Commission Issued Proposed Decision Modifying ReMAT Program and Directing Implementation
The Proposed Decision concludes that CCAs are not eligible to participate in ReMAT program due to the statute's language limiting the program to electrical corporations. The Commission postponed deciding whether to allow ReMAT procurement cost recovery through the Public Policy Program ("PPP") charge and has directed the IOUs to file a Tier 1 Advice Letter reporting data that reflects how cost-shifting has been avoided since BioMAT contract costs were allowed to be recovered through the PPP charge. Additionally, SDG&E is required to reopen its ReMAT program; and according to new rules, is still responsible for signing contracts with an additional 20.9 MW of ReMAT-eligible resources to meet its share of the statewide procurement target.
ReMAT Modifications to Meet Statutory Requirements
The Commission finds it reasonable for SDG&E to reopen its ReMAT program with the pricing mechanism adopted in D.20-10-005, and the ReMAT program modifications adopted in Sections 3.2 through 3.6 of this Proposed Decision. Although SDG&E complied with the thresholds and criteria established in 2013, it is still responsible for signing contracts with an additional 20.9 megawatts of ReMAT-eligible resources in order to meet its share of the statewide procurement target.
All three IOUs are directed to maintain their ReMAT tariffs and offer the standard PPAs for any product categories that have remaining capacity until their share of the 750- MW statewide procurement target is met. The Commission finds it appropriate to preserve the existing product categories as defined in the IOUs’ existing ReMAT tariffs and PPAs, with the additional flexibility described below.
The Commission establishes a de minimis threshold of less than one megawatt (0.99 MWs or below) as a trigger for capacity. If, 12 months following the issuance date of this decision, an IOU reaches the allocated capacity in one or more of the three product categories (or a de minimis threshold of 0.99 MWs or below), and there is remaining capacity in the other product category (or categories), the IOU shall file a Tier 2 Advice Letter seeking authorization to combine product categories to make the remaining ReMAT capacity also available to projects in the product category (or categories) that has no remaining capacity. If two product categories have remaining capacity, the fully subscribed category shall be combined with the one that has the most remaining capacity. Subsequently, if that category becomes fully subscribed, the IOU shall file another Tier 2 Advice Letter seeking authorization to combine all three categories, so any product type may utilize the remaining capacity.
Once an IOU has reached the de minimis threshold of less than one megawatt (0.99 MWs or less) in its ReMAT capacity allocation in total, it shall file a Tier 2 Advice Letter seeking Energy Division review and approval of its request to close its ReMAT program.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (collectively, the IOUs) shall adjust Renewable Market Adjusting Tariff (ReMAT) contract prices by time of delivery factors in accordance with the adjustments, if any, they apply to other RPS contracts.
No later than 30 days following the issuance of this Decision, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison Company shall each file a Tier 2 advice letter with modified Renewable Market Adjusting Tariff (ReMAT) tariffs and power purchase agreements that ensure the appropriate hardware or software controls are in place to ensure that co-located storage is solely charged from onsite renewable generation; propose any modifications to their ReMAT tariff and PPAs necessary to ensure ReMAT projects that are already connected to the transmission system, or that share transformers or other interconnection facilities are eligible to participate in ReMAT; and reflect the required attestation and specific provisions defined in Section 399.20(n).
