CaliforniaEnergy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition.
What it does
Existing law defines a "renewable electrical generation facility" as a facility that uses biomass, solar thermal, photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, fuel cells or linear generators that use specified fuels, small hydroelectric generation of 30 megawatts or less, digester gas, municipal solid waste conversion, landfill gas, ocean wave, ocean thermal, or tidal current, and that meets other specified requirements. Existing law incorporates that definition into various programs, including the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, which requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a renewables portfolio standard requiring all retail sellers, as defined, to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from electrical generating facilities that meet that definition of "renewable electrical generation facility," and the net energy metering program, in which residential customers, small commercial customers, and commercial, industrial, or agricultural customers of an electrical utility, who use renewable electrical generation facilities, are eligible to participate, as specified.
More detail
This bill would expand the definition of "renewable electrical generation facility" to include a facility that converts hydrogen gas to electricity in a turbine and meets specified criteria, including that the hydrogen used in the turbine is solely derived from an eligible renewable resource, as specified, or through the electrolysis of water, and exclusively uses electricity generated from another renewable electrical generation facility, and that the manufacturing of the hydrogen does not result in resource shuffling or use unbundled renewable energy credits, as specified.
Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.
Because a violation of a commission action implementing this bill's requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
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- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jun 29Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 35, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Vote recorded SB 1350 McNerney Third Reading Urgency By Carrillo. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded W/O REF. TO FILE (Urgency Clause). Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 29Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Jun 29Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.To Governor
- Jun 29Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5077.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Jun 29Urgency clause adopted.Major
- Jun 29Unanimous consent granted to take up without reference to file.
- Jun 29In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Jun 29Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5914.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Jun 25Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 24Coauthors revised.
- Jun 23Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jun 22From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 22).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 22Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
- Jun 15From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.Major
- Jun 11From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.Minor
- Jun 10
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 8Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
- Jun 4Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.Minor
- May 27In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading SB1350 McNerney et al. Result: pass.Upper
- May 27Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4502.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 19Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 18Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- May 18From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4274.) (May 14).Major
- May 14
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- May 12Set for hearing May 14.
- May 11May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- May 4Set for hearing May 11.
- Apr 28Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Apr 27From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4010.) (April 22).Major
- Apr 22
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 17Set for hearing April 22.
- Apr 14From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 3842.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.Minor
- Apr 13Set for hearing April 13.
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 6April 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 25Set for hearing April 7.
- Mar 4Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and E.Q.Minor
- Feb 23Read first time.Minor
- Feb 23From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
- Feb 20Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
- Jun 29Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 35, Statutes of 2026.Latest