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California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 7 - Administration › Article 4 - Requests for Qualifications in the Selection of Professional Services Firms › Section 2569 - Conflict of Interest and Unlawful Activities

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
As provided in Government Code section
					 87100, no
					 Commission employee may participate in the selection process if the employee
					 has a financial interest in any firm seeking a contract subject to this article
					 is related to any person seeking a contract subject to this article.
Any Commission employee who does participate in the
					 selection process and any firm seeking a contract under this article are
					 prohibited from offering, soliciting, or accepting gifts, services, goods,
					 loans, rebates or payments of any kind (such as kickbacks) to or from one
					 another. Except as provided by the terms of the contract, this prohibition
					 extends both to any Commission employee who manages a contract awarded under
					 this article or reviews or approves contractor work products under the contract
					 and to the contracting firm.
1. New
					 section filed 10-24-96; operative 11-23-96 (Register 96, No.
					 43).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213,
						25218(b)
						and
						25218(e),
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						25216(c),
						Public Resources Code; and Sections
						4525,
						4526,
						4526.5,
						4527,
						4528,
						4529 and
						4529.5,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 8 - Tax Credits [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Change
				without regulatory effect repealing chapter 8 (articles 1-2, sections
				2600-2618) filed 4-10-96 pursuant
				to section
				100, title 1, California Code of
				Regulations (Register 96, No. 15). For prior history, see Register 81, No. 5,
				Register 84, No. 9, Register 86, No. 19 and Register 87, No. 20.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 9 - Solar Energy › Article 1 - Solar Offset Program › Section 2700 - Scope

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
These regulations establish the Homebuyer Solar Option and
					 the Solar Offset Program pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
					 25405.5.
					 These regulations apply to the developer/seller of production homes and include
					 procedures which a developer/seller shall utilize when determining their
					 selected compliance path.
A seller of production homes shall offer a solar energy
					 system option to all prospective home buyers that enter into negotiations to
					 purchase a new production home constructed on land for which an application for
					 a tentative subdivision map has been deemed complete on or after January 1,
					 2011.
A developer/seller of production homes who does not
					 participate in the Homebuyer Solar Option program shall install an offset solar
					 energy system, generating specified amounts of electricity, on another
					 project.
1. New
					 chapter 9 (article 1, sections
					 2700-2704) and section filed
					 3-24-2011; operative 3-24-2011 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4
					 (Register 2011, No. 12). For prior history of chapter 9, see Register 82, No.
					 4.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213,
						25218(e),
						25218.5,
						25405.5(b)
						and
						25405.5(c),
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						25405.5(b)
						and
						25405.5(c),
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 9 - Solar Energy › Article 1 - Solar Offset Program › Section 2703 - Requirements for Solar Offset Program

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(a) Solar Offset Program Participation. A
				  seller of production homes who does not participate in the Homebuyer Solar
				  Option Program shall participate in the Solar Offset Program by installing an
				  offset solar energy system. The amount of electricity required to be generated
				  by an offset solar energy system shall be equal to the amount of electricity
				  generated by solar energy systems installed on a similarly sized project within
				  the climate zone of the proposed subdivision to be offset, assuming 20 percent
				  of prospective home buyers would have installed solar energy systems. To
				  determine the number of homes to use for offset purposes:
(1) The seller shall assume that "20 percent
				  of prospective homebuyers" of planned homes identified on the Tentative
				  Subdivision Map "would have installed solar energy systems";
(2) If the Tentative Subdivision Map
				  identifies less than 50 planned homes and the seller intends to file multiple
				  Phased Final Maps, the number of homes identified on the Tentative Subdivision
				  Map will be aggregated with the number of additional homes identified on any
				  Phased Final Map(s);
(3) If the
				  aggregate number of planned homes identified in the Tentative Subdivision Map
				  and Phased Final Map(s) exceeds 50, then the number of additional homes
				  identified on any subsequently filed Phased Final Map(s) will not be aggregated
				  with the number of homes identified in the Tentative Subdivision Map or any
				  previously filed Phased Final Map(s).
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 9 - Solar Energy › Article 1 - Solar Offset Program › Section 2704 - Future Ordinances Requiring Solar

