Bill > AB1280

This bill amends several sections of California law to enhance energy storage and industrial decarbonization programs. Specifically, it authorizes the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I-Bank) to provide financial assistance for projects that help decarbonize industrial facilities' heat and power usage, including industrial heat pump and thermal energy storage projects. The bill establishes an Industrial Facilities Thermal Energy Storage Program within the existing Long-Duration Energy Storage Program, which will provide financial incentives for projects that help industrial facilities reduce their carbon footprint. The legislation also renames the existing Industrial Grid Support and Improvement Program to the Industrial Decarbonization and Improvement of Grid Operations Program, expanding its focus to include reducing health-harming pollutants. After January 1, 2027, the bill requires projects involving construction work to be performed under project labor agreements and mandates that facilities with air permit violations develop pollution remediation plans. Additionally, the bill gives preference to projects located in under-resourced communities and those that develop community benefit funds or agreements. The implementation of some provisions is contingent upon legislative appropriation, and the bill aims to support California's clean energy goals by promoting innovative industrial decarbonization technologies and strategies.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Transportation and Infrastructure

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