If the service agreement is in a disadvantaged community, a participant may not use back-up generation to achieve incremental load reduction if the back-up generation is designated as a Prohibited Resource per California Public Utilities Commission Resolution E-4906. If the service agreement is not located in a disadvantaged community, the participant may only utilize the prohibited resource to achieve incremental load reduction during an ELRP event when permitted by a Governor’s Executive Order and in compliance with Rule 21 and other applicable regulations and permits, including those imposed by the local air district.
Although prohibited resources may be used by eligible non-residential participants to respond to ELRP events (when permitted by a Governor’s Executive Order and in compliance with Rule 21 and other applicable regulations and permits), it is important to note that stationary back-up generators are often subject to air district requirements, which vary by air district and may include permitting requirements, emission limits, and operational restrictions.  ELRP participants are solely responsible for all environmental and other regulatory requirements associated with operating their prohibited resources.
Review the CalEnviroScreen Disadvantaged Communities Map to see the areas classified as disadvantaged communities.
The following list of back-up generation resources are defined as prohibited in either topping cycle Combined Heat and Power or non-Combined Heat and Power configuration:
Diesel powered distributed generation technologies
Natural gas
Gasoline
Propane
Liquefied petroleum gas
The use of Prohibited Resources during a test event is not permitted and should not be compensated.