California Public Utilities Code

§ 454.51

PUC § 454.51 Effective Oct 7, 2023Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

The commission shall do all of the following:

(a)Identify a diverse and balanced portfolio of resources needed to ensure a reliable electricity supply that provides optimal integration of renewable energy and resource diversity in a cost-effective manner. The portfolio shall be used by the commission to establish integrated resource planning-based procurement requirements that rely on zero-carbon-emitting resources to the maximum extent reasonable and be designed to achieve the state policy specified in Section 454.53 and any statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit established pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code) or any successor legislation.

(b)Direct each electrical corporation to include, as part of its proposed procurement plan, a strategy for procuring best-fit and least-cost resources to satisfy the portfolio needs identified by the commission pursuant to subdivision (a).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 367, Sec. 7. (AB 1373) Effective October 7, 2023.