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Bill would align CPUC reliability accounting across programs; opponents warn of procurement risk
Summary
AB 22 66 directs the CPUC to consolidate compliance reporting and harmonize methods used to value resources across near- and long-term reliability programs; supporters say consistent math reduces emergency procurement costs, while the Independent Energy Producers Association warned a single mandated methodology could misvalue diverse resources.
AB 22 66 would consolidate CPUC compliance reporting across interrelated programs and direct the commission to reconcile differing methods used to evaluate a resource’s reliability contribution. Proponents argued that inconsistent methods across long-term planning and near-term resource adequacy can create procurement inefficiencies and expensive emergency backstop purchases.
AVA Community Energy and representatives from NRG and EDF testified that aligning counting methods would reduce duplicative procurement and improve confidence that long-term procurements will meet near-term needs. Opponents including the Independent Energy Producers Association cautioned that a single mandated method risks under- or over-valuing specific resource types (solar, wind, storage, thermal) and could lead to procurement mistakes and increased greenhouse-gas emissions from emergency purchases.
The committee moved the bill to Appropriations; sponsors said they will continue to work with stakeholders to address valuation and implementation concerns.
