AB 2369: Electricity: energy storage: energy-only resources.

The bill aims to amend the Public Utilities Code to enhance the resource adequacy program for public utilities in California. The program must now achieve several objectives, including recognizing reliability contributions for energy-only resources, maximizing the development of energy resources, and promoting the use of grid infrastructure. The bill requires utilities to maintain physical generating capacity, energy storage, and demand response to ensure reliability and flexibility. Additionally, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and the Energy Commission must provide transmission-focused guidance to identify and approve transmission facilities to interconnect resources and serve load centers. The bill also requires the PUC and Energy Commission to identify cost-effective opportunities to increase reliability contributions or mitigate congestion through transmission capacity expans…