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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25216.5.

25216.5. The commission shall do all of the following:
(a) Prescribe the form and content of applications for facilities; conduct public hearings and take other actions to secure adequate evaluation of applications; and formally act to approve or disapprove applications, including specifying conditions under which approval and continuing operation of any facility shall be permitted.
(b) Prepare an integrated plan specifying actions to be taken in the event of an impending serious shortage of energy, or a clear threat to public health, safety, or welfare.
(c) Evaluate policies governing the establishment of rates for electric power and other sources of energy as related to energy conservation, environmental protection, and other goals and policies established in this division, and transmit recommendations for changes in power-pricing policies and rate schedules to the Governor, the Legislature, to the Public Utilities Commission, and to publicly owned electric utilities.
(d) Serve as a central repository within the state government for the collection, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of data and information on all forms of energy supply, demand, conservation, public safety, research, and related subjects. The data and information shall be derived from all sources, including, but not be limited to, electric and gas utilities, oil and other energy producing companies, institutions of higher education, private industry, public and private research laboratories, private individuals, and from any other source that the commission determines is necessary to carry out its objectives under this division. The commission may charge and collect a reasonable fee for retrieving and disseminating any such information to cover the cost of such a service. Any funds received by the commission pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited in the account and are continuously appropriated for expenditure, by the commission, for purposes of retrieving and disseminating any such information pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 612.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25216.8.

25216.8. (a) On or before January 31, 2023, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of Water Resources, and California balancing authorities, including, but not limited to, the Independent System Operator, shall issue a written report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee addressing all of the following:
(1) An evaluation of how the state, load-serving entities, as defined in Section 380 of the Public Utilities Code, local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined in Section 224.3 of the Public Utilities Code, and California balancing authorities managed summer reliability during 2022.
(2) The magnitude of projected reliability problems in 2023 to 2026, inclusive.
(3) Potential solutions to addressing reliability concerns. In doing so, the commission shall evaluate options that rely on state budget actions, statutory changes, and using existing resource adequacy, integrated resource planning, and other reliability processes at the Public Utilities Commission and the Independent System Operator to ensure reliability.
(b)  (1) A report 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, 2027.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 61, Sec. 2. (AB 205) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25217.

25217. The commission shall do all of the following:
(a) Appoint an executive director with administration and fiscal experience, who shall serve at its pleasure and whose duties and salary shall be prescribed by the commission.
(b) Employ and prescribe the duties of other staff members as necessary to carry out the provisions of this division. Staff members of the commission may participate in all matters before the commission to the limits prescribed by the commission.
(c) Employ legal counsel who shall advise the commission and represent it in connection with legal matters and litigation before any boards and agencies of the state or federal government.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1155.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25217.1.

25217.1. The commission shall nominate and the Governor shall appoint for a term of three years a public adviser to the commission who shall be an attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state and who shall carry out the provisions of Section 25222 as well as other duties prescribed by this division or by the commission. The adviser may be removed from office only upon the joint concurrence of four commissioners and the Governor.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1155.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25217.5.

25217.5. The chair of the commission shall direct the adviser, the executive director, and other staff in the performance of their duties in conformance with the policies and guidelines established by the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 213, Sec. 19. (AB 2768) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25218.

25218. In addition to other powers specified in this division, the commission may do any of the following:
(a) Apply for and accept grants, contributions, and appropriations, and award grants consistent with the goals and objectives of a program or activity the commission is authorized to implement or administer.
(b) Contract for professional services if the work or services cannot be satisfactorily performed by its employees or by any other state agency.
(c) Be sued and sue.
(d) Request and utilize the advice and services of all federal, state, local, and regional agencies.
(e) Adopt any rule or regulation, or take any action, it deems reasonable and necessary to carry out this division.
(f) Adopt rules and regulations, or take any action, it deems reasonable and necessary to ensure the free and open participation of any member of the staff in proceedings before the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 11, Sec. 10. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25219.

