Renewable Portfolio Standard Eligibility Guidebook - Third Edition - Commission-Adopted Final Report

Publication Number:    CEC-300-2007-006-ED3-CMF

Abstract:
Final version of Guidebook adopted at December 19,2007, Business Meeting.The Renewables Portfolio Standard Eligibility Guidebook describes the eligibility requirements and process for certifying renewable resources as eligible for California’s Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) and describes the Energy Commission’s accounting system to verify compliance with the RPS. California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) has a goal of obtaining 20 percent of the state’s electricity from renewable resources by 2010. This Guidebook outlines eligibility and legal requirements, describes reporting requirements, and includes necessary forms and instructions for program participants. This Guidebook also describes the Energy Commission’s system for tracking and verifying compliance with the RPS.

KeywordS: biodiesel, biogas, biomass, certificates, certification, conduit hydroelectric, digester gas, eligibility, geothermal, landfill gas, multi-fuel, municipal solid waste, ocean wave, photovoltaic, power purchase agreement, renewable energy, Renewables Portfolio Standard, repowered, retail sales, small hydroelectric, solar, thermal, supplemental energy payments, tradable renewable energy certificates, TRECs, wind, Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System, WREGIS

Author(s):  Heather Raitt

Commission Division:    Renewables Program (300)

Office/Program:    Renewables Portfolio Standard

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Date Report Completed:    January 2008

Date On Line:    01/25/2008

Acrobat PDF File Size: 111 pages, 2,700 kilobytes**