2. Background
Assembly Bill 1969 (approved on September 29, 2006) added Pub. Util. Code § 399.20, requiring all electrical corporations to file a specific standard tariff with the Commission.1 The tariff must provide payment for the purchase of renewable energy output produced at an eligible electric generation facility, as specified, at the market price determined by the Commission for a period of 10, 15 or 20 years. For purposes of § 399.20, the electric generation facility must be an eligible renewable energy resource2 owned and operated by a public water or wastewater agency that is a retail customer of the electrical corporation, interconnected and operated in parallel with the electrical corporation's transmission and distribution system.
On July 26, 2007, the Commission adopted Decision (D.) 07-07-027, which established rules and standard contracts for the purchase of electricity from water and wastewater customers as required by § 399.20. Specifically, we required Southern California Edison Company (SCE), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), PacifiCorp, Sierra Pacific Power Company (Sierra), Bear Valley Electric Service (BVES - a division of Golden State Water Company), and Mountain Utilities (MU) to file and serve advice letters to transmit tariffs and standard contracts consistent with the requirements set forth in D.07-07-027.3 Resolution E-4137 resolved the advice letter filings to implement D.07-07-027.
SCE and the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT) filed applications for rehearing of D.07-07-027. Both Green Power Institute and Sustainable Conservation filed responses. D.08-02-010 disposed of both rehearing applications.
In this order we address Sustainable Conservation's contributions to Resolution E-4137 and D.08-02-010.
1 All code references are to the Public Utilities Code unless other otherwise stated.
2 As defined in § 399.12.
3 Sierra was not required to file a standard contract.
