AB 641: Transportation electrification: local publicly owned electric utilities.
- Session Year: 2021-2022
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2021-07-15
Existing law requires a local publicly owned electric utility with an annual electrical demand exceeding 700 gigawatts, determined as provided, to adopt an integrated resource plan to meet certain goals. Existing law requires the local publicly owned electric utility, as a part of its integrated resource plan update, to consider establishing electric vehicle grid integration strategies and evaluating how its electric vehicle grid integration programs further the electric vehicle grid integration strategies it has established.
This bill would require each local publicly owned electric utility to facilitate and ensure the availability of infrastructure for the at least one station for public charging of passenger motor vehicles within its service territory. The bill would require each local publicly owned electric utility to develop and adopt a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, local governments, or local or regional transportation planning organizations, to include certain information to support the level of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet certain goals. The bill would require local publicly owned electric utilities to make their adopted plans available on their internet websites. The bill would deem a local publicly owned electric utility that has adopted an integrated resource plan or a transportation electrification plan before January 1, 2022, to be in compliance with the bills requirements and would require the utility to update the adopted plan at least once every 5 years. Because the bill would increase the duties of local publicly owned electric utilities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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 a local publicly owned electric utility with an annual electrical demand exceeding 700 gigawatts, determined as provided, to adopt an integrated resource plan to meet certain goals. Existing law requires the local publicly owned electric utility, as a part of its integrated resource plan update, to consider establishing electric vehicle grid integration strategies and evaluating how its electric vehicle grid integration programs further the electric vehicle grid integration strategies it has established.
This bill would require each local publicly owned electric utility to facilitate and ensure the availability of infrastructure for the charging of passenger motor vehicles within its service territory. The bill would require each local publicly owned electric utility to develop and adopt a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, local governments, or local or regional transportation planning organizations, to include certain information to support the level of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet certain goals. The bill would require local publicly owned electric utilities to make their adopted plans available on their internet websites. The bill would deem a local publicly owned electric utility that has adopted an integrated resource plan or a transportation electrification plan before January 1, 2022, to be in compliance with the bills requirements and would require the utility to update the adopted plan at least once every 5 years. Because the bill would increase the duties of local publicly owned electric utilities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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 a local publicly owned electric utility with an annual electrical demand exceeding 700 gigawatts, determined as provided, to adopt an integrated resource plan to meet certain goals. Existing law requires the local publicly owned electric utility, as a part of its integrated resource plan update, to consider establishing electric vehicle grid integration strategies and evaluating how its electric vehicle grid integration programs further the electric vehicle grid integration strategies it has established.
This bill would require each local publicly owned electric utility to facilitate and ensure the availability of infrastructure for the charging of passenger motor vehicles within its service territory. The bill would require each local publicly owned electric utility to develop and adopt a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, with certain elements local governments, or local or regional transportation planning organizations, to include certain information to support the level of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet certain goals. The bill would require local publicly owned electric utilities to make their adopted plans available on their internet websites. Because the bill would increase the duties of local publicly owned electric utilities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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 a local publicly owned electric utility with an annual electrical demand exceeding 700 gigawatts, determined as provided, to adopt an integrated resource plan to meet certain goals. Existing law requires the local publicly owned electric utility, as a part of its integrated resource plan update, to consider establishing electric vehicle grid integration strategies and evaluating how its electric vehicle grid integration programs further the electric vehicle grid integration strategies it has established.
This bill would require each local publicly owned electric utility to develop and adopt a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, with certain elements to support the level of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet certain goals. The bill would require local publicly owned electric utilities to make their adopted plans available on their internet websites. Because the bill would increase the duties of local publicly owned electric utilities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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 Public Utilities Commission to develop, publish, and annually update a report containing specified information, including the commissions annual work plan, performance criteria for the commission and the executive director, an accounting of the commissions transactions and proceedings from the prior year, and a description of activities taken and processes instituted to both solicit the input of customers from diverse regions of the state in ratesetting and quasi-legislative proceedings and to process that input in a way that makes it usable in commission decisionmaking. Existing law requires the commission to post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website.This bill would make a a nonsubstantive change to the requirement that the commission post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website.Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop, publish, and annually update a report containing specified information, including the commissions annual work plan, performance criteria for the commission and the executive director, an accounting of the commissions transactions and proceedings from the prior year, and a description of activities taken and processes instituted to both solicit the input of customers from diverse regions of the state in ratesetting and quasi-legislative proceedings and to process that input in a way that makes it usable in commission decisionmaking. Existing law requires the commission to post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website.
This bill would make a a nonsubstantive change to the requirement that the commission post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website.
(a)Each local publicly owned electric utility shall facilitate and ensure the availability of infrastructure for the at least one station for public charging of passenger motor vehicles within its service territory.
(b)(1)Each local publicly owned electric utility shall develop a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, local governments, or local or regional transportation planning organizations, to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet the goals of putting at least 5,000,000 8,000,000 zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030 and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40 percent below the 1990 level by 2030.
(2)Local publicly owned electric utilities are encouraged to include, to the extent possible, the following information in the plan:
(A)Methods to deploy, or facilitate the deployment of, charging infrastructure for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles for residential, public, and workplace settings and that support medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, and public transit within its service territory.
(B)Incentives, such as electricity rate structures or rebates that promote transportation electrification and allow for affordable fueling and efficient integration into the electricity grid.
(C)Plans to coordinate with adjacent or similarly situated utilities to meet broader community or regional infrastructure needs and ensure harmonious interterritory operations of electric transportation technologies.
(D)Programs to promote transportation electrification in communities identified as disadvantaged communities pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code or low-income communities as defined in Section 39713 of the Health and Safety Code.
(E)Customer education and outreach efforts being implemented to inform customers about programs, tariffs, and other opportunities to advance transportation electrification.
(F)How transportation electrification planning is aligned with federal, statewide, or local air pollution reduction and zero-emission-vehicle initiatives, or a combination of those initiatives.
(3)The plan shall be proposed, reviewed, and adopted by the governing board in a public meeting.
(c)Each local publicly owned electric utility shall ensure that a copy of the plan required by this section is available on its internet website.
(d)(1)A local publicly owned electric utility that has adopted an integrated resource plan developed pursuant to Section 9621 or a transportation electrification plan before January 1, 2022, is deemed to be in compliance with this section.
(2)A local publicly owned electric utility satisfying this subdivision shall update the adopted integrated resource plan or transportation electrification plan at least once every five years.
(e)This section does not require local publicly owned electric utilities to maintain or repair charging infrastructure that they do not own.
SEC. 2.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
(a)Each local publicly owned electric utility shall facilitate and ensure the availability of infrastructure for the charging of passenger motor vehicles within its service territory.
(b)(1)Each local publicly owned electric utility shall develop a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, local governments, or local or regional transportation planning organizations, to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet the goals of putting at least 5,000,000 zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030 and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40 percent below the 1990 level by 2030.
(2)Local publicly owned electric utilities are encouraged to include, to the extent possible, the following information in the plan:
(A)Methods to deploy, or facilitate the deployment of, charging infrastructure for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles for residential, public, and workplace settings and that support medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, and public transit within its service territory.
(B)Incentives, such as electricity rate structures or rebates that promote transportation electrification and allow for affordable fueling and efficient integration into the electricity grid.
(C)Plans to coordinate with adjacent or similarly situated utilities to meet broader community or regional infrastructure needs and ensure harmonious interterritory operations of electric transportation technologies.
(D)Programs to promote transportation electrification in communities identified as disadvantaged communities pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code or low-income communities as defined in Section 39713 of the Health and Safety Code.
(E)Customer education and outreach efforts being implemented to inform customers about programs, tariffs, and other opportunities to advance transportation electrification.
(F)How transportation electrification planning is aligned with federal, statewide, or local air pollution reduction and zero-emission-vehicle initiatives, or a combination of those initiatives.
(3)The plan shall be proposed, reviewed, and adopted by the governing board in a public meeting.
(c)Each local publicly owned electric utility shall ensure that a copy of the plan required by this section is available on its internet website.
(d)(1)A local publicly owned electric utility that has adopted an integrated resource plan developed pursuant to Section 9621 or a transportation electrification plan before January 1, 2022, is deemed to be in compliance with this section.
(2)A local publicly owned electric utility satisfying this subdivision shall update the adopted integrated resource plan or transportation electrification plan at least once every five years.
SEC. 2.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
(a)Each local publicly owned electric utility shall facilitate and ensure the availability of infrastructure for the charging of passenger motor vehicles within its service territory.
(b)(1)Each local publicly owned electric utility shall develop a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, local governments, or local or regional transportation planning organizations, to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet the goals of putting at least 5,000,000 zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030 and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40 percent below the 1990 level by 2030.
(2)The plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of Local publicly owned electric utilities are encouraged to include, to the extent possible, the following elements: information in the plan:
(A)Investments Methods to deploy, or facilitate the deployment of, charging infrastructure for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles for residential, public, and workplace settings and that support medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, and public transit within its service territory.
(B)Electricity Incentives, such as electricity rate structures or rebates that promote transportation electrification and allow for affordable fueling and efficient integration into the electricity grid.
(C)Plans to coordinate with adjacent or similarly situated utilities to meet broader community or regional infrastructure needs and ensure harmonious interterritory operations of electric transportation technologies.
(D)Programs to promote transportation electrification in communities identified as disadvantaged communities pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.
(E)Customer education and outreach efforts being implemented to inform customers about programs, tariffs, and other opportunities to advance transportation electrification.
(F)How transportation electrification planning is aligned with federal, statewide, or local air pollution reduction and zero-emission-vehicle initiatives, or a combination of those initiatives.
(3)The plan shall be proposed, reviewed, and adopted by the governing board in a public meeting.
(b)(c)Each local publicly owned electric utility shall ensure that a copy of the plan required by this section is available on its internet website.
