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CA Pub Util Code § 399.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.3 - Electrical Restructuring|ARTICLE 15 - Reliable Electric Service Investments Act|Section 399.9.

399.9.  (a) No part of this article shall be construed to alter or affect the low-income funding provisions set forth in Section 382. Programs provided to low-income electricity customers, including but not limited to, targeted energy efficiency services and the California Alternative Rates for Energy Program shall continue to be funded as set forth in Section 382.(b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect the jurisdiction of the commission over electric distribution service.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1050, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Pub Util Code § 399.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.3 - Electrical Restructuring|ARTICLE 16 - California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program|Section 399.14.

399.14.  (a) (1) An electrical corporation, pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1001), and in order to meet its unmet renewables portfolio standard procurement requirements, may apply to the commission for approval to construct, own, and operate an eligible renewable energy resource.(2) If the proposed eligible renewable energy resource complies with the requirements of subdivision (b), the commission shall approve an application filed pursuant to paragraph (1), until the commission has approved applications for eligible renewable energy resources for the electrical corporation that, when constructed and operating, will provide 8.25 percent of the electrical corporation’s anticipated retail sales by December 31, 2020, and thereafter.(3) The commission may approve additional applications for eligible renewable energy resources once the commission has approved sufficient applications for eligible renewable energy resources for the electrical corporation that, when constructed and operating, will provide 8.25 percent of the electrical corporation’s anticipated retail sales by December 31, 2020, and thereafter.(b) The commission shall not approve any application by an electrical corporation pursuant to subdivision (a) unless both of the following conditions are met:(1) The eligible renewable energy resource utilizes a viable technology at a reasonable cost.(2) The eligible renewable energy resource provides comparable or superior value to ratepayers when compared to then recent contracts for generation provided by eligible renewable energy resources.(c) In approving any application by an electrical corporation for approval to construct, own, and operate an eligible renewable energy resource, the commission shall apply traditional cost-of-service ratemaking. When applying traditional cost-of-service ratemaking, the commission, in the certificate authorizing the new construction, shall specify the maximum cost determined to be reasonable and prudent for the construction of the facility and the cost of initial operation of the facility. Upon a filing by the electrical corporation, the commission may authorize an increase in the maximum cost of construction if it determines that the cost has in fact increased, that the cost increase is determined to be reasonable and prudent, and that the present or future public convenience or necessity require construction of the project at the increased cost.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 18. (SB 2 1x) Effective December 10, 2011.)
CA Pub Util Code § 399.18 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.3 - Electrical Restructuring|ARTICLE 16 - California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program|Section 399.18.

399.18.  (a) This section applies to an electrical corporation that as of January 1, 2010, met either of the following conditions:(1) Served 30,000 or fewer customer accounts in California and had issued at least four solicitations for eligible renewable energy resources prior to June 1, 2010.(2) Had 1,000 or fewer customer accounts in California and was not connected to any transmission system or to the Independent System Operator.(b) For an electrical corporation or its successor, electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources may be used for compliance with this article, notwithstanding any procurement content limitation in Section 399.16, provided that all of the following conditions are met:(1) The electrical corporation or its successor participates in, and complies with, the accounting system administered by the Energy Commission pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 399.25.(2) The Energy Commission verifies that the electricity generated by the facility is eligible to meet the requirements of Section 399.15.(3) The electrical corporation continues to satisfy either of the conditions described in subdivision (a). (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 547, Sec. 22. (SB 350) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Util Code § 399.19 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.3 - Electrical Restructuring|ARTICLE 16 - California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program|Section 399.19.

399.19.  (a) The commission shall modify, and extend until December 31, 2026, or until all available program funds are expended, whichever occurs first, the monetary incentive program for biomethane projects adopted in Decision 15-06-029 (June 11, 2015), Decision Regarding the Costs of Compliance with Decision 14-01-034 and Adoption of Biomethane Promotion Policies and Program, as follows:(1) Except for a dairy cluster biomethane project, the total available incentive limitation for a project shall be increased from one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) to three million dollars ($3,000,000).(2) For a dairy cluster biomethane project, the total available incentive limitation shall be raised to five million dollars ($5,000,000), which may be used for interconnection costs and costs incurred for gathering lines to help reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants pursuant to Section 39730 of the Health and Safety Code. For purposes of this subdivision, a dairy cluster biomethane project means a biomethane project of three or more dairies in close proximity to one another employing multiple facilities for the capture of biogas that is transported by multiple gathering lines to a centralized processing facility where the biogas is processed to meet the biomethane standards adopted by the commission pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d), or updated pursuant to subdivision (e), of Section 25421 of the Health and Safety Code and injected into the pipeline of the gas corporation through a single interconnection.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2027, deletes or extends that date.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 249. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)
CA Pub Util Code § 399.20.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.3 - Electrical Restructuring|ARTICLE 16 - California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program|Section 399.20.5.

