Distributed generation.

Existing law permits a private energy producer, as defined, to generate electricity not generated from conventional sources, as defined, solely for the producer's own use or the use of the producer's tenants, or generating electricity to or for any electrical corporation, state agency, city, county, district, or an association thereof, but not the public, without becoming a public utility subject to the general jurisdiction of the commission. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to establish incentives for agriculture to install cogeneration and anaerobic digester electrical generation facilities, including requiring electrical utilities to purchase excess electricity not used by the agricultural generator.