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California Code, Public Resources Code - PRC § 25643

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

In implementing the Long-Duration Energy Storage Program, the commission may do all of the following:

(a) In addition to any other authorized method of providing moneys to participants in the Long-Duration Energy Storage Program, use financial incentives.

(b) Award Long-Duration Energy Storage Program moneys for technical assistance, including, but not limited to, providing outreach to eligible industries, identifying promising technologies, assessing market conditions needed to accelerate commercial traction of the technology, assisting with technical review of proposals and deliverables, identifying opportunities that provide significant benefits to the electrical grid, and performing benefits analysis. The commission may contract for, or through interagency agreement obtain, technical, scientific, and administrative services and expertise from one or more entities to support the Long-Duration Energy Storage Program.

(c) Adopt guidelines or other standards at a business meeting for the Long-Duration Energy Storage Program. The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) does not apply to the adoption of the guidelines or other standards adopted by the commission pursuant to this chapter.

(d)(1) Notwithstanding any other law, noncompetitively award Long-Duration Energy Storage Program moneys through an amendment to, or a new agreement with a party to or recipient of, contracts or grants from California governmental entities or a federal agency if the recipient has received funding for the original project through a competitive bid process from a California governmental entity or federal agency and the awarding of those moneys is consistent with the stated goals and criteria of the Long-Duration Energy Storage Program.

(2) Notwithstanding any other law, noncompetitively award Long-Duration Energy Storage Program moneys to a governmental entity, national laboratory, entity contracted by the federal government to operate a national laboratory, or foundation established to serve the University of California or California State University.

(3) Notwithstanding any other law, noncompetitively award Long-Duration Energy Storage Program moneys to any entity if the cost to the state is reasonable and the commission makes any of the following determinations:

(A) The expertise, service, or product is unique.

(B) A competitive solicitation would frustrate the obtainment of necessary information, goods, or services in a timely manner.

(C) The moneys to be awarded would fund the next phase of a multiphased project, the multiphased project was funded through competitively awarded agreement, and the entity satisfactorily performed the competitively awarded agreement.

(D) It is in the best interests of the state to do so.

(E) The entity will use the moneys as matching funds for federally awarded moneys.

(e) Notwithstanding any other law, in its discretion, advance up to 25 percent of the Long-Duration Energy Storage Program moneys awarded pursuant to this chapter.

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