SEC. 2.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
(a)(1)Each local publicly owned electric utility shall develop a transportation electrification plan, individually, or in collaboration with other local publicly owned electric utilities, to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet the goals of putting at least 5,000,000 zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030 and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40 percent below the 1990 level by 2030.
(2)The plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following elements:
(A)Investments to deploy, or facilitate the deployment of, charging infrastructure for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles for residential, public, and workplace settings and that support medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, and public transit within its service territory.
(B)Electricity rate structures that promote transportation electrification and allow for affordable fueling and efficient integration into the electricity grid.
(C)Plans to coordinate with adjacent or similarly situated utilities to meet broader community or regional infrastructure needs and ensure harmonious interterritory operations of electric transportation technologies.
(D)Programs to promote transportation electrification in communities identified as disadvantaged communities pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.
(E)Customer education and outreach efforts being implemented to inform customers about programs, tariffs, and other opportunities to advance transportation electrification.
(F)How transportation electrification planning is aligned with federal, statewide, or local air pollution reduction and zero-emission-vehicle initiatives, or a combination of those initiatives.
(3)The plan shall be proposed, reviewed, and adopted by the governing board in a public meeting.
(b)Each local publicly owned electric utility shall ensure that a copy of the plan required by this section is available on its internet website.
SEC. 2.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
SECTION 1.Section 910 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:910.(a)The commission shall develop, publish, and annually update a report that contains all of the following information:(1)A workplan that describes in clear detail the scheduled proceedings and other decisions that may be considered by the commission during the calendar year.(2)Performance criteria for the commission and the executive director, and an evaluation of the performance of the executive director during the previous year based on criteria established in the prior years workplan.(3)An accounting of the commissions transactions and proceedings from the prior year, together with other facts, suggestions, and recommendations that the commission deems of value to the people of the state. The accounting shall include the activities that the commission has taken, and plans to take, to reduce the costs of, and the rates for, water and energy, including electricity, to improve the competitiveness of the states industries, including agriculture, and, to the extent possible, shall include suggestions and recommendations for the reduction of those costs and rates.(4)A description of activities taken and processes instituted to both solicit the input of customers from diverse regions of the state in ratesetting and quasi-legislative proceedings and to process that input in a way that makes it usable in commission decisionmaking. The report shall describe the successes and challenges of these processes, the effect of resource constraints, and efforts to be made during the calendar year to further the goal of increased public participation.(5)A list of the public meetings held outside San Francisco in the previous year, and a schedule of meetings anticipated to be held outside San Francisco during the coming year.(b)(1)The commission shall submit the report required pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Governor and the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, no later than February 1 of each year.(2)The commission shall post the report in a conspicuous area of its internet website and shall have a program to disseminate the information in the report using computer mailing lists to provide regular updates on the information to those members of the public and organizations that request that information.(a)The commission shall develop, publish, and annually update a report that contains all of the following information:
(1)A workplan that describes in clear detail the scheduled proceedings and other decisions that may be considered by the commission during the calendar year.
(2)Performance criteria for the commission and the executive director, and an evaluation of the performance of the executive director during the previous year based on criteria established in the prior years workplan.
(3)An accounting of the commissions transactions and proceedings from the prior year, together with other facts, suggestions, and recommendations that the commission deems of value to the people of the state. The accounting shall include the activities that the commission has taken, and plans to take, to reduce the costs of, and the rates for, water and energy, including electricity, to improve the competitiveness of the states industries, including agriculture, and, to the extent possible, shall include suggestions and recommendations for the reduction of those costs and rates.
(4)A description of activities taken and processes instituted to both solicit the input of customers from diverse regions of the state in ratesetting and quasi-legislative proceedings and to process that input in a way that makes it usable in commission decisionmaking. The report shall describe the successes and challenges of these processes, the effect of resource constraints, and efforts to be made during the calendar year to further the goal of increased public participation.
(5)A list of the public meetings held outside San Francisco in the previous year, and a schedule of meetings anticipated to be held outside San Francisco during the coming year.
(b)(1)The commission shall submit the report required pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Governor and the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, no later than February 1 of each year.
(2)The commission shall post the report in a conspicuous area of its Internet Web site internet website and shall have a program to disseminate the information in the report using computer mailing lists to provide regular updates on the information to those members of the public and organizations that request that information.
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| Aug 26, 2021 | In committee: Held under submission. |
| Aug 23, 2021 | In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jul 14, 2021 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (July 13). |
| Jul 6, 2021 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. |
| Jun 28, 2021 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| Jun 14, 2021 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C. |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and TRANS. |
| Jun 2, 2021 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| Jun 1, 2021 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 11. Page 1712.) |
| May 13, 2021 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| May 12, 2021 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (May 12). |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Read second time and amended. |
| Apr 26, 2021 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 21). |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Referred to Com. on U. & E. |
| Feb 13, 2021 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 15. |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Read first time. To print. |
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| Jun 1, 2021 | AB 641 Holden Assembly Third Reading | Assembly Floor |
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