Energy: reliability planning assessment.

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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: Stern
Last action: 2026-06-01
Official status: Referred to Com. on U. & E.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Energy Reliability Planning Assessment

This law requires energy and utility commissions to provide more detailed information about power grid improvements and fossil fuel use in their reports to the government.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Energy Commission and Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to include updates on transmission upgrades and electrical grid capacity in their Reliability Planning Assessment reports.
Includes expected completion dates for both system-wide and local energy resources in the assessment.
Adds information about PUC approvals of applications for building new utility projects, including permits from the Independent System Operator.
Requires reporting on fossil fuel use by certain facilities managed by the Department of Water Resources.

Who It Names or Affects

The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission)
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
Independent System Operator
Department of Water Resources

Terms To Know

Reliability Planning Assessment: A report that energy commissions must submit to the government about future power supply and grid improvements.
Public Convenience and Necessity Certificates: Permits given by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for building new utility projects.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify an effective date.
It is unclear how much additional work this will add to the commissions' responsibilities.

Bill History

2026-06-01 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
2026-05-26 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-26 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-08 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-27 California Legislative Information
April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-17 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 3842.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-02 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-02-26 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1158, as amended, Stern.
Energy: reliability planning assessment.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) and the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), on or before December 15, 2022, and quarterly thereafter, to submit to the Legislature a joint Reliability Planning Assessment that, among other things, includes prospective information on existing and expected resources, including updates on the interconnection status for renewable projects and any delays in interconnection, and expected retirements for both system and local resources. Existing law requires the Energy Commission to report in the energy almanac on California energy resources that serve load in California.
This bill would require that the assessment also include the status of utility transmission upgrades and electrical grid infrastructure
capacity,
capacity and
PUC approvals of applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity and permits to construct utility and independent projects,
and applications for permits for projects from the Energy Commission and the queue of projects from the Independent System Operator, include the expected completion dates for both system and local resources, and report on the use of fossil fuel by certain facilities constructed by, purchased by, or under contract with, the Department of Water Resources,
as specified.

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