Self-Generation Incentive Program (SB 700)
BILL SUMMARY:
In August of 2018, the California legislature passed Senator Scott Weiner’s SB 700 in order to promote energy storage and renewables. This bill builds off of California’s existing Self-Generation Incentive Program, a program that incentivizes the use of existing, new, and emerging distributed energy resources in order to increase resiliency. To improve the incentive program, SB 700 does the following: it extends the sunset date of SGIP by 5 years, requires California’s PUC to adopt requirements for storage systems that ensure they reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and prohibits generation technologies using non-renewable fuels to receive SGIP incentives starting in January of 2020.
STATE:
California
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STATUTE:
Chapter Chapter 839, Statutes of 2018
AUTHOR:
Senator Scott Weiner
CO-AUTHORS:
none
SENATE VOTE:
| Yes: 25 | No: 12 |
| R: 1 | R: 12 |
| D: 24 | D: 0 |
ASSEMBLY VOTE:
| Yes: 57 | No: 18 |
| R: 7 | R: 18 |
| D: 50 | D: 0 |
FISCAL IMPACT:
LISTED SUPPORT:
Environment California, A. Philip Randolph Institute, ACR Solar International Corp., Adroit Energy Inc, Advanced Microgrid Solutions, Alive Industries, Alternative Energy Systems, Inc., Asian Neighborhood Design, Avalon Battery Corporation, Aztec Solar, Inc., Bosch Brightline Defense Project, CalCom Solar, California Building Industry Association, California Business Properties Association, California Energy Storage Alliance, California Environmental Justice Alliance, California Housing Partnership, California Solar Energy Industries Association, CALPIRG, CED Greentech, Center for Sustainable Energy, Climate Action Campaign, Cobalt Power Systems, Inc., Community Youth Center, SF, Environment Commissioner, Emerald Cities San Francisco, Energy Toolbase, Enphase Energy, Friends Committee on Legislation of CA, Friends of the Earth – US, Green Charge, GRID Alternatives, Growing Energy Labs, Inc., JKB Energy, Just Energy Solutions Inc., Luminalt, McCalmont Engineering, Mercedes-Benz Energy Namasté Solar, Mission Hiring Hall, Namasté Solar, OpTerra Energy Services, Outback Power, Promise Energy, ReGreen Corp., Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, Renova Solar, Renvu, Rising Sun Energy Center, Robert Bosch LLC, School Energy Coalition, Sierra Club California, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Solar Energy Industries Association, Solar Forward, Solar Gnosis, Solar Richmond, Spectrum Energy Development, Inc., SunEarth, Inc., Sunrun, Inc., Sunverge Energy, Swell Energy, Technet, TerraVerde, Renewable Partners, LLC, The Greenlining Institute, Villara Building, Systems Voices for Progress Education Fund, Vote Solar, Yaskawa Solectrica Solar, Young Community Developers
LISTED OPPOSITION:
California Municipal Utilities District, California State Association of Electrical Workers, Coalition of California Utility Employees, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison`
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