CaliforniaPower facilities: emergency response and action plans.
What it does
Existing law requires an application to be filed with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission for certification of a site and related facility that includes an electrical transmission line or thermal powerplant, or both. Existing law requires the application to contain, among other information, a description of any electrical transmission lines, a map of the proposed route and existing transmission lines, justification for the proposed route, and a preliminary description of the effect of the proposed electrical transmission lines on the environment, ecology, and scenic, historic, and recreational values, as specified.
More detail
This bill would remove the requirement that the application include the information described above, and would require that the application also contain an emergency response and action plan, to be paid for by the applicant, that incorporates impacts to the surrounding areas in the event of an emergency and that would be conducted and coordinated with local emergency management agencies, unified program agencies, and local first response agencies.
Existing law authorizes a person proposing an energy storage system to file an application for certification with the commission in lieu of any permit, certificate, or similar document required by any state, local, or regional agency, or federal agency, as provided.
The bill would require that an application for an energy storage system also contain an emergency response and action plan, to be paid for by the applicant, that includes analysis and feedback from a local emergency management agency. The bill would require the commission to ensure an energy storage system that submits an application after January 1, 2026, complies with setback requirements that are at least as protective as the most recently published edition of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems.
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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 6Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
- Oct 6Vetoed 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 77. Noes 0. Page 2917.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 615 Davies Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 3In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB615 Davies et al. By Laird. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 3Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2462.).Passed Senate
- 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 14Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jul 10From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 7).Major
- Jul 7
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 4Referred to Com. on E., U & C.Minor
- May 28In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 27Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1739.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 615 Davies Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- May 22Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- May 21From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 21).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- May 14In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- May 6Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- May 5Read second time and amended.Major
- May 1From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 30).Major
- Apr 30
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 23Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.Minor
- Apr 22From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.Minor
- Apr 7
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 13Referred to Coms. on E.M and U. & E.Minor
- Feb 14From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
- Feb 13Read first time. To print.Introduced