CPUC Decisions and Proceedings
RPS Proceedings
Current:
R.24-01-017 - Continue Implementation and Administration, and Consider Further Development, of California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program
Past:
R.01-10-024 - Established policies and cost recovery mechanisms for generation procurement and renewable resource development
R.04-04-026 - Implemented the California RPS
R.06-05-027 - Continues implementation and administration of the California RPS
R.06-02-012 - Develops additional methods to implement the California RPS
R.08-08-009 - Continues implementation and administration of the California RPS
R.11-05-005 - Continued implementation and administration of the California RPS
R.15-02-020 - Continues implementation and administration of the California RPS for 33%
Relevant Decisions and Rulings
Pre-RPS Decisions establishing "interim" renewable procurement:
General Procurement Decisions with renewable elements:
Decisions in the RPS Orders Instituting Rulemaking and Transmission Order Instituting Investigation (please note that this list is not comprehensive):
D.03-06-071 – Establishes policy rules within six months of legislative effective date, per statute. Modified by D.03-12-065
D.04-06-013 – Establishes Transmission Cost Adder methodology for bids
D.04-06-014 – Establishes Standard Contract Terms and Conditions
D.04-06-015 – Establishes Market Price Referent methodology
D.04-07-029 – Establishes Least Cost/Best Fit bid ranking criteria
D.05-05-011 – Establishes REC ownership for DG system owners
D.05-07-039 – Approves IOUs' 2005 Short-Term Procurement Plans
D.05-10-014 – Approves Long-Term RPS Procurement Plans
D.05-11-025 – Establishes CPUC RPS jurisdiction over ESPs, CCAs and small IOUs
D.05-12-042 – Adopts methodology for 2005 Market Price Referent. Modified by D.07-09-024.
D.06-05-039 – Approves IOUs' 2006 Short-Term Procurement Plans
D.06-10-019 – Sets the ground rules for the participation of ESPs and CCAs. Modified by D.07-07-025. D.07-07-025 was modified by D.09-11-014.
D.06-10-050 – Opinion on reporting and compliance methodology. Modified by D.07-03-046, D.09-11-014, and D.11-01-106.
D.07-02-011 – Accepts procurement plans for 2007 RPS solicitations
D.07-05-028 – Sets rules regarding the use of short term contracts. Modified by D.07-07-044
D.07-07-027 – Adopts tariffs and standard contracts for water, wastewater, and other customers generating RPS-eligible electricity
D.08-02-008 – Approves IOUs' procurement plans for 2008 RPS solicitations
D.08-04-009 – Re-compiles Standard Terms and Conditions
D.08-05-029 – RPS Participation of Small and Multi-Jurisdictional Utilities. Modified by D.09-11-014.
D.08-08-028 - Definition and attributes of RECs for compliance with the CA RPS
D.08-10-026 - MPR methodology for 2008 and beyond
D.09-06-018 - Approves IOUs' procurement plans for 2009 RPS solicitations and integrated resource plan supplements
D.09-06-050 - Establishes price benchmarks and contract review processes for short-term and bilateral contracts
D.10-03-021 - Authorizes tradable renewable energy credits for RPS compliance. Stayed by D.10-05-018. Resolved by D.11-01-025.
D.10-12-048 - Adopts the Renewable Auction Mechanism'
D.11-01-026 - Revises rules for the Renewables Portfolio Standard pursuant to Senate Bill 695.
D.11-04-030 - Approves IOUs' procurement plans for 2011 RPS solicitations and integrated resource plan supplements
D.11-12-020 - Establishes Procurement Quantity Requirements for Retail Sellers
D.11-12-052 - Decision Implementing RPS Portfolio Content Categories
D.12-05-035 - Decision Revising Feed-In Tariff Program, Implementing Amendments to Public Utilities Code Section 399.20
D.12-06-038 - Decision Setting Compliance Rules for the Renewables Portfolio Standard Program
D.12-11-016 - Decision Conditionally Accepting 2012 Renewables Portfolio Standard Procurement Plans
D.13-05-034 - Decision Adopting Joint Standard Contract for Section 399.20 Feed-In Tariff Program and Granting, in Part, Petitions for Modification of Decision 12-05-035
D.13-11-024 - Decision Conditionally Accepting 2013 Renewables Portfolio Standard Procurement Plans and Integrated Resource Plan and On-Year Supplement
D.14-11-042 - Conditionally Accepts 2014 Renewables Portfolio Standard Procurement Plans and Off-Year Supplement to 2013 Integrated Resource Plan
D.14-12-023 - Decision Setting Enforcement Rules for the Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, Implementing Assembly Bill 2187, and Denying Petitions for Modification of Decision 12-06-038. Corrected by D.15-05-37.