399.20.5.  (a) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) and paragraph (2) of subdivision (j) of Section 399.20, a conduit hydroelectric facility with an effective capacity of up to four megawatts that otherwise meets the requirements of Section 399.20 shall be eligible for the standard contract or tariff established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 399.20 if the electric generation facility meets all the following additional requirements:(1) It was operational as of January 1, 1990.(2) It delivers no more than three megawatts to the grid at any time.(3) It complies with the electrical corporation’s Electric Rule 21 tariff or other distribution access tariff.(b) A facility meeting the requirements of subdivision (a) shall receive payment pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 399.20, provided that no payment shall be made for any electricity delivered to the grid in excess of three megawatts at any time.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 665, Sec. 1. (AB 1979) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 399.22 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.3 - Electrical Restructuring|ARTICLE 16 - California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program|Section 399.22.

399.22.  (a) For purposes of this section, “state agency” means any state agency, board, department, or commission, including the entities specified in subdivision (a) of Section 15814.12 of the Government Code.(b) A state agency generating electricity from an electric generation facility, as defined in Section 387.6 or 399.20, that operates under a tariff adopted pursuant to either of those sections, and that is owned by, operated by, or on property under the control of, the state agency shall take the total annual amount of kilowatthours exported to the grid into consideration when determining whether the state agency has achieved the policy goals and objectives established by law for the state agency.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 474, Sec. 1. (AB 2724) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Pub Util Code § 399.24 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.3 - Electrical Restructuring|ARTICLE 16 - California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program|Section 399.24.

399.24.  (a) To meet the energy and transportation needs of the state, the commission shall adopt policies and programs that promote the in-state production and distribution of biomethane. The policies and programs shall facilitate the development of a variety of sources of in-state biomethane.(b) For the purposes of this section, “biomethane” means biogas that meets the standards adopted pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 25421 of the Health and Safety Code for injection into a common carrier pipeline.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 602, Sec. 5. (AB 1900) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Util Code § 399.25 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.3 - Electrical Restructuring|ARTICLE 16 - California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program|Section 399.25.

399.25.  The Energy Commission shall do all of the following:(a) Certify eligible renewable energy resources that it determines meet the criteria described in subdivision (e) of Section 399.12.(b) Design and implement an accounting system to verify compliance with the renewables portfolio standard by retail sellers and local publicly owned electric utilities, to ensure that electricity generated by an eligible renewable energy resource is counted only once for the purpose of meeting the renewables portfolio standard of this state or any other state, to certify renewable energy credits produced by eligible renewable energy resources, and to verify retail product claims in this state or any other state. In establishing the guidelines governing this accounting system, the Energy Commission shall collect data from electricity market participants that it deems necessary to verify compliance of retail sellers and local publicly owned electric utilities, in accordance with the requirements of this article and the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code). In seeking data from electrical corporations, the Energy Commission shall request data from the commission. The commission shall collect data from electrical corporations and remit the data to the Energy Commission within 90 days of the request.(c) Establish a system for tracking and verifying renewable energy credits that, through the use of independently audited data, verifies the generation of electricity associated with each renewable energy credit and protects against multiple counting of the same renewable energy credit. The Energy Commission shall consult with other western states and with the WECC in the development of this system.(d) Certify, for purposes of compliance with the renewables portfolio standard requirements by a retail seller, the eligibility of renewable energy credits associated with eligible renewable energy resources procured by a local publicly owned electric utility, if the Energy Commission determines that all of the conditions of Section 399.31 have been met.(Added by renumbering Section 399.13 by Stats. 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 15. (SB 2 1x) Effective December 10, 2011. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Pub Util Code § 399.25 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.3 - Electrical Restructuring|ARTICLE 16 - California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program|Section 399.25.

399.25.  The Energy Commission shall do all of the following:(a) Certify eligible renewable energy resources that it determines meet the criteria described in subdivision (e) of Section 399.12.(b) Design and implement an accounting system to verify compliance with the renewables portfolio standard by retail sellers and local publicly owned electric utilities, to ensure that electricity generated by an eligible renewable energy resource is counted only once for the purpose of meeting the renewables portfolio standard of this state or any other state, to certify renewable energy credits produced by eligible renewable energy resources, and to verify retail product claims in this state or any other state. In establishing the guidelines governing this accounting system, the Energy Commission shall collect data from electricity market participants that it deems necessary to verify compliance of retail sellers and local publicly owned electric utilities, in accordance with the requirements of this article and the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code). In seeking data from electrical corporations, the Energy Commission shall request data from the commission. The commission shall collect data from electrical corporations and remit the data to the Energy Commission within 90 days of the request.(c) Establish a system for tracking and verifying renewable energy credits that, through the use of independently audited data, verifies the generation of electricity associated with each renewable energy credit and protects against multiple counting of the same renewable energy credit. The Energy Commission shall consult with other western states and with the WECC in the development of this system.(d) Certify, for purposes of compliance with the renewables portfolio standard requirements by a retail seller, the eligibility of renewable energy credits associated with eligible renewable energy resources procured by a local publicly owned electric utility, if the Energy Commission determines that all of the conditions of Section 399.31 have been met.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 397. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Pub Util Code § 399.26 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.3 - Electrical Restructuring|ARTICLE 16 - California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program|Section 399.26.

