Bill Text: CA SB233 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Battery electric vehicles and electric vehicle supply equipment: bidirectional capability.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-09-13 - Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Weber. [SB233 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB233-Introduced.html


CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 233


Introduced by Senator Skinner

January 24, 2023


An act relating to energy.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 233, as introduced, Skinner. Energy: new zero-emission vehicles and electric vehicle supply equipment: bidirectional capability.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to undertake various actions in furtherance of meeting the state’s clean energy and pollution reduction objectives, including actions related to electric vehicles.
This bill would state the Legislature’s intent to enact future legislation to mandate that all new zero-emission vehicles and electric vehicle supply equipment sold in California have bidirectional capability by January 1, 2027, to the extent practical as determined by the commission.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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


SECTION 1.

 (a) This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Electric Vehicle Energy Reliability Green (EVERGreen) Act of 2023.
(b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) Wildfires, heatwaves, and other climate change-fueled extreme weather events pose an increasing threat to the reliability of California’s electrical grid.
(2) The primary response to power outages in California has been to rely on fossil-fueled backup generators, which contribute to the emissions of greenhouse gases and local air pollution.
(3) Disadvantaged communities suffer disproportionately from power outages and should be prioritized for state energy resiliency efforts.
(4) Development of bidirectional electric vehicle infrastructure will provide access to a significant reserve of dispatchable electricity that will help ensure continuous electrical service for California.
(5) Bidirectional electric vehicles can offer flexible grid capacity as “power plants on wheels” to power homes, schools, community centers, and essential services during blackouts.
(6) Peak electricity demand is the primary driver behind the use of fossil fuel peaker power plants, the emissions of which disproportionately impact disadvantaged communities.
(7) The charging cycle of bidirectional electric vehicles can be scheduled away from peak demand times on the electrical grid and the dispatchable energy capacity of bidirectional electric vehicles can serve as an alternative to fossil fuel peaker power plants, thereby mitigating the air pollution in, and public health impacts on, disadvantaged communities.
(8) Supporting market scalability of bidirectional charging will lower electricity costs for California and maximize benefits to the electrical grid.
(9) Supporting workforce development and training is critical to achieving California’s clean energy future.

SEC. 2.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to mandate that all new zero-emission vehicles and electric vehicle supply equipment sold in California have bidirectional capability by January 1, 2027, to the extent practical as determined by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
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