California SB925: Fusion energy: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: strategic plan: certification and environmental review.

What the bill says

An act to amend Section 25545 of, and to add Chapter 16.5 (commencing with Section 25995) to Division 15 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to fusion energy. fusion energy Fusion energy: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: strategic plan: certification and environmental review. Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to undertake various actions in furtherance of meeting the state’s clean energy and pollution reduction objectives…

From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:

An act to amend Section 25545 of, and to add Chapter 16.5 (commencing with Section 25995) to Division 15 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to fusion energy. fusion energy Fusion energy: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: strategic plan: certification and environmental review. Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to undertake various actions in furtherance of meeting the state’s clean energy and pollution reduction objectives. Existing law requires the commission, beginning November 1, 2003, and biennially thereafter, to adopt an integrated energy policy report that contains an overview of major energy trends and issues facing the state, presents policy recommendations based on an in-depth and integrated analysis of the most current and pressing energy issues facing the state, and includes an assessment and forecast of system reliability and the need for resource additions, efficiency, and conservation, as specified. Existing law requires the commission, as part of the 2027 edition of the integrated energy policy report, to include an assessment of the potential for fusion energy to contribute to California’s power supply, as specified. This bill would require the commission, in coordination with specified agencies, to develop a strategic plan for the development of fusion energy in California, as specified. The bill would require the commission to submit the strategic plan to the Legislature …

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