Brief of diving:
- The California legislature, on September 10, approved a bill overwhelmingly, which would provide funding to manufacturers who seek to adopt thermal energy storage systems and heat pumps for their operations.
- Ab 1280Introduced by a member of the Democratic Assembly, Robert Garcia, would extend the types of decarbonization projects considered eligible for financial incentives in programs such as the industrial decarbonization of the California Energy Commission and the improvement of the network operations program.
- The State Bill would also establish the requirements of employment and community profit before the projects are approved for funding. Governor Gavin Newsom has until mid-October to sign it in the law.
Divide vision:
The California Indigo program, created in 2022, provides incentives for industrial projects that benefit the mains, reduce emissions and improve air quality, according to their website. Earlier this year, the Sierra Nevada cheese received a $ 5.5 million loan from the program to install an anaerobic digestor, a linear generator and other equipment to reduce the emissions of its cheese plant.
The bill, which approved the Senate unanimously on September 9, would make the thermal energy storage technology eligible for three state programs: the rotating loan program of the climate catalyst led by the infrastructure and economic development of California, as well as the Energy and Indigo Storage programs of the CEC. It is receiving strong political support after federal incentives aimed at carbon emissions are cut or repealed earlier this year.
In California, manufacturers recently lost more than $ 500 million In federal funding Intended for decarbonization projects, said Teresa Cheng, director of California in Industious Labs, a climate defense group.
“California really has the opportunity to invest in this sector,” said Cheng. “Not only do you cut industrial pollution [and] Minor energy costs, but to ensure that we follow the manufacture of jobs here in the State. “
The bill also approved the apartment of the 71-1 Assembly this week. The vote dissenting was the member of the Republican Assembly Carl Demaio. Cheng and other supporters, including Amy’s Kitchen, the Natural Resource Defense Council and Sierra Nevada Brewing, said that projects will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality, maintaining affordable electricity costs for companies and residents.
“It is an example of how we can use climate policy for not only reducing pollution to harm the health that is translated into expensive hospital bills and asthma attacks, early deaths, but also to create good jobs and help maintain and invest in our manufacturing base,” said Cheng.
California has one of the largest manufacturing economies, With 1.3 million peopleor approximately 7% of the State workforce by 2023, according to the Office of the Governor for Economic and Economic Development. Although it is considered a climate bill, CHEng said it is also a financial investment bill aimed at compensating the project’s costs and helping companies retained so that they can do business in a “sustainable, effective and non -polluting” manner.
The Association of West Electric Contractors opposed the bill, instantly in Garcia to eliminate the provisions of the project’s employment contract, arguing that they are discriminatory and that they increase the cost of construction.
The State Economic and Economic Development Agency reported commissioning costs by $ 1.5 million to $ 3 million associated with the bill, as well as the continuous costs ranging from 429,000 to $ 1.03 million.
