Bill Text: CA AB3287 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 3287 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: energy industry assessment and forecast: energy efficiency building grades.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-24 - Read first time. [AB3287 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB3287-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 3287

Introduced by Assembly Member Gloria

February 21, 2020

An act to amend Section 25301 of the Public Resources Code, relating to energy.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 3287, as introduced, Gloria. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: energy industry assessment and forecast: energy efficiency building grades.

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 and distribution, demand, and prices. Existing law requires the commission to 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.

This bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2024, to also use these assessments and forecasts to create energy efficiency grades, based on the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, for buildings with more than 50,000 square feet of gross floor area. The bill would require that the energy efficiency grade received by a building be displayed in a conspicuous location near each public entrance to the building.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 25301 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

25301.

(a) (1) 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~~

(2) 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

(3) On or before January 1, 2024, the commission shall use these assessments and forecasts to create energy efficiency grades for buildings with more than 50,000 square feet of gross floor area. The energy efficiency grades shall be based on the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager as defined in Section 25402.10. The energy efficiency grade received by a building shall be displayed in a conspicuous location near each public entrance to the building.

(4) 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~~

(5) 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~~

(6) 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.