California Solar Initiative, Self-Generation Incentive Program, and Other Distributed Generation Issues (R.10-05-004)
What’s this? This rulemaking continues the work of R.08-03-008, developing and refining policies, rules, and programs for the California Solar Initiative ( CSI) and the Self-Generation Incentive Program ( SGIP), and considering policies for the development of cost-effective, clean and reliable distributed generation ( DG).
What’s new?
CSI:
On April 11, the CPUC issued a Proposed Decision regarding calculation of the net energy metering ( NEM) cap. The NEM cap was established in Public Utilities Code Section 2827(c)(1) and limits the availability of electric utility NEM programs to eligible customer-generators in the utility service territory on a first-come, first-served basis until the total rated generating capacity used by eligible customer-generators exceeds five percent of the utility’s “aggregate customer peak demand.” The proposed decision, once signed, will clarify that “aggregate customer peak demand” means the aggregation, or sum, of individual customers’ peak demands, i.e., their noncoincident peak demands. This issue was initially raised in a Motion by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) requesting that the CPUC consider the appropriate method of calculating the NEM cap within Phase II of this proceeding. Comments on the proposed decision are due May 1, and reply comments are due May 7.
SGIP:
On March 22, PG&E, on behalf of the SGIP Program Administrators, filed the Nineteenth Semi-Annual Renewable Fuel Use Report for operational projects that utilize renewable fuels. The report provides the CPUC’s Energy Division with the required updated renewable fuel use information on completed SGIP projects using renewable fuel and assists the Energy Division in making recommendations concerning modifications to the renewable project aspects of the SGIP. Due to a growing interest in the potential for renewable fuel use projects to reduce greenhouse gas ( GHG) emissions, the report also includes a section on GHG emission impacts from renewable fuel SGIP projects.
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