25219. As to any matter involving the federal government, its departments or agencies, which is within the scope of the power and duties of the commission, the commission may represent its interest or the interest of any county, city, state agency, or public district upon its request, and to that end may correspond, confer, and cooperate with the federal government, its departments or agencies.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 276.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25220.

25220. The commission may participate as a party, to the extent that it shall determine, in any proceeding before any federal or state agency having authority whatsoever to approve or disapprove any aspect of a proposed facility, receive notice from any applicant of all applications and pleadings filed subsequently by such applicants in any of such proceedings, and, by its request, receive copies of any of such subsequently filed applications and pleadings that it shall deem necessary.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 276.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25221.

25221. Upon request of the commission, the Attorney General shall represent the commission and the state in litigation concerning affairs of the commission, unless the Attorney General represents another state agency, in which case the commission shall be authorized to employ other counsel.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 276.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25222.

25222. The adviser shall insure that full and adequate participation by all interested groups and the public at large is secured in the planning, site and facility certification, energy conservation, and emergency allocation procedures provided in this division. The adviser shall insure that timely and complete notice of commission meetings and public hearings is disseminated to all interested groups and to the public at large. The adviser shall also advise such groups and the public as to effective ways of participating in the commission’s proceedings. The adviser shall recommend to the commission additional measures to assure open consideration and public participation in energy planning, site and facility certification, energy conservation, and emergency allocation proceedings.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 276.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25223.

25223. The commission shall make available any information filed or submitted pursuant to this division under the provisions of the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code); provided, however, that the commission shall keep confidential any information submitted to the Division of Oil and Gas of the Department of Conservation that the division determines, pursuant to Section 3752, to be proprietary.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 383. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25224.

25224. The commission and other state agencies shall, to the fullest extent possible, exchange records, reports, material, and other information relating to energy resources and conservation and power facilities siting, or any areas of mutual concern, to the end that unnecessary duplication of effort may be avoided.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 276.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25225.

25225. (a) Prior to expending any funds for any research, development, or demonstration program or project relating to vehicles or vehicle fuels, the commission shall do both of the following, using existing resources:
(1) Adopt a plan describing any proposed expenditure that sets forth the expected costs and qualitative as well as quantitative benefits of the proposed program or project.
(2) Find that the proposed program or project will not duplicate any other past or present publicly funded California program or project. This paragraph is not intended to prevent funding for programs or projects jointly funded with another public agency where there is no duplication.
(b) Within 120 days from the date of the conclusion of a program or project subject to subdivision (a) that is funded by the commission, the commission shall issue a public report that sets forth the actual costs of the program or project, the results achieved and how they compare with expected costs and benefits determined pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), and any problems that were encountered by the program or project.
(c) (1) This section does not apply to any funds appropriated for research, development, or demonstration pursuant to a statute that expressly specifies both of the following:
(A) A vehicle technology or vehicle fuel which is the subject of the research, development, or demonstration.
(B) The purpose of, or anticipated products of, the research, development, or demonstration.
(2) This section does not apply to the Katz Safe Schoolbus Clean Fuel Efficiency Demonstration Program (Part 10.7 (commencing with Section 17910) of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code).
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 609, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25226.

25226. (a) The Energy Technologies Research, Development, and Demonstration Account established under former Section 25683 is hereby continued in existence, in the General Fund, to be administered by the commission for the purpose of carrying out Chapter 7.3 (commencing with Section 25630) and Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 25650).
(b) The Controller shall deposit in the account all money appropriated to the account by the Legislature, plus accumulated interest on that money, and money from loan repayments, interest, and royalties pursuant to Sections 25630 and 25650, for use by the commission, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes specified in Chapter 7.3 (commencing with Section 25630) and Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 25650).
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 227, Sec. 92. Effective August 16, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25227.

