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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 6.3 - Diablo Canyon Powerplant › Section 25548.4.

25548.4. (a) Within 180 days after the date of the loan agreement, the department, in collaboration with the Public Utilities Commission, shall establish a methodology and process for it to conduct a semiannual true-up review of the borrower’s use of loan proceeds.
(b) The purpose of the true-up review shall be to determine all of the following:
(1) Whether the borrower used loan proceeds to pay only for eligible costs.
(2) Whether the eligible costs were reasonable.
(3) Whether the costs are in the public interest.
(4) Whether the Public Utilities Commission has not authorized rate recovery of the same costs.
(5) Other considerations deemed appropriate by the Public Utilities Commission.
(c) The review shall demonstrate the operator did not retain any revenues for shareholders from funds associated with the loan.
(d) If, upon completing a true-up review, the department determines that the borrower’s use of loan proceeds did not meet the requirements set forth in subdivision (b), those amounts shall be deemed disallowed costs.
(e) If the department finds disallowed costs pursuant to subdivision (c), the department shall notify the borrower of the amount of disallowed costs as promptly as possible and the department shall take action to recoup the disallowed costs pursuant to the loan agreement.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 239, Sec. 5. (SB 846) Effective September 2, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 6.3 - Diablo Canyon Powerplant › Section 25548.5.

25548.5. (a) The department may do any of the following as may be, in the determination of the department, necessary or appropriate for purposes of this chapter:
(1) Enter into one or more agreements with the Public Utilities Commission or other state agencies to facilitate the true-up reviews required by Section 25548.4, facilitate extension of the operating period, and further the purposes of this chapter.
(2) Engage the services of private parties to render professional and technical assistance and advice and other services in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
(3) Contract for the services of other public agencies.
(4) Engage in activities or enter into contracts or arrangements as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the department’s duties and responsibilities pursuant to this chapter.
(5) Hire personnel necessary and desirable for the timely and successful implementation and administration of the department’s duties and responsibilities pursuant to this chapter. The State Personnel Board and the Department of Human Resources shall assist the department in expediting that hiring.
(6) Disburse funds to reimburse the department for the costs incurred in the administration of this chapter, which shall equal no more than 5 percent of the amount of funds disbursed.
(b) Contracts entered into pursuant to this chapter, amendments to those contracts during their terms, or contracts for services reasonably related to those contracts, shall not be subject to competitive bidding or any other state contracting requirements, shall not require the review, consent, or approval of the Department of General Services or any other state department or agency, and are not subject to the requirements of the State Contracting Manual or the Public Contract Code.
(c) Any loan agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter is not a project for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)).
(d) The powers and responsibilities of the department established pursuant to this chapter are separate from, and not governed by, the provisions relating to the State Water Resources Development System.
(e) All state agencies and other state entities, and their officers and employees, shall and are hereby authorized to, at the request of the department, give the department reasonable assistance or other cooperation in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
(f) In accordance with the purposes of the loan and this chapter, the operator shall take all steps necessary to facilitate the extension of the operating period, including submitting applications for required federal and state agency approvals, notwithstanding Public Utilities Commission Decision 18-01-022 (January 16, 2018) Decision Approving Retirement of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant and pending further actions by the Public Utilities Commission.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 239, Sec. 5. (SB 846) Effective September 2, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 6.3 - Diablo Canyon Powerplant › Section 25548.6.

25548.6. (a) The Diablo Canyon Extension Fund is hereby established within the State Treasury. The moneys in the fund shall be available to the department for the administration and implementation of this chapter.
(b) Repayments of the loan authorized under Section 25548.3 shall be deposited into the fund and shall remain available for further disbursement subject to subdivision (a) of Section 25548.3.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department for purposes of this chapter.
(d) The fund and the moneys in the fund are separate and distinct from any other funds and moneys administered by the department.
(e) Upon the early termination of, or full repayment of, the loan, all moneys remaining in the Diablo Canyon Extension Fund shall be transferred to the General Fund and subdivision (a), (c), and (d) shall become inoperative.
(f) The Department of Finance shall allocate up to six hundred million dollars ($600,000,000), pursuant to Section 25548.3, from the General Fund as loans to the Department of Water Resources for deposit into the Diablo Canyon Extension Fund. The Department of Water Resources may disburse moneys from the Diablo Canyon Extension Fund to the operator of the Diablo Canyon powerplant under a loan agreement pursuant to Section 25548.3. At the direction of the Department of Water Resources, the Controller shall draw a warrant for this purpose.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 239, Sec. 5. (SB 846) Effective September 2, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 6.3 - Diablo Canyon Powerplant › Section 25548.7.

