Energy: solar thermal powerplants: conversion to solar photovoltaic technology.
It became law on May 23, 2012.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Assembly
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- May 23, 2012
What it does
(1) Existing law vests the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission with the exclusive jurisdiction to certify thermal powerplants. Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) , the certification of a thermal powerplant is a certified regulatory program and is therefore exempt from certain requirements of CEQA. A thermal powerplant does not include a solar photovoltaic electrical generating facility. However, existing law provides that the thermal powerplant certification process applies to owners of specified proposed solar thermal powerplants who are proposing to convert the proposed facility from solar thermal technology to solar photovoltaic technology if…
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This bill passed and is now law.
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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.