, measures, and requirements to increase the procurement and deployment of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources, the commission shall consider all of the following:(1)The need to ensure reliable energy supply over multiday extreme or atypical weather events, periods of low renewable energy generation, and deenergization events to mitigate wildfires in a manner consistent with the states policies described in Sections 454.52 and 454.53.(2)The overall electrical system costs and opportunities to lower long-term system costs through the commercialization of new and diverse firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources.(3)The impacts and benefits of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources on greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, economic development, land use, minimized renewable energy curtailment, avoided transmission needs or upgrades, and other ratepayer and social benefits, as appropriate.(4)The opportunities for firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources to enable the retirement of natural gas generation and the retirement or avoidance of other natural gas infrastructure, including pipelines and storage wells, while preserving both system and local reliability, including during multiday periods of extreme or atypical weather.(5)The magnitude of potential long-term needs for, and the role of, firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources, as identified in the report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 25216.7 of the Public Resources Code.(6)The potential mechanisms to ensure the commercialization of a variety of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources that maximize benefits to the electrical grid and further the states climate, air quality, economic development, and clean energy policies.(7)The specific barriers that new energy resource technology classes such as long-duration energy storage and multiday energy storage face in achieving initial commercial market entry and expansion.(8)The need to provide stable but flexible investment signals to stimulate resource development and economic development over time.(d)As part of the inclusion of the findings and recommendations, the commission shall consider emerging technologies, with an emphasis on technologies that have the potential to significantly improve reliability during periods of low renewable energy production and extreme weather events, lower long-term system costs, and reduce land-use impacts.
SEC. 5.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)State law requires that all electricity procurement by 2045 be from renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources.
(2)State law also requires a diverse portfolio of renewable energy resources.
(3)The Public Utilities Commission recognized the need for more firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources in Decision 21-06-035 (June 30, 2021) Requiring Procurement to Address Mid-Term Reliability (2023-2026), which requires the procurement of 1,000 megawatts of new, firm renewable power and 1,000 megawatts of long-duration energy storage to come online by 2026.
(4)The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission in its SB 100 Joint Agency Report also found that California may need 15,000 megawatts of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources to maintain reliability, while achieving 100 percent renewable and zero-carbon electricity. This report also found that including firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources in Californias energy system can significantly lower energy system costs by $2,000,000,000 annually in 2045 and also lower overall needs for new renewable energy resources, which can reduce the land-use need to meet the states clean energy goals.
(5)Increasing firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources will increase electrical reliability by providing power when intermittent renewables are not available, and reduce overall power costs as the state moves toward 100 percent clean energy.
(6)Quickly and cost-effectively deploying firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources may provide reliability and resiliency benefits for the states electrical grid and communities, benefits to electricity ratepayers, and broad environmental cobenefits, including supporting lithium extraction from the Salton Sea, reducing short-lived climate pollutants, and providing benefits to those communities disproportionately impacted by pollution.
(7)Increasing firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources from long-duration and multiday energy storage resources will allow for the reliable and affordable transition to a decarbonized electrical grid by fulfilling energy needs during extreme weather events, renewable energy lulls, public safety power outages, and periods of fuel shortages and price spikes while reducing the total generation portfolio cost.
(8)Increasing firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources will also provide jobs and economic development in disadvantaged communities and rural communities around the state.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to accelerate deployment of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources in the state in order to support a cost-effective, 100 percent clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid.
SEC. 2.Section 25216.7 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:25216.7.(a)On or before December 31, 2023, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, Independent System Operator, and State Air Resources Board, shall submit to the Legislature an assessment of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources that support a clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid in California and will achieve the policy described in Section 454.53 of the Public Utilities Code.
(b)The assessment shall do all of the following:
(1)Identify all available, commercially feasible and near-commercially feasible firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources that could support a clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid, and distinguish which resources are capable of addressing system reliability needs and local reliability needs, with an emphasis on reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases, toxic air contaminants, and criteria air pollutants.
(2)Evaluate the magnitude of potential needs for and role of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources using a reasonable range of resource cost and performance assumptions that reflect emerging technology trends in order to help integrate generation from eligible renewable energy resources into the electrical grid on a daily, multiday, and seasonal basis.
(3)Identify barriers to the development of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources and possible solutions to address those barriers, including pathways for additional procurement of those resources by load-serving entities, including joint procurements by electrical corporations, community choice aggregators, direct access customers, local publicly owned electric utilities, and other public entities, or a central procurement entity.
(4)Recommend changes to research and development projects, demonstration projects, and energy incentives to support the contributions of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources to the near-, mid-, and long-term reliability and resiliency of Californias electrical grid, consistent with Californias goals to reduce localized air pollutants and emissions of greenhouse gases, including early priority in disadvantaged communities.
