not be issued unless: (a) the NOI has requested a finding of “significant financial under § 1802(g). (b) hardship” the NOI is deficient; or (c) the ALJ desires to provide guidance on specific issues of the NOI.” (page 12) Since none of these factors apply to the NOI submitted in this proceeding, there was no need for an ALJ ruling in response to TURN’s NOI. PART II: SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION Did the Intervenor substantially contribute to the final decision? (See § 1802(i), § 1803(a), and D.98-04-059). Claimed Specific References to CPUC Discussion Intervenor’s Intervenor’s Contribution(s) to Claimed Contribution(s) Definition of DER Verified Integration TURN supported workshop TURN Opening Responses, May 15, definition No. 1, which 2015, pp. 3-5. incorporated both customer and system benefits. The Commission adopted a definition that included both the D.15-09-022, pp. 2-3, 14-18. ability of to customer’s and efficiently “effectively distributed choose” among energy resource (DER) options as well as the and “impact interaction of such resources on the grid as a whole.” Goal and Scope Verified TURN recommended that the Commission promote TURN Opening Comments, 11/7/14, integration for customers as well pp. 3-4. as competitive procurement. TURN Opening Responses, TURN recommended that the May 15, 2015, pp. 6-10. Commission adopt a framework that would include utility TURN Reply Comments, May 29, 2015, procurement of DERs to pp. 3. promote system needs.
not be issued unless: (a) the NOI has requested a finding of “significant financial hardship” under § 1802(g). (b) the NOI is deficient; or (c) the ALJ desires to provide guidance on specific issues of the NOI.” (page 12) Since none of these factors apply to the NOI submitted in this proceeding, there was no need for an ALJ ruling in response to TURN’s NOI. PART II: SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION Did the Intervenor substantially contribute to the final decision? (See § 1802(i), § 1803(a), and D.98-04-059). Intervenor’s Claimed Contribution(s) to Specific References to Intervenor’s Claimed Contribution(s) CPUC Discussion Definition of DER Integration TURN supported workshop definition No. 1, which incorporated both customer and system benefits. The Commission adopted a definition that included both the ability of customer’s to “effectively and efficiently choose” among distributed energy resource (DER) options as well as the “impact and interaction of such resources on the grid as a whole.” TURN Opening Responses, May 15, 2015, pp. 3-5. D.15-09-022, pp. 2-3, 14-18. Verified Goal and Scope TURN recommended that the Commission promote integration for customers as well as competitive procurement. TURN recommended that the Commission adopt a framework that would include utility procurement of DERs to promote system needs. TURN Opening Comments, 11/7/14, pp. 3-4. TURN Opening Responses, May 15, 2015, pp. 6-10. TURN Reply Comments, May 29, 2015, pp. 3. Verified