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Assembly committee advances bill to standardize utility energization reviews for housing projects
Summary
The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy voted unanimously to pass AB 1026 as amended, a bill by Assemblymember Wilson that requires investor‑owned utilities to publish energization application requirements and meet set review timelines to reduce utility connection delays that can stall housing projects.
Assemblymember Wilson, author of AB 1026, told the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy that the bill seeks to ‘‘address[] a too often overlooked barrier, unpredictable utility connection delays that hold up housing projects even after they’ve been fully approved.’’ The committee voted to pass the bill as amended, sending it to the Assembly floor.
AB 1026 would require electrical corporations to publicly post what is required to approve or deny a post‑entitlement energization application, set consistent review timelines, and prohibit last‑minute changes to application requirements. Supporters said the bill brings parity between investor‑owned utilities and the standardized permitting rules already in place for cities, counties and special districts.
Corey Smith, executive director of Housing Action Coalition, told the…
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