STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
505 VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-3298
May 17, 2004 Agenda ID #3585
Ratesetting
TO: PARTIES OF RECORD IN RULEMAKING 04-04-026
Enclosed is the draft decision of Administrative Law Judge Peter V. Allen which we are mailing to parties pursuant to Section 311(g)(2) of the Public Utilities Code. Section 311(g)(2) provides that the 30-day public review and comment set forth in Section 311(g)(1) may be reduced or waived upon the stipulation of the parties in the proceeding. The parties have stipulated to a shortened comment period. Accordingly, opening comments must be filed by May 28, 2004 and reply comments must be filed by June 4, 2004.
When the Commission acts on the draft decision, it may adopt all or part of it as written, amend or modify it, or set it aside and prepare its own decision. Only when the Commission acts does the decision become binding on the parties.
Parties to the proceeding may file comments on the draft decision as provided in Article 19 of the Commission's "Rules of Practice and Procedure." These rules are accessible on the Commission's website at http://www.cpuc.ca.gov. Pursuant to Rule 77.3 opening comments shall not exceed 15 pages. Finally, comments must be served separately on the ALJ and the assigned Commissioner, and for that purpose I suggest hand delivery, overnight mail, or other expeditious method of service.
/s/ ANGELA K. MINKIN
Angela K. Minkin, Chief
Administrative Law Judge
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Ratesetting
Decision DRAFT DECISION OF ALJ ALLEN (Mailed 5/17/2004)
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Order Instituting Rulemaking to Implement the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program. |
Rulemaking 04-04-026 (Filed April 22, 2004) |
OPINION ADOPTING STANDARD
CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
I. Summary
This decision adopts standard contract terms and conditions for use in the California Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) Program, as required by Pub. Util. Code § 399.14(a)(2)(D), consistent with the March 8, 2004 Joint Ruling issued in Rulemaking (R.) 01-10-024.1 With some minor modifications, we adopt the proposal of what we will refer to as the "CEERT Parties," a collaborative effort of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT), the Independent Energy Producers (IEP), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) and The Utility Reform Network (TURN).
In addition, we set forth the criteria and process by which the utilities' renewable procurement plans will be approved, order the three major utilities to issue Requests for Offers (RFOs), and clarify the Annual Procurement Target (APT) numbers and methodology set forth in the Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR).
