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Assembly advances bill to hold state‑funded EV chargers to reliability standards, opponents ask for caution over retroactive obligations
Summary
AB 1423 would require EV chargers installed with state grants prior to 2024 to meet upcoming CPUC reliability standards and would allow enforcement of those standards; industry groups and Electrify America warned the measure could conflict with existing legal agreements and impose retroactive obligations on operators
The Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee passed AB 1423 to the Appropriations Committee after debate among the bill’s author, electric‑vehicle advocates and network operators.
What the bill would do Assemblymember (author) described AB 1423 as a measure to protect drivers and taxpayers by requiring chargers that were installed with state grant money prior to 2024 to conform to the forthcoming reliability standards from the California Energy Commission (CEC). The bill would also allow for enforcement mechanisms tied to the CEC’s…
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