Electricity: Demand Response (SB 1414)
BILL SUMMARY:
Electricity: demand response. This bill requires the three utilities and regulators to include demand response in resource adequacy plans, which currently only include generation resources. Its role in long-term procurement planning by: expanding the utilities existing required competitive bid process to include demand response; clarifying that the utilities shall include demand response in their currently required portfolio of short and long term demand reduction strategies; and requiring utilities to incorporate demand response in their currently required risk management strategies.
STATE:
CA
FINAL LANGUAGE:
STATUTE:
Chapter 627, Statutes of 2014
AUTHOR:
Senator Lois Wolk
CO-AUTHORS:
none
SENATE VOTE:
| Yes: 36 | No: 0 |
| R: 12 | R: 0 |
| D: 24 | D: 0 |
ASSEMBLY VOTE:
| Yes: 79 | No: 0 |
| R: 23 | R: 0 |
| D: 56 | D: 0 |
FISCAL IMPACT:
LISTED SUPPORT:
Environmental Defense Fund (sponsor); Alarm.com; Breathe California; California Environmental Justice Alliance; California League of Conservation Voters; Clean Coalition; Clean Power Campaign; Comverge, Inc.; Energyhub; EnerNoc; Environment California; Natural Resources Defense Council; Office of Ratepayer Advocates; Sierra Club California; Union of Concerned Scientists
Letters of Support
Letters of Support
LISTED OPPOSITION:
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Letters of Opposition
Letters of Opposition
SENATE FLOOR ANALYSIS:
ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS:
REGULATIONS PROGRAM:
