This bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2026, to evaluate opportunities to increase electrification of industrial heat processes to meet the state’s industrial emissions reduction goals, as provided. The bill would, as part of its the state board’s next update to the scoping plan occurring on of or after January 1, 2025, require the state board to assess the potential for the state to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases from the state’s industrial facilities’ heat application equipment and processes, as specified. The bill would require the state board to incorporate the commissions’ evaluation required by the bill into the assessment and to identify potential emission reductions associated with the recommendations provided in the commission’s evaluation.