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AB-2182 • 2026

Electrical corporations: Industrial Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency Program.

Electrical corporations: Industrial Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency Program.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Irwin
Last action
2026-04-21
Official status
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on what constitutes violations or their legal consequences.

Industrial Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency Program

The bill requires large electrical corporations to establish an Industrial Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency Program that awards grants to industrial or manufacturing facilities for energy efficiency projects, funded by charges from these facilities.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires large electrical companies to file a Tier 2 advice letter with the Public Utilities Commission by August 1, 2027, establishing an Industrial Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency Program.
  • This program will award grants to industrial or manufacturing facilities that meet specific requirements for energy efficiency projects.
  • The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development must review and approve these grants.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Large electrical corporations
  • Industrial or manufacturing facilities that meet specific requirements

Terms To Know

Tier 2 advice letter
A document filed by large electrical companies with the Public Utilities Commission to establish a new program.
Energy efficiency charges
Fees collected from industrial facilities that are used to fund energy-saving programs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much funding will be available for grants.
  • It is unclear which specific projects qualify as 'eligible projects'.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-21 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  2. 2026-04-14 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  3. 2026-04-13 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended.

  4. 2026-04-09 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 8).

  5. 2026-03-09 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.

  6. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  7. 2026-02-19 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2182, as amended, Irwin.
Electrical corporations: Industrial Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency Program.
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the commission to require electrical corporations to implement various programs, such as energy efficiency programs, that are funded by electrical ratepayers.
This bill would require, on or before August 1, 2027, each large electrical corporation, as defined, to file a Tier 2 advice letter with the commission establishing an Industrial Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency Program with funding allocated from energy efficiency charges collected from eligible facilities, defined as industrial or manufacturing facilities that meet specified requirements, as specified. The bill would require the program to award grants to eligible facilities for eligible projects, including, among others,
energy efficiency projects that meet certain requirements. The bill would require each large electrical corporation to administer
the
its
program, as provided, and require the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to provide independent review and approval of grants awarded pursuant these provisions.
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
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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