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Guidelines, Publications, Reports, and Applications Forms for the Renewable Energy Program

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Overall Renewable Energy Program Guidebook Annual and Quarterly Reports
Consumer Education Program Emerging Renewables (Rebate) Program
Existing Renewable Facilities Program New Renewable Facilities Program
New Solar Homes Partnership Program Pilot Performance-Based Incentive Program
Renewables Portfolio Standard ProgramOld Guidebooks & Other/Miscellaneous Reports


Overall Renewable Energy Program Guidebook

Overall Program Guidebook, (THIRD Edition) publication # CEC-300-2010-008-CMF, adopted December 15, 2010. (PDF file, 37 pgs, 352 kb)

Note: Old guidebooks are archived. Click here.


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Consumer Education Program

2007 Consumer Education Guidebook

See 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)

Note: Old guidebooks are archived. Click here.

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Emerging Renewables (Rebate) Program

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 Guidebook - Final Guidebook, Twelfth Edition. Pub # CEC-300-2011-004-ED12-CMF. Posted: November 21, 2011. (PDF file, 60 pages, 2.2 mb).

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


Note: Previous guidebooks are archived. Click here.


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Existing Renewable Facilities Program


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New Renewable Facilities Program

Supplemental energy payments have been discontinued.


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New Solar Homes Partnership (NSHP) Program

New Solar Homes Partnership (NSHP) Guidebook - Third Edition - REVISED FINAL ADOPTED COMMISSION REPORT, publication # CEC-300-2010-001-CMF-REV1. Adopted: January 27, 2010. Revised: April 21, 2010. (PDF file, 73 pages, 1.7 megabytes)


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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)


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Renewables Portfolio Standard Program

Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) Eligibility Guidebook (FOURTH Edition), publication # CEC-300-2010-007-CMF, adopted December 15, 2010. Posted January 5, 2011. (Acrobat PDF file, 148 pages, 1.4 megabytes)

Overall Program Guidebook, (THIRD Edition) publication # CEC-300-2010-008CMF, adopted December 15, 2010. (PDF file, 37 pgs, 352 kb)

APPLICATION FORMS

All application forms, with the exception of the WREGIS Report Attestation, must be submitted unsigned in Excel® format by email to RPSTrack@energy.state.ca.us, and the original signed application forms must be mailed to:

California Energy Commission
Attn: RPS Certification
1516 9th Street, MS-45
Sacramento, CA 95814


The signed CEC-RPS-POU form may be submitted electronically in PDF format, and the WREGIS Report Attestation does not need to be submitted electronically.


Form Description Date Posted File Type
and Size
CEC-RPS-Track-Form RPS Track Form February 15, 2011 174 kb
CEC-RPS-Gen-Forms RPS Generators Form February 15, 2011 180 kb
CEC-RPS-Delivery RPS Delivery Form February 15, 2011 378 kb
CEC_RPS_Report_POU Reports by Publicly Owned Utilities March 30, 2011 2.81 mb
CEC-RPS-1A Application for Certification, California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program January 5, 2011 196 kb
CEC-RPS-1B Application for Pre-Certification, California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program January 5, 2011 196 kb
WREGIS Report Attestation WREGIS State/Provincial/Voluntary Compliance Report Attestation Form January 5, 2011 67.9 kb


Other Reports on the RPS


The Progress of California's Publicly Owned Utilties In Meeting The State's Renewable Portfolio Standard Requirements - CONSULTANT REPORT, publication # CEC-300-2008-005, posted December 11, 2008. (PDF file, 48 pgs, 688 kb)

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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Senate Bill 1 - Conditions for Solar Energy System Incentives



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Other / Miscellaneous Reports


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