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(a) In
				  the event that any California city, county, or other governing political
				  subdivision, requires the installation of solar energy systems on production
				  homes at a future date, such a requirement shall supersede the provisions of
				  this article.
1. New
					 section filed 3-24-2011; operative 3-24-2011 pursuant to Government Code
					 section
					 11343.4
					 (Register 2011, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213,
						25218(e),
						25218.5
						and
						25405.5,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						25405.5,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 2800 - Purpose of Regulations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
This chapter specifies the criteria and procedures to be
					 followed by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
					 in administering the Qualification Program for Certifiers and Technical
					 Assistance Providers under Section
					 42870
					 of the Health and Safety Code.
1. New
					 chapter 10 (articles 1-5), article 1 (sections
					 2800-2801) and section filed
					 9-8-2005; operative 10-8-2005 (Register 2005, No.
					 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213
						and
						25218(e),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 2801 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
In this chapter, unless otherwise indicated, the
					 definitions found in Health and Safety Code section
					 42801.
					 1 and the following definitions apply:
(a) "Applicant" means a person submitting an
				  application in response an RFA.
(b)
				  "Applicant Team" means an applicant and all of the applicant's partners
				  designated in one application.
(c)
				  "Certifier" means a person approved by the State as qualified under these
				  regulations to certify the emissions results of Registry
				  Participants.
(d) "Certification
				  Services" means any services performed in the course of determining whether a
				  Registry Participant's greenhouse gas emissions inventory has met a minimum
				  quality standard and complied with registry-approved procedures and protocols
				  for submitting emissions inventory information.
(e) "Commission" means the California State
				  Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
(f) "Firm" means any individual, association,
				  partnership, trust, corporation, company, or other organization.
(g) "General Certifier" means a certifier who
				  certifies greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to the Registry's General Reporting
				  Protocol.
(h) "Industry-Specific
				  Certifier" means a certifier who certifies greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to
				  any of the Registry's Industry-Specific Reporting Protocols.
(i) "Partner" means a person designated as
				  such in an application for qualification as a Certifier or a person with whom
				  the applicant shares staff or financial capability for the purposes of the
				  application.
(j) "Registry" means
				  the California Climate Action Registry.
(k) "Registry Participant" means a
				  participant in the California Climate Action Registry.
(l) "Registry Service Provider" means a
				  Certifier or Technical Assistance Provider.
(m) "Related Entity" means an organization
				  that is related by ownership to a firm, including, but not limited to, a parent
				  company, a holding company, a subsidiary, and a subsidiary of a parent
				  company.
(n) "RFA" means a Request
				  for Applications.
(o) "Technical
				  Assistance Provider" means a firm approved by the State as qualified under this
				  section to provide technical assistance and advice to Registry
				  Participants.
(p) "Work Product"
				  means any product produced for a client under contract.
1. New
					 section filed 9-8-2005; operative 10-8-2005 (Register 2005, No.
					 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213
						and
						25218(e),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 2 - Applications for Technical Assistance Providers › Section 2810 - Information Requirements for Applications for Technical Assistance Providers

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any
				  firm that provides technical assistance or advice to Registry Participants
				  pursuant to Health and Safety Code section
				  42800
				  et seq. may be approved by the State. An application for approval shall contain
				  the following:
(1) A cover page listing the
				  applicant's name and address, contact person, contact e-mail, and contact
				  telephone number.
(2) A one-page
				  description of at least two work products delivered under contract to a client
				  that demonstrate the applicant's mastery of one or more of the following
				  topics:
(A) utilizing engineering
				  principles;
(B) estimating
				  greenhouse gas emissions;
(C)
				  developing and evaluating air emissions inventories;
(D) auditing and accounting
				  principles;
(E) auditing
				  environmental responsibility; or
(F) developing greenhouse gas-related
				  software.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 2 - Applications for Technical Assistance Providers › Section 2811 - Minimum Requirements for Technical Assistance Providers

