Local publicly owned electric utilities: integrated resource planning: transportation electrification.

Existing law requires that the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility with an annual electrical demand exceeding 700 gigawatthours adopt an integrated resource plan and a process for updating the plan at least once every 5 years to ensure the utility achieves specified objectives. Existing law requires that the local publicly owned electric utility's integrated resource plan address procurement for, among other things, transportation electrification. This bill would require that each updated integrated resource plan include details of the utility's electrical service rate design that support transportation electrification, and existing or planned incentives to support transportation electrification, as specified. The bill would require that the rate design include details for all applicable transportation sectors. The bill would require that each integrated resource plan include information about the utility's customer education and outreach efforts being implemented to inform utility customers of available incentives and decisionmaking tools, such as cost calculators or cost estimates that can assist customers in predicting the cost of paying for electricity for vehicles. By placing additional requirements upon local publicly owned electric utilities, 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.