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SB 943 advances to encourage industrial electrification through off‑peak price signals

California State Senate, Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications · March 17, 2026
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Summary

SB 943 passed as amended to Appropriations. Sponsors said adjusting electricity prices to reward off‑peak industrial demand will lower emissions and help retain manufacturing jobs; supporters included industry and environmental groups, with limited opposition.

Senator Becker presented SB 943 as a mechanism to make electrifying industrial heat economically viable by creating price signals and tariffs that lower off‑peak electricity costs for industrial customers. Supporters described…

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