Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

(a) The Demand Side Grid Support Program is hereby created. The commission shall implement and administer the program to incentivize dispatchable customer load reduction and backup generation operation as on-call emergency supply and load reduction for the state’s electrical grid…

(a) The Strategic Reliability Reserve Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the moneys in the fund and the accounts contained in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal year to be expende…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Department” means the Department of Water Resources or a person designated by the Department of Water Resources for purposes of this article. (b) “Facility” means a facility described in Section 80710 of the Wate…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, from October 31, 2022, to October 31, 2026, inclusive, the department shall submit an application for certification to the commission in accordance with this article for a site on which a facility is located. (b) The issuance of a certificate by…

(a) The executive director shall charge and collect a reasonable fee from the department upon the submittal of an application pursuant to this article to cover the estimated actual cost of reviewing an application. The department shall submit a deposit along with the application …

(a) The commission shall establish a process to expedite review of an application submitted pursuant to this article. The process shall include guidance to the department on determining optimal locations for facilities based on the potential to improve reliability, reduce the occ…

Upon receipt of an application pursuant to this article, commission staff shall establish a docket for the proceeding and publish a notice of receipt and shall mail the notice to all property owners within 1,000 feet of the proposed site. The commission shall establish a notifica…

(a) Within 20 days of the submission of the application pursuant to this article, the executive director shall review the application for completeness. The executive director may require the department to submit additional information, documents, or data reasonably necessary to m…

Upon an application being deemed complete, the commission shall do all of the following: (a) (1) Comply with subdivisions (d) to (g), inclusive, of, and subdivision (k) of, Section 25519. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 25519, local agencies may review an applicati…

The commission shall not certify a site and related facility if any of the following applies: (a) The site is a site described in Section 25527. (b) The site has not been previously disturbed, including, but not limited to, site clearing, excavating, grading, or other manipulatio…

The commission shall maintain on its internet website a list of all certifications granted pursuant to this article for as long as the certifications are in effect. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 61, Sec. 6. (AB 205) Effective June 30, 2022.)

(a) A certificate issued pursuant to this article shall be valid for a period not to exceed five years from the date of issuance. (b) If a facility operates longer than the period specified in subdivision (a), all necessary permits, certificates, or similar documents required by …

Sections 25532 to 25537, inclusive, apply to a certificate issued pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 61, Sec. 6. (AB 205) Effective June 30, 2022.)

(a) Beginning on January 31, 2023, and on May 1, August 1, and December 1 annually thereafter, the commission shall issue a written report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee detailing the actions undertaken by the commission in the period since the previous report pursuant…

The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 6…