Electricity: integrated resource plans: Department of Water Resources: procurement.

Energy

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Ellis
Last action: 2026-06-09
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information about what happens after January 1, 2035.

Electricity Plans and Procurement

This law changes how the Department of Water Resources can buy energy resources, especially for pump hydroelectric facilities that don't need Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensing.

What This Bill Does

Allows the Public Utilities Commission to ask the Department of Water Resources to buy certain types of energy resources if there is a need for them.
Requires the Department of Water Resources to follow specific rules when buying these energy resources before January 1, 2035.
Changes the rule so that pump hydroelectric facilities don't have to get funding from the state by January 1, 2023, if they are exempt from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensing.

Who It Names or Affects

The Public Utilities Commission
The Department of Water Resources
Energy companies and facilities that can provide eligible energy resources

Terms To Know

load-serving entity: A company or organization that provides electricity to customers.
integrated resource plan: A plan that shows how a load-serving entity will meet its energy needs in the future, including different types of resources like renewable energy and traditional power plants.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not say what happens after January 1, 2035, for buying energy resources.
It is unclear how many pump hydroelectric facilities will be exempt from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensing.

Bill History

2026-06-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5056.)
2026-05-07 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-05-06 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).
2026-04-28 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-27 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 22).
2026-03-09 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
2026-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2476, as amended, Ellis.
Electricity: integrated resource plans: Department of Water Resources: procurement.
Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt a process for each load-serving entity, as defined, to file an integrated resource plan, adopt a schedule for periodic updates to the plan, and ensure each load-serving entity
take
takes
specified actions, as specified. Existing law requires the commission to determine if there is a need for the procurement of eligible energy resources, as described,
and
requires the commission to specify the eligible energy resources that should be procured to meet that need, and authorizes the commission, within 6 months of making that determination, to request the
Department of Water Resources to procure those specified resources that meet the portfolio of resources, as specified. Existing law authorizes the department to procure those resources pursuant to that request only before January 1, 2035, as provided. Existing law authorizes the department to procure resources from a pump hydroelectric facility pursuant to these provisions if the pump hydroelectric facility does not exceed 500 megawatts and was directly appropriated funding by the state before January 1, 2023.
This bill would
additionally authorize
eliminate the requirement that a pump hydroelectric facility be directly appropriated funding by the state before January 1, 2023, in order for
the department to procure resources from
a pump hydroelectric facility pursuant to the above-described provisions if the pump hydroelectric facility is exempt from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensing.
the facility.

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