REQUEST FOR COMMISSION APPROVAL. PG&E requests that the Commission issue a resolution no later than April 2014 that:
1. Approves the PSA in its entirety, including payments to be made by PG&E pursuant to the PSA, subject to the Commission’s review of PG&E’s administration of the PSA.
2. Finds that any procurement pursuant to the PSA is procurement from eligible renewable energy resources for purposes of determining PG&E’s compliance with any obligation that it may have to procure eligible renewable energy resources pursuant to the California RPS (Public Utilities Code Section 399.11 et seq.), D.00-00-000, D.00-00-000, D.00-00-000. D.00-00-000 or other applicable law.
3. Finds that all procurement and administrative costs, as provided by Public Utilities Code section 399.13(g), associated with the PSA shall be recovered in rates. Advice 4301-E October 10, 2013
4. Adopts the following finding of fact and conclusion of law in support of CPUC Approval:
a. The PSA is consistent with PG&E’s 2012 RPS Procurement Plan.
b. The terms of the PSA are reasonable.
5. Adopts the following finding of fact and conclusion of law in support of cost recovery for the PSA:
a. The utility’s costs under the PSA shall be recovered through PG&E’s Energy Resource Recovery Account.
b. Any stranded cost that may arise from the PSA is subject to the provisions of D.00-00-000 that authorize recovery of stranded renewables procurement costs over the life of the contract. The implementation of the D.00-00-000 stranded cost recovery mechanism is addressed in D.00-00-000.
6. Adopts the following findings with respect to resource compliance with the EPS adopted in R.00-00-000:
a. The PSA is not a form of covered procurement subject to the EPS, because it does not involve procurement of electric energy.
7. Adopts a finding of fact and conclusion of law that deliveries from the PSA shall be categorized as procurement under the portfolio content category specified in Section 399.16(b)(3), subject to the Commission’s after-the-fact verification that all applicable criteria have been met.
8. Adopts a finding of fact and conclusion of law that the PSA is not a short term contract subject to Conclusion of Law 27 of D.00-00-000.
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION APPROVAL. PG&E requests that the Commission issue a resolution no later than February 2012, that:
1. Approves the PPA in its entirety, including payments to be made by PG&E pursuant to the PPA, subject to the Commission’s review of PG&E’s administration of the PPA.
2. Approves the QF Modifications in their entirety.
3. Finds that any procurement pursuant to the PPA is procurement from an eligible renewable energy resource for purposes of determining PG&E’s compliance with any obligation that it may have to procure eligible renewable energy resources pursuant to the California Renewables Portfolio Standard (Public Utilities Code Section 399.11 et seq.) (“RPS”) Decision (“D.”) 00-00-000 and D.00-00-000, or other applicable law.
4. Finds that all procurement and administrative costs, as provided by Public Utilities Code section 399.14(g), associated with the PPA shall be recovered in rates.
5. Adopts the following finding of fact and conclusion of law in support of CPUC Approval:
a. The PPA is consistent with PG&E’s 2009 RPS procurement plan.
b. The terms of the PPA, including the price of delivered energy, are reasonable.
6. Adopts the following finding of fact and conclusion of law in support of cost recovery for the PPA:
a. The utility’s costs under the PPA shall be recovered through PG&E’s Energy Resource Recovery Account.
b. Any stranded costs that may arise from the PPA are subject to the provisions of D.00-00-000 that authorize recovery of stranded renewables procurement costs over the life of the contract. The implementation of the D.00-00-000 stranded cost recovery mechanism is addressed in D.00-00-000.
7. Adopts the following findings with respect to resource compliance with the Emissions Performance Standard (“EPS”) adopted in R.00-00-000:
a. The PPA is not covered procurement subject to the EPS because the generating facility has a forecast capacity factor of less than 60 percent and, therefore, is not baseload generation under paragraphs 1(a)(ii) and 3(2)(a) of the Adopted Interim EPS Rules.
