Bill > HCR140

This Concurrent Resolution urges the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the state agency that regulates utility companies, to require that all information submitted to them in official cases, known as dockets, clearly state both the "nameplate capacity" and the "net or projected energy generation" of energy projects. Nameplate capacity is the maximum power a facility can produce under ideal conditions, while net generation is the actual amount of electricity produced after accounting for the energy the facility itself uses to operate. The resolution highlights that the public can be misled by only seeing the nameplate capacity, especially for renewable energy sources like wind and solar, where actual energy generation is often significantly lower than the nameplate capacity, and this lack of clarity can hinder public support for important renewable energy goals.