Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law requires every electrical and every gas corporation submitting an application to the commission for a certificate authorizing the new construction of any electric plant, line, or extension, or gas plant, line, or extension, except as provided, to include specified information in the application in addition to any other required information, including preliminary engineering and design information on the project, an appropriate cost estimate, and a cost analysis comparing the project with any feasible alternative sources of power, as specified.
This bill would require the application to also include an analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the project over the useful life of the plant, line, or extension.
Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.
Because a violation of a commission action implementing this bill's requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Statutes affected:
SB 371: 1003 PUC
02/13/25 - Introduced: 1003 PUC