25216.8. (a) On or before January 31, 2023, the commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of Water Resources, and California balancing authorities, including, but not limited to, the Independent System Operator, shall issue a written report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee addressing all of the following:
(1) An evaluation of how the state, load-serving entities, as defined in Section 380 of the Public Utilities Code, local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined in Section 224.3 of the Public Utilities Code, and California balancing authorities managed summer reliability during 2022.
(2) The magnitude of projected reliability problems in 2023 to 2026, inclusive.
(3) Potential solutions to addressing reliability concerns. In doing so, the commission shall evaluate options that rely on state budget actions, statutory changes, and using existing resource adequacy, integrated resource planning, and other reliability processes at the Public Utilities Commission and the Independent System Operator to ensure reliability.
(b) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2027.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 61, Sec. 2. (AB 205) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)