PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ITEM # 27 ID #10048
ENERGY DIVISION RESOLUTION E-4388
January 13, 2011
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Resolution E-4388. San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) requests approval of two renewable power purchase agreements with Centinela Solar Energy, LLC.
PROPOSED OUTCOME: This Resolution approves SDG&E's request for cost recovery of two renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPA) with Centinela Solar Energy, LLC. The PPAs are approved without modification.
ESTIMATED COST: Costs of these contracts are confidential at this time.
By Advice Letter 2171-E filed on May 19, 2010 and Advice Letter 2193-E filed on August 26, 2010
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SUMMARY
SDG&E's proposed PPAs with Centinela Solar Energy, LLC comply with the Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) procurement guidelines and are approved.
SDG&E filed Advice Letter (AL) 2171-E on May 19, 2010 requesting Commission review and approval of a renewable energy PPA executed with Centinela Solar Energy, LLC (Centinela). This PPA is the result of SDG&E's 2009 RPS solicitation. SDG&E filed Advice Letter AL 2193-E on August 26, 2010 requesting Commission review and approval of a renewable energy PPA also executed with Centinela. This second PPA is the result of bilateral negotiations. The second PPA is for generation from an expansion of the Centinela facility, which is the facility that will provide renewable generation pursuant to the first PPA. Both PPAs are long-term PPAs with 20-year terms. The facility will be located in Calexico, Imperial County, California, which is in the Imperial Valley region of California.
The following table summarizes the agreements:
Generating Facility |
Technology Type |
Term (Years) |
Minimum Capacity (MW) |
Energy (GWh/year) |
Online Date |
Location |
Centinela Solar Energy |
Solar PV, new |
20 |
110 |
235.1 |
April 1, 2013 |
Calexico, CA |
Centinela Solar Energy (expansion) |
Solar PV, new |
20 |
30 |
62.3 |
June 1, 2014 |
Calexico, CA |
The Commission approves the proposed PPAs because they are consistent with SDG&E's 2009 RPS Procurement Plan, and the costs of the PPAs are reasonable in comparison to the bids SDG&E received in its 2009 RPS solicitation. Deliveries under the PPAs are fully recoverable in rates over the life of the PPAs, subject to Commission review of SDG&E's administration of the PPAs.
