ALJ Ruling on 2021 RPS Plans

• RPS Plans must demonstrate alignment with updated SB 100 goal of 60% renewable energy by 2030 and 100% renewable and carbon-free resources by 2045.

• In D. 19-02-007 the Commission directed CCAs and ESPs to “include more granular information regarding planning” to demonstrate that that they will comply with the RPS requirements, including imminent sharp increases in long term procurement requirements.”

• There are no new narrative categories required in the 2021 RPS Plans, but some changes were made to the requirements within the narrative responses:

• Cost Quantification

               o Actual Direct Expenditures and Revenue- per year

               o Actual REC Procurement- per year

               o Forecast Direct Expenditures and Revenue- per year

               o Forecast REC Procurement (MWh) -per year

               o Incremental Utility Rate Impact- per year

•       Safety

               o  Additional guidance is provided for LSE's that do not own resources.

•       RPS/IRP Alignment

               o  If a retail seller plans to update its Resource Data Template (RDT) filed in R.20-05-003 later in 2021, then it must summarize the impacts of the updated RDT                    on unique RPS contracts and procurement in RPS Plan Section XV.

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