California Senate Bill 913
Session 20252026
Resource adequacy: aggregated distributed capacity resources.
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Passed Senate on May 27, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
913
State
California
Session
20252026
Motion Text
3rd Reading SB913 Becker et al.
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Summary
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the PUC, in consultation with the Independent System Operator, to establish resource adequacy requirements for all electrical corporations, electric service providers, and community choice aggregators. Existing law requires that the resource adequacy program achieve specified objectives, including that it establish new or maintain existing demand response products and tariffs, as specified.
This bill would require the PUC, in coordination with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Independent System Operator, on or before June 30, 2027, to enhance existing market-integrated pathways for aggregated distributed capacity resources, as defined, to qualify as resource adequacy capacity, as specified. The bill would require the commission to establish conditions for the use of aggregated distributed capacity resources while ensuring net energy metering customers and net billing tariff customers do not receive duplicate compensation, as provided. The bill would require the PUC to allow electrical corporations, electric service providers, and community choice aggregators to include aggregated distributed capacity resources in resource adequacy filings and PUC-ordered procurement, as specified. The bill would require the PUC, on or before June 30, 2027, to develop recommendations for changes to the Independent System Operator's proxy demand resource and the distributed energy resource aggregation participation models to be consistent with the PUC's requirements for aggregated distributed capacity resources pursuant to these provisions, and to communicate the recommendations to the Independent System Operator for consideration in a new or existing initiative.
Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the PUC is a crime.
Because the provisions of this bill would be part of the act and a violation of a PUC action implementing the bill's requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
01/27/26 - Introduced
January 27, 2026
03/11/26 - Amended Senate
March 11, 2026
04/13/26 - Amended Senate
April 13, 2026
04/16/26 - Amended Senate
April 16, 2026
05/14/26 - Amended Senate
May 14, 2026
06/15/26 - Amended Assembly
June 15, 2026
04/06/26- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications
April 6, 2026
05/08/26- Senate Appropriations
May 8, 2026
05/14/26- Senate Appropriations
May 14, 2026
05/20/26- Sen. Floor Analyses
May 20, 2026
06/23/26- Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy
June 23, 2026
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06/15/2026
Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
06/04/2026
Assembly
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
05/27/2026
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
05/27/2026
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
05/18/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/14/2026
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
05/14/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (May 14).
05/12/2026
Senate
Set for hearing May 14.
05/11/2026
Senate
May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
05/04/2026
Senate
Set for hearing May 11.
04/29/2026
Senate
May 4 hearing postponed by committee.
04/24/2026
Senate
Set for hearing May 4.
04/20/2026
Senate
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/20/2026
Senate
Withdrawn from committee.
04/16/2026
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
04/13/2026
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
04/09/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 3755.) (April 7).
03/25/2026
Senate
Set for hearing April 7.
03/18/2026
Senate
Re-referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and P., D.T., & C.P.
03/11/2026
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
02/11/2026
Senate
Referred to Com. on RLS.
01/28/2026
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 27.
01/27/2026
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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