Renewable electrical generation facilities: multiple meters: aggregation: logistics businesses and manufacturing businesses.

Removed the amendment to Section 8360 of the Public Utilities Code, which would have repealed the deployment and integration of cost-effective advanced electricity storage and peak-shaving technologies from the state's electrical transmission and distribution modernization policy objectives.

Added Section 2827 of the Public Utilities Code to the list of sections being amended (full text not visible in truncated diff).

Added a requirement that the PUC ensure logistics businesses and manufacturing businesses are eligible customer-generators for purposes of aggregating multiple meters under net energy metering contracts or tariffs, if the commission extends the application of that provision.

Changed 'solely primarily' to 'primarily' in Sections 218(a), 218.3(b), and 394(a), broadening the scope of entities that qualify for exemptions from electrical corporation or electric service provider status by removing the 'solely' qualifier.

Restructured Section 218(b) to consolidate exceptions: now (b)(1) covers distributed energy resources coupled with energy storage, (b)(2) covers cogeneration/landfill gas/digester gas for sale to utilities or public agencies, and (b)(3) covers microgrids. Removed the old separate subdivisions for landfill gas and digester gas and removed a 1987 grandfathering provision.

Narrowed the cross-reference in Section 216(h) from 'subdivisions (b) to (d), inclusive, of Section 218' to just 'subdivision (b) of Section 218,' limiting which activities are exempt from public utility status.

Changed the state-mandated local program designation from the contradictory 'no yes' to a clear 'yes,' confirming the bill imposes a state-mandated local program with associated reimbursement implications.

The definition of 'electrical corporation' in Section 218 was changed from exempting entities that generate electricity 'solely for its own use' to 'primarily for its own use or the use of its tenants.' This narrows the exception and expands PUC jurisdiction over more entities that generate power on-site but also sell some electricity to others.

New exemptions added to Section 218 for: (1) entities employing distributed energy resources coupled with energy storage systems generating electricity primarily for own use, tenants, cooperatives, condominiums, or adjacent properties; (2) entities using cogeneration, landfill gas, or digester gas technology selling to electrical corporations through existing local utility transmission; and (3) microgrid operators meeting requirements of new Section 8373.

Section 216 (public utility definition) was recast to add explicit exceptions for: cogeneration and non-conventional power source facilities, geothermal/solar heat providers, compressed natural gas or hydrogen retail fuel sellers, exempt wholesale generators, direct transaction participants, and light-duty plug-in electric vehicle charging facility operators.

New Section 8373 establishes a microgrid regulatory framework: requires local approvals and compliance with building/safety codes, authorizes the Energy Commission to develop safety standards and optional governance guidelines for local governments, exempts microgrids from PUC jurisdiction over rates/operations/safety, but retains PUC jurisdiction over interconnection to large electrical corporation distribution systems. Microgrids are treated as a single controllable entity for interconnection purposes.

New Section 218.3 defines 'electric service provider' as an entity offering electrical service within an electrical corporation's service territory, with exemptions for entities serving customer load consistent with the revised Section 218(b), public agencies serving residential/small commercial customers, and independent solar energy producers.

Section 780.5 now exempts accessory dwelling units from individual metering requirements if the property owner elects to meter through existing or upgraded utility meters on that property.

Section 780.5 now exempts new, significantly altered, or converted multiunit residential structures with building permits on or after January 1, 2026, from individual metering requirements if they include a distributed energy system meant to offset tenant usage and each unit is submetered with a revenue-grade meter.

The state-mandated local program designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now imposes obligations on local agencies that trigger reimbursement analysis under the California Constitution.

Removed the redefinition of 'electrical corporation' in Section 218 that would have expanded PUC regulatory authority over entities using distributed energy resources, cogeneration, and microgrids.

Removed the new Section 8373 that established microgrid requirements, including local approvals, Energy Commission safety standards, and PUC jurisdiction limits (PUC would retain only interconnection jurisdiction).

Removed amendments to Sections 216, 218.3, 394, 399.12, and 8340 that made conforming changes to definitions of public utility, electric service provider, retail seller, and related terms.

The enrolled version now amends only Section 2827 (net energy metering) rather than eight separate sections across the Public Utilities Code, narrowing the bill from a broad energy regulatory reform to a targeted provision on meter aggregation eligibility for logistics and manufacturing businesses.

Removed amendments to Section 780.5 that would have exempted accessory dwelling units from individual metering requirements when the owner elected shared metering, and exempted new multiunit structures with distributed energy systems from individual metering if submetered with revenue-grade meters.

The Assembly Bill header page (with Chief Clerk signature line, passage dates, and private secretary notation) was replaced with the standard California chaptered format header showing 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL,' 'CHAPTER 94,' and the Governor's approval date of July 16, 2026.

The legislative counsel's digest was reformatted from a standalone section into the standard chaptered layout. The content of the digest is unchanged: it describes how the bill requires the commission to ensure logistics businesses and manufacturing businesses are eligible customer-generators for aggregating multiple meters under net energy metering.

Page numbering, line breaks, and column formatting were adjusted throughout to match the standard chaptered statute layout (e.g., page numbers changed from '96' to '95,' header format changed from 'AB 2175' to 'Ch. 94').