(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law requires every electrical corporation to file with the CPUC a standard tariff for electricity generated by an electric generation facility, as defined, that qualifies for the tariff, is owned and operated by a retail customer of the electrical corporation, and is located within the service territory of, and developed to sell electricity to, the electrical corporation. Existing law requires that, in order to qualify for the tariff, the electric generation facility: (1) have an effective capacity of not more than 3 megawatts, subject to the authority of the CPUC to reduce this megawatt limitation, (2) be interconnected and operate in parallel with the electric transmission and distribution grid, (3) be strategically located and interconnected to the electric transmission system in a manner that optimizes the deliverability of electricity generated at the facility to load centers, and (4) meet the definition of an eligible renewable energy resource under the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (RPS program) . Existing law requires that the tariff provide for payment for every kilowatthour of electricity purchased from an electric generation facility for a period of 10, 15, or 20 years, as authorized by the CPUC, and requires that the payment be the market price referent established by the CPUC pursuant to the RPS program and requires the price to include all current and anticipated environmental compliance costs. Existing decisions of the CPUC refer to a tariff adopted pursuant to these requirements as a feed-in tariff.
California AB 2724 (20092010) — Renewable energy resources.
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law requires every electrical corporation to file with the CPUC a standard tariff for electricity generated by an electric generation facility, as defined, that qualifies for the tariff, is owned and operated by a retail customer of the electrical corporation, and is located within the service territory of, and developed to sell electricity to, the electrical corporation. Existing law requires that, in order to qualify for the tariff, the electric generation facility: (1) have an effective capacity of not more than 3 megawatts, subject to the authority of the CPUC to reduce this megawatt limitation, (2) be interconnected and operate in parallel with the electric transmission and distribution grid, (3) be strategically located and interconnected to the electric transmission system in a manner that optimizes the deliverability of electricity generated at the facility to load centers, and (4) meet the definition of an eligible renewable energy resource under the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (RPS program) . Existing law requires that the tariff provide for payment for every kilowatthour of electricity purchased from an electric generation facility for a period of 10, 15, or 20 years, as authorized by the CPUC, and requires that the payment be the market price referent established by the CPUC pursuant to the RPS program and requires the price to include all current and anticipated environmental compliance costs. Existing decisions of the CPUC refer to a tariff adopted pursuant to these requirements as a feed-in tariff.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2724 BLUMENFIELD Assembly Third Reading — pass (pass) · lower
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — pass (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — pass (pass) · upper
Do pass. — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Blumenfield — primary (person)
Corbett — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2010-02-19 Introduced. To print. introduction
2010-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2010-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2010-03-18 Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and NAT. RES. referral-committee
2010-03-23 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2010-03-24 Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2010-04-05 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2010-04-15 From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 12). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2010-04-19 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2010-04-20 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2010-04-26 From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 21). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2010-04-27 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2010-04-28 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2010-05-19 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2010-05-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2010-05-28 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2010-06-02 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5493.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2010-06-03 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2010-06-10 Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee
2010-06-17 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1
2010-07-15 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 29). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2010-08-02 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2010-08-02 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2010-08-09 In committee: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2010-08-16 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 12). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2010-08-17 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2010-08-23 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4779.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2010-08-23 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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