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California Energy Commission details programs, permitting workload and charging/station investments
Summary
CEC Executive Director Drew Bowen and staff outlined the agency's work on permitting, appliance standards, investment programs, hydrogen fueling, and the surge in power plant applications tied to SB 100.
Drew Bowen, executive director of the California Energy Commission, briefed Senate budget subcommittee members on March 13 about the commission's structure and recent activity, including permitting, appliance standards, investments in charging infrastructure and hydrogen dispensers, research funding and the opt-in power plant permitting workload.
Bowen said the commission is celebrating its 50th year and described six divisions: three focused on public investments in clean energy (including vehicle-charging and hydrogen stations), three focused on policy work and a licensing unit created by AB 205 to hear "opt-in" power-plant permit applications. Bowen said the commission has a flood of opt-in applications: about 17 gigawatts in the queue, roughly one-third of the CAISO system peak load in…
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