California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2369: Electricity: energy storage: energy-only resources.
Status: Vetoed, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 454.52 and 454.57 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities. public utilities Electricity: energy storage: energy-only resources. Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the PUC to adopt a process for each load-serving entity to file an integrated resource plan, and a schedule for periodic updates to the plan, as provided…
From the enrolled text, September 2, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 454.52 and 454.57 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities. public utilities Electricity: energy storage: energy-only resources. Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the PUC to adopt a process for each load-serving entity to file an integrated resource plan, and a schedule for periodic updates to the plan, as provided. Existing law requires the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) and the Independent System Operator (ISO), to determine if there is a need for the procurement of eligible energy resources based on a review of the integrated resource plans. This bill would require the PUC, when requiring procurement of resources under an integrated resource plan, to account for the ability of energy-only resources to achieve required clean energy deployment rates, to charge storage resources during off-peak periods, and to increase resource diversity, and would require the PUC to enable energy-only resources to satisfy procurement requirements to the maximum extent feasible. Existing law requires the PUC, in consultation with the Energy Commission, to provide transmission-focused guidance to the ISO about resource portfolios of expected future renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources, as specified, to allow the ISO to identify and approve transmission …
Sponsors
- Chris Rogers (D, AD02) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Vetoed by Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 6. Page 6811.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 6.).
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
Votes
- AB 2369 Rogers Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 28, 2026): 67 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2369 Rogers By Becker (August 27, 2026): 37 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended (August 13, 2026): 6 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 30, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 2369 Rogers Assembly Third Reading (May 26, 2026): 63 yea, 8 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2369?
- AB2369 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Electricity: energy storage: energy-only resources.
- What does AB2369 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Sections 454.52 and 454.57 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities. public utilities Electricity: energy storage: energy-only resources. Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the PUC to adopt a process for each load-serving entity to file an integrated resource plan, and a schedule for periodic updates to the plan, as provided…
- What is the status of AB2369?
- Vetoed as of September 27, 2026. Latest action: Vetoed by Governor. (September 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2369?
- Chris Rogers (D, AD02).
- Where is the official record for AB2369?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2369
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