savings by and (3) cognizant that there are many resources 2030;” because the procurement that can support a 50 percent renewable targets are only beginning to portfolio standard, including, but not achieve progress towards limited to energy storage, and that the market transformation, IRP process is tasked with identifying increasing those targets would the optimal resource mix to meet the likewise contribute to ambitious greenhouse gas state’s market transformation emissions reduction goals. We do not and a parallel increase in lose sight of the market transformation renewable energy resource objectives of the energy storage targets, integration. (Sierra Club however, and may reconsider whether to Comments on Track 2 Issues at increase the targets in a future 2, 4, February 19, 2016; see rulemaking after the results from the also Sierra Club Reply 2016 Storage Evaluation process Comment on Track 2 Issues at (D. 17-04-039 become available.” 2-6.) at 18.) 2016 Governor “On September 26, Brown singed [sic] AB 2868 (Gatto), which adds Sections 2838.2 and 2838.3 to the Public Utilities Code. The statute requires that PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E propose programs and investments for up to 500 MW of distributed energy storage systems, distributed equally among the three utilities, above and beyond the 1,325 MW target for energy storage generally. For the reasons stated in the previous section, no additional increase to the existing 1,325 MW target is warranted. Although we do not increase minimum targets, we encourage utilities to pursue storage opportunities that meet their integrated resource procurement and greenhouse gas reduction objectives regardless of whether the resource is eligible to count towards the adopted (Id. at 19.) targets.”
savings by 2030;” and (3) because the procurement targets are only beginning to achieve progress towards market transformation, increasing those targets would likewise contribute to market transformation and a parallel increase in renewable energy resource integration. (Sierra Club Comments on Track 2 Issues at 2, 4, February 19, 2016; see also Sierra Club Reply Comment on Track 2 Issues at 2-6.) cognizant that there are many resources that can support a 50 percent renewable portfolio standard, including, but not limited to energy storage, and that the IRP process is tasked with identifying the optimal resource mix to meet the state’s ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. We do not lose sight of the market transformation objectives of the energy storage targets, however, and may reconsider whether to increase the targets in a future rulemaking after the results from the 2016 Storage Evaluation process become available.” (D. 17-04-039 at 18.) “On September 26, 2016 Governor Brown singed [sic] AB 2868 (Gatto), which adds Sections 2838.2 and 2838.3 to the Public Utilities Code. The statute requires that PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E propose programs and investments for up to 500 MW of distributed energy storage systems, distributed equally among the three utilities, above and beyond the 1,325 MW target for energy storage generally. For the reasons stated in the previous section, no additional increase to the existing 1,325 MW target is warranted. Although we do not increase minimum targets, we encourage utilities to pursue storage opportunities that meet their integrated resource procurement and greenhouse gas reduction objectives regardless of whether the resource is eligible to count towards the adopted targets.” (Id. at 19.)