4. Issues
The issues for this proceeding include continuing oversight of RPS procurement, reporting, compliance, enforcement, and other elements of ongoing implementation and administration. We list the issues:
1. Procurement Plans: oversight of procurement plans and cycle for PG&E, SCE and SDG&E; overview of IRP or Supplement to IRP for PacifiCorp and Sierra Pacific Power Company.
2. Reporting, compliance and enforcement:
· Consideration of periodic renewables procurement reports (e.g., APT compliance reports) with compliance and enforcement as necessary.
· Determinations of compliance using data verified by CEC.
3. Other ongoing implementation and administration, such as, but not limited to:
· Ongoing or unresolved matters brought forward from R.06-05-027, including, for example:
o Implementation of AB 1969 (tariffs and standard contracts for public water and wastewater agency customers), with limited extension to other customers.
o Review of 2009 RPS Procurement Plans and transmission ranking costs reports.
o Pending motions.
o Consideration of cost-containment mechanisms.9
· Implementation of decisions from R.06-02-012, and coordination with other proceedings.10
· Review of LCBF methodology in the RPS bid evaluation process.
o Determine whether the current LCBF methodology adequately values project viability in a manner that minimizes costs associated with project delays or failure. For example, assess the degree to which project viability factors (site control, transmission needs, permitting status, resource quality, technological maturity, and developer experience) should be weighed relative to a project's proposed commercial online date and bid price.
o Facilitate coordination with Commission proceedings on long-term procurement plans (R.08-02-007) and transmission for renewables (I.08-03-010/R.08-03-009) to align renewable procurement with resource and transmission planning.
· Other specific proposals that might be made by parties or identified as otherwise necessary to implement and administer the RPS program (e.g., to increase transparency, reduce complexity, facilitate equal treatment).
We will not address issues here that are being addressed elsewhere. This includes but is not limited to, for example, specific issues stated in the Scoping Memos in other proceedings (e.g., definition and possible tradability of RECs which is being addressed in R.06-02-012).
9 All stakeholders share a responsibility to do everything reasonably possible to meet or exceed program goals while minimizing total program costs. The Commission may continue to examine whether there are additional contract terms, contract or program incentives, or other contract or program features that should be considered in order to promote a robust market while minimizing costs to ratepayers. (See, for example, June 20, 2008 Amended Scoping Memo and Ruling of Assigned Commissioner Regarding 2009 RPS Procurement Plans, page A-7, item 12.)
10 As policies are decided in R.06-02-012 and other related or successor proceedings we intend to implement and enforce these policies in this proceeding, and its successor or other proceedings, as necessary.
