CaliforniaPublic utilities: electrical corporations: energization.
What it does
The Powering Up Californians Act requires the Public Utilities Commission, on or before September 30, 2024, to establish reasonable average and maximum target energization time periods, as defined, and a procedure for customers to report energization delays to the commission, as provided. The act requires the commission to require electrical corporations to take remedial actions necessary to achieve those target energization time periods and to require certain reports to be publicly available.
More detail
This bill would require the commission, in a new or existing proceeding, to require each large electrical corporation to compile a list of information needed to approve or deny an energization application, to post an example of a complete, approved energization application and an example of a complete energization application for a housing development project, and to make those items available on its internet website by a date specified by the commission. The bill would also require the commission to require each large electrical corporation to determine if an energization application is complete and provide notice or otherwise provide certain information under a specified procedure. The bill would require the commission to require each large electrical corporation, upon approval of an energization application, to immediately transmit that determination to the applicant by electronic mail and, if applicable, by posting the response on its internet website, as specified.
Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.
Because the above provisions would be part of the Public Utilities Act and 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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 22Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.Latest
- 2025
- Oct 3Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
- Oct 3Vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom.Major
- Sep 11Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 4Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2935.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1026 Wilson Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 4In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Sep 3Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2464.).Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1026 Wilson et al. By Becker. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 20Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 19From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- Jul 9Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jul 9Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Jul 8Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.Major
- Jul 7From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 1).Major
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 17From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.Major
- Jun 11Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and HOUSING.Minor
- May 29In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1026 Wilson Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 29Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1771.)Passed Assembly
- May 22Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 21From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 21).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 12Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.Minor
- May 12Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 8Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- May 7From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 7).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 21Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.Minor
- Apr 10From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 9From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.Minor
- Mar 24From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 24Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and U. & E.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced