11. Comments on Proposed Decision

Findings of Fact

Conclusions of Law

28 See Public Utilities Code § 399.15(b)(1).

29 See R.04-04-026, p. 6.

30 See D.05-07-039, p. 14, D.05-11-025, p. 24, CoL 1 and D.06-05-039, pp. 2, 5, 21-22.

31 See SB 107 §399.15(b)(1).

32 See SB 1078, § 399.14(a)(2)(C).

33 RPS-obligated LSEs include investor-owned utilities (including large, small and multi-jurisdictional utilities), energy service providers (ESPs) and community choice aggregators (CCAs). Exceptions to the reporting and compliance rules listed here, if any, that apply to ESPs, CCAs, and small and multi-jurisdictional utilities will be determined in R.06-02-12.

34 The California Energy Commission will develop and refine its verification of RPS procurement in its RPS Eligibility Guidebook based on legislation and on the RPS reporting and compliance rules adopted by the CPUC.

35 See §399.12 for restrictions on RPS eligibility of certain hydroelectric facilities and municipal sold waste facilities.

36 Retail sales means total retail electrical sales in California, including power sold to an LSE's customers from DWR contracts. See § 399.15(b), D.03-06-071, p. 7, fn. 9 and R.04-04-026, p. 5.

37 As discussed in D.03-06-076, pp. 35-36, CPUC set a 2002/2003 interim procurement benchmark for renewable procurement, but since the benchmark was set before the enactment of SB 1078 and the creation of the RPS program, it is not an RPS procurement target.

38 See D.04-06-014 Appendix B, p. B-1.

39 One exception is for ESPs that were in operation since at least 2005. For these ESPs, the baseline year is 2005 and the first APT is in 2006. See D.06-10-019, pp. 11-12 for a discussion of how the 2005 baseline procurement amount and the 2006 APT are to be calculated for such ESPs.

40 By analogy, any RPS-obligated LSE coming into operation after 2003 will have its first APT in its second year of operation. The APT for such an LSE will be calculated by adding its first year baseline procurement amount to its second year IPT (see section III.B.2. below for a discussion of IPT.)

41 The CPUC may set the IPT amount above 1% to meet state goals. (D.04-06-014, p. B1).

42 See R. 04-04-026, p. 5.

43 Energy Action Plan II orders that implementation paths for achieving 33% renewables by 2020 be evaluated and developed, contingent upon cost-benefit and risk analysis. (Energy Action Plan II, October 2005, Specific Action Area 3, Key Action 5, p. 8.)

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