ALJ/KLM/eap Mailed 3/7/2006

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Order Instituting Rulemaking Regarding Policies, Procedures and Rules for the California Solar Initiative, the Self-Generation Incentive Program and Other Distributed Generation Issues.

FILED PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION MARCH 2, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE RULEMAKING 06-03-004

ORDER INSTITUTING RULEMAKING
REGARDING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND RULES FOR THE
CALIFORNIA SOLAR INITIATIVE, THE SELF-GENERATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND OTHER DISTRIBUTED GENERATION ISSUES

I. Summary

This rulemaking is initiated for the purpose of developing rules and procedures for the California Solar Initiative (CSI) and the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) and to continue our consideration more generally of policies for the development of cost-effective, clean and reliable distributed generation (DG). The Commission will hold a Prehearing Conference in this matter on March 23, 2006.