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An applicant shall have at least two years of greenhouse
					 gas or other air emissions-related experience in one or more of the following
					 topics:
(a) utilizing engineering
				  principles;
(b) estimating
				  greenhouse gas emissions;
(c)
				  developing and evaluating air emissions inventories;
(d) auditing and accounting
				  principles;
(e) auditing
				  environmental responsibility; or
(f) developing greenhouse gas-related
				  software.
1. New
					 section filed 9-8-2005; operative 10-8-2005 (Register 2005, No.
					 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213
						and
						25218(e),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 3 - Applications for General and Industry-Specific Certifiers › Section 2820 - Information Requirements for Applications for General and Industry-Specific Certifiers

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any
				  firm that certifies a Registry Participant's greenhouse gas emissions inventory
				  pursuant to Health and Safety Code 42800 et seq. must be approved by the State.
				  An application for approval shall contain the following:
(1) A copy of an insurance policy showing
				  that the applicant has a minimum of one million U.S. dollars of professional
				  liability insurance. If the insurance is in the name of a related entity, the
				  applicant shall also describe the financial relationship between the applicant
				  and the related entity and provide documentation supporting the
				  description.
(2) A one-page
				  description of at least three work products produced within the previous five
				  years. These work products shall have been produced, in part or in whole, by
				  the applicant and shall consist of final reports or other materials provided to
				  clients under contract in previous work. For work products that were jointly
				  produced by the applicant and another entity, the role of the applicant in the
				  work product shall be clearly explained. The work products must demonstrate the
				  applicant's ability to organize and manage a team of technical experts to
				  effectively complete complex work tasks in a timely manner and demonstrate
				  experience in multiple industry sectors for General Certifier applicants, and
				  the relevant industry sector for Industry-Specific Certifier applicants, in
				  each of the following topics:
(A) utilizing
				  engineering priniciples;
(B)
				  estimating greenhouse gas emissions;
(C) developing and evaluating air emissions
				  inventories; and
(D) auditing and
				  accounting principles.
(3) A cover page listing the applicant's name
				  and address, contact person, contact e-mail, and contact telephone
				  number.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 3 - Applications for General and Industry-Specific Certifiers › Section 2821 - Minimum Requirements for General Certifiers

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Any firm who certifies a Registry Participant that falls
					 under the Registry's General Reporting Protocol shall meet the following
					 criteria:
(a) Each applicant shall
				  demonstrate knowledge in each of the following topics:
(1) utilizing engineering
				  principles;
(2) estimating
				  greenhouse gas emissions;
(3)
				  developing and evaluating air emissions inventories;
(4) auditing and accounting
				  principles;
(5) the purpose of the
				  Registry and Registry Protocols; and
(6) knowledge of information management
				  systems.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 3 - Applications for General and Industry-Specific Certifiers › Section 2822 - Minimum Requirements for Industry-Specific Certifiers

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Any applicant for approval to certify an industry-specific
					 Registry Participant shall meet the following criteria:
(a) Each applicant shall meet all of the
				  requirements in section
				  2821.
(b) Each applicant, or applicant team, shall
				  employ staff with professional licenses, knowledge, and experience appropriate
				  to the specific industry that it seeks to certify.
1. New
					 section filed 9-8-2005; operative 10-8-2005 (Register 2005, No.
					 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213
						and
						25218(e),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 3 - Applications for General and Industry-Specific Certifiers › Section 2823 - Partnering

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(a) Additional
				  firms may be used by the applicant to meet any of the criteria identified in
				  Sections 2821 or
				  2822. These additional firms shall
				  be designated as partners to the applicant.
(b) Each partner shall submit a one-page
				  description of at least one work product. The work product shall have been
				  produced, in part or whole, by the partner and shall consist of a final report
				  or other material provided to clients under contract in previous work. For a
				  work product that was jointly produced by the partner and another entity, the
				  role of the partner in the work product shall be clearly explained. The work
				  product will be taken into consideration when evaluating the sum of experience
				  provided by the applicant team.
1. New
					 section filed 9-8-2005; operative 10-8-2005 (Register 2005, No.
					 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213
						and
						25218(e),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 4 - Procedures for Considering Applications for Technical Assistance Providers, General Certifiers, and Industry-Specific Certifiers › Section 2830 - Issuance of Request for Applications

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
When issuing a Request for Applications, the Commission
					 shall set a deadline for the submission of applications no less than 30
					 calendar days after the RFA is issued. All applications must be submitted in
					 response to an RFA and must be submitted by the deadline identified in the
					 RFA.
1. New
					 article 4 (sections
					 2830-2836) and section filed
					 9-8-2005; operative 10-8-2005 (Register 2005, No.
					 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213
						and
						25218(e),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 4 - Procedures for Considering Applications for Technical Assistance Providers, General Certifiers, and Industry-Specific Certifiers › Section 2831 - Review of Applications

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(a) The
				  Commission shall review each application to determine its completeness and
				  compliance with the format requirements. The Commission shall then organize an
				  Evaluation Committee to review and score all applications that are complete and
				  comply with the required format.
(b) The Evaluation Committee shall consist of
				  at least three members with at least one member from the Commission and one
				  member from the Registry. Other members may be from other State agencies that
				  have expertise in certification subject areas, as needed.
(c) In order to qualify, each applicant must
				  achieve a passing score for each pass/fail criteria and must achieve a
				  cumulative score of at least 80 percent for the criteria that are
				  quantitatively scored. The evaluation criteria for applications for Certifiers
				  and Technical Assistance Providers are contained in Appendix A and Appendix B,
				  respectively.
(d) Applications
				  meeting the minimum evaluation criteria shall automatically be approved for
				  recommendation to the Registry's Service Provider approval process. For
				  applications that do not meet the minimum required score the Evaluation
				  Committee may conduct interviews with applicants to clarify the applicant's
				  qualifications. Upon completion of the interviews, the Evaluation Committee may
				  make adjustments to the scores and approve or deny the applications
				  accordingly.
1. New
					 section filed 9-8-2005; operative 10-8-2005 (Register 2005, No.
					 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213
						and
						25218(e),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 4 - Procedures for Considering Applications for Technical Assistance Providers, General Certifiers, and Industry-Specific Certifiers › Section 2832 - Grounds for Rejection of an Application

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(a) An application may be rejected for any of
				  the following reasons:
(1) it is incomplete
				  or is received after the deadline established for receipt of the
				  application;
(2) it contains false
				  or intentionally misleading statements or references which do not support an
				  attribute or condition contended by the applicant;
(3) it is not prepared using the appropriate
				  forms;
(4) it is unsigned;
				  or
(5) it contains any confidential
				  information.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 4 - Procedures for Considering Applications for Technical Assistance Providers, General Certifiers, and Industry-Specific Certifiers › Section 2833 - Modifying an Application

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
An applicant may, by letter to the Commission's Contact
					 Person, modify a submitted application prior to the application submission
					 deadline.
1. New
					 section filed 9-8-2005; operative 10-8-2005 (Register 2005, No.
					 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213
						and
						25218(e),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 4 - Procedures for Considering Applications for Technical Assistance Providers, General Certifiers, and Industry-Specific Certifiers › Section 2834 - Notification of the Results of the Evaluation

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The Commission shall notify applicants of the results of
					 the evaluation of their applications by mail no later than 30 working days
					 after the deadline for submission. The Commission shall recommend to the
					 Registry for its Service Provider approval process those applicants that pass
					 the Commission's evaluation process.
1. New
					 section filed 9-8-2005; operative 10-8-2005 (Register 2005, No.
					 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213
						and
						25218(e),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 4 - Procedures for Considering Applications for Technical Assistance Providers, General Certifiers, and Industry-Specific Certifiers › Section 2835 - Appeal of Determination

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If an application receives a failing score in the
					 evaluation process, an applicant may dispute the evaluation by first filing an
					 appeal with the Evaluation Committee within 30 days of receiving the results of
					 the evaluation. The appeal shall consist of written statements explaining how
					 the application meets the criteria and minimum score required. The Evaluation
					 Committee shall grant or deny the appeal within 10 working days. If the
					 applicant is not satisfied with the Evaluation Committee's response, the
					 applicant may file a subsequent appeal with the Commission's Transportation
					 Committee within 10 days of the Evaluation Committee's determination. The
					 Transportation Committee shall consult with the Registry President and issue a
					 decision on the appeal within 30 working days of receipt of the
					 appeal.
1. New
					 section filed 9-8-2005; operative 10-8-2005 (Register 2005, No.
					 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213
						and
						25218(e),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 4 - Procedures for Considering Applications for Technical Assistance Providers, General Certifiers, and Industry-Specific Certifiers › Section 2836 - Document Disposition

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(a) On
				  the submission date, all applications and related material submitted in
				  response to an RFA become the property of the State and public
				  record.
(b) At the conclusion of
				  the evaluation, the original application will be retained in its entirety for
				  at least three years.
1. New
					 section filed 9-8-2005; operative 10-8-2005 (Register 2005, No.
					 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213
						and
						25218(e),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 5 - Post-Qualification Changes and Submittal Requirements › Section 2840 - Renewal of Approval

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Approval to act as a Registry Service Provider shall expire
					 three years from the date of the notice of approval issued pursuant to section
					 2834, after which time the
					 Registry Service Provider must re-apply pursuant to Section
					 2810 or
					 2820, as appropriate, to maintain
					 approval.
1. New
					 article 5 (sections
					 2840-2842) and section filed
					 9-8-2005; operative 10-8-2005 (Register 2005, No.
					 36).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213
						and
						25218(e),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						42870,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 5 - Post-Qualification Changes and Submittal Requirements › Section 2841 - Rescission of Approval

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Commission, in consultation with the Registry, may
					 rescind the approval of a Registry Service Provider for any of the following
					 reasons:
(a) the Registry Service
				  Provider is no longer qualified due to changes in staffing or other
				  criteria;
(b) the Certifier has not
				  complied with the Registry's certification and certifier policies; or
(c) the Registry Service Provider is guilty
				  of:
(1) gross negligence;
(2) inexcusable neglect of duty;
(3) intentional misrepresentation of data or
				  other intentional fraud; or
(4) a
				  felony or misdemeanor involving certification services or moral
				  turpitude.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 10 - Approval of Technical Assistance Providers and Certifiers › Article 5 - Post-Qualification Changes and Submittal Requirements › Section 2842 - Commission Visits to Registry Participants' Sites

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(a) Prior to any site visit the Commission
				  shall inform the Certifier and Registry Participant in writing of the
				  Commission's intent to make a site visit. At the Commission's request, the
				  Registry Participant shall provide to the Commission prior to a site visit any
				  information provided to the Certifier for the purposes of
				  certification.
(b) During the site
				  visit, the Registry Participant shall provide the Commission or the
				  Commission's contractor with documentation sufficient to ascertain whether the
				  Registry Participant has a program consistent with Registry protocols and the
				  reasonableness of the emissions information being reported for a sample of
				  estimates or calculations. This documentation may include the following:
(1) facility, emission source, stationary
				  source, mobile source, and fuel inventories;
(2) organization chart, greenhouse gas
				  management plan, documentation and retention plan;
(3) training manual, procedures manual,
				  consultant qualifications statement;
(4) any protocols used in addition to
				  Registry protocols;
(5) monthly
				  electric utility bills, and emission factors of electricity use, if not a
				  default factor;
(6) fuel purchase
				  records, fuel in stock, vehicle miles traveled, inventory of vehicles, and
				  emission factors of mobile combustion, if not a default factor;
(7) monthly utility bills from stationary
				  combustion, fuel purchase records, inventory of stationary combustion
				  facilities, and emission factors of stationary combustion, if not a default
				  factor;
(8) monthly utility bills,
				  fuel and efficiency data from supplier, and emission factors, if not a default
				  factor, for each of the following:
(A)
				  cogeneration;
(B) imported
				  steam;
(C) district
				  heating;
(D) district cooling;
				  and
(E) process
				  activities;
(9)
				  refrigerant purchase records, refrigerant sales records, calculation
				  methodology, and emission factors;
(10) waste-in-place data, waste landfilled,
				  calculation methodology, and emission factors;
(11) coal production data submitted to the
				  Energy Information Administration, calculation methodology, and emission
				  factors;
(12) gas throughput data,
				  calculation methodology, and emission factors; and
(13) sulfur hexafluoride purchase records,
				  calculation methodology, and emission factors.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 11 - Greenhouse Gases Emission Performance Standard › Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Powerplants 10 MW and Larger › Section 2900 - Scope

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
This Article applies to covered procurements entered into
					 by local publicly owned electric utilities. The greenhouse gases emission
					 performance standard established in section
					 2902(a) applies
					 to any baseload generation, regardless of capacity, supplied under a covered
					 procurement. The provisions requiring local publicly owned electric utilities
					 to report covered procurements, including Sections
					 2908,
					 2909, and
					 2910, apply only to covered
					 procurements involving powerplants 10MW and larger.
1. New
					 chapter 11 (article 1, sections
					 2900-2913), article 1 (sections
					 2900-2913) and section filed
					 10-16-2007; operative 10-16-2007 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4
					 (Register 2007, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213
						and
						25218(e),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						8341,
						Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections
						8340
						and
						8341,
						Public Utilities Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 11 - Greenhouse Gases Emission Performance Standard › Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Powerplants 10 MW and Larger › Section 2901 - Definitions

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(a) "Annualized
				  plant capacity factor" means the ratio of the annual amount of electricity
				  produced, measured in kilowatt hours, divided by the annual amount of
				  electricity the powerplant could have produced if it had been operated at its
				  maximum permitted capacity during all hours of the year, expressed in kilowatt
				  hours.
(b) "Baseload generation"
				  means electricity generation from a powerplant that is designed and intended to
				  provide electricity at an annualized plant capacity factor of at least 60
				  percent.
(c) "Combined-cycle
				  natural gas" means a powerplant that employs a combination of one or more
				  natural gas turbines and one or more steam turbines in which electricity is
				  produced in the steam turbine from otherwise lost waste heat exiting from one
				  or more of the gas turbines.
(d)
				  "Covered procurement" means:
(1) A new
				  ownership investment in a baseload generation powerplant, or
(2) A new or renewed contract commitment,
				  including a lease, for the procurement of electricity with a term of five years
				  or greater by a local publicly owned electric utility with:
(A) a baseload generation powerplant, unless
				  the powerplant is deemed compliant, or
(B) any generating units added to a
				  deemed-compliant baseload generation powerplant that combined result in an
				  increase of 50 MW or more to the powerplant's rated
				  capacity.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 11 - Greenhouse Gases Emission Performance Standard › Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Powerplants 10 MW and Larger › Section 2902 - Greenhouse Gases Emission Performance Standard

