California Advances State Microgrid Policy | HUB | K&L Gates
In 2018, California passed Senate Bill (“SB”) 1339, which directed the California Public Utilities Commission (the “Commission”), the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”),
legislative counsel''s digest
The bill would require the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility to develop and make available a standardized process for the interconnection of a customer-supported microgrid, including
ORDER INSTITUTING RULEMAKING REGARDING
The Commission institutes this rulemaking to enhance efforts to facilitate the commercialization of microgrids for distribution customers of large electrical corporations and to
Bill Text: CA SB1339 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session
This bill would require the commission, as part of a specified rulemaking, to consider the role of microgrids in providing grid resiliency and to establish a tariff for each electrical corporation for the
Bill Text: CA SB1339 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session
The bill would require the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility to develop and make available a standardized process for the interconnection of a customer-supported microgrid, including
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE
I. INTRODUCTION SB 1339 tasked the Commission with facilitating the commercialization of microgrids while ensuring that “system, public, and worker safety are given the
Resiliency and Microgrids
SB 1339, a bill enacted in 2018, directs the California Public Utilities Commission, in consultation with the California Energy Commission and California Independent System Operator, to undertake a
California''s SB 1339
California''s SB 1339 (2018) requires the CPUC to develop regulations, standards, and guidelines by December 1, 2020, to facilitate the commercialization of microgrids for customers of large electric
Title Slide for Presentation
Enacted in 2018, SB 1339 directs the CPUC, in consultation with the CEC and CAISO, to undertake activities to further develop policies related to microgrids by 12/1/2020.
MICROGRID DEPLOYMENT AND RELATED RESILIENCY
According to the legislative history of SB 1339, microgrids may help provide communities with additional reliability and resiliency during disasters, like wildfires.16 Consistent with the legislative history, the
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