STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION
AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

In the Matter of:                       )     Docket No. 03-IEP-01, 02-REN-1038, 
                                        )     And 04-DIST-GEN-1
Informational Proceeding and            )     NOTICE OF COMMITTEE WORKSHOP
Preparation of the 2004 Integrated      )     RE:   Accelerated Renewable Energy
Energy Policy Report (IEPR) Update      )           Development (Renewable 
________________________________________)           Distributed Generation)

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE WORKSHOP ON
RENEWABLE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION


Attachment A Attachment B

 

The California Energy Commission's (Energy Commission) 2004-2005 Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR) Committee and the Renewables Committee (Committees) will conduct a workshop on renewable distributed generation (DG) to seek input for the 2004 IEPR update. Commissioner John L. Geesman is the Presiding Member, and Commissioner James D. Boyd is the Associate Member of the IEPR Committee. Commissioner John L. Geesman is also the Presiding Member and Commissioner Jackalyne Pfannenstiel is the Associate Member of the Renewables Committee. The workshop will be held:

JUNE 8, 2004
10:00 a.m.
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
1516 Ninth Street
Hearing Room A
Sacramento, California
(Wheelchair Accessible)

Note: Audio from this workshop will be broadcast over the Internet.
For details on listening in, please go to: www.energy.ca.gov/realaudio/

As part of the 2004 IEPR update, the workshop will focus on the status of and long-term strategies for incentive programs and policies for renewable DG (See Attachment A for the agenda).

The Committees are seeking the active participation of all interested parties in discussing these topics and defining the scope of this project; additionally, the Committees would appreciate written responses to the specific questions contained in Attachment B. Written comments may be submitted in advance of the workshop or as reply comments following the workshop. [See Workshop Comments].

Background

The Energy Commission adopts an IEPR every two years and updates the report every other year. In the 2003 IEPR, the Energy Commission stated that it would conduct a process to examine accelerated renewable development as part of the 2004 IEPR update. This part of the 2004 IEPR update will provide information and suggest policy steps to the Governor and Legislature regarding California's long-term renewable energy targets including renewable DG applications. More specifically, the update will discuss recent activities and policy recommendations affecting the Emerging Renewables Program at the Energy Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) Self-Generation Incentive Program, prospects for establishing a significant solar penetration on new homes in the state, net-metering policies, and other renewable DG opportunities and barriers.

For ongoing work on DG issues more generally, see the Energy Commission's DG proceeding (04-DIST-GEN-1) and the CPUC proceeding regarding DG and distributed energy resources (R.04-03-017). Information from this June 8, 2004 workshop will be useful to the DG proceedings to the extent that it applies. The 2005 IEPR will contain a discussion of DG and distributed energy resources from these latter two proceedings, including both renewable and non-renewable technologies.

Workshop Comments

The Energy Commission encourages members of the public to submit written comments. Written comments submitted before the workshop are requested by close of business June 4, 2004. Written comments may also be submitted at the workshop, and parties will have the opportunity to submit reply comments following the workshop by June 15, 2004.

Parties may file a single copy electronically with the Docket Unit and follow up with an original copy by mail. The Energy Commission encourages comments to be submitted by e-mail so that comments may be posted on the IEPR proceeding Web page. If you cannot send comments by e-mail, please provide original and 12 copies by mail or in person to the Energy Commission's Docket Unit. All written materials filed with the Docket Unit through e-mail, regular mail, or in person will become part of the public record in this proceeding.

If filing comments by e-mail, please send one e-mail to docket@energy.state.ca.us with the "03-IEP-01, 02-REN-1038, and 04-DIST-GEN-1" as the subject line and follow up with one original copy to the address below. Otherwise, please send or deliver written materials to:

California Energy Commission
Re: Docket Nos. 03-IEP-01, 02-REN-1038, and 04-DIST-GEN-1
Docket Unit, MS-4
1516 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-5504

Public Participation

The Energy Commission's Public Adviser, Margret J. Kim, provides the public assistance in participating in Energy Commission activities. If you would like information on how to participate in this workshop, please contact the Public Adviser's Office by phone at (916) 654-4489 or toll free at (800) 822-6228, by FAX at (916) 654-4493, or by e-mail at pao@energy.state.ca.us. If you have a disability and require assistance to participate in this workshop, please contact Lou Quiroz at (916) 654-5146 at least five days in advance.

If you have questions on the technical subject matter of this notice, please contact Tim Tutt at (916) 654-4590 or ttutt@energy.state.ca.us News media inquiries should be directed to Claudia Chandler, Assistant Executive Director, at (916) 654-4989.

 

JOHN L. GEESMAN Commissioner and Presiding Member IEPR Committee	JAMES D. BOYD Commissioner and Associate Member IEPR Committee
JACKALYNE PFANNENSTIEL Commissioner and Associate Member Renewables Committee