those small amounts of funding. PART II: SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION: Did the Intervenor substantially contribute to the final decision (see § 1802(j), § 1803(a), 1803.1(a) and D.98-04-059). Claimed Specific References to CPUC Discussion Intervenor’s Intervenor’s Contribution(s) Claimed Contribution(s) Consideration of Verified All page numbers refer to D. Disadvantaged issued February 8, 2018. Verified Communities all LSEs who “In addition, Verified Sierra Club partnered with the propose to conduct California Environmental procurement activities either Verified Justice Alliance (CEJA) and for the development of new together, contributed resources or re-contracting Verified significantly to the record on of existing resources for a how the Integrated Resource period of five years or Verified Plans could address the longer (not including any disproportionate impacts that tariffed or must-take disadvantaged communities resources required by face: separately-authorized Sierra Club and CEJA Commission programs or stress the importance decisions), must describe of outreach and their planned activities to community conduct outreach and seek engagement and input from any provide specific disadvantaged communities recommendations for that could be impacted by how to structure the In procurement… community outreach subsequent IRP rounds, we and engagement. expect the LSEs to conduct (Opening Comments of such outreach prior to California finalizing and submitting Environmental Justice their IRPs to the Alliance and Sierra Commission and to Club On summarize the feedback Administrative Law received from disadvantaged communities and their Judge’s Ruling Seeking Comment on representatives in the IRP Staff Proposal on filings.” (p. 69) Process for Integrated Resource Planning, pp. “Numerous parties commented on the definition 2, 9-11, 54, June 28, of disadvantaged 2017; Opening communities included in the Comments of the
those small amounts of funding. PART II: SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION: Did the Intervenor substantially contribute to the final decision (see § 1802(j), § 1803(a), 1803.1(a) and D.98-04-059). Intervenor’s Claimed Contribution(s) Specific References to Intervenor’s Claimed Contribution(s) CPUC Discussion Consideration of Disadvantaged Communities Sierra Club partnered with the California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) and together, contributed significantly to the record on how the Integrated Resource Plans could address the disproportionate impacts that disadvantaged communities face: Sierra Club and CEJA stress the importance of outreach and community engagement and provide specific recommendations for how to structure community outreach and engagement. (Opening Comments of California Environmental Justice Alliance and Sierra Club On Administrative Law Judge’s Ruling Seeking Comment on Staff Proposal on Process for Integrated Resource Planning, pp. 2, 9-11, 54, June 28, 2017; Opening Comments of the All page numbers refer to D. issued February 8, 2018. “In addition, all LSEs who propose to conduct procurement activities either for the development of new resources or re-contracting of existing resources for a period of five years or longer (not including any tariffed or must-take resources required by separately-authorized Commission programs or decisions), must describe their planned activities to conduct outreach and seek input from any disadvantaged communities that could be impacted by the procurement… In subsequent IRP rounds, we expect the LSEs to conduct such outreach prior to finalizing and submitting their IRPs to the Commission and to summarize the feedback received from disadvantaged communities and their representatives in the IRP filings.” (p. 69) “Numerous parties commented on the definition of disadvantaged communities included in the Verified Verified Verified Verified Verified Verified
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