Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law, relative to private energy producers, requires every electric utility, as defined, to make available to an eligible customer-generator, as defined, a standard contract or tariff for net energy metering on a first-come-first-served basis until the time that the total rated generating capacity of renewable electrical generation facilities, as defined, used by eligible customer-generators exceeds 5% of the electric utility's aggregate customer peak demand. The existing definition of an eligible customer-generator requires that the generating facility use a solar or wind turbine, or a hybrid system of both, and have a generating capacity of not more than one megawatt. Electrical corporations are an electric utility for these purposes.
California AB 2514 (20112012) — Net energy metering.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law, relative to private energy producers, requires every electric utility, as defined, to make available to an eligible customer-generator, as defined, a standard contract or tariff for net energy metering on a first-come-first-served basis until the time that the total rated generating capacity of renewable electrical generation facilities, as defined, used by eligible customer-generators exceeds 5% of the electric utility's aggregate customer peak demand. The existing definition of an eligible customer-generator requires that the generating facility use a solar or wind turbine, or a hybrid system of both, and have a generating capacity of not more than one megawatt. Electrical corporations are an electric utility for these purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2514 BRADFORD Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 63–6 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Bradford — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-24 Introduced. To print. introduction
2012-02-26 From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
2012-02-27 Read first time. reading-1
2012-03-22 Referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2012-04-30 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-01 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-05-02 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2012-05-16 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2012-05-25 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 25). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-05-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 8. Page 5180.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-06-04 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2012-06-14 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2012-06-25 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-06-27 Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C. referral-committee
2012-08-06 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 3). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-06 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-08-07 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 6). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 5. Page 4577.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-22 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2012-08-27 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 6. Page 6322.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2012-09-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:25 a.m.
2012-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 609, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1214a5e3-aba5-422b-99c2-834a97a95e78. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).