Bill Text: CA AB1763 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: State energy plan for 2030 and 2050.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-17 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. [AB1763 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB1763-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1763 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 5, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 28, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Perea
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
An act to add and repeal Section 25303.6 of
Section 25303.6 to the Public Resources Code, relating to
energy.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1763, as amended, Perea. State energy plan for 2030 and 2050.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission, at least every 2 years, to conduct
assessments and forecasts of all aspects of energy industry supply,
production, transportation, delivery, distribution, demand, and
prices. Existing law requires the commission, beginning November
1, 2003, and every 2 years thereafter, to adopt an integrated energy
policy report which includes an overview of major energy trends and
issues facing the state.
This bill would require the commission, in consultation with the
Independent System Operator, other relevant state and local agencies,
and interested stakeholders, in an open and public process,
stakeholders to develop and submit to
the Governor and the Legislature, by January 1, 2016, a report
containing a state energy plan for 2030 and 2050 that
promotes economic growth, ensures reliable
reliable, sustainable, and affordable energy supplies,
resources, complements air quality, water quality,
climate change, energy efficiency, and renewable energy resource
goals, and positions the state as a leader in the United States
and world energy markets. the world. The
bill would require the state energy plan for 2030 and 2050 to be
included in the November 1, 2015, integrated energy policy report.
For these purposes, "energy" is defined to mean electricity,
natural gas, and transportation fuels that are used for
powering homes, businesses, motor vehicles, and aircraft in
the state.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
(a) California is the most populous state in the nation and the
eighth largest economy in the world.
(b) It is in the interest of California and its citizens to ensure
that an adequate and reliable supply of energy be
adequate and reliable energy resources are available for
the benefit of residents and commerce.
(c) California continues to lead the nation in designing and
implementing innovative policies and strategies to use energy more
efficiently, replace use of fossil fuels with renewable energy
resources, and develop the electrical infrastructure needed to
deliver safe, reliable, and affordable electricity to consumers and
businesses throughout the state.
(d) California must adopt and implement an energy plan that
assures its electricity and transportation fuel needs will be met in
2030 and 2050. 2050, in a manner that
complements the state's air quality, water quality, climate change,
energy efficiency, and renewable energy resources goals.
(e) It is important to make sure that the infrastructure needed to
generate and deliver adequate electricity and natural gas
meet the state's energy needs is in place.
(f) Movement of people and goods by vehicles, rail, airplanes, and
other transportation modes accounts for about 40 percent of all
energy consumed within the state. The transportation sector is a
major user of energy and is essential to California's economy.
(g) Although gasoline consumption continues to decrease, the state'
s population continues to grow, and the penetration of alternative
vehicles and fuels remains relatively low.
(h) State law charges the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission with the responsibility of conducting energy
forecasting and assessment activities, including assessments of the
opportunities and risks relative to the delivery of electricity and
transportation fuels to consumers and the associated impact of these
opportunities and risks on the state's economy.
(i) Under state law, these energy forecasts and assessments are
included in the biennial integrated energy policy report adopted by
the commission. For the purposes of ensuring consistency in the
underlying information that forms the foundation of energy policies
and decisions affecting the state, existing law requires the State
Air Resources Board and other state agencies to carry out their
energy-related duties and responsibilities based upon the information
and analyses contained in the report.
report, unless those agencies have a reasonable basis for objecting
to that information.
SEC. 2. Section 25303.6 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
25303.6. (a) For the purposes of this section, "energy" means
electricity, natural gas, and transportation fuels that are used
for powering homes, businesses, motor vehicles, and aircraft
in the state.
(b) On or before January 1, 2016, As part
of the November 1, 2015, integrated energy policy report prepared
pursuant to Section 25302, the commission, in consultation with
the Independent System Operator, other relevant state and local
agencies, and interested stakeholders, in an open and public
process, stakeholders, shall develop
and submit to the Governor and the Legislature a report containing
a state energy plan for 2030 and 2050 that promotes
economic growth, ensures reliable reliable,
sustainable, and affordable energy supplies,
resources, complements air quality, water quality, climate
change, energy efficiency, and renewable energy resource goals,
and positions the state as a leader in the United States and
world energy markets. the world.
(c) In developing the state energy plan, the commission shall
consider all of the following:
(1) Energy forecasts based upon California's current and future
energy supply mix forecast to 2030 and 2050.
(2) An analysis of California's energy infrastructure needs,
including a review of current infrastructure and new infrastructure
needed for an evolving supply mix forecast to 2030 and 2050.
(3) Recommendations on ensuring long-term energy supply
reliability resource reliability, sustainability,
and affordability through 2030 and 2050.
(d) The report submitted developed
pursuant to subdivision (b) is intended to assist in establishing
state policy and does not independently change any statute,
regulation, or regulatory decision.
(e) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795
of the Government Code.
(f) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this
section is repealed on January 1, 2020.
