California Code of Regulations, Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy
Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
(Acrobat PDF file, 519 pages, 1.6 megabytes, posted February 6, 2008)
Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
(Acrobat PDF file, 519 pages, 1.6 megabytes, posted February 6, 2008)
CEC Publication No.: CEC-140-2008-001
Current as of December 2007
Regulations Pertaining to theRules of Practice and Procedure and Power Plant Site Certification These are the relevant sections under Title 20:
Chapter 2 (Sections 1101-1237)
Chapter 5 (Sections 1701-2031)
Chapter 6 (Sections 2301, 2305, 2306, 2308)
Chapter 7 (Sections 2501-2557)
On February 28, 2007, the California Energy Commission adopted amendments to its power plant siting regulations. On March 28, 2007, the amendments were approved by the Office of Administrative Law and filed with the Secretary of State and became effective that day.
Download Rules of Practice and Procedure and Power Plant Site Certification
(Acrobat PDF file, 148 pages, 492 kilobytes, posted April 18, 2007.)
(Acrobat PDF file, 148 pages, 492 kilobytes, posted April 18, 2007.)
Note: Printed copies of this document can be ordered through the Commission's Publications Unit by calling 916-654-5200.
Portions of Title 20 of the California Code of Regulations contain the statutes relating to power plant siting certification. The regulations refer frequently and cite the Warren-Alquist Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act, which can be found on this Internet site. Chapter 6 of the Warren-Alquist Act deals specifically with Power Facility and Site Certification. Because of the far too numerous citations of the Warren-Alquist Act, Internet hyperlinks were not established between Title 20 and the Act.
The California Energy Commission has the statutory authority to site and license thermal power plants that are rated at 50 megawatts and larger. For more information about Commission Power Plant Siting Procedures, please contact the Commission at:
Energy Facilities Siting Division
1516 Ninth Street, MS-16
Sacramento, CA 95814