Guidelines, Publications, Reports, and Applications Forms for the Renewable Energy Program
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Overall Renewable Energy Program Guidebook
Overall Program Guidebook, Second Edition. Publication # CEC-300-2007-003-ED2-CMF, adopted December 19, 2007, posted: January 23, 2008. (PDF file, 32 pgs, 184 kb)
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Consumer Education Program - Discontinued
This program has been discontinued. Guidebook and its links have been removed.
Please see the Consumer Education Archive for older materials produced under this program area.
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Customer Credit Program - Discontinued
This program has been discontinued, and its Guidebook and links have been removed. Below is the final report to the Governor and Legislature about this program.
Customer Credit Renewable Resources Account: Report to the Governor and Legislature - Commission Report, publication Number 500-03-008F. On line April 21, 2003, (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 42 pages, 355 kb)
Emerging Renewables (Rebate) Program
Emerging Renewables Program Guidebook, Eighth Edition, publication # CEC-300-2006-001-ED8F, adopted: December 13, 2006. Posted: December 21, 2006. (Adobe PDF 52 pgs, 381 kb).
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS GUIDEBOOK IS FOR WIND AND FUEL CELL SYSTEMS ONLY AFTER JANUARY 1, 2007! Solar electricity systems after January 1, 2007, are handled by the CPUC under the California Solar Initiative. Please see the Go Solar California! website
Please note that this Guidebook is for Wind and Fuel Cell Systems ONLY.
Solar electricity systems for existing homes after January 1, 2007, are handled by the CPUC under the California Solar Initiative.
Please visit the Go Solar California website for solar incentives information.
Emerging Renewables Program Systems Verification Report 2004-2005, publication # CEC-300-2005-019. Posted: February 27, 2006 (PDF file, 102 pgs, 669 kb)
APPLICATION FORMS (Updated January 31, 2006)
For Wind and Fuel Cell Systems Only
CEC-1038-R1 (Reservation Request Form)
CA STD. 204 (Payee Data Record)
CEC-1038-R2 (Rebate Payment Claim Form)
CEC-1038-R3 (Minimum Warranty Form)
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Existing Renewable Facilities Program
Existing Renewable Facilities Program Guidebook, (Fourth Edition), publication # CEC-300-2007-005-CMF. Posted: March 29, 2007, adopted at March 14, 2007, Energy Commission Business Meeting. (Adobe PDF 48 pgs, 348 kb).
APPLICATION FORMS (Updated: March 29, 2007)
CEC-1205-E1 (Application for Funding Eligibility)
CEC-1205-E2 (Monthly Invoice Report)
CEC-1205-E3 (Authorized Signatures Form)
CEC-1205-E4 (Biomass and Fossil Fuel Usage Report for Biomass)
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New Renewable Facilities Program
Supplemental energy payments have been discontinued.
Note: Old guidebooks are archived. Click here.
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Pilot Performance-Based Incentive Program - Concluded
The Pilot PBI Program has concluded.
Preliminary Evaluation of Pilot Performance-Based Incentive Program, Staff Report, publication # CEC-300-2007-011. Posted: September 17, 2007. (PDF file, 58 pgs, 720 kb)
Renewables Portfolio Standard Program
Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) Eligibility Guidebook (THIRD Edition), publication # CEC-300-2007-006-ED3-CMF, adopted December 19, 2007. (Acrobat PDF file, 111 pages, 2.7 megabytes)
Overall Program Guidebook, (SECOND Edition) publication # CEC-300-2007-003-ED2-CMF, adopted December 19, 2007. (PDF file, 32 pgs, 184 kb)
APPLICATION FORMS (Updated March 14, 2008)
| Form # | Description | Date Posted | PDF File | Word or Excel File |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEC-RPS-1A/1B | Instructions/notes for Completing the CEC-RPS-1A/B California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program | 1/28/08 | n/a | |
| CEC-RPS-1A | Application for Certification, California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program | 1/25/08 | ||
| CEC-RPS-1A-S1 | Certification Supplement 1 - Biofuels, California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program | 1/25/08 | ||
| CEC-RPS-1A-S2 | Certification Supplement 2 - Small Hydroelectric, California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program | 1/25/08 | ||
| CEC-RPS-1A-S3 | Certification Supplement 3 - Out-of-State Facilities, California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program | 1/25/08 | ||
| CEC-RPS-1B | Application for Pre-Certification, California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program | 1/25/08 | ||
| CEC-RPS-1B-S1 | Pre-Certification Supplement 1 - Biofuels, California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program | 1/25/08 | ||
| CEC-RPS-1B-S2 | Pre-Certification Supplement 2 - Small Hydroelectric, California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program | 1/25/08 | ||
| CEC-RPS-1B-S3 | Pre-Certification Supplement 3 - Out-of-State Facilities, California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program | 1/25/08 | ||
| CEC-RPS-2 Final 50 Facilities | Utility Application for Certification of Renewable Facility | 1/25/08 | n/a | |
| CEC-RPS-2 Final 200 Facilities | Utility Application for Certification of Renewable Facility | 1/25/08 | n/a | |
| CEC-RPS-Gen-Forms | RPS Generators Form | 1/25/08 | n/a | |
| CEC-RPS-Track-Form | RPS Track Form | 1/25/08 | n/a | |
| CEC-RPS-POU | Reports by Publicly Owned Utilities | 3/14/08 | n/a |
Other Reports on the RPS
Renewables Portfolio Standard 2005 Procurement Verification- Commission Final Report, publication # CEC-300-2007-001-CMF, adopted August 1, 2007. (PDF file, 131 pages, 508 kb)
A Summary and Comparison of the Time of Delivery Factors Developed by the California Investor-Owned Utilities for Use in Renewable Portfolio Standard Solicitations, publication # CEC-300-2006-015, adopted August 2006. (PDF file, 30 pages, 436 kb)
Summary of California Energy Commission Renewables Portfolio Standards (RPS) Contractor Reports and the Status of RPS Contracting and Regulations, publication # CEC-300-2006-012, adopted June 23, 2006. (PDF file, 27 pages, 103 kb)
Building a "Margin of Safety" Into Renewable Energy Procurements: A Review of Experience with Contract Failure, publication # CEC-300-2006-004, adopted January 2006. (PDF file, 53 pages, 852 kb)
Publicly Owned Electric Utilities and the California Renewable Portfolio Standard: A Summary of Data Collection Activities, publication # CEC-300-2005-023, adopted November 4, 2005. (PDF file, 29 pages, 222 kb)
Preliminary Stakeholder Evaluation of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard, publication # CEC-300-2005-011, adopted June 17, 2005. (PDF file, 70 pages, 856 kb)
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Other / Miscellaneous Reports
- OLD GUIDEBOOKS (For guidebooks and application forms for 2004 or before)
- Annual & Quarterly Reports on the Renewable Energy Program
- Archive of Marketing & Consumer Education Materials
Also see our general Energy Commission Renewable Office Reports.
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