Cal. Code Regs. tit. 20, § 3123
Semiannual Reporting Requirement.
Effective Apr 1, 2026Register 2026, No. 11Authority cited: Sections 25210, 25213, 25216.5, 25218(e), 25231.5, 25301, 25302, 25303, 25304, 25305, 25400, 25401, 25601, 25602 and 25618, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 25210, 25216.5, 25229, 25231.5, 25300, 25301, 25302, 25303, 25304, 25305, 25324, 25400, 25401, 25601, 25602 and 25618, Public Resources Code.State of California
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c) of this section, each recordkeeping and reporting agent or designee pursuant to section 3122, shall collect and submit to the Executive Director a semiannual report as specified in subdivision (b) for each charger for which the recordkeeping and reporting agent has one of the relationships described in section 3120, by the following deadlines:
- (1) H1 Reporting Period. For the period from January 1 through June 30 of a year, by July 31 of the same year.
- (2) H2 Reporting Period. For the period from July 1 through December 31 of a year, by January 31 of the following year.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c) of this section, each report required by subdivision (a) shall include the following for each charger:
(1) Contact Information for each entity subject to section 3120.
(A) Contacts for the following roles:
- 1. Each recordkeeping and reporting agent's name, address, telephone number, email address, and, if available, URL (website) address; provided, however, that if a parent entity is filing on behalf of a subsidiary entity, if a subsidiary entity is filing on behalf of a parent entity, or if an affiliate entity is filing on behalf of another affiliate entity, then each entity shall be clearly identified, and the information shall be provided for both entities.
- 2. A statement whether each recordkeeping and reporting agent has one or more of the following roles with respect to the charger: charging network provider, charging station operator, funding recipient, or site host, as defined in section 3121.
- 3. The charging network provider's name, address, telephone number, email address, and, if available, URL (website) address of the charging station operator, if the recordkeeping and reporting agent is not the charging station network provider.
- 4. The charging station operator's name, address, telephone number, email address, and, if available, URL (website) address, if the recordkeeping and reporting agent is not the charging station operator.
- 5. The charging funding recipient's name, address, telephone number, email address, and, if available, URL (website) address.
- 6. The charging site host's name, address, telephone number, email address, and, if available, URL (website) address.
- (B) Designee. If the recordkeeping and reporting agent designated one or more entities to fulfill the responsibilities of this Article pursuant to section 3122(a)(1), then each entity's name, address, telephone number, email address, and, if available, URL (website) address of the site host; provided, however, that if a parent entity is filing on behalf of a subsidiary entity, if a subsidiary entity is filing on behalf of a parent entity, or if an affiliate entity is filing on behalf of another affiliate entity, then each entity shall be clearly identified, and the information shall be provided for both entities.
- (C) Point of contact. The name, affiliation, if any, address, telephone number, and email address of an individual to contact concerning the statements pursuant to this Article. Only one individual may be listed as the contact except that the individual may identify another contact for use when the designated contact is temporarily unavailable.
(2) Inventory Report. For each charger for which the recordkeeping and reporting agent has one of the relationships described in section 3120:
- (A) The date the charger was installed.
- (B) Charger address.
- (C) Geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the charger to within one ten-thousandth of a degree of exact charging station location.
- (D) Charger serial number.
- (E) Make and model of charger.
- (F) Maximum power delivery rating in kilowatts by charging port.
- (G) Maximum charger output voltage.
- (H) If a prior semiannual report did not list the serial number, a statement of whether the charger is in addition to or a replacement of a former charger, including the serial number of the charger replaced and the date the replacement charger was installed, if any.
- (I) A statement as to whether the charger is networked or nonnetworked.
- (J) A statement as to whether the charger is publicly or ratepayer-funded, or both.
- (K) A statement of whether the charger provides alternating current or direct current to the EV.
- (L) Charging Ports -- number of charging ports including the number of connectors and connector types (e.g., SAE J1772, J1772 Combo, CHAdeMO, SAE J3400 NACS) for each port available at the charger.
(M) If networked:
- 1. Charger ID -- the unique identifier for the charger within the network provided by the charging network provider.
- 2. Charging Port ID -- the unique identifier for each port, unique within the context of the charging network provider servicing the charger.
(N) Identify charger's primary use as follows:
1. Primary site access (choose one):
- a. Publicly available
- b. Private access
2. Primary vehicle type(s) served (all that apply):
- a. Light-duty (gross vehicle weight rating less than or equal to 10,000 pounds)
- b. Medium-duty (gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds and less than or equal to 26,000 pounds)
- c. Heavy-duty (gross vehicle weight rating greater than 26,000 pounds)
3. Primary charger use: (choose one)
- a. Publicly available
- b. Multifamily dwelling with greater than four dwelling units
- c. Workplace charging
- d. Fleet charging
- e. Other
- (O) For any charger uninstalled during the reporting period, a statement that the charger has been uninstalled, as defined in section 3121, and the date it was uninstalled.
- (P) Station name -- a unique identifier for the charging station.
- (Q) Telephone number to call if user has problems at the station.
- (R) Access Days and Times -- hours of public operation for the station.
- (S) Payment methods -- list of payment methods accepted at the station.
- (T) Payment actions -- list of ways a user can pay for charging at the station.
- (U) Pricing information (e.g. $/kWh (kilowatt-hour), $/MJ (megajoule), demand response, variable, non-member fee, parking fee).
- (V) Power Sharing capabilities of charger -- if the charger has multiple ports, identify how it distributes power among all ports in use.
(3) Publicly or Ratepayer Funded Charger Uptime Report.
- (A) For each charging port of a publicly or ratepayer funded charger required to report under subdivision (b) of this section, for the first six years after the charger is installed, each recordkeeping and reporting agent or designee shall report the uptime data required by section 3124.
(c) The following are exceptions to the semiannual reporting requirement of subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section.
- (1) A charger that was reported in a previous semiannual report as being uninstalled, as defined in section 3121, need not be included in the semiannual report required by this section if it has not dispensed electricity since it was most recently reported uninstalled.
- (2) Private residential chargers, temporary chargers, off-grid chargers, and research chargers, as defined in section 3121, are excluded from the semiannual reporting requirements of this section.
- (3) Fleet chargers and AC level 2 chargers, as defined in section 3121, are excluded from the uptime report required by subdivision (b)(3) of this section.
- (4) No report is required pursuant to subdivision (a) for any reporting period that started before April 1, 2026.
(d) Data submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in a format consistent with the Semiannual Charger Data Reporting Specification (July 29, 2025) of the Data Dictionary.
The following documents are incorporated by reference into section 3123.
Data Dictionary
Semiannual Charger Data Reporting Specification (July 29, 2025)
energy.ca.gov/inventory-reliability
Copies available from:
Fuels and Transportation Division
California Energy Commission
715 P Street, MS-6
Sacramento, CA 95814
phone # 800-555-7794
Note: Authority cited: Sections 25210, 25213, 25216.5, 25218(e), 25231.5, 25301, 25302, 25303, 25304, 25305, 25400, 25401, 25601, 25602 and 25618, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 25210, 25216.5, 25229, 25231.5, 25300, 25301, 25302, 25303, 25304, 25305, 25324, 25400, 25401, 25601, 25602 and 25618, Public Resources Code.
History
1. New section filed 3-10-2026; operative 4-1-2026 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2026, No. 11).