SB-1350 • 2026

Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition.

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: McNerney
Last action: 2026-06-11
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
Effective date: Not listed

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Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition.

SB 1350, as amended, McNerney.

What This Bill Does

SB 1350, as amended, McNerney.
Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition.
Existing law defines a “renewable electrical generation facility” as a facility that uses biomass, solar thermal, photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, fuel cells or linear generators that use specified fuels, small hydroelectric generation of 30 megawatts or less, digester gas, municipal solid waste conversion, landfill gas, ocean wave, ocean thermal, or tidal current, and that meets other specified requirements.
Existing law incorporates that definition into various programs, including the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, which requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a renewables portfolio standard requiring all retail sellers, as defined, to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from electrical generating facilities that meet that definition of “renewable electrical generation facility,” and the net energy metering program, in which residential customers, small commercial customers, and commercial, industrial, or agricultural customers of an electrical utility, who use renewable electrical generation facilities, are eligible to participate, as specified.

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Bill History

2026-06-11 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2026-06-08 California Legislative Information
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2026-06-04 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.
2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-27 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-05-19 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-05-18 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-12 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-11 California Legislative Information
May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-05-04 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 11.
2026-04-28 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-27 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4010.) (April 22).
2026-04-17 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 22.
2026-04-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 3842.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
2026-04-13 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-04-06 California Legislative Information
April 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 7.
2026-03-04 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and E.Q.
2026-02-23 California Legislative Information
Read first time.
2026-02-23 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1350, as amended, McNerney.
Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition.
Existing law defines a “renewable electrical generation facility” as a facility that uses biomass, solar thermal, photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, fuel cells or linear generators that use specified fuels, small hydroelectric generation of 30 megawatts or less, digester gas, municipal solid waste conversion, landfill gas, ocean wave, ocean thermal, or tidal current, and that meets other specified requirements. Existing law incorporates that definition into various programs, including the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, which requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a renewables portfolio standard requiring all retail sellers, as defined, to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from electrical generating facilities that meet that definition of “renewable electrical generation facility,” and the net energy metering program, in which residential
customers, small commercial customers, and commercial, industrial, or agricultural customers of an electrical utility, who use renewable electrical generation facilities, are eligible to participate, as specified.
This bill would expand the definition of “renewable electrical generation facility” to include a facility that converts hydrogen gas to electricity in a turbine and meets specified criteria, including that the hydrogen used in the turbine is solely derived from a non-fossil-based feedstock or through the electrolysis of water using electricity generated from another renewable electrical generation facility and the manufacturing of the hydrogen does not result in resource shuffling or use unbundled renewable energy credits, as specified.
Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.
Because 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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