(5)Evaluate the reliability of load-serving entities integrated resource plans under multiday extreme and atypical weather events, which shall include, at minimum, events with extended periods of low renewable energy generation and events that occur in all seasons at least as frequently as once per 10 years.
(6)Evaluate the use of long-duration and multiday energy storage to achieve the goals pursuant to this section.
(c)The assessment shall not affect the process any load-serving entity uses to develop or procure resources to serve its customers.
(d)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Eligible renewable energy resources has the same meaning as defined in Section 399.12 of the Public Utilities Code.
(2)Firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources are electrical resources that can individually, or in combination, deliver renewable or zero-carbon electricity with high availability for the expected duration of multiday extreme or atypical weather events, including periods of low renewable energy generation, and facilitate integration of eligible renewable energy resources into the electrical grid and the transition to a zero-carbon electrical grid.
(3)Load-serving entities has the same meaning as defined in Section 380 of the Public Utilities Code.
(e)(1)The assessment to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2)Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
SEC. 3.Section 25305.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:25305.5.(a)The commission shall timely incorporate firm renewable energy or zero-carbon resources into the integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant to Section 25302.
(b)For purposes of this section, firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources are electrical resources that can individually, or in combination, deliver renewable or zero-carbon electricity with high availability for the expected duration of multiday extreme or atypical weather events, including periods of low renewable energy generation, and facilitate integration of eligible renewable energy resources into the electrical grid and the transition to a zero-carbon electrical grid.
SECTION 1.SEC. 4.Section 380.7 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:380.7.(a)The commission shall open a new proceeding or new phase of an existing proceeding related to the procurement of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources based on the findings and recommendations made in the assessment of firm zero-carbon resources that support a clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid in California and will achieve the policy described in Section 454.53 submitted to the Legislature required pursuant to Section 25216.7 of the Public Resources Code.
(b)The proceeding shall take place no later than six months from the time the assessment is presented to the Legislature.
(c)As part of the proceeding, the commission shall consider whether to adopt additional programs, measures, and requirements to increase the procurement and deployment of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources during the years including, but not limited to, 2027 to 2040, inclusive.
(d)In considering whether to adopt programs, measures, and requirements to increase the procurement and deployment of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources, the commission shall consider all of the following:
(1)The need to ensure reliable energy supply over multiday extreme or atypical weather events, periods of low renewable energy generation, and deenergization events to mitigate wildfires in a manner consistent with the states policies described in Sections 454.52 and 454.53.
(2)The overall electrical system costs and opportunities to lower long-term system costs through the commercialization of new and diverse firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources.
(3)The impacts and benefits of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources on greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, economic development, land use, minimized renewable energy curtailment, avoided transmission needs or upgrades, and other ratepayer and social benefits, as appropriate.
(4)The opportunities for firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources to enable the retirement of natural gas generation and the retirement or avoidance of other natural gas infrastructure, including pipelines and storage wells, while preserving both system and local reliability, including during multiday periods of extreme or atypical weather.
(5)The magnitude of potential long-term needs for, and the role of, firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources, as identified in the report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 25216.7 of the Public Resources Code.
(6)The potential mechanisms to ensure the commercialization of a variety of firm renewable energy resources and firm zero-carbon resources that maximize benefits to the electrical grid and further the states climate, air quality, economic development, and clean energy policies.
(7)The specific barriers that new energy resource technology classes such as long-duration energy storage and multiday energy storage face in achieving initial commercial market entry and expansion.
(8)The need to provide stable but flexible investment signals to stimulate resource development and economic development over time.
SEC. 5.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(a)The commission shall open a proceeding related to the procurement of firm zero-carbon resources based on the findings and recommendations made in the assessment of firm zero-carbon resources that support a clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid in California and will achieve the policy described in Section 454.53 submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 25216.7 of the Public Resources Code.
(b)The proceeding shall take place no later than six months from the time the assessment is presented to the Legislature.
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| Aug 11, 2022 | In committee: Held under submission. |
| Aug 2, 2022 | In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| Jun 21, 2022 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Referred to Com. on E., U. & C. |
| May 26, 2022 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| May 25, 2022 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4997.) |
| May 23, 2022 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| May 19, 2022 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 19). |
| May 19, 2022 | Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4736.) |
| May 18, 2022 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. |
| May 11, 2022 | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| Apr 26, 2022 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Apr 19, 2022 | Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
| Apr 18, 2022 | Read second time and amended. |
| Apr 7, 2022 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 6). |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. |
| Mar 28, 2022 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended. |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES. |
| Feb 19, 2022 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Introduced. To print. |
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| May 25, 2022 | AB 2587 Eduardo Garcia Assembly Third Reading | Assembly Floor |
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