25227. By July 1, 2011, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, shall develop and maintain an Internet Web site containing specific links to electrical corporation and local publicly owned electric utility Internet Web sites or other Internet Web sites that contain information specific to plug-in hybrid or fully electric vehicles, including information on the following:
(a) Resources to direct a consumer on how to find out if his or her residence will require a utility service upgrade.
(b) Basic charging circuit requirements.
(c) Utility rate options.
(d) Load management techniques.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 337, Sec. 1. (SB 1455) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25228.

25228. (a) The commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, cities, counties, special districts, and other stakeholders, shall evaluate and recommend policies and implementation strategies to overcome barriers to the deployment and use of geothermal heat pump and geothermal ground loop technologies. In evaluating these policies and strategies, the commission shall consider all of the following:
(1) The quantitative benefits and costs to ratepayers specific to safer, more reliable, or less costly gas or electrical service and through greater energy efficiency, reduction of health and environmental impacts from air pollution, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions related to electricity and natural gas production and use, through the use of geothermal heat pump and geothermal ground loop technologies.
(2) The existing statutory and permit requirements that impact the use of geothermal heat pumps and geothermal ground loop technologies and any other existing legal impediments to the use of geothermal heat pump and geothermal ground loop technologies.
(3) The impact of the use of the geothermal heat pump and geothermal ground loop technologies on achieving the state’s goals pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code) and achieving the state’s energy efficiency goals.
(b) The commission shall include the evaluations and recommendations made pursuant to this section in the integrated energy policy report that is required to be adopted for calendar year 2013, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25302.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 608, Sec. 1. (AB 2339) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25229.

25229. (a) The commission, working with the State Air Resources Board and the Public Utilities Commission, shall prepare a statewide assessment of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure needed to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required for the state to meet its goals of putting at least five million zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030, and of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.
(b) The assessment shall expand on the commission’s electric vehicle infrastructure projections to consider all necessary charging infrastructure, including, but not limited to, the chargers, make-ready electrical equipment, and supporting hardware and software, all vehicle categories, road, highway, and offroad electrification, port and airport electrification, and other programs to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles to meet the goals described in subdivision (a). The assessment shall examine existing and future infrastructure needs throughout California, including in low-income communities.
(c) As a part of the assessment, the commission, in consultation with stakeholders, shall identify workforce development and training resources needed to meet the goals described in subdivision (a). These resources shall include, but are not limited to, qualified apprenticeships, on-the-job training programs, and other training opportunities that build career pipelines in the zero-emission transportation sector and provide long-term employment in disadvantaged communities.
(d) The commission shall regularly seek data and input relating to electric vehicle charging infrastructure from stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Air Resources Board, electrical corporations, local publicly owned electric utilities, state and local transportation and transit agencies, charging infrastructure companies, environmental groups, and automobile manufacturers.
(e) The commission shall update the assessment at least once every two years.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 732, Sec. 2. (SB 589) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25231.

25231. (a) The commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall, as part of the development of the plan prepared pursuant to Section 44272.5 of the Health and Safety Code, assess whether charging station infrastructure is disproportionately deployed by population density, geographical area, or population income level, including low-, middle-, and high-income levels. This includes whether direct current fast charging stations are disproportionately distributed and whether access to these charging stations is disproportionately available. Upon making a finding that charging station infrastructure has been disproportionately deployed, the commission shall use moneys from the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Fund, to the extent authorized by law, as well as other mechanisms, including incentives, to more proportionately deploy new charging station infrastructure, unless the commission makes a finding that the disproportionate deployment is reasonable and furthers state energy or environmental policy as articulated by the commission.
(b) For purposes of this section, “charging station” means the removable equipment that provides alternating or direct current to the battery electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, but does not include the supporting charging infrastructure, such as wiring, conduit, and electric panels.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 368, Sec. 3. (SB 1000) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25233.5.

25233.5. To help building owners to decarbonize buildings and add energy storage or electric vehicle charging capacity to buildings, the commission, in coordination with the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Building Standards Commission, and other relevant state agencies, shall gather or develop, and publish on the commission’s internet website, guidance and best practices to help building owners, the construction industry, and local governments overcome barriers to electrification of buildings and installation of electric vehicle charging equipment that include any of the following topics:
(a) Availability of electrical equipment for replacement of the common fossil-fuel-powered equipment within buildings, including high-efficiency options that can minimize electrical service capacity requirements.
(b) Approaches for energy budgeting to fit electrical replacements and vehicle-charging equipment within the existing electrical service capacity of the building whenever possible, including guidance on how to maximize the use of the nonconcurrent electrical load that is allowed under the California Electrical Code (Part 3 (commencing with Section 89.101.1) of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations).
(c) Technologies that allow the noncoincidental sharing of electrical circuits.
(d) The development of whole building electrification plans to help building owners prepare for future additions of electrical equipment, even if only a portion of equipment will be replaced, or energy storage or vehicle charging added, during an initial project. The plan may include wiring changes and energy planning to reduce the need for rework and help correctly size distributed energy and energy storage systems to anticipated future needs, including anticipated future voluntary and mandatory vehicle charging standards in the California Building Standards Code.
(e) Model permit applications, an eligibility checklist for expedited permitting, and a concise inspection list for the most common building electrification, energy storage, or vehicle charging installation projects that would be suitable for adoption by local governments seeking to streamline and standardize permitting and inspections.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 346, Sec. 3. (AB 2075) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Section 25235.

25235. (a) For purposes of this section, “financing or investment solutions” means financing or investment solutions that are consistent with the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s inclusive utility investments policies or other industry best practices, and that will enable electrical corporations, community choice aggregators, or other eligible entities to provide zero-emission, clean energy, or decarbonizing building upgrades.
(b) (1) On or before December 31, 2023, the commission, in coordination with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the Public Utilities Commission, and the Treasurer, shall do all of the following:
(A) Identify available state and federal financing or investment solutions.
(B) Apply for federal financing or investment solutions, where applicable.
(C) Provide technical assistance to electrical corporations, community choice aggregators, or other eligible entities to apply for state and federal financing or investment solutions.
(2) The commission may consult with the United States Department of Energy regarding the identification of federal financing or investment solutions, pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) To maximize the state’s access to federal financing or investment solutions, pursuant to paragraph (1), the commission may do any of the following:
(A) Identify the authority of the Treasurer to administer financing or investment solutions, and to identify programs administered by the Treasurer that provide financing or investment solutions.
(B) Identify funding appropriated in the Budget Act of 2022 that enables or otherwise impacts the availability of federal funding for financing or investment solutions.
(C) Identify state programs, authorizations, and administrative actions that enable, or could enable, access to federal funding for financing or investment solutions, including, but not limited to, Public Utilities Commission Rulemaking 20-08-022 (Order Instituting Rulemaking to Investigate and Design Clean Energy Financing Options for Electricity and Natural Gas Customers), filed August 27, 2020.
(c) On or before December 31, 2023, the commission shall prepare and submit a report to the relevant committees of the Legislature that describes any statutory changes necessary to improve access to federal funding for financing or investment solutions.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 834, Sec. 1. (SB 1112) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 4 - Integrated Energy Policy Reporting › Section 25300.

25300. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that clean and reliable energy is essential to the health of the California economy and of vital importance to the health and welfare of the citizens of the state and to the environment.
(b) The Legislature further finds and declares that government has an essential role to ensure that a reliable supply of energy is provided consistent with protection of public health and safety, promotion of the general welfare, maintenance of a sound economy, conservation of resources, and preservation of environmental quality.
(c) The Legislature further finds and declares that the state government requires at all times a complete and thorough understanding of the operation of energy markets, including electricity, natural gas, petroleum, and alternative energy sources, to enable it to respond to possible shortages, price shocks, oversupplies, or other disruptions.
(d) The Legislature further finds and declares that timely reporting, assessment, forecasting, and data collection activities are essential to serve the information and policy development needs of the Governor, the Legislature, public agencies, market participants, and the public.
(e) The Legislature further finds and declares that one of the objectives of this act is to encourage cooperation among the various state agencies with energy responsibilities.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 568, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 4 - Integrated Energy Policy Reporting › Section 25301.