399.26.  (a) In order for the state to meet the requirements of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, substantially increased amounts of electricity generated by eligible renewable energy resources must be integrated with, and interconnected to, the transmission grid that is either owned by, or under the operational control of, the local publicly owned electric utilities and the transmission grid that is under the operational control of the Independent System Operator.(b) The Independent System Operator and the balancing authority of each area in California shall do both of the following:(1) Work cooperatively to integrate and interconnect eligible renewable energy resources to the transmission grid by the most efficient means possible with the goal of minimizing the impact and cost of new transmission needed to meet both reliability needs and the renewables portfolio standard procurement requirements.(2) Accomplish the requirements of paragraph (1) in a manner that respects the ownership, business, and dispatch models for transmission facilities owned by electrical corporations, local publicly owned electric utilities, joint powers agencies, and independent transmission companies.(c) The Independent System Operator shall seek any approvals from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that are necessary to accomplish the goals and requirements of this article.(d) In order to maintain electric service reliability and to minimize the construction of fossil fuel electrical generation capacity to support the integration of intermittent renewable electrical generation into the electrical grid, by July 1, 2011, the commission shall determine the effective load carrying capacity of wind and solar energy resources on the California electrical grid. The commission shall use those effective load carrying capacity values in establishing the contribution of wind and solar energy resources toward meeting the resource adequacy requirements established pursuant to Section 380.(Added by Stats. 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 28. (SB 2 1x) Effective December 10, 2011.)
CA Pub Util Code § 399.31 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.3 - Electrical Restructuring|ARTICLE 16 - California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program|Section 399.31.

399.31.  A retail seller may procure renewable energy credits associated with deliveries of electricity by an eligible renewable energy resource to a local publicly owned electric utility, for purposes of compliance with the renewables portfolio standard requirements, if both of the following conditions are met:(a) The local publicly owned electric utility has adopted and implemented a renewable energy resources procurement plan that complies with the renewables portfolio standard adopted pursuant to Section 399.30.(b) The local publicly owned electric utility is procuring sufficient eligible renewable energy resources to satisfy the target standard, and will not fail to satisfy the target standard in the event that the renewable energy credit is sold to the retail seller.(Added by Stats. 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 30. (SB 2 1x) Effective December 10, 2011.)
CA Pub Util Code § 400.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.3 - Electrical Restructuring|ARTICLE 17 - Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction|Section 400.2.

400.2.  For the purposes of this article, “green electrolytic hydrogen” means hydrogen gas produced through electrolysis and does not include hydrogen gas manufactured using steam reforming or any other conversion technology that produces hydrogen from a fossil fuel feedstock. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 567, Sec. 2. (SB 1369) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 400.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.3 - Electrical Restructuring|ARTICLE 17 - Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction|Section 400.3.

400.3.  The commission, State Air Resources Board, and Energy Commission shall consider green electrolytic hydrogen an eligible form of energy storage, and shall consider other potential uses of green electrolytic hydrogen.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 567, Sec. 3. (SB 1369) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fees|ARTICLE 1 - Collection and Disposition of Fees|Section 401.

401.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the public interest is best served by a commission that is appropriately funded and staffed, that can thoroughly examine the issues before it, and that can take timely and well-considered action on matters before it. The Legislature further finds and declares that funding the commission by means of a reasonable fee imposed upon each common carrier and business related thereto, each public utility that the commission regulates, and each applicant for, or holder of, a state franchise pursuant to Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 5800), helps to achieve those goals and is, therefore, in the public interest.(b) The Legislature intends, in enacting this chapter, that the fees levied and collected pursuant thereto produce enough, and only enough, revenues to fund the commission with (1) its authorized expenditures for each fiscal year to regulate common carriers and businesses related thereto, public utilities, and applicants and holders of a state franchise to be a video service provider, less the amount to be paid from special accounts except those established by this article, reimbursements, federal funds, and the unencumbered balance from the preceding year; (2) an appropriate reserve; and (3) any adjustment appropriated by the Legislature.(c) For purposes of this chapter, an “appropriate reserve” means a reserve in addition to the commission’s total authorized annual budget to regulate common carriers and related businesses, public utilities, and applicants and holders of a state franchise to be a video service provider, to be determined by the commission based on its past and projected operating experience.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 700, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Pub Util Code § 402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fees|ARTICLE 1 - Collection and Disposition of Fees|Section 402.

402.  The Public Utilities Commission Utilities Reimbursement Account is hereby continued in existence. All fees collected by the commission pursuant to Section 431 shall be transmitted to the Treasurer at least quarterly for deposit in the account.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 71. Effective July 1, 1983.)
CA Pub Util Code § 403 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 1 - REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES|PART 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fees|ARTICLE 1 - Collection and Disposition of Fees|Section 403.

403.  There is hereby created the Public Utilities Commission Transportation Reimbursement Account in the General Fund. All fees collected by the commission pursuant to Section 421 shall be transmitted to the Treasurer at least quarterly for deposit in the account.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 71. Effective July 1, 1983.)