Section 379