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Home/Bills/SB 500California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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SB 500: Energy: usage data.

California · Senate · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified December 8, 2025

What SB 500 does, verified December 8, 2025

This bill amends the law requiring utilities to provide aggregated energy usage data for covered buildings. Utilities must now deliver or provide this data to the building owner's account in an alternative system or tool approved by the state energy resources conservation and development commission. The alternative system or tool can replace the current Energy Star Portfolio Manager.

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Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 765, Statutes of 2025. (2025-10-13)Alert me
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Oct. 13, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 765, Statutes of 2025.
Oct. 13, 2025Approved by the Governor.
Sep. 23, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Sep. 12, 2025Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Sep. 12, 2025Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 2961.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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