5. Conclusion

As conceived, the design of ERRP is too narrow, and fails to include all the relevant market participants, including independent power producers. For all of the foregoing reasons, we deny the request of Joint Applicants to establish ERRP as discussed herein. While the Commission has determined that the proposed program is too limited and could therefore result in unnecessary administrative costs and burdens, this decision recognizes the potential benefits that could accrue from a better designed program and does not foreclose a future role for the Commission in enabling projects that will allow the state to meet its RPS and GHG goals.

We recognize that all three projects discussed above could potentially aid the state in its efforts to meet both RPS and GHG goals. However, neither PG&E nor SDG&E have convincingly demonstrated that there is a need for ratepayer funding of the Solar Center and the WBD Project proposals at this time.