D.14-12-081 - Decision Implementing Senate Bill 1122
D.15-09-004 - Decision Approving, As Modified, Bioenergy Electric Generation Tariff, Standard Contract, and Supporting Documents to Implement Decision 14-12-081 on Bioenergy Feed-in Tariff for the Renewables Portfolio Standard Program
D.15-12-025 - Decision Accepting Draft 2015 Renewables Portfolio Standard Procurement Plans
D.16-10-025 - Decision Implementing Provisions of Governor's Proclamation of a State of Emergency Related to Tree Mortality and Senate Bill 840 Related to the Bioenergy Feed-in Tariff in the Renewables Portfolio Standard Program
D.16-12-040 - Decision Implementing Compliance Periods and Procurement Quality Requirements for Compliance with the Revised Requirements of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Mandated By Senate Bill 350
D.16-12-044 - Decision Accepting Draft 2016 Renewables Portfolio Standard Procurement Plans
D.17-06-026 - Decision Revising Compliance Requirements for the California Renewables Portfolio Standard
D.17-08-021 - Decision Revising Eligibility Requirements for the Renewables Portfolio Standard Feed-In Tariff in Accordance with Assembly Bill 1979 and Assembly Bill 1923
D.17-11-037 - Order Modifying Decision 17-06-026 and Denying Rehearing of Decision, As Modified
D.17-12-007 - Decision Accepting Draft 2017 Renewables Portfolio Standard Procurement Plans
D.18-05-026 - Decision Implementing SB 350 Provisions on Penalties and Waivers for the Renewable Portfolio Standard Program
D.19-02-007 - Decision Accepting Draft 2018 Renewables Portfolio Standard Procurement Plans
D.19-06-023 - Decision Implementing Provisions of Senate Bill 100 Relating to Procurement Quantity Requirements Under the RPS Program
D.19-08-007 - Decision on Enforcement of RPS Program Rules for Compliance Period 1
D.19-09-007 - Decision on New Community Choice Aggregators' 2018 RPS Procurement Plans and Liberty Power Holdings' Request for Waiver
D.19-09-043 - Decision Adopting Modeling Requirements to Calculate Effective Load Carrying Capability Values for RPS Procurement
D.19-12-042 - Decision on 2019 Renewables Portfolio Standard Procurement Plans
D.20-08-043 - Decision Revising the Bioenergy Market Adjusting Tariff Program
D.20-09-022 - Decision on New Community Choice Aggregators' 2019 Renewables Portfolio Standard Procurement Plans, PacifiCorp's On-Year Supplement, and Enercal's Request for Waiver
D.20-10-005 - Decision Resuming and Modifying the Renewable Market Adjusting Tariff Program
D.21-01-005 - Decision on 2020 Renewables Portfolio Standard Procurement Plans
D.21-11-029 - Decision updating RPS confidentiality rules (plus Confidentiality Matrix)
D.21-12-032 - Decision modifying the Renewable Market Adjusting Tariff program. Corrected by D.22-01-021.
D.22-01-004 - Decision on 2021 Renewables Portfolio Standard Procurement Plans.
D.22-01-025 - Decision on GEXA Energy California LLC's compliance with the California Renewables Portfolio Standard program.
D.22-06-034 - Decision establishing rules for portfolio content category classification for Voluntary Allocations of Renewables Portfolio Standards resources.
D.22-11-021 - Decision approving Voluntary Allocations and modifying Market Offer Process for the sale of excess renewable resources pursuant to Decision 21-05-030.
D.22-12-030 - Decision on 2022 Renewables Portfolio Standard Procurement Plans.
D.23-08-003 - Decision granting Petition for Modification of D.19-09-043, regarding Effective Load Carrying Capability
D.23-12-008 - Decision on 2023 Renewable Portfolio Standard Procurement Plans.