CaliforniaState Water Project: renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources.
What it does
Under existing law, it is the policy of the state that eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources supply 90% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2035, 95% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2040, 100% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers by December 31, 2045, and 100% of electricity procured to serve all state agencies by December 31, 2035, as specified. Existing law requires the Department of Water Resources to procure eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources to satisfy those state agency obligations imposed on the State Water Resources Development System, commonly known as the State Water Project, pursuant to that policy. Existing law authorizes the department to defer, until no later than December 31, 2040, procuring zero-carbon electricity resource quantities equal to the amount of electricity provided under an existing contract to procure fossil generation entered into before January 1, 2010, if the department determines that the full achievement of the state agency obligations imposed on the State Water Project would require the early termination of the existing contract and that early termination of the existing contract would result in significant uneconomic costs.
More detail
Existing law requires the department, in conducting procurement, to consider specified factors and requires that all resources procured be used first to meet the department's own electricity needs.
This bill would require the department, in conducting that procurement, to also consider portfolio diversity, resource type, location, and hours of typical peak operation. The bill would expand the scope of the department's authorization to defer the procurement of those resource quantities to apply to an existing contract to procure fossil generation entered into before January 1, 2011, rather than January 1, 2010. The bill would authorize, on and after January 1, 2036, excess procurement of eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources, as defined, in one year to be applied to any subsequent year's obligation, as provided.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Aug 31Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 175, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Aug 31Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 21Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 17Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5486.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB952 Laird Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 952 Laird Senate Third Reading By Papan. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 1. Page 6151.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 10Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 6Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 5From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 11From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 10
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 1Referred to Com. on U. & E.Minor
- May 26In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 26Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4452.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 19Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 18Ordered to second reading.Minor
- May 18Read third time and amended.Major
- Apr 28Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 27From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- Apr 17Set for hearing April 27.
- Apr 14From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0. Page 3841.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 13
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2Set for hearing April 13.
- Mar 25Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.Minor
- Mar 17From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Feb 11Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Feb 3From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
- Feb 2Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced