Study Results Use this section to present the results of the analytical work described in Section 2: Study Design. Portfolio Results Provide a list of all portfolios developed. Each portfolio’s content must be itemized in the Data Template Excel workbooks referenced below. A portfolio clearly identifies: New resources that the LSE plans to invest in. This does not include future contracts with existing resources. Existing resources that the LSE owns or contracts with. This includes future contracts with existing resources. Existing resources are those on the 3/15/2018 NQC List, or projects not yet online but that have secured a contract and may therefore be identified in the Commission’s RPS Contracts Database or an Application filed at the Commission, as of January 1, 2018. Each LSE must produce a Conforming Portfolio. Alternative Portfolios are also permitted, provided that any deviations from the Conforming Portfolio are explained and justified. The LSE will identify one portfolio as its Preferred Portfolio. and Conforming Portfolios Preferred Describe the portfolio the LSE prefers to use for planning purposes and for (i.e., Preferred Portfolio) which LSE seeks Commission approval or certification. Explain the reasons for the LSE’s preference and how its Preferred Plan is consistent with each relevant statutory and administrative requirement (refer to PU Code Section 454.52(a)(1)). In providing its rationale, the LSE should assume that other LSEs procure in a manner consistent with the Reference System Plan. If an LSE chooses the Conforming Portfolio as its Preferred Portfolio, the reporting requirements for those portfolios are one and the same. However, if an LSE chooses an Alternative Portfolio as its Preferred Portfolio, because an LSE is required to explain and justify any deviations between its Preferred Portfolio and its Conforming Portfolio, the LSE is expected to provide all information requested in Sections 3, 4, and 5 for both portfolios. In other words, the LSE should present the results for two portfolios, provide evidence showing how both portfolios minimize localized air pollutants and how it will affect the costs for its customers, and provide an action plan associated with both portfolios.
Study Results Use this section to present the results of the analytical work described in Section 2: Study Design. Portfolio Results Provide a list of all portfolios developed. Each portfolio’s content must be itemized in the Data Template Excel workbooks referenced below. A portfolio clearly identifies: New resources that the LSE plans to invest in. This does not include future contracts with existing resources. Existing resources that the LSE owns or contracts with. This includes future contracts with existing resources. Existing resources are those on the 3/15/2018 NQC List, or projects not yet online but that have secured a contract and may therefore be identified in the Commission’s RPS Contracts Database or an Application filed at the Commission, as of January 1, 2018. Each LSE must produce a Conforming Portfolio. Alternative Portfolios are also permitted, provided that any deviations from the Conforming Portfolio are explained and justified. The LSE will identify one portfolio as its Preferred Portfolio. Preferred and Conforming Portfolios Describe the portfolio the LSE prefers to use for planning purposes (i.e., Preferred Portfolio) and for which LSE seeks Commission approval or certification. Explain the reasons for the LSE’s preference and how its Preferred Plan is consistent with each relevant statutory and administrative requirement (refer to PU Code Section 454.52(a)(1)). In providing its rationale, the LSE should assume that other LSEs procure in a manner consistent with the Reference System Plan. If an LSE chooses the Conforming Portfolio as its Preferred Portfolio, the reporting requirements for those portfolios are one and the same. However, if an LSE chooses an Alternative Portfolio as its Preferred Portfolio, because an LSE is required to explain and justify any deviations between its Preferred Portfolio and its Conforming Portfolio, the LSE is expected to provide all information requested in Sections 3, 4, and 5 for both portfolios. In other words, the LSE should present the results for two portfolios, provide evidence showing how both portfolios minimize localized air pollutants and how it will affect the costs for its customers, and provide an action plan associated with both portfolios.
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