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Assemblymember Petrie‑Norris’s AB 8 25 cleared by Senate committee to pursue a Western electricity market
Summary
AB 8 25, presented by Assemblymember Petrie Norris and supported by a broad coalition, would enable California to join a wider Western electricity market with governance safeguards, reporting requirements and an option to exit; the Senate committee gave the measure a favorable report to the Senate floor.
Assemblymember Petrie Norris presented AB 8 25 to the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications, describing a negotiated proposal to enable California to join an expanded Western electricity market to lower costs, improve reliability and reduce greenhouse‑gas emissions.
“Studies by the Brattle Group and Stanford have estimated that an expanded Western electricity market could save California rate payers up to a billion dollars every year, along with improving reliability, lowering the risk of blackouts, reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” Assemblymember Petrie Norris said during her presentation.
AB 8 25 would permit participation in a wider Western day‑ahead market and includes a list…
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