25301. (a) At least every two years, the commission shall conduct assessments and forecasts of all aspects of energy industry supply, production, transportation, delivery and distribution, demand, and prices. The commission shall use these assessments and forecasts to develop and evaluate energy policies and programs that conserve resources, protect the environment, ensure energy reliability, enhance the state’s economy, and protect public health and safety. To perform these assessments and forecasts, the commission may require the submission of demand forecasts, resource plans, market assessments, related outlooks, individual customer historic electric or gas service usage, or both, and individual customer historic billing data, in a format and level of granularity specified by the commission from electric and natural gas utilities, transportation fuel and technology suppliers, and other market participants. These assessments and forecasts shall be done in consultation with the appropriate state and federal agencies, including, but not limited to, the Public Utilities Commission, the Public Advocate’s Office of the Public Utilities Commission, the State Air Resources Board, the Electricity Oversight Board, the Independent System Operator, the Department of Water Resources, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Motor Vehicles. The commission shall maintain reasonable policies and procedures to protect customer information from unauthorized disclosure.
(b) In developing the assessments and forecasts prepared pursuant to subdivision (a), the commission shall do all of the following:
(1) Provide information about the performance of energy industries.
(2) Develop and maintain the analytical capability sufficient to answer inquiries about energy issues from the government, market participants, and the public.
(3) Analyze, develop, and evaluate energy policies and programs.
(4) Provide an analytical foundation for regulatory and policy decisionmaking.
(5) Facilitate efficient and reliable energy markets.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 611, Sec. 1. (SB 1374) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 4 - Integrated Energy Policy Reporting › Section 25302.2.

25302.2. As part of the 2019 edition of the integrated energy policy report, and as part of each integrated energy policy report adopted biennially thereafter, the commission shall evaluate the actual energy efficiency savings, as defined in Section 25310, from negative therm interactive effects generated as a result of electricity efficiency improvements.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 677, Sec. 2. (SB 1393) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 4 - Integrated Energy Policy Reporting › Section 25302.4.

25302.4. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Fusion” means a reaction in which at least one heavier, more stable nucleus is produced from at least one lighter, less stable nucleus, typically through high temperatures and pressures, and emitting energy as a result.
(2) “Fusion energy” means the product of fusion reactions inside a fusion device and used to generate electricity or other commercially usable forms of energy.
(b) As part of the 2027 edition of the integrated energy policy report, the commission shall include an assessment of the potential for fusion energy to contribute to California’s power supply, including both of the following:
(1) Identification of the necessary regulatory and policy actions required to deploy fusion energy, including aneutronic fusion and deuterium and tritium reactions, within California’s energy system.
(2) Identification of state and federal investments available for fusion energy development and deployment.
(c) For purposes of the assessment described in subdivision (b), the commission shall define aneutronic fusion.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 360, Sec. 2. (AB 1172) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 4 - Integrated Energy Policy Reporting › Section 25302.5.

25302.5. (a) As part of each integrated energy policy report required pursuant to Section 25302, each entity that serves or plans to serve electricity to retail customers, including, but not limited to, electrical corporations, nonutility electric service providers, community choice aggregators, and local publicly owned electric utilities, shall provide the commission with its forecast of both of the following:
(1) The amount of its forecasted load that may be lost or added by any of the following:
(A) A community choice aggregator.
(B) An existing local publicly owned electric utility.
(C) A newly formed local publicly owned electric utility.
(2) Load that will be served by an electric service provider.
(b) The commission shall perform an assessment in the service territory of each electrical corporation of the loss or addition of load described in this section and submit the results of the assessment to the Public Utilities Commission.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the commission may exempt from the forecasting requirements in that subdivision, a local publicly owned electric utility that is not planning to acquire additional load beyond its existing exclusive service territory within the forecast period provided by the commission pursuant to Section 25303.
(d) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Community choice aggregator” means any “community choice aggregator” as defined in Section 331.1 of the Public Utilities Code.
(2) “Electrical corporation” means any “electrical corporation” as defined in Section 218 of the Public Utilities Code.
(3) “Electric service provider” means any “electric service provider” as defined in Section 218.3 of the Public Utilities Code.
(4) “Local publicly owned electric utility” means any “local publicly owned electric utility” as defined in Section 224.3 of the Public Utilities Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 558, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 4 - Integrated Energy Policy Reporting › Section 25302.6.