25548.7. Continued operation of the Diablo Canyon powerplant as provided in this chapter is in all respects for the welfare and the benefit of the people of the state, to protect public peace, health, and safety, and constitutes an essential governmental purpose. This chapter shall be liberally construed in a manner so as to effectuate its purposes and objectives.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 239, Sec. 5. (SB 846) Effective September 2, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 6.5 - Natural Gas Rating and Tracking › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 25550.

25550. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Buyer of natural gas” means a gas corporation, local publicly owned gas utility, noncore gas customer, or core transport agent.
(b) “Core transport agent” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 980 of the Public Utilities Code.
(c) “Division” means the Geologic Energy Management Division.
(d) “Gas corporation” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 222 of the Public Utilities Code.
(e) “Natural gas infrastructure” means a natural gas facility used for the production, gathering and boosting, processing, transmission, storage, or distribution necessary for the delivery of natural gas to end-use customers in California.
(f) “Noncore gas customer” means an entity that procures directly from natural gas producers or natural gas marketers and is not a gas corporation or local publicly owned gas utility.
(g) “Procure” means to acquire through ownership or contract.
(h) “Tracking” means using a system that communicates the pathway of a given volume of natural gas from its initial production to its delivery to end-use customers in this state.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 771, Sec. 18. (AB 1057) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 6.5 - Natural Gas Rating and Tracking › ARTICLE 2 - Natural Gas Tracking System › Section 25555.

25555. (a) Not later than September 15, 2017, the commission shall report to the respective budget committees of each house of the Legislature on the resources needed to develop a plan for tracking natural gas, and a recommendation for developing the plan, considering cost-effectiveness and efficacy. This report shall include the resources needed to do all of the following:
(1) Collect data from natural gas participants to support the work described in subdivision (c). The commission shall consult with the State Air Resources Board to determine the most appropriate data to collect.
(2) Consider participation in, or formation of, interstate and federal working groups, compacts, or agreements.
(3) Establish methods to ensure natural gas tracking data reporting compliance by buyers of natural gas, and natural gas producers, marketers, storers, and transporters.
(4) Provide data collected pursuant to paragraph (1) to the State Air Resources Board to support the implementation of Section 39731 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) In the consideration of the report pursuant to subdivision (a), the commission consult with, and receive information from, stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the Public Utilities Commission, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Department of Energy, the State Air Resources Board, the division, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the United States Department of Transportation Office of Pipeline Safety, appropriate agencies in states where gas consumed in California is produced, gathered and boosted, processed, transmitted, stored, or distributed, representatives of the oil and gas industry, and independent experts from academia and nongovernmental organizations.
(c) The State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the commission, shall develop a model of fugitive and vented emissions of methane from natural gas infrastructure. The model shall do all of the following:
(1) Quantify emissions from specific natural gas infrastructure.
(2) Incorporate the current condition and current management practices of specific natural gas infrastructure.
(3) Incorporate natural gas industry best management practices established by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Section 975 of the Public Utilities Code for gas corporations, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, by the division, and by other relevant entities.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 340, Sec. 38. (SB 839) Effective September 13, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7 - Research and Development › Section 25600.

25600. As used in this chapter:
(a) “Passive thermal system” means a system which utilizes the structural elements of a building and is not augmented by mechanical components to provide for collection, storage and distribution of solar energy or coolness.
(b) “Semipassive thermal system” means a system which utilizes the structural elements of a building and is augmented by mechanical components to provide for collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy or coolness.
(c) “Solar device” means the equipment associated with the collection, transfer, distribution, storage, and control of solar energy.
(d) “Solar system” means the integrated use of solar devices for the functions of collection, transfer, storage, and distribution of solar energy.
(e) “Standard” means a specification of design, performance, and procedure, or of the instrumentation, equipment, surrounding conditions, and skills required during the conduct of a procedure.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1081.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7 - Research and Development › Section 25601.

