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Bill would require CPUC transmission plans across multiple demand scenarios to reduce bottlenecks, sponsor says
Summary
AB 21 11 would force the CPUC to plan transmission using multiple demand and resource scenarios rather than a single forecast, proponents said, to reduce congestion, expand competition and avoid reliability shortfalls.
AB 21 11 was presented as a planning-focused bill intended to reduce transmission bottlenecks by requiring the CPUC to analyze multiple plausible demand and resource futures rather than relying on a single forecast. The author and supporters said that relying on one forecast has contributed to constraints that prevent projects from interconnecting and raise costs for ratepayers.
Myles Horton of Sonoma Clean Power said multiple scenarios would help the state avoid being ‘‘caught flat-footed’’ by load growth driven by electrification and data centers, while supporters including Peninsula Clean Energy and the California Wind Energy Association emphasized reliability and competition benefits. The committee voted to move the bill to Appropriations.