25302.6. As part of the 2025 edition of the integrated energy policy report, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, shall assess barriers to electricity interconnection and energization and provide recommendations on how to accelerate those processes, as appropriate.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 367, Sec. 2. (AB 1373) Effective October 7, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 4 - Integrated Energy Policy Reporting › Section 25302.7.

25302.7. By June 1, 2023, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission and the Independent System Operator, shall adopt a goal for load shifting to reduce net peak electrical demand and shall adjust this target in each biennial integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant to Section 25302 thereafter. In developing this target, the commission shall consider the findings of the 2020 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory report on the Shift Resource through 2030 and other relevant research. The commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission and the Independent System Operator, shall recommend policies to increase demand response and load shifting that do not increase greenhouse gas emissions or increase electric rates.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 239, Sec. 4. (SB 846) Effective September 2, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 4 - Integrated Energy Policy Reporting › Section 25304.

25304. As a part of the report prepared pursuant to Section 25302, the commission shall conduct transportation forecasting and assessment activities, including, but not limited to:
(a) Assessment of trends in transportation fuels, technologies, and infrastructure supply and demand and the outlook for wholesale and retail prices for petroleum, petroleum products, and alternative transportation fuels under current market structures and expected market conditions.
(b) Forecasts of statewide and regional transportation energy demand, both annual and seasonal, and the factors leading to projected demand growth including, but not limited to, projected population growth, urban development, vehicle miles traveled, the type, class, and efficiency of personal vehicles and commercial fleets, and shifts in transportation modes.
(c) Evaluation of the sufficiency of transportation fuel supplies, technologies, and infrastructure to meet projected transportation demand growth. Assessment of crude oil and other transportation fuel feedstock supplies; in-state, national, and worldwide production and refining capacity; product output storage availability; and transportation and distribution systems capacity and use.
(d) Assessments of the risks of supply disruptions, price shocks, or other events and the consequences of these events on the availability and price of transportation fuels and effects on the state’s economy.
(e) Evaluation of the potential for needed changes in the state’s energy shortage contingency plans to increase production and productivity, improve efficiency of fuel use, increase conservation of resources, and other actions to maintain sufficient, secure, and affordable transportation fuel supplies for the state.
(f) Evaluation of alternative transportation energy scenarios, in the context of least environmental and economic costs, to examine potential effects of alternative fuels usage, vehicle efficiency improvements, and shifts in transportation modes on public health and safety, the economy, resources, the environment, and energy security.
(g) Examination of the success of the introduction, prices, and availability of advanced transportation technologies, low- or zero-emission vehicles, and clean-burning transportation fuels, including their potential future contributions to air quality, energy security, and other public interest benefits.
(h) Recommendations to improve the efficiency of transportation energy use, reduce dependence on petroleum fuels, decrease environmental impacts from transportation energy use, and contribute to reducing congestion, promoting economic development, and enhancing energy diversity and security.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 611, Sec. 5. (SB 1374) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 4 - Integrated Energy Policy Reporting › Section 25305.

