RPS GOALS. PG&E assesses the degree to which the Offer is consistent with and will contribute to the state of California’s goals for the RPS Program, and the degree to which the Offer will 7 California Public Utilities Commission, Decision 00-00-000, “Decision Conditionally Accepting 2009 Renewables Portfolio Standard Procurement Plans and Integrated Resource Plan Supplements”, June 8, 2009, page 20. Xxxxxx agrees that it is imprudent to rely excessively on the numerical score to make a judgment about the likelihood a project will come on-line on schedule. contribute to PG&E’s goals for supplier diversity. The CPUC has articulated specific attributes of renewable generation projects which can be considered in utility procurement evaluations, such as benefits to low-income or minority communities, environmental stewardship, and resource diversity, that do not clearly fall within the other evaluation criteria. Similarly, the CPUC has issued a Water Action Plan, and to the extent a renewable energy project makes use of water on site, its proposed use of water is evaluated for consistency or inconsistency with the CPUC’s recommended water conservation practices. Additionally, the state Legislature articulated benefits anticipated for the RPS program in the Legislative Findings and Declarations associated with the laws passed to create the program, and PG&E assesses the degree to which Offers would promote these benefits. The Governor of California issued Executive Order S-06-06 that, among other things, established a goal that the state will meet 20% of its renewable energy needs with electricity generated from biomass. PG&E assesses the extent to which an Offer supports that goal. PG&E has well-defined corporate objectives for supplier diversity, and evaluates whether the Participant is, or will make a good faith effort to subcontract with, Women-, Minority-, and Disabled Veteran-owned Business Enterprises (WMDVBEs). In the 2011 RPS RFO PG&E asked Participants to submit a completed Supplier Diversity Questionnaire with information on the Participant’s WMDVBE status, its intent to subcontract with diverse entities, and its own supplier diversity program. The PG&E team scored these questionnaires as part of evaluating Offers against the overall RPS Goals criterion. A change in the 2011 RFO is that PG&E stated that it will include in resulting PPAs a contractual requirement to make good-faith efforts towards a contracted supplier diversity target, and to report annual paym...
RPS GOALS. PG&E assesses the degree to which a contract is consistent with and will contribute to the state of California’s goals for the RPS Program, and the degree to which a contract will contribute to PG&E’s goals for supplier diversity. The CPUC has articulated specific attributes of renewable generation projects which can be considered in utility procurement evaluations, such as benefits to low-income or minority communities, environmental stewardship, and resource diversity, that do not clearly fall within the other evaluation criteria. Similarly, the CPUC has issued a Water Action Plan, and to the extent a renewable energy project makes use of water on site, its proposed use of water is evaluated for consistency or inconsistency with the CPUC’s recommended water conservation practices.
RPS GOALS. PG&E assesses this offer’s consistency with and contribution to California’s goals for the RPS program and this offer’s support of PG&E’s supplier diversity goals (collectively “RPS Goals”). The RPS Goals assessment considers non-quantitative factors, legislative findings, and declarations that increase California’s reliance on renewable energy, consistency with the CPUC’s Water Action Plan, Executive Order S- 06-06 which established a goal the state would meet twenty percent of its renewable energy needs with electricity produced from biomass, and supplier diversity.
RPS GOALS. PG&E examined the reasonableness of the PPA using the LCBF evaluation criteria from the 2012 RPS solicitation. The general finding is that the PPA ranked favorably compared to the other projects received in PG&E’s 2012 RPS Solicitation. A more
RPS GOALS. In PG&E’s 2013 RPS RFO, the utility applied an evaluation criterion for consistency with and contribution to California’s goals for the RPS program. Offers were evaluated on three dimensions: • California-based projects providing benefits to communities afflicted with poverty, high unemployment, or high emission levels; 7 Sedway Consulting, Inc., “Independent Evaluation Report for Pacific Gas & Electric’s 2006 Renewable Resource Solicitation: First Advice Letter Report”, June 25, 2007, page I-11. • Impact of the project on California’s water quality and use; • Contribution to the biomass goal of Executive Order S-06-06. The CalRENEW-1 facility is sited on municipal property of the city of Mendota, just east of the municipal airport. Based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2008-2012 American Community Survey, Mendota’s median household income is far lower that of the state of California as a whole ($26 vs. $61 thousand per year), and its percentage of individuals living in poverty is far higher than of the state (46% vs. 15%). Mendota has an unemployment rate that is well above that of the state as a whole (26% vs. 11%). Fresno County is a non- attainment area for PM-2.5 particulates and an extreme non-attainment area for ozone. As a solar photovoltaic facility, CalRENEW-1 likely has minimal impact on water quality and use. It does not contribute to the state’s biomass goal. On that basis Xxxxxx expects that the project would score high on the RPS Goals criterion as defined in PG&E’s 2013 RPS RFO.
RPS GOALS. In PG&E’s 2012 RPS RFO, the utility applied an evaluation criterion for consistency with and contribution to California’s goals for the RPS program. Offers were evaluated on three dimensions: • California-based projects providing benefits to communities afflicted with poverty, high unemployment, or high emission levels; • Impact of the project on California’s water quality and use; • Contribution to the biomass goal of Executive Order S-06-06. Diablo Winds is located near the cities of Livermore and Tracy; both cities have median household incomes above that of the state of California as a whole, and percentages of population living in poverty below that of the state, as estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau. Xxxxx has an unemployment rate estimated at 12.7% for 2012 that is somewhat above that of the state as a whole. Alameda County is a non-attainment area for the 8-hour ozone standard and the PM-2.5 particulate standard. As a wind generation facility, Diablo Winds has nil to minimal impact on water quality and use. It does not contribute to the state’s biomass goal. On that basis Xxxxxx would rank Diablo Winds as moderate on the RPS Goals criterion as defined by PG&E for its 2012 solicitation.
RPS GOALS. In PG&E’s 2012 RPS RFO, the utility applied an evaluation criterion for consistency with and contribution to California’s goals for the RPS program. Offers were evaluated on three dimensions: • California-based projects providing benefits to communities afflicted with poverty, high unemployment, or high emission levels; • Impact of the project on California’s water quality and use; • Contribution to the biomass goal of Executive Order S-06-06. The Midway I project will be located near the city of Calipatria. Based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2008-2012 American Community Survey, Calipatria has median household income well below that of the state of California as a whole ($38 vs. $70 thousand per year), and its percentage of individuals living in poverty is considerably above that of the state (21.1% vs. 15.3%). Calipatria has an unemployment rate that is somewhat above that of the state as a whole (12.4% vs. 11.0%). Imperial County is a non-attainment area for the PM-2.5 particulate standard and 2008 ozone standard. As a solar photovoltaic facility, Midway I will likely have minimal impact on water quality and use. It does not contribute to the state’s biomass goal. On that basis Xxxxxx would expect that the project would score as high on the RPS Goals criterion as defined by PG&E for its 2012 solicitation.
RPS GOALS. In PG&E’s 2013 RPS RFO, the utility applied an evaluation criterion of consistency with and contribution to California’s goals for the RPS program. Offers were evaluated on three dimensions: • California-based projects providing benefits to communities afflicted with poverty, high unemployment, or high emission levels; • Impact of the project on California’s water quality and use; • Contribution to the biomass goal of Executive Order S-06-06. The Shiloh Wind Project 2 facility is sited in the Montezuma Hills a few miles west of the town of Rio Vista. Based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2015 American Community Survey, Rio Vista’s median household income is roughly the same as that of the state of California as a whole (both $62 thousand per year), and its percentage of individuals living in poverty is lower than that of the state overall (11.7% vs. 16.3%). However, Rio Vista has an unemployment rate that is well above that of the state as a whole (14.8% vs. 9.9%). Eastern Xxxxxx County is a non-attainment area for PM-2.5 particulates and a moderate non- attainment area for ozone, though the Yolo-Sacramento AQMD seeks to be re-designated as an attainment zone for PM-2.5. As a wind generation facility, Shiloh Wind Project 2 likely has minimal impact on water quality and use. It does not contribute to the state’s biomass goal. On that basis Xxxxxx expects that the project would score as moderate on the RPS Goals criterion as defined in PG&E’s 2013 RPS RFO.
RPS GOALS. PG&E assesses the Offer’s consistency with and contribution to California’s goals for the RPS program and the Offer’s support of PG&E’s supplier diversity goals (collectively “RPS Goals”). The RPS Goals assessment considers non- quantitative factors, legislative findings and declarations that increase California’s reliance on renewable energy, consistency with the CPUC’s Water Action Plan, 13 PG&E subsequently filed substitute sheets for Advice Letter 3938 E-A on February 15, 2012. Executive Order S-06-06 which established a goal the state would meet 20% of its renewable energy needs with electricity produced from biomass, and supplier diversity.
RPS GOALS. PG&E assesses the Offer’s consistency with and contribution to California’s goals for the RPS program and the Offer’s support of PG&E’s supplier diversity goals (collectively “RPS Goals”). The RPS Goals assessment considers non-quantitative factors, legislative findings and declarations that increase California’s reliance on renewable energy, consistency with the CPUC’s Water Action Plan, and Executive Order S-06-06, which established a goal the state would meet 20% of its renewable energy needs with electricity produced from biomass, and supplier diversity. The Project is fueled by biosolids and other biomass, which supports these goals.