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION APPROVAL. PG&E requests that the Commission approve the Advice Letter and this supplemental filing with an additional finding that:
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION APPROVAL. PG&E requests that the Commission issue a resolution no later than April 16, 2012, that:
1. Approves the Second Amendment without modification as just and reasonable; and
2. Determines that all costs associated with the Second Amendment may be recovered through PG&E’s ERRA. Advice 3949-E - 8 - November 16, 2011 Anyone wishing to protest this filing may do so by sending a letter by December 6, 2011, which is 20 days from the date of this filing. The protest must state the grounds upon which it is based, including such items as financial and service impact, and it should be submitted expeditiously. Protests should be mailed to: CPUC Energy Division Attention: Tariff Unit, 4th Floor 000 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx San Francisco, California 94102 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 E-mail: xxx@xxxx.xx.xxx and xxx@xxxx.xx.xxx Copies should also be mailed to the attention of the Director, Energy Division, Room 4004, and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Energy Division, at the address shown above. The protest should also be sent via U.S. mail (and by facsimile and electronically, if possible) to PG&E at the address shown below on the same date it is mailed or delivered to the Commission: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Vice President, Regulation and Rates 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Mail Code B10C P.O. Box 770000 San Francisco, California 94177 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 E-mail: XXXXxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION APPROVAL. The continued effectiveness of the PPA is conditioned on the occurrence of “CPUC Approval,” as that term is defined in the PPA. Time is of the essence in the Commission’s consideration and approval of this Advice Letter.
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION APPROVAL. PG&E requests that the Commission approve the 2017 DRAM Purchase Agreements through a disposition letter issued by the Director of Energy Division within thirty (30) days of the date of this Advice Letter, that is, by August 21, 2016. The disposition letter should find that:
1. Each of the submitted 2017 DRAM Purchase Agreements is approved in its entirety, including payments to be made by PG&E pursuant to each Purchase Agreement, subject to the Commission’s review of PG&E’s administration of the Purchase Agreement by PG&E’s DR group; and
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION APPROVAL. PG&E requests that the Commission issue a resolution no later than February 28, 2017, that:
1. Approves the Third Pricing Agreement in its entirety, including payments to be made by PG&E pursuant to the Third Pricing Agreement, subject to the Commission’s review of PG&E’s administration of the PPA.
2. Finds that any procurement pursuant to the Third Pricing Agreement is procurement from an eligible renewable energy resource for purposes of determining PG&E’s compliance with any obligation that it may have to procure eligible renewable energy resources pursuant to the California RPS (Public Utilities Code Section 399.11 et seq.), D. 00-00-000 and D.00-00-000, or other applicable law.
3. Finds that all procurement and administrative costs, as provided by Public Utilities Code section 399.13(g), associated with the Third Pricing Agreement shall be recovered in rates.
4. Finds that PG&E’s payments under the Third Pricing Agreement shall be recovered through PG&E’s Energy Resource Recovery Account.
5. Adopts the following findings with respect to resource compliance with the Emission Performance Standard (“EPS”) adopted in R.00-00-000:
a. The Third Pricing Agreement is pre-approved as meeting the EPS because it is an existing biomass facility covered by Conclusion of Law 35(d) of D.00-00-000.
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION APPROVAL. PG&E requests that the Commission issue a resolution no later than March 27, 2014, that: 1. Approves the PPSAs in their entirety.
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION APPROVAL. PG&E requests that the Commission issue a resolution no later than November 10, 2011, that:
1. Approves the Amendment without modification as just and reasonable; and,
2. Determines that all costs associated with the Amendment, including any costs incurred if PG&E elects to exercise its options to extend the Amendment for up to one year and eleven months, be recovered through PG&E’s Energy Resource Revenue Account (“ERRA”).
REQUEST FOR COMMISSION APPROVAL. PG&E requests that the Commission issue a resolution no later than September 22, 2014, that:
1. Approves the PPSA in its entirety.
2. Finds that this PPSA is consistent with PG&E’s CPUC approved RPS Plan and that the sale of the bundled renewable electricity and green attributes under the PPSA is reasonable and in the public interest;
3. Finds that all costs of the PPSA, including broker fees associated with the Transaction, are fully recoverable in rates over the life of the PPSA, subject to CPUC review of PG&E’s administration of the PPSA;
4. Finds that the PPSA is reasonable;
5. Finds that the payments received by PG&E pursuant to the PPSA shall be credited to PG&E customers through PG&E’s Energy Resource Recovery Account over the life of the PPSA, subject to CPUC review of PG&E’s administration of the PPSA;
6. Finds that deliveries under the PPSA are deliveries under the first portfolio content category specified in Section 399.16(b)(1)(A); and
7. Any other and further relief as the Commission finds just and reasonable.
