which has not been count towards – formally vetted or RPS goals, approved by the regardless of Commission is not a means of – determining factor in procurement as establishing RPS need long as it is or reviewing 2016 consistent with RPS Plans. the Commissions procurement and compliance rules. Joint CPUC & Joint Parties urge the This Parties (CBEA, LSEs CPUC to take the decision defers to CalWEA, following actions: the LCBF reform Calpine, the that track established Geothermal curtailment costs are by ALJ Simon’s Association, and appropriately June 22, 2016 Ormat) factored into LCBF Ruling in Comments at 3 energy R.1502020 for valuations; handling LCBF the IOUs to reformrelated use their economic issues. curtailment rights to avoid negative pricing and to pay for CAISOdirected reliabilityrelated generation reductions due to overgeneration conditions; In the event that curtailment is not managed economically by other Commission jurisdictional
– which has not been formally vetted or approved by the Commission – is not a determining factor in establishing RPS need or reviewing 2016 RPS Plans. count towards RPS goals, regardless of means of procurement as long as it is consistent with the Commissions procurement and compliance rules. Joint Parties (CBEA, CalWEA, Calpine, the Geothermal Association, and Ormat) Comments at 3 CPUC & LSEs Joint Parties urge the CPUC to take the following actions: that curtailment costs are appropriately factored into LCBF energy valuations; the IOUs to use their economic curtailment rights to avoid negative pricing and to pay for CAISOdirected reliabilityrelated generation reductions due to overgeneration conditions; In the event that curtailment is not managed economically by other Commission jurisdictional This decision defers to the LCBF reform track established by ALJ Simon’s June 22, 2016 Ruling in R.1502020 for handling LCBF reformrelated issues.
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