List of key legislation as it pertains to MCE and Community Choice Aggregators in California.
SB 350 – Senate Bill 350, Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015
SB 350 established California’s 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target of 40% below 1990 levels. It sets 2030 targets for energy efficiency and renewable electricity, along with other actions aimed at reducing emissions across the energy and transportation sectors as a step towards the 2050 goals of reducing emissions to 80% below 1990 levels.
SB 790 – Senate Bill 790, Charles McGlashan Community Choice Aggregation Act
SB 790, authored by state Senator Mark Leno, was passed in 2012. This bill instituted a code of conduct, associated rules, and enforcement procedures for IOUs regarding how they interact with CCAs. This bill also clarified a CCA’s equal right to participating in ratepayer-funded energy efficiency programs.
AB 117 – Assembly Bill 117, Foundational Legislation for Community Choice Aggregation
AB 117 is the California legislation passed in 2002 that enabled community choice aggregation, authored by then Assemblywoman Carole Migden.
AB 32 – Assembly Bill 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
AB 32 is an environmental law in California that established a timetable to bring California into near compliance with the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol.