Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 913.6
Reports to the Legislature
Redline — January 1, 2015 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2015
The commission, in consultation with the Energy Commission, shall report to the Legislature by January 1 of every even-numbered year on all of the following:
(a) The progress and status of procurement activities by each retail seller pursuant to the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3).
(b) The status of permitting and siting eligible renewable energy resources and transmission facilities necessary to supply electricity generated to load, including the time taken to permit each eligible renewable energy resource and transmission line or upgrade, explanations of failures to meet permitting milestones, and recommendations for improvements to expedite permitting and siting processes.
(c) The projected ability of each electrical corporation to meet the renewables portfolio standard procurement requirements under the cost limitations in subdivision (d) of Section 399.15 and any recommendations for revisions of those cost limitations.
(d) Any barriers to, and policy recommendations for, achieving the renewables portfolio standard pursuant to the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3).
(a) On or before February 1, 2023, and biennially thereafter, the commission, in consultation with the Independent System Operator and the Energy Commission, shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on the progress made toward modernizing the state’s distribution and transmission grid and the impacts of distributed energy resources on the state’s distribution and transmission grid and ratepayers. The report shall evaluate all of the following:
(1) Reliability and transmission issues related to connecting distributed energy resources to the local distribution networks and regional grid.
(2) Issues related to grid reliability and operation, including interconnection, and the position of federal and state regulators toward distributed energy resource accessibility.
(3) The effect on overall grid operation of various distributed energy resources.
(4) Barriers affecting the connection of distributed energy resources to the state’s grid.
(5) Emerging technologies related to distributed energy resource interconnection and operation.
(6) Interconnection issues that may arise for the Independent System Operator and local distribution companies.
(7) The effect on peak demand for electricity.
(8) The potential for distributed energy resources to benefit the state’s distribution and transmission grid.
(b) In addition, the commission shall specifically assess the impacts of the California Solar Initiative program, specified in Section 25781 of the Public Resources Code and Section 2851, the self-generation incentive program authorized by Section 379.6, and the net energy metering program specified in Sections 2827 and 2827.1.
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