at this (POC Comment On RPS compliance requirements point.” Proposed Reference System Plan were not raised in the Decision: And Related Commission Policy at LSEs should be required to “All p. 19.) continue to comply with the existing energy efficiency, RPS, and resource adequacy (Decision at requirements.” Conclusion of Law 21.) Issue E: Procurement argued that there is no Verified “POC need to pursue out-of-state POC argued in multiple comments wind when all of the necessary and at the All Party Meeting that benefits can be achieved with a there should not be any early diverse portfolio of California procurement of out-of-state wind. (Decision at p. 77.) resources.” The Decision reflects input. POC’s Proposed Reference System “The The Decision adopts a Plan portfolio need not and should Reference System Portfolio that not include new out-of-state does not include out-of-state resources and should not focus on wind. (Decision at pp. 77-91; utility scale generation. A shift Decision at Conclusions of Law away from in-state resources in 18 and 19.) favor of out-of-state resources deprives the California and local this cycle, we are satisfied “For economies, especially those in that we do not need to direct disadvantaged communities, from immediate activity to support the economic development of additional geothermal construction and operation of new development, pumped hydro local, distributed carbon-zero storage development, or energy (POC infrastructures.” wind development, Comment On Proposed Reference outside of what would naturally System Plan And Related occur during LSE-specific Commission Policy at p. 3.) procurement activities.” (Decision at p. 78.) RESOLVE model is supposed “The to inform that Proposed Reference System Plan. Making a special exception to this planning process for early procurement of utility scale generation, especially
at this point.” (POC Comment On Proposed Reference System Plan And Related Commission Policy at p. 19.) RPS compliance requirements were not raised in the Decision: “All LSEs should be required to continue to comply with the existing energy efficiency, RPS, and resource adequacy requirements.” (Decision at Conclusion of Law 21.) Issue E: Procurement POC argued in multiple comments and at the All Party Meeting that there should not be any early procurement of out-of-state wind. The Decision reflects POC’s input. “The Proposed Reference System Plan portfolio need not and should not include new out-of-state resources and should not focus on utility scale generation. A shift away from in-state resources in favor of out-of-state resources deprives the California and local economies, especially those in disadvantaged communities, from the economic development of construction and operation of new local, distributed carbon-zero energy infrastructures.” (POC Comment On Proposed Reference System Plan And Related Commission Policy at p. 3.) “The RESOLVE model is supposed to inform that Proposed Reference System Plan. Making a special exception to this planning process for early procurement of utility scale generation, especially “POC argued that there is no need to pursue out-of-state wind when all of the necessary benefits can be achieved with a diverse portfolio of California resources.” (Decision at p. 77.) The Decision adopts a Reference System Portfolio that does not include out-of-state wind. (Decision at pp. 77-91; Decision at Conclusions of Law 18 and 19.) “For this cycle, we are satisfied that we do not need to direct immediate activity to support additional geothermal development, pumped hydro storage development, or wind development, outside of what would naturally occur during LSE-specific procurement activities.” (Decision at p. 78.) Verified
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