25601. The commission shall develop and coordinate a program of research and development in energy supply, consumption, and conservation and the technology of siting facilities and shall give priority to those forms of research and development which are of particular importance to the state, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Methods of energy conservation specified in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 25400).
(b) Increased energy use efficiencies of existing thermal electric and hydroelectric powerplants and increased energy efficiencies in designs of thermal electric and hydroelectric powerplants.
(c) Expansion and accelerated development of alternative sources of energy, including geothermal and solar resources, including, but not limited to, participation in large-scale demonstrations of alternative energy systems sited in California in cooperation with federal agencies, regional compacts, other state governments, and other participants. For purposes of this subdivision, “participation” shall be defined as any of the following: (1) direct interest in a project, (2) research and development to insure acceptable resolution of environment and other impacts of alternative energy systems, (3) research and development to improve siting and permitting methodology for alternative energy systems, (4) experiments utilizing the alternative energy systems, and (5) research and development of appropriate methods to insure the widespread utilization of economically useful alternative energy systems. Large-scale demonstrations of alternative energy systems are exemplified by the 100KWe to 100MWe range demonstrations of solar, wind, and geothermal systems contemplated by federal agencies, regional compacts, other state governments, and other participants.
(d) Improved methods of construction, design, and operation of facilities to protect against seismic hazards.
(e) Improved methods of energy-demand forecasting.
(f) To accomplish the purposes of subdivision (c), an amount not more than one-half of the total state funds appropriated for the solar energy research and development program as proposed in the budget prepared pursuant to Section 25604 shall be allocated for large-scale demonstration of alternative energy systems.
(Added by renumbering Section 25600 by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1081.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7 - Research and Development › Section 25602.

25602. The commission shall carry out technical assessment studies on all forms of energy and energy-related problems, in order to influence federal research and development priorities and to be informed on future energy options and their impacts, including, in addition to those problems specified in Section 25601, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Advanced nuclear powerplant concepts, fusion, and fuel cells.
(b) Total energy concepts.
(c) New technology related to coastal and offshore siting of facilities.
(d) Expanded use of wastewater as cooling water and other advances in powerplant cooling.
(e) Improved methods of power transmission to permit interstate and interregional transfer and exchange of bulk electric power.
(f) Measures to reduce wasteful and inefficient uses of energy.
(g) Shifts in transportation modes and changes in transportation technology in relation to implications for energy consumption.
(h) Methods of recycling, extraction, processing, fabricating, handling, or disposing of materials, especially materials which require large commitments of energy.
(i) Expanded recycling of materials and its effect on energy consumption.
(j) Implications of government subsidies and taxation and ratesetting policies.
(k) Utilization of waste heat.
(l) Use of hydrogen as an energy form.
(m) Use of agricultural products, municipal wastes, and organic refuse as an energy source.
Such assessments may also be conducted in order to determine which energy systems among competing technologies are most compatible with standards established pursuant to this division.
(Added by renumbering Section 25601 by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1081.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7 - Research and Development › Section 25603.

25603. For research purposes, the commission shall, in cooperation with other state agencies, participate in the design, construction, and operation of energy-conserving buildings using data developed pursuant to Section 25401, in order to demonstrate the economic and technical feasibility of such designs.
(Added by renumbering Section 25602 by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1081.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7 - Research and Development › Section 25605.

25605. On or before November 1, 1978, the commission shall develop and adopt, in cooperation with affected industry and consumer representatives, and after one or more public hearings, regulations governing solar devices. The regulations shall be designed to encourage the development and use of solar energy and to provide maximum information to the public concerning solar devices. The regulations may include, but need not be limited to, any or all of the following:
(a) Standards for testing, inspection, certification, sizing, and installation of solar devices.
(b) Provisions for the enforcement of the standards. Such provisions may include any or all of the following:
(1) Procedures for the accreditation by the commission of laboratories to test and certify solar devices.
(2) Requirements for onsite inspection of solar devices, including specifying methods for inspection, to determine compliance or noncompliance with the standards.
(3) Requirements for submission to the commission of any data resulting from the testing and inspection of solar devices.
(4) Prohibitions on the sale of solar devices which do not meet minimum requirements for safety and durability as established by the commission.
(5) Dissemination of the results of the testing, inspection, and certification program to the public.
(c) In adopting the regulations, the commission shall give due consideration to their effect on the cost of purchasing, installing, operating and maintaining solar devices. The commission shall reassess the regulations as often as it deems necessary, based upon the value of the regulations in terms of benefits and disadvantages to the widespread adoption of solar energy systems and the need to encourage creativity and innovative adaptations of solar energy. The commission may amend or repeal these regulations based on such reassessment.
(d) Under no circumstances may the commission preclude any person from developing, installing, or operating a solar device on his or her own property.
(e) Any violation of any regulation adopted by the commission pursuant to this section may be enjoined in the same manner as is prescribed in Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 25900) of this division for enjoining a violation of this division.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1081.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7 - Research and Development › Section 25605.5.

