Bill Text: CA SB68 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Building electrification and electric vehicle charging.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-08 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 720, Statutes of 2021. [SB68 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SB68-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
April 08, 2021 |
Amended
IN
Senate
March 07, 2021 |
Introduced by Senator Becker |
December 07, 2020 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 25233.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:25233.25233.5.
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(a)(1)Develop, and publish on the commission internet website, a guide for electrification of buildings, including all of the following topics:
(A)Electrical
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)Guidance on the availability of rebates, tax credits, and financing options, such as Property
Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, utility provided on-bill financing, or home equity loans.
(2)This guide shall include model
(b)(1)Submit a report to the
Legislature no later than December 31, 2022, on barriers to electrifying existing buildings and to adding energy storage or vehicle charging equipment to existing buildings, including consideration of all of the following:
(A)The availability of a sufficiently large workforce skilled and trained in building electrification to achieve the state’s goals for building decarbonization.
(B)Gaps in available technology for cost-effective replacement of certain existing fossil-fuel powered equipment for certain types of buildings.
(C)Inefficiencies and inconsistencies in permitting requirements and fees and inspection processes that unnecessarily cause delays or increase costs, including providing a survey of permitting fees from
local governments across the state for common building electrification projects and for the installation of vehicle charging equipment and energy storage.
(D)The availability of low-cost financing options for building owners.
(E)The need for additional financial assistance for low-income building owners or owners of affordable housing.
(2)The report required pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(3)Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this subdivision shall become inoperative on December 31, 2026.
SEC. 2.SEC. 3.
Section 25711.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:25711.5.
In administering moneys in the fund for research, development, and demonstration programs under this chapter, the commission shall develop and implement the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program to do all of the following:SEC. 3.SEC. 4.
Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 8400) is added to Division 4.1 of the Public Utilities Code, to read:CHAPTER 8. Electrical Service Response Time Standards
8400.
(a) For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
8401.
(a) (1) The commission shall establish(c)The commission shall require each electrical corporation to perform capacity planning to maintain an amount of additional capacity on its distribution system to meet the additional foreseeable demands for electrical services for existing buildings to meet the timeframe established under subdivision (a).
(d)
8402.
(a) For extensions of electrical service or nonroutine electrical service upgrades, the commission(a)Have a representative of the electrical corporation available for a meeting, either onsite or remotely, with the representative of the building owner within five business days of a request for extension or upgrade of service.
(b)(1)Prepare, or review and approve, construction drawings for the provision of electrical service within 10 business days of receiving the required
information from the building owner or the owner’s representative.
(2)If the electrical corporation notifies the building owner’s representative of deficiencies in the submitted documents, then the time from the notification until the deficiency is cured shall not be counted toward the time permitted by paragraph (1).
(c)Complete all work, if performed by the electrical corporation, necessary for the provision of electrical service within 15 business days of the approval from a local agency authorizing the work.
8403.
The commission shall determine special circumstances under which a failure to meet the requirements of Section 8401 or 8402 is excused. Special circumstances may include, but are not limited to, unusual right-of-way or access issues, tree removal requirements, the location of the building relative to the distribution feeder line,8404.
(a) The timeframe for processing a request for permission to operate a distributed energy generation or energy storage system subject to Electric Tariff Rule 21(D)(13)(b) shall be measured from the time when substantially completed copies of all required information has been provided to the electrical corporation until approval has been issued.8404.8405.
(a) Each electrical corporation shall publish a notice on the relevant portion of its internet website describing the requirements and timeframes established by this chapter with content intended to make building owners aware of their rights pursuant to this chapter. 8405.8406.
(a) Beginning January 1, 2023, each electrical corporation shall report annually to the commission on the performance of the electrical corporation in meeting the timeframes established in Sections 8401 and 8402, and the timeframe established under Electric Tariff Rule 21(D)(13)(b) for requests subject to Section 8404, including the number of(b)The commission may assess a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation of Section 8401 or 8402 that is not excused due special
circumstances.