Virtual power plants: load shifting: integrated energy policy report.
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Legislative status
- Introduced
- In Committee
- Reported by Committee
- Floor Vote Scheduled
- Passed One Chamber
- Passed Both Chambers
- Vetoed
- Signed into Law
Summary
The bill directs the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to create a virtual power plant deployment plan as part of the next integrated energy policy report after Jan. 1, 2027, if funding is available. It also obligates each electric utility to annually report how much it is helping meet the state’s load‑shifting goal. The aim is to coordinate distributed energy resources to reduce peak electricity demand and support grid reliability.
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79 yes
0 no
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1850.) · Jun 2, 2025
Hearings
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · Aug 29, 2025
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · Aug 25, 2025
- Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee HearingEnergy, Utilities and Communications · Jul 15, 2025
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · May 23, 2025
- Appropriations Committee HearingAppropriations · May 14, 2025
History
- Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
- Vetoed by Governor.
- Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3299.).
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 1. Page 2808.).
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
The 12 most recent of 32 recorded actions.
Sponsors
- Harabedian · sponsor
- Archuleta
- Stern
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