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The greenhouse gases emission performance
				  standard (EPS) applicable to this chapter is 1100 pounds (0.5 metric tons) of
				  carbon dioxide (CO2) per megawatt hour (MWh) of
				  electricity.
(b) Unless otherwise
				  specified in this Article, no local publicly owned electric utility shall enter
				  into a covered procurement if greenhouse gases emissions from the powerplant(s)
				  subject to the covered procurement exceed the EPS.
(c) For purposes of applying the EPS to
				  contracts with multiple powerplants, each specified powerplant must be treated
				  individually for the purpose of determining the annualized plant capacity
				  factor and net emissions, and each powerplant must comply with the
				  EPS.
(d) The term of a contract
				  shall be determined by including the length of time from the date of first
				  delivery through the date of last delivery, even if there are intervening
				  periods during which there are no deliveries.
1. New
					 section filed 10-16-2007; operative 10-16-2007 pursuant to Government Code
					 section
					 11343.4
					 (Register 2007, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213
						and
						25218(e),
						Public Resources Code; and Section
						8341,
						Public Utilities Code. Reference: Section
						8341,
						Public Utilities Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 11 - Greenhouse Gases Emission Performance Standard › Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Powerplants 10 MW and Larger › Section 2903 - Compliance with the Emission Performance Standard

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a
				  powerplant's compliance with the EPS shall be determined by dividing the
				  powerplant's annual average carbon dioxide emissions in pounds by the
				  powerplant's annual average net electricity production in MWh. This
				  determination shall be based on capacity factors, heat rates, and corresponding
				  emissions rates that reflect the expected operations of the powerplant and not
				  on full load heat rates.
(b) The
				  following types of powerplants are determined to be compliant with the EPS:
(1) Any in-state or out-of-state powerplant
				  that meets the criteria of a renewable electricity generation facility as
				  defined in Chapter 8.6 of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code and as
				  specified by guidelines adopted thereunder, except for hybrid
				  systems;
(2) Powerplants using only
				  biomass fuels that would otherwise be disposed of utilizing open burning,
				  forest accumulation, spreading, composting, uncontrolled landfill, or landfill
				  utilizing gas collection with flare or engine. Biomass includes but is not
				  limited to agricultural waste, wood waste, and landfill gas;
(3) Hydroelectric powerplants; or
(4) Nuclear powerplants.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 11 - Greenhouse Gases Emission Performance Standard › Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Powerplants 10 MW and Larger › Section 2904 - Annual Average Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Except as provided in Subsections (b) and
				  (c), a powerplant's annual average carbon dioxide emissions are the amount of
				  carbon dioxide produced on an annual average basis by each fuel used in any
				  component directly involved in electricity production, including, but not
				  limited to, the boiler, combustion turbine, reciprocating or other engine, and
				  fuel cell. The fuels used in this calculation shall include, but are not
				  limited to, primary and secondary fuels, backup fuels, and pilot fuels, and the
				  calculation shall assume that all carbon in the fuels is converted to carbon
				  dioxide. Fuels used in ancillary equipment, including, but not limited to, fire
				  pumps, emergency generators, and vehicles shall not be included.
(b) For powerplants not eligible for
				  renewable portfolio standard certification that use biomass fuels in
				  combination with other fuel(s), the powerplant's annual average carbon dioxide
				  emissions are the amount of carbon dioxide produced on an annual average basis
				  by all fuels used other than biomass, biogas or landfill gas.
(c) For covered procurements that employ
				  geological formation injection for CO2 sequestration,
				  the annual average carbon dioxide emissions shall not include the carbon
				  dioxide emissions that are projected to be successfully sequestered. The EPS
				  for such powerplants shall be determined based on projections of net emissions
				  over the life of the powerplant. Carbon dioxide emissions shall be considered
				  successfully sequestered if the sequestration project meets the following
				  requirements:
(1) Includes the capture,
				  transportation, and geologic formation injection of CO2
				  emissions;
(2) Complies with all
				  applicable laws and regulations; and
(3) Has an economically and technically
				  feasible plan that will result in the permanent sequestration of
				  CO2 once the sequestration project is
				  operational.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 11 - Greenhouse Gases Emission Performance Standard › Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Powerplants 10 MW and Larger › Section 2905 - Annual Average Electricity Production

