CaliforniaVirtual power plants: load shifting: integrated energy policy report.
What it does
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission), in consultation with specified entities, to adopt a biennial integrated energy policy report containing certain information, including an overview of major energy trends and issues facing the state.
More detail
This bill would require the Energy Commission, in the next update to the biennial integrated energy policy report after January 1, 2027, and subject to available funding, to adopt a virtual power plant deployment plan. The bill would require the Energy Commission, in developing the plan, to take certain actions, and would require that the plan meet specified requirements.
Existing law requires the Energy Commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission and the Independent System Operator, to adopt a goal for load shifting to reduce net peak electrical demand and adjust this target in each biennial integrated energy policy report thereafter.
This bill would require each electrical corporation to annually report to the Energy Commission its contribution towards meeting that load-shift goal.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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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 23Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 11Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3299.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 740 Harabedian Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 10In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB740 Harabedian et al. By Stern. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 10Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 1. Page 2808.).Passed Senate
- Sep 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 4Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Sep 2Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 29Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 29From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).Major
- Aug 25In committee: Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 18(Ayes 27. Noes 0. Page 2171.)
- Aug 18From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Aug 7In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Jul 16From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jul 15
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 11Referred to Com. on E., U & C.Minor
- Jun 3In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Jun 2Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1850.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 740 Harabedian Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 14In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Apr 29Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 28Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 24From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 23).Major
- Apr 23
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Mar 13Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.Minor
- Mar 12From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 3Referred to Com. on U. & E.Minor
- Feb 19From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- Feb 18Read first time. To print.Introduced