Source: http://regulations.delaware.gov/register/december2014/proposed/18%20DE%20Reg%20432%2012-01-14.htm
Timestamp: 2019-05-21 19:28:48
Document Index: 654032899

Matched Legal Cases: ['§354', '§354', '§354', '§ 364', '§353', '§364', '§352']

SAN #2012-03
The purpose of this action is to propose rules to govern how the Director of the Division of Energy & Climate (Director) and the Division of Energy & Climate (Division) administer their obligations under 26 Del.C. §354(i) & (j). The statute directs when and whether the Director may institute a freeze on the implementation of Delaware’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards as provided for in 26 Del.C. §354(a).
The hearing record on 102 Implementation of Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Cost Cap Provisions (Proposed Rules to Implement 26 Del.C. §354(i) & (j)) will open December 1, 2014.
Individuals may submit written comments regarding the proposed changes via e-mail to Lisa.Vest@state.de.us or via the USPS to Lisa Vest, Hearing Officer, DNREC, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901 (302) 739-9042. A public hearing on the proposed amendment will be held on January 7, 2015 beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Public Service Commission Hearing Room, Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Blvd., Dover, DE, 19904.
For purposes of these regulations, the following words and phrases shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
“Average QFCP Project offset cost” means the dollar amount to be attributed to the cost of a MWh of output from a QFCP project during a compliance year.
“Externality benefits” means reductions in environmental, health and mortality costs.
“Price suppression effects” means reductions in energy costs due to competitive pressures from renewable resources.
“Qualified fuel cell provider project” or “QFCPP” means a fuel cell power generation project located in Delaware owned and/or operated by a qualified fuel cell provider under a tariff approved by the Commission pursuant to 26 Del.C. § 364(d).
“REC offset hours” and “SREC offset hours” mean the MWh of output from a QFCPP that is utilized under 26 Del.C. §353(d) to offset the number of RECs and/or SRECs that might otherwise be required to be retired to meet REC and/or SREC percentage requirements in a compliance year.
“Surcharge payments” means the dollar amounts (whether positive or negative) paid to, or received by, customers of a Commission-Regulated Electric Company from a QFCPP and a Commission-Regulated Electric Company under 26 Del.C. §364(d)(1) and an implementing tariff approved by the PSC.
3.2	These rules will be applied beginning in compliance year 2013, as defined in 26 Del.C. §§352(3) and 354(a).
4.1	The Division shall calculate the Renewable Energy Cost of Compliance, the Solar Renewable Energy Cost of Compliance and the Total Retail Cost of Electricity.
4.2.3	all Alternative Compliance Payments, plus
4.2.4	the cost of QFCPP offsets to the RPS.
4.3.3	all Solar Alternative Compliance Payments for the solar photovoltaic requirement, plus
4.3.4	the cost of QFCPP offsets to the solar photovoltaic carve-out.
5.2	If the Division calculations show that the increase in the Renewable Energy Cost of Compliance over the previous compliance year is equal to or greater than 3 percent of the Total Retail Cost of Electricity, the Director shall determine whether a freeze should be implemented.
5.3	If the Division calculations show that the increase in the Solar Renewable Energy Cost of Compliance over the previous compliance year is equal to or greater than 1 percent of the Total Retail Cost of Electricity, the Director shall determine whether a freeze should be implemented.
5.4.3	the externality benefits of changes in energy markets; and
6.1	If a freeze is imposed under section 5.0 above, the Director, in consultation with the PSC, will declare the freeze and notify, electronically and by mail, the Commission-Regulated Electric Company that filed reports on RPS compliance. The Director will also:
6.1.1	provide prior notice of the freeze to the PSC; and
6.1.2	publish notice of the freeze in the next appropriate issue of the Delaware Register of Regulations.
7.1	If a freeze has been imposed, the Division will calculate compliance costs, using the methods described in Section 4.0 of these rules.
7.2	The Director will review the calculation and determine whether to lift a freeze using the methods and criteria described in Section 5.0 of these rules.
7.3	If the total cost of compliance falls below the 3 percent or 1 percent threshold, the Director shall lift a freeze in consultation with the PSC.
8.1	Within 150 days after the end of any compliance year, the Commission-Regulated Electric Company shall submit to the Division in writing and electronically the following information for the applicable compliance year:
8.1.2	the Solar Renewable Energy Cost of Compliance costs for that compliance year;
8.1.4	the total MWh of output (either actual or deemed) produced by a QFCPP during the compliance year;
8.1.5	the total amount of surcharge payments paid by the Commission-Regulated Electric Company customers during the compliance year;
8.1.6	the calculation of the average QFCPP offset cost for the compliance year under section 7.0; and
8.1.7	the number of QFCPP output hours that the Commission-Regulated Electric Company would allocate to SREC and REC offset hours for the compliance year.
8.2	Within 30 days from receipt of the information described in Section 8.1 from the Commission-Regulated Electric Company, the Division shall calculate the cost of compliance as described in Section 4.0 of these Regulations and present the results to the Director.
8.3	Within 30 days of receipt of the calculations of the cost of compliance from the Division, the Director shall make a determination as described in Section 5.0 of these regulations and present to the Registrar for publication.
8.4	The public will have 30 days from the publication of the Director’s determination to offer comment. The Director may alter or amend the determination based on review of the public comments.
8.5	The Director shall make a final determination and present to the Registrar for publication within 15 days of receipt of public comments. The determination shall be effective upon its publication.
18 DE Reg. 432 (12/01/14) (Prop.)