AB2266 - Electricity: load-serving entities.

Assembly Bill No. 2266 CHAPTER 389 An act to add Section 380.9 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity. [ Approved by Governor September 20, 2026. Filed with Secretary of State September 20, 2026. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2266, Schultz. Electricity: load-serving entities. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to set resource adequacy and resource procurement obligations for load-serving entities, which include electrical corporations, electric service providers, and community choice aggregators. Existing law requires various compliance reporting for load-serving entities. This bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2030, to consider a process to consolidate certain plans submitted by load-serving entities into a single procurement plan, and would require the commission, when feasible, to consolidate certain compliance reporting for reliability requirements, as specified. The bill would require the commission, if it determines that the consolidation is not feasible, to set forth its reasons in a specified decision or ruling. 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 the provisions of the bill 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. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to improve information and transparency by consolidating compliance reporting requirements to facilitate improved stakeholder participation and regulatory decisionmaking. Minimize the state’s reliance on backstop procurement mechanisms through continuously improving interagency coordination to position the state for effective participation in a regional energy market. SEC. 2. Section 380.9 is added to the Public Utilities Code, immediately following Section 380.5, to read: 380.9. (a) On or before January 1, 2030, the commission shall consider a process to consolidate plans submitted by load-serving entities to the commission pursuant to Sections 399.15 and 454.52 into a single procurement plan. The commission shall, when feasible, consolidate compliance reporting for reliability requirements established pursuant to Sections 380 and 454.52. If the commission determines that consolidation under this subdivision is not feasible, the commission shall set forth its reasons in the decision or ruling addressing load-serving entities' procurement or compliance reporting obligations pursuant to Sections 399.15 and 454.52. (b) Any compliance reporting requirements or template issued by the commission to ensure compliance with Sections 380, 399.15, and 454.52 shall be finalized for a minimum of 30 business days before a compliance report submission by a load-serving entity. (c) For purposes of this section, “load-serving entity” has the same meaning as defined in Section 380. SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.