California Passes Laws Expanding Distributed Energy Resources Market

Brandon García was named the California director for Advanced Energy United, and Brian Turner serves as its regulatory engagement lead. These appointments come amid the passage of two new state laws, SB 905 and SB 913, which aim to expand distributed energy resources’ wholesale market participation in California. These laws were passed following growing public and policymaker attention on the state’s energy affordability crisis.

The new legislation is expected to benefit utilities, ratepayers, and the state’s electric grid by pushing regulators to utilize the existing grid more effectively. SB 913 specifically provides the CPUC a June 2028 deadline to establish how DER aggregations can qualify as resource adequacy capacity. Furthermore, SB 913 prevents DER owners from receiving duplicate compensation for wholesale market participation.