Announcements
With the end of the Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) Compliance Period (CP) 4 (2021-2024), California Energy Commission (CEC) staff are providing a courtesy reminder of some of the reporting and compliance requirements due no later than July 1, 2025. POUs are responsible for meeting all RPS procurement, compliance, and reporting requirements, as detailed in the RPS Eligibility Guidebook, Ninth Edition (Revised) (RPS Guidebook) and the Modifications of Regulations Specifying Enforcement Procedures for the Renewables Portfolio Standard for Local Publicly Owned Electric Utilities (RPS POU Regulations).
Load serving entities do not need to wait until July 1 to report if they are able to report sooner. Staff are moving to a first come first served approach so the sooner the information is reported, the sooner staff should be able to get to it.
Annual Reporting Requirement
Annual reporting requirements are due the first weekday of July. Please make sure all the following documents, if required for WREGIS claims, have been submitted to the RPS Online System. Without these documents, the Verification and Compliance team are unable to complete the analysis and reports for CP 4. For guidance and instructions on the documents required, please refer to the RPS – Verification and Compliance page.
| Year | Report |
|---|---|
| 2021 - 2024 | Annual Summary Report |
| 2021 - 2024 | WREGIS Report |
| 2021 -2024 | Newly executed and amended POU Contracts |
| 2021 - 2024 | WREGIS CA e-Tag Report (POUs with non-CBA PCC 1 or 2 claims) |
| 2021 - 2024 | CEC Schedule 3 e-Tag Report (POUs with non-CBA PCC 1 or 2 claims not tracked in WREGIS) |
| 2021 - 2024 | CEC Schedule 4 Hourly Report (POUs with non-CBA PCC 1 claims) |
Long Term Contract Requirement
Pursuant to Public Utilities (PUC) Code Section 399.13(b), CP 4, and subsequent CPs, includes a Long-Term Procurement Requirement requiring that 65% of an LSE’s RPS procurement shall be from long-term procurement. Long-term procurement refers to procurement from long-term contracts, ownership, or ownership agreements, as specified in Section 3204(d) of the RPS POU Regulations and further discussed in the Regulatory Advisory RPS POU 2022-09-21.
Optional Compliance Measures
Each POU should ensure its Optional Compliance Measures (OCMs), listed in table below, are up-to-date and have been adopted at a noticed public meeting of the governing board of the POU prior to the end of CP 4, consistent with RPS POU Regulations Section 3205 and 3206. OCM rules adopted under RPS POU Regulations Section 3206 shall be in place and described in a POU’s renewable energy resources procurement plan or enforcement program for a given compliance period if the POU intends to rely on these rules to satisfy or delay its RPS procurement requirements.
| Optional Compliance Measure | Relevant Code Section |
|---|---|
| Delay of Timely Compliance | RPS POU Regulations Sections 3205 (a)-(b), 3206 (a)(2), 3206 (b)-(e) |
| Cost Limitation | RPS POU Regulations Sections 3205 (a)-(b), 3206(a)(3), 3206 (b)-(e) |
| Portfolio Balance Reduction | RPS POU Regulations Sections 3205 (a)-(b), 3206 (a)(4), 3206 (b)-(d), 3206 (f) |
If you have any questions for CEC staff regarding this announcement, please email rpstrack@energy.ca.gov.
The RPS eligibility guidebook is the authority for facility certification requirements and generation reporting requirements. The guidebook is the primary resource to learn about RPS participation and overall program guidance. Please also refer to its corresponding RPS Resolution No. 17-0712-04. Previous guidebook editions are also available.
The RPS program uses an online portal to interact with stakeholders. The portal is used for program involvement activities, including:
- Viewing a public list of RPS facilities.
- Applying for RPS certification of a facility.
- Reporting generation claims to Energy Commission staff.
The processes and formulas that the Energy Commission staff uses to determine the eligibility and quality of renewable generation are in the Verification Methodology Report.
The Energy Commission is responsible for verification and compliance of local publicly owned electric utilities (POU). Specific requirements are in the enforcement regulations.