AB 1613: Heat + Power = Good

 
CLCV Supported
Passed Senate 34-3 (9/11/07)
Passed Assembly 75-0 (9/12/07)
Signed by the Governor

Combined heat and power (CHP), also known as cogeneration, is a well-known process used in industrial settings to increase energy efficiency by using waste heat from industrial processes to generate power. The high-efficiency benefits of CHP take on added value when greenhouse gas emissions are taken into account. AB 1613 (Blakeslee) takes a number of steps to encourage wider use of CHP, including in small-scale applications likes schools and small businesses.

Senator Party Vote
Sam Aanestad R
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Dick Ackerman R
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Elaine Alquist D
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Roy Ashburn R
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Jim Battin R
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Ron Calderon D
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Gil Cedillo D
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Dave Cogdill R
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Ellen Corbett D
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Lou Correa D
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Dave Cox R
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Jeff Denham R
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Denise Ducheny D
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Bob Dutton R
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Dean Florez D
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Tom Harman R
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Dennis Hollingsworth R
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Christine Kehoe D
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Sheila Kuehl D
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Alan Lowenthal D
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Michael Machado D
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Abel Maldonado R
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Bob Margett R
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Tom McClintock R
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Carole Migden D
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Gloria Negrete McLeod D
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Jenny Oropeza D
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Alex Padilla D
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Don Perata D
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Mark Ridley-Thomas D
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Gloria Romero D
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George Runner R
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Jack Scott D
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Joe Simitian D
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Darrell Steinberg D
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Tom Torlakson D
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Edward Vincent D
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Pat Wiggins D
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Mark Wyland R
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Leland Yee D
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Assemblymember Party Vote
Anthony Adams R
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Greg Aghazarian R
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Joel Anderson R
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Juan Arambula I
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Karen Bass D
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Jim Beall D
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John Benoit R
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Patty Berg D
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Tom Berryhill R
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Sam Blakeslee R
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Julia Brownley D
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Anna Caballero D
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Charles Calderon D
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Wilmer Amina Carter D
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Paul Cook R
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Joe Coto D
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Mike Davis D
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Hector De La Torre D
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Kevin de León D
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Mark DeSaulnier D
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Chuck DeVore R
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Mike Duvall R
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Mervyn Dymally D
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Bill Emmerson R
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Mike Eng D
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Noreen Evans D
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Mike Feuer D
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Felipe Fuentes D
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Jean Fuller R
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Ted Gaines R
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Cathleen Galgiani D
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Bonnie Garcia R
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Martin Garrick R
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Loni Hancock D
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Mary Hayashi D
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Edward P. Hernandez D
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Jerome Horton D
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Guy Houston R
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Bob Huff R
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Jared Huffman D
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Kevin Jeffries R
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Dave Jones D
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Betty Karnette D
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Rick Keene R
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Paul Krekorian D
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John Laird D
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Doug LaMalfa R
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Mark Leno D
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Lloyd Levine D
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Sally Lieber D
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Ted Lieu D
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Fiona Ma D
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Bill Maze R
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Tony Mendoza D
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Gene Mullin D
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Alan Nakanishi R
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Pedro Nava D
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Roger Niello R
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Fabian Núñez D
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Nicole Parra D
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George Plescia R
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Anthony Portantino D
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Curren Price D
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Sharon Runner R
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Ira Ruskin D
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Mary Salas D
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Lori Saldaña D
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Jim Silva R
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Cameron Smyth R
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Jose Solorio D
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Nell Soto D
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Todd Spitzer R
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Audra Strickland R
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Sandré Swanson D
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Alberto Torrico D
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Van Tran R
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Mike Villines R
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Mimi Walters R
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Lois Wolk D
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