NOTICE TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF CHANGES TO THE
Emerging Renewables Program Guidebook

The California Energy Commission will hold a regularly scheduled Business Meeting on:

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2005
10 a.m.
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
1516 Ninth Street
First Floor, Hearing Room A
Sacramento, California
(Wheelchair Accessible)
Audio from this meeting will be broadcast over the Internet.
For details, please go to:

www.energy.ca.gov/webcast/

As part of the June 22, 2005, Business Meeting, the Energy Commission will consider adopting revisions to the Guidebook for the Emerging Renewables Program (Guidebook). This Guidebook was initially adopted in February 2003, and later revised in December 2003, May 2004, June 2004 and January 2005.

The Energy Commission's Renewables Committee (Committee) recommends these Guidebook revisions pursuant to Public Resources Code section 25747, which authorizes the Energy Commission to adopt substantive changes to the Guidebook upon providing 10 days written notice. Changes shall take effect once approved at a publicly noticed meeting.

Public comments were solicited on the draft Guidebook revisions as part of a Committee workshop held on June 1, 2005. The Committee has considered these public comments in recommending the proposed Guidebook revisions. In summary, these proposed revisions do the following:

• Maintain the current rebate levels for eligible renewable energy technology
• Raise the potential capacity factor of systems from 25 percent to 30 percent for purposes of determining the amount of funds reserved under the Pilot Performance-Based Incentive program
• Remove the requirement that program participants provide a utility letter of authorization in order to verify a system's approved interconnection to the utility distribution grid
• Suspend the Solar School Program element until further notice
• Clarify requirements for affordable housing projects
• Clarify requirements for new construction development projects
• Make other clarifying changes

The proposed Guidebook revisions were posted on the Energy Commission's website on June 10, 2005, at:

www.energy.ca.gov/renewables/emerging_renewables.html

Participants of this proceeding were notified electronically on June 10, 2005, of the Energy Commission's scheduled adoption of the proposed Guidebook revisions, and were directed to the above website for an electronic copy of these revisions.

Hard copies of the proposed Guidebook revisions may be obtained by contacting Janet Preis by phone at (916) 654-4524 or by e-mail at [jpreis@energy.state.ca.us].

Written Comments

The Energy Commission encourages members of the public to submit written comments on the proposed Guidebook revisions in advance of the Business Meeting. An original and 21 copies of any comments filed by mail or in person should be provided to the Energy Commission's Docket Unit. Parties may also file a single copy electronically with the Docket Unit and follow up with an original copy by mail. If you are providing written comments at the Business Meeting, please make an additional 50 copies available at the beginning of the meeting.

Please send or deliver written materials to:

California Energy Commission
Re: Docket No. 02-REN-1038
Docket Unit, MS-4
1516 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-5504
E-Mail: docket@energy.state.ca.us

All written materials filed with the Docket Unit will become part of the public record in this proceeding. The Energy Commission strongly encourages parties to file written comments by close of business June 20, 2005, but will accept written comments up to the day of the Business Meeting.

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 meeting, 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 meeting, please contact Lou Quiroz at (916) 654-5146 at least five days in advance.

If you have technical questions concerning the subject matter of this notice, please contact Bill Blackburn by phone at (916) 657-1002 or by e-mail at [bblackbu@energy.state.ca.us]. News media inquiries should be directed to Claudia Chandler, Assistant Executive Director, at (916) 654-4989.

______/signed/_______ John L. Geesman, Commissioner and Presiding Member Renewables Committee

______/signed/_______ Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, Vice Chair and Associate Member Renewables Committee

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