6. Coordination with Other State Agencies,
Entities, and Local Agencies

The Commission invites comments and encourages participation from other entities with interests related to the scope of this proceeding. These entities include especially the California Energy Commission.

Since the Energy Commission has administered the programs in question in this rulemaking for a number of years, we expect to include Energy Commission staff as our partners on the decision-making side, rather than as party litigants. We invite the Energy Commission to join us in this proceeding as collaborative staff, using the approaches we have utilized in the long-term procurement proceeding rulemakings (R.10-05-006 and R.05-12-013) among other proceedings. We expect their staff will participate with us in discussing the policy questions, reviewing party comments, hosting workshops (as needed), and any other activities conducted by staff of both agencies.

Other state agencies actively involved in energy and environmental policymaking may also be interested in this proceeding, such as the California Air Resources Board and the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and we welcome their participation. In addition, we encourage formal intervention by publicly-owned utilities, local governments, and any other interested governmental organizations.