including demonstrating that rejecting the specific replacement the rapid growth of CCAs and procurement proposed here by the success of the PG&E, the larger question remains state’s clean energy policies could render about what, if anything, should be unnecessary the done here to ensure that the Applicant’s proposed three tranches of retirement of Diablo Canyon will GHG free energy. not result in an increase in GHG emissions. The answer to that is that we simply cannot tell based on the record in this proceeding. It is the intent of the Commission to avoid any increase in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the closure of Diablo Canyon. Given the time between now and 2024 and 2025, the rapid changes in the California electricity market, and the growth of renewable generation and CCAs, however, it is not clear based on the limited record in this proceeding what level of GHG-free procurement (if any) may be needed to offset the retirement of Diablo Ordering Canyon.”]; Paragraphs 2 through 4, at pp. PG&E's specific proposals for replacement procurement and ordering replacement procurement be addressed in the IRP proceeding. Citations to the Record 7. SLOMFP took the position Verified SLOMFP Response to PG&E that the NRC relicensing costs Application, at p. 8. PG&E sought to recover from ratepayers was unreasonable, January 27, 2017: Prepared direct and that PG&E should not be testimony of the Alliance for allowed to recover its full Nuclear Responsibility and, in $53+M in costs of license limited part, the San Luis Obispo renewal efforts from ratepayers Mothers for Peace (A4NR-1, since it was neither reasonable admitted April 28, 2017), at pp. nor prudent for PG&E to seek license renewal given the unique circumstances ALJ E-Mail Ruling Regarding surrounding the DCPP. This Scheduling, Briefing and Official issue of cost recovery for Notice dated May 19, 2017, at p. 3, relicensing efforts was litigated
including demonstrating that the rapid growth of CCAs and the success of the state’s clean energy policies could render unnecessary the Applicant’s proposed three tranches of GHG free energy. rejecting the specific replacement procurement proposed here by PG&E, the larger question remains about what, if anything, should be done here to ensure that the retirement of Diablo Canyon will not result in an increase in GHG emissions. The answer to that is that we simply cannot tell based on the record in this proceeding. It is the intent of the Commission to avoid any increase in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the closure of Diablo Canyon. Given the time between now and 2024 and 2025, the rapid changes in the California electricity market, and the growth of renewable generation and CCAs, however, it is not clear based on the limited record in this proceeding what level of GHG-free procurement (if any) may be needed to offset the retirement of Diablo Canyon.”]; Ordering Paragraphs 2 through 4, at pp. PG&E's specific proposals for replacement procurement and ordering replacement procurement be addressed in the IRP proceeding. 7. SLOMFP took the position that the NRC relicensing costs PG&E sought to recover from ratepayers was unreasonable, and that PG&E should not be allowed to recover its full $53+M in costs of license renewal efforts from ratepayers since it was neither reasonable nor prudent for PG&E to seek license renewal given the unique circumstances surrounding the DCPP. This issue of cost recovery for relicensing efforts was litigated Citations to the Record SLOMFP Response to PG&E Application, at p. 8. January 27, 2017: Prepared direct testimony of the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility and, in limited part, the San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (A4NR-1, admitted April 28, 2017), at pp. ALJ E-Mail Ruling Regarding Scheduling, Briefing and Official Notice dated May 19, 2017, at p. 3, Verified