California Solar Initiative: distributed energy resource equipment lists.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide exact details about rating standards and timelines for creating or updating lists.

California Solar Initiative: Equipment Lists for Renewable Energy

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

What This Bill Does

• Allows the Energy Commission to make a list of equipment for renewable energy systems.
• Sets rules for what types of equipment can be on the list, like solar panels, batteries, and charging stations for electric cars.
• Requires the Energy Commission to create guidelines for these 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 equipment for renewable energy systems that meet certain standards.

Energy Commission

The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, which makes rules about energy use in California.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify when these lists must be created or updated.
• Does not provide exact rating standards for the equipment on the list.

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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