SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced a package of legislation designed to reduce costs of grid infrastructure projects statewide and reimagining how electrical transmission lines are financed and approved in California. Senate Bill 330 would authorize the Governor to create pilot projects to develop, finance, and operate electrical transmission infrastructure in the state, saving Californians billions this decade. Senate Bill 331 would deliver significant cost savings to ratepayers while cutting years off the time it takes for transmission projects to be approved and permitted – a reform critical for the California economy and the state’s work towards addressing issues of affordability.