25305. The commission shall rely upon forecasting and assessments performed in accordance with Sections 25301 to 25304, inclusive, as the basis for analyzing the success of and developing policy recommendations for public interest energy strategies. Public interest energy strategies include, but are not limited to, achieving energy efficiency and energy conservation; implementing load management; pursuing research, development, demonstration, and commercialization of new technologies; promoting renewable generation technologies; reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions and addressing the impacts of climate change on California; stimulating California’s energy-related business activities to contribute to the state’s economy; and protecting and enhancing the environment. Additional assessments to address public interest energy strategies shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Identification of emerging trends in energy efficiency in the residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and transportation sectors of the state’s economy, including, but not limited to, evaluation of additional achievable energy efficiency measures and technologies. Identification of policies that would permit fuller realization of the potential for energy efficiency, either through direct programmatic actions or facilitation of the market.
(b) Identification of emerging trends in the renewable energy industry. In addition, the commission shall evaluate progress in ensuring the operation of existing facilities, and the development of new and emerging, in-state renewable resources.
(c) Identification of emerging trends in energy research, development, and demonstration activities that advance science or technology to produce public benefits.
(d) Identification of progress in reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions and addressing the effects of climate change on California.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 568, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 4 - Integrated Energy Policy Reporting › Section 25305.1.

25305.1. The commission shall report to the Legislature, to be included in each integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant to Section 25302, regarding the progress made by each local publicly owned electric utility serving end-use customers in meeting the requirements of Section 9620 of the Public Utilities Code.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 606, Sec. 1. (AB 2227) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 4 - Integrated Energy Policy Reporting › Section 25305.2.

25305.2. The commission shall include a summary of the information reported pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 9505 of the Public Utilities Code in the integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant to Section 25302. The commission shall also include, for each local publicly owned electric utility, a comparison of the local publicly owned electric utility’s annual targets established in accordance with that section, and the local publicly owned electric utility’s actual energy efficiency savings and demand reductions. If the commission determines that improvements can be made in either the level of a local publicly owned electric utility’s annual targets to achieve all cost-effective, reliable, and feasible energy savings and demand reductions and to enable local publicly owned electric utilities, in the aggregate, to achieve statewide targets established pursuant to Section 25310, or in meeting each local publicly owned electric utility’s annual targets, the commission shall provide recommendations to the local publicly owned electric utility, the Legislature, and the Governor on those improvements.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 606, Sec. 2. (AB 2227) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 4 - Integrated Energy Policy Reporting › Section 25305.5.

25305.5. (a) The commission shall timely incorporate firm zero-carbon resources into the integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant to Section 25302.
(b) For purposes of this section, “firm zero-carbon resources” are electrical resources that can individually, or in combination, deliver 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.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 423) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 4 - Integrated Energy Policy Reporting › Section 25306.

25306. The commission shall conduct workshops, hearings, and other forums to gain the perspectives of the public and market participants for purposes of the integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant to Section 25302 and the forecasting and assessments prepared pursuant to Sections 25301, 25303, 25304, and 25305. The commission shall include the comments, as well as responses to those comments, of governmental agencies, industry representatives, market participants, private groups, and any other person concerning the commission’s proposals and recommendations in the docket for the integrated energy policy report.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 568, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 4 - Integrated Energy Policy Reporting › Section 25307.

25307. (a) For purposes of this section, “decarbonizing” means reducing or eliminating associated emissions of greenhouse gases.
(b) As part of the 2023 and 2025 editions of the integrated energy policy report, the commission shall study and model potential growth for hydrogen and its role in decarbonizing the electrical and transportation sectors of the economy, and helping to achieve the goals set forth in The 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2018 (Chapter 312 of the Statutes of 2018), the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code), and the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015 (Chapter 547 of the Statutes of 2015).
(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2030.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 363, Sec. 3. (SB 1075) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 4 - Integrated Energy Policy Reporting › Section 25308.

25308. The commission and Public Utilities Commission, in coordination with the Independent System Operator, every five years, shall review and update as necessary the Memorandum of Understanding Between the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the California Independent System Operator (ISO) Regarding Transmission and Resource Planning and Implementation (December 23, 2022) and the related workplan to ensure the memorandum and workplan reflect the coordination that is needed to help meet the state’s energy goals, including those goals described in Section 454.53 of the Public Utilities Code.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 390, Sec. 1. (SB 319) Effective January 1, 2024.)