NRDC recommended the D.16-01-044, pp. 113-115, Verified, but successor to the current NEM of Law 1. In order reductions “Conclusions … tariff should remain intact as a to ensure that customer-sited NRDC proposed full tariff net energy metering renewable DG continues to grow retail rate NEM with with only slight modifications to sustainably, the successor to the a continuously evolve the tariff to adhere to current NEM tariff should be a variable demand the three tenets adopted in AB tariff using net energy metering, charge. D.1601044 327 (Perea) Public Utilities with modifications.” at 26. However, the – Code Section 2827.1. In Commission found of the NRDC in “Proposal addition, NRDC conducted the NRDC’s proposal Determining a Successor NEM required minimum of six for a NEM successor Tariff,” submitted August 3, 2015. modeling runs in the Public tariff to lack of the NRDC to Party Tool and provided the input “Response sufficient specificity Proposals,” submitted September assumptions, market drivers to be considered; for 1, 2015. and results as requested. example, NRDC did of the NRDC to Responses to not present a Party Proposals,” submitted quantitative example September 15, 2015. of how the demand charge would be Testimony of the “Opening calculated. NRDC,” submitted September 21, D.1601044, Finding 2015 and entered into the record of Fact 24, and at 78. in evidentiary hearings as exhibit The Commission no. 31 on October 6, 2015. also found NRDC’s Brief of the NRDC,” “Opening proposal to be submitted October 19, 2015. unfeasibly complex of the NRDC to the in comparison to “Response Proposed Decision,” submitted past proposals. January 7, 2016. D.16-01-044 at 79.
NRDC recommended the successor to the current NEM tariff should remain intact as a tariff net energy metering with only slight modifications to evolve the tariff to adhere to the three tenets adopted in AB 327 (Perea) – Public Utilities Code Section 2827.1. In addition, NRDC conducted the required minimum of six modeling runs in the Public Tool and provided the input assumptions, market drivers and results as requested. D.16-01-044, pp. 113-115, “Conclusions of Law … 1. In order to ensure that customer-sited renewable DG continues to grow sustainably, the successor to the current NEM tariff should be a tariff using net energy metering, with modifications.” “Proposal of the NRDC in Determining a Successor NEM Tariff,” submitted August 3, 2015. “Response of the NRDC to Party Proposals,” submitted September 1, 2015. of the NRDC to Responses to Party Proposals,” submitted September 15, 2015. “Opening Testimony of the NRDC,” submitted September 21, 2015 and entered into the record in evidentiary hearings as exhibit no. 31 on October 6, 2015. “Opening Brief of the NRDC,” submitted October 19, 2015. “Response of the NRDC to the Proposed Decision,” submitted January 7, 2016. Verified, but reductions NRDC proposed full retail rate NEM with a continuously variable demand charge. D.1601044 at 26. However, the Commission found NRDC’s proposal for a NEM successor tariff to lack sufficient specificity to be considered; for example, NRDC did not present a quantitative example of how the demand charge would be calculated. D.1601044, Finding of Fact 24, and at 78. The Commission also found NRDC’s proposal to be unfeasibly complex in comparison to past proposals. D.16-01-044 at 79.
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