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a
				  powerplant's annual average electricity production in MWh shall be the sum of
				  the net electricity available for all of the following: use onsite or at a host
				  site in a commercial or industrial process or for sale or transmission from the
				  powerplant.
(b) For the purposes of
				  calculating compliance with the EPS, a cogeneration powerplant's annual average
				  electricity production is the sum of the MWh of electricity produced and the
				  useful thermal energy output expressed in MWh.
(1) Useful thermal energy output means:
(A) For a topping cycle cogeneration
				  powerplant, the thermal energy that:
(i) is
				  made available to an industrial or commercial process, including, but not
				  limited to, the net of any heat contained in condensate return or makeup
				  water;
(ii) is used in a heating
				  application, including, but not limited to, space or domestic hot water
				  heating; or
(iii) is used in a
				  space cooling application, including, but not limited to, thermal energy used
				  by an absorption chiller.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 11 - Greenhouse Gases Emission Performance Standard › Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Powerplants 10 MW and Larger › Section 2906 - Substitute Energy

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided for below, a contract with a term of five years or more that includes
				  the purchase of unspecified energy is not compliant with the EPS.
(b) A new contract for covered procurement
				  from identified powerplants may contain provisions for the seller to substitute
				  deliveries of energy under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The substitute energy only comes from one
				  or more identified powerplants, each of which is EPS-compliant.
(2) For specified contracts with
				  non-renewable resources or dispatchable renewable resources, or a combination
				  of each, unspecified energy purchases for each identified powerplant are
				  permitted up to 15% of forecast energy production of the identified powerplant
				  over the term of the contract, provided that the contract only permits the
				  seller to purchase unspecified energy under either of the following conditions:
(A) The identified powerplant is unavailable
				  due to a forced outage, scheduled maintenance or other temporary unavailability
				  for operational or efficiency reasons; or
(B) To meet operating conditions required
				  under the contract, including, but not limited to, provisions for the number of
				  start-ups, ramp rates, or minimum number of operating
				  hours.
(3) For specified
				  contracts with intermittent renewable resources, the amount of substitute
				  energy purchases from unspecified resources is limited such that total
				  purchases under the contract, whether from the intermittent renewable resource
				  or from substitute unspecified resources, do not exceed the total reasonably
				  expected output of the identified renewable powerplant over the term of the
				  contract.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 11 - Greenhouse Gases Emission Performance Standard › Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Powerplants 10 MW and Larger › Section 2907 - Request for Commission Evaluation of a Prospective Procurement

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A local
				  publicly owned electric utility may request that the Commission evaluate a
				  prospective procurement for any of the following:
(1) a determination as to whether a
				  prospective procurement would extend the life of a power plant by 5
				  years;
(2) a determination as to
				  whether a prospective procurement would constitute routine maintenance;
				  or
(3) a determination as to
				  whether a prospective procurement would be in compliance with the
				  EPS.
California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 11 - Greenhouse Gases Emission Performance Standard › Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Powerplants 10 MW and Larger › Section 2909 - Compliance Filings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Within ten (10) business days after a local publicly owned
					 electric utility enters into a covered procurement, the local publicly owned
					 electric utility shall submit a compliance filing to the Commission regarding
					 the covered procurement. The compliance filing shall contain one paper copy
					 with original signature and one electronic copy of the following:
(a) An attestation, signed under penalty of
				  perjury by an agent of the local publicly owned electric utility authorized by
				  its governing body to sign on its behalf, that:
(1) the governing body has reviewed and
				  approved in a noticed public meeting both the covered procurement and the
				  compliance filing;
(2) based on the
				  governing body's knowledge, information or belief, the compliance filing does
				  not contain a material misstatement or omission of fact;
(3) based on the governing body's knowledge,
				  information or belief, the covered procurement complies with this Article;
				  and
(4) the covered procurement
				  contains contractual terms or conditions specifying that the contract or
				  commitment is void and all energy deliveries shall be terminated no later than
				  the effective date of any Commission decision pursuant to Section
				  2910 that the covered procurement
				  fails to comply with this Article.