25605.5. Standards adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 25605, which are building standards as defined in Section 25488.5, shall be submitted to the State Building Standards Commission for approval pursuant to, and are governed by, the State Building Standards Law (Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code). Building standards adopted by the commission and published in the State Building Standards Code shall comply with, and be enforced as provided in, Section 25605.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1145, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7 - Research and Development › Section 25608.

25608. The commission shall confer with officials of federal agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to coordinate the adoption of regulations pursuant to Sections 25603 and 25605.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1145, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7 - Research and Development › Section 25609.5.

25609.5. The effective dates of building standards adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 25609 are subject to approval pursuant to the provisions of the State Building Standards Law, Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Part 13 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7 - Research and Development › Section 25610.

25610. For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the commission may contract with any person for materials and services that cannot be performed by its staff or other state agencies, and may apply for federal grants or any other funding.
(Added by renumbering Section 25604 by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1081.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7 - Research and Development › Section 25616.

25616. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage local agencies to expeditiously review permit applications to site energy projects, and to encourage energy project developers to consider all cost-effective and environmentally superior alternatives that achieve their project objectives.
(b) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated therefor, the commission shall provide technical assistance and grants-in-aid to assist local agencies to do either or both of the following:
(1) Site energy production or transmission projects which are not otherwise subject to the provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 25500).
(2) Integrate into their planning processes, and incorporate into their general plans, methods to achieve cost-effective energy efficiency.
(c) The commission shall provide assistance at the request of local agencies.
(d) As used in this section, an energy project is any project designed to produce, convert, or transmit energy as one of its primary functions.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 78, Sec. 8. (AB 2605) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7 - Research and Development › Section 25617.

25617. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to preserve diversity of clean energy resources, including diversity of resources used in electric generation facilities, industrial and commercial applications, and transportation.
(b) The commission shall, within the limits of available funds, provide technical assistance and support for the development of zero-emission fuels, zero-emission fueling infrastructure, and zero-emission fuel transportation technologies. That technical assistance and support may include the creation of research, development, and demonstration programs.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 120, Sec. 1. (SB 895) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7 - Research and Development › Section 25618.

25618. (a) The commission shall facilitate development and commercialization of ultra low- and zero-emission electric vehicles and advanced battery technologies, as well as development of an infrastructure to support maintenance and fueling of those vehicles in California. Facilitating commercialization of ultra low- and zero-emission electric vehicles in California shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) The commission may, in cooperation with county, regional, and city governments, the state’s public and private utilities, and the private business sector, develop plans for accelerating the introduction and use of ultra low- and zero-emission electric vehicles throughout California’s air quality nonattainment areas, and for accelerating the development and implementation of the necessary infrastructure to support the planned use of those vehicles in California. These plans shall be consistent with, but not limited to, the criteria for similar efforts contained in federal loan, grant, or matching fund projects.
(2) In coordination with other state agencies, the commission shall seek to maximize the state’s use of federal programs, loans, and matching funds available to states for ultra low- and zero-emission electric vehicle development and demonstration programs, and infrastructure development projects.
(b) Priority for implementing demonstration projects under this section shall be directed toward those areas of the state currently in a nonattainment status with federal and state air quality regulations.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 939, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.1 - Public Interest Energy Research, Demonstration,and Development Program › Section 25620.

25620. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(a) It is in the best interests of the people of this state that the quality of life of its citizens be improved by providing environmentally sound, safe, reliable, and affordable energy services and products.
(b) To improve the quality of life of this state’s citizens, it is proper and appropriate for the state to undertake public interest energy research, development, and demonstration projects that are not adequately provided for by competitive and regulated energy markets.
(c) Public interest energy research, demonstration, and development projects should advance energy science or technologies of value to California citizens and should be consistent with the policies of this chapter.
(d) It is in the best interest of the people of California for the commission to positively contribute to the overall economic climate of the state within the roles and responsibilities of the commission as defined by statute, regulation, and other official government authority, including, but not limited to, providing economic benefits to California-based entities.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 537, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.1 - Public Interest Energy Research, Demonstration,and Development Program › Section 25620.3.

