California Solar Initiative: distributed energy resource equipment lists.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about the exact rating standards.

California Solar Initiative: Equipment Lists for Renewable Energy

This law allows the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to create a list of renewable energy equipment that meets certain standards, including solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicle chargers.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the Energy Commission to make lists of equipment for renewable energy systems.
• Includes rating standards for equipment like solar panels, batteries, and electric car chargers.
• Requires the Energy Commission to create guidelines for these equipment lists.

Who It Names or Affects

• The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
• Local public utilities

Terms To Know

Distributed energy resource equipment lists

Lists of renewable energy equipment that meet certain standards set by the Energy Commission.

Rating standards

Rules about how well equipment must work to be on a list.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify exactly what the rating standards will be.
• It is unclear when these lists and guidelines will be made available.

Official Summary Text

SB 698, as amended, McNerney.
California Solar Initiative: distributed energy resource equipment lists.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission), in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, local publicly owned electric utilities, and interested members of the public, to establish eligibility criteria for solar energy systems receiving ratepayer-funded incentives, as specified. Existing law requires the Energy Commission to adopt guidelines for solar energy systems receiving ratepayer-funded incentives, as provided.
This bill would authorize the Energy Commission to establish distributed energy resource equipment lists with rating standards for
equipment, components, and systems that further state energy and environmental goals, including, but not limited to, for solar energy systems, energy storage systems, bidirectional charging systems, and electric
vehicle supply equipment.
equipment and components for solar energy systems, distributed energy storage systems, and electric vehicle service equipment, as specified.
The bill would define various terms for these purposes. The bill would require the Energy Commission to
also
adopt guidelines for the distributed energy resource equipment lists, as provided.

Current Bill Text

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