25620.3. (a) The commission may, consistent with the requirements of this chapter, provide awards to any individual or entity for planning, implementation, and administration of projects or programs selected pursuant to Section 25620.5.
(b) The commission may provide an award to a project or program that includes a group of related projects, or to a party who aggregates projects that directly benefit from the award.
(c) The commission may establish multiparty agreements. In a multiparty agreement, the commission may be a signatory to a common agreement among two or more parties. These agreements include, but are not limited to, cofunding, leveraged research, collaborations, and membership arrangements. If the commission enters into these agreements, it shall be a party to these agreements and may share in the roles, responsibilities, risks, investments, and results.
(d) The commission may issue awards that include the ability to make advance payments to prime contractors, to enable them to make advance payments to a subcontractor that is a federal agency, national laboratory, or state entity, on the condition that the subcontract is binding and enforceable and includes specific performance milestones.
(e) The commission may issue awards that include the ability to assign tasks on a work authorization basis.
(f) Prior to making any award pursuant to this chapter for a research, development, or demonstration program or project, the commission shall identify the expected costs and any qualitative or quantitative benefits of the proposed program or project.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 515, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.1 - Public Interest Energy Research, Demonstration,and Development Program › Section 25620.4.

25620.4. (a) To the extent that intellectual property is developed under this chapter, an equitable share of rights in the intellectual property or in the benefits derived therefrom shall accrue to the State of California.
(b) The commission may determine what share, if any, of the intellectual property, or the benefits derived therefrom, shall accrue to the state. The commission may negotiate sharing mechanisms for intellectual property or benefits with award recipients.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 905, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.1 - Public Interest Energy Research, Demonstration,and Development Program › Section 25620.6.

25620.6. The commission, in consultation with the Department of General Services, may purchase insurance coverage necessary to implement an award. Funding for the purchase of insurance may be made from money in the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Fund created pursuant to Section 384 of the Public Utilities Code.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 905, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.1 - Public Interest Energy Research, Demonstration,and Development Program › Section 25620.7.

25620.7. (a) The commission may contract for, or through interagency agreement obtain, technical, scientific, or administrative services or expertise from one or more entities, to support the program. Funding for this purpose shall be made from money in the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Fund.
(b) The commission may select the services or expertise described in subdivision (a), pursuant to Section 25620.5. In the event that contracts or interagency agreements have been made to multiple entities and their subcontractors for similar purposes, the commission may select from among those entities the particular expertise needed for a specified type of work. Selection of the particular expertise may be based solely on a review of qualifications, including the specific expertise required, availability of the expertise, or access to a resource of special relevance to the work, including, but not limited to, a database, model, technical facility, or a collaborative or institutional affiliation that will expedite the quality and performance of the work.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 515, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.1 - Public Interest Energy Research, Demonstration,and Development Program › Section 25620.8.

25620.8. (a) The commission shall prepare and submit to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee an annual report, not later than October 31 of each year, that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following information:
(1) Recommendations for improvements in the program.
(2) A summary of the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Program’s impacts and benefits.
(3) A summary of how funding is allocated to each of the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Program’s natural gas investment areas.
(4) A description of successful or promising projects funded in each of the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Program’s natural gas investment areas.
(5) A summary of expected Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Program funding initiatives and activities over the next year.
(6) Information on Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Program-approved project budgets and benefits, all active projects, and recently completed projects.
(7) A description of any recent changes to the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Program’s spending guidelines or eligible projects.
(b) As part of each annual report submitted pursuant to this section, the commission may include information that has been previously provided in reports submitted to the Public Utilities Commission.
(c) The commission shall establish procedures for protecting confidential or proprietary information and shall consult with all interested parties in the preparation of each annual report submitted pursuant to this section.
(d) A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 71. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.1 - Public Interest Energy Research, Demonstration,and Development Program › Section 25620.9.

25620.9. For a project related to the deployment of a microgrid, a recipient of moneys awarded pursuant to this chapter shall not expend those moneys for the purchase of diesel generators, including diesel backup generators.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 476, Sec. 1. (AB 1400) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.1 - Public Interest Energy Research, Demonstration,and Development Program › Section 25620.11.

25620.11. (a) The commission shall regularly convene an advisory board that shall make recommendations to guide the commission’s selection of programs and projects to be funded under this chapter. The advisory board shall include as appropriate, but not be limited to, representatives from the Public Utilities Commission, consumer organizations, environmental organizations, and electrical corporations subject to the funding requirements of Section 381 of the Public Utilities Code.
(b) Three members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate President Pro Tempore, and three members of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, may meet with the advisory board and participate in its activities to the extent that such participation is not incompatible with their respective positions as Members of the Legislature.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 512, Sec. 7. Effective September 27, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.1 - Public Interest Energy Research, Demonstration,and Development Program › Section 25620.15.

25620.15. (a) In order to ensure that prudent investments in research, development, and demonstration of energy efficient technologies continue to produce substantial economic, environmental, public health, and reliability benefits, it is the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature that funds made available, upon appropriation, for energy related public interest research, development, and demonstration programs shall be used to advance science or technology that is not adequately provided by competitive and regulated markets.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, money collected for public interest research, development, and demonstration pursuant to Section 399.8 of the Public Utilities Code shall be transferred to the Public Interest Research, Development, and Demonstration Fund. Money collected between January 1, 2007, and January 1, 2012, shall be used for the purposes specified in this chapter.
(c) In lieu of the Public Utilities Commission retaining funds authorized pursuant to Section 381 of the Public Utilities Code for investments made by electrical corporations in public interest research, development, and demonstration projects for transmission and distribution functions, up to 10 percent of the funds transferred to the commission pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be awarded to electrical corporations for public interest research, development, and demonstration projects for transmission and distribution functions consistent with the policies and subject to the requirements of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 512, Sec. 8. Effective September 27, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.2 - Climate Innovation Program › Section 25625.

25625. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Climate Innovation Program.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 251, Sec. 11. (AB 209) Effective September 6, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.2 - Climate Innovation Program › Section 25625.1.

25625.1. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “California-headquartered company” means a corporation or other business form organized for the transaction of business that has its headquarters in California. For multinational corporations, the term means the United States-based headquarters is in California. For purposes of this definition, headquarters means the location where the corporation’s executive management and key managerial and support staff are located, and from where the corporation is managed.
(b) “Climate Innovation Program” means the activities described in this chapter.
(c) “Financial incentive” includes, but is not limited to, a contract, grant, or other appropriate funding measure.
(d) (1) “Liquidity Event” means an event during the term of a financial incentive under this program, or within 10 years after the financial incentive ends for any reason, in which the recipient has an Initial Public Offering.
(2) If the recipient has a change in ownership that results in a greater than 50- percent change in the company’s capitalization table the commission, at its sole discretion, may determine that the particular change in ownership constitutes a “Liquidity Event”. The change in ownership that results in greater than 50-percent change in the company’s capitalization table includes both single-event changes or cumulative changes greater than 50-percent.
(3) In the case of a recipient whose stock is publicly traded before receiving the financial incentive, the commission may determine alternate conditions that would constitute a “liquidity event.”
(e) “Regenerative agriculture” means agricultural practices that focus on the health of the ecological system as a whole and not solely on high-production yields.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 251, Sec. 11. (AB 209) Effective September 6, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.2 - Climate Innovation Program › Section 25625.3.

25625.3. The commission may propose contingent financial incentives under the Climate Innovation Program to corporations or other business forms organized for the transaction of business that are not California-headquartered companies contingent upon a requirement that the entity become a California-headquartered company before the commission executes the financial incentive.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 251, Sec. 11. (AB 209) Effective September 6, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.2 - Climate Innovation Program › Section 25625.4.

25625.4. Recipients of a financial incentive awarded pursuant to this chapter shall be a California-headquartered company for the entire term of the financial incentive and for 10 years after the financial incentive ends.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 251, Sec. 11. (AB 209) Effective September 6, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.2 - Climate Innovation Program › Section 25625.5.

25625.5. To support the activities of this chapter, the commission may noncompetitively obtain assistance for technical, scientific, or administrative services or expertise, including, but not limited to, through contract or interagency agreement, to help with the commission’s implementation of the Climate Innovation Program or to provide assistance to project applicants for technical, scientific, or administrative services or expertise. Up to 10 percent of programs funds shall be used for this administrative purpose.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 251, Sec. 11. (AB 209) Effective September 6, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.3 - Small Business Energy Technology Loan Program › Section 25630.

25630. (a) The commission shall establish a small business energy assistance low-interest revolving loan program to fund the purchase of equipment for alternative technology energy projects for California’s small businesses.
(b) Loan repayments, interest, and royalties shall be deposited in the Energy Technologies Research, Development, and Demonstration Account. The interest rate shall be based on surveys of existing financial markets and at rates not lower than the Pooled Money Investment Account.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 227, Sec. 93. Effective August 16, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.4 - Long-Duration Energy Storage Program › Section 25640.

25640. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Energy storage system” has the same meaning as defined in Section 2835 of the Public Utilities Code.
(b) “Financial incentive” includes a contract, grant, loan, rebate, block grant, or other appropriate funding mechanism.
(c) “Under-resourced community” has the same meaning as defined in Section 71130.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 61, Sec. 5. (AB 205) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.4 - Long-Duration Energy Storage Program › Section 25641.

25641. The commission shall establish and implement the Long-Duration Energy Storage Program to provide financial incentives for eligible projects, located at eligible storage facilities, that have power ratings of at least one megawatt and are capable of reaching a target of at least eight hours of continuous discharge of electricity at that power rating in order to deploy innovative energy storage systems to the electrical grid for purposes of providing critical capacity and grid services.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 61, Sec. 5. (AB 205) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.4 - Long-Duration Energy Storage Program › Section 25642.

25642. (a) The commission may establish project and storage facility eligibility guidelines for purposes of this chapter.
(b) Any eligibility guidelines established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be consistent with both of the following requirements:
(1) “Eligible storage facility” shall include, but not be limited to, an energy storage system that is interconnected to the electrical grid in California or to a California balancing authority.
(2) (A) “Eligible project” shall include, but not be limited to, an eligible storage facility that includes any of the following:
(i) Compressed air or liquid air technologies.
(ii) Flow batteries, advanced chemistry batteries, or mechanical energy storage.
(iii) Thermal storage or aqueous battery systems.
(iv) A hydrogen demonstration project.
(B) “Eligible project” shall not include a pumped storage project or lithium-ion-based storage technology.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 61, Sec. 5. (AB 205) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.4 - Long-Duration Energy Storage Program › Section 25644.

25644. Notwithstanding any other law, a commission agreement entered into for purposes of the Long-Duration Energy Storage Program shall not require the review, consent, or approval of the Department of General Services or any other state department or agency and are not required to comply with the requirements of the State Contracting Manual, the Public Contract Code, or the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 61, Sec. 5. (AB 205) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.4 - Long-Duration Energy Storage Program › Section 25645.

25645. In providing financial incentives pursuant to this chapter, the commission shall give preference to an eligible project that does one or more of the following:
(a) Increases the reliability and resiliency of the electrical grid.
(b) Adds electrical grid services when the electrical grid is stressed or anticipating pending energy challenges.
(c) Increases the use of renewable energy and reduces the impact of climate change on the electrical grid or on connected facilities or communities, including by improving air quality, reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, or providing under-resourced communities with increased reliability and resiliency.
(d) Lowers energy costs and provides employment opportunities for residents of under-resourced communities.
(e) Interconnects to the electrical grid and is commercially operational by 2028.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 61, Sec. 5. (AB 205) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 7.5 - Agricultural Industry Energy Program › Section 25650.

25650. (a) All funds from loan repayments and interest that become due and payable for loans made by the commission pursuant to an agriculture energy assistance program shall be deposited in the Energy Technologies Research, Development, and Demonstration Account, and shall be available for loans and technical assistance pursuant to this section, upon appropriation in the Budget Act. Up to 20 percent of the annual appropriation may be available for technical assistance.
(b) Loans made pursuant to this section shall be for the purchase of equipment and services for agriculture energy efficiency and development demonstration projects, including, but not limited to, production of methane or ethanol, use of wind, photovoltaics, and other sources of energy for irrigation pumping, application of load management conservation techniques, improvements in water pumping and pressurization techniques, and conservation tillage techniques.
(c) The loans shall contain terms that provide for a repayment period of not more than seven years and for interest at a rate that is not less than 2 percent below the rate earned by moneys in the Pooled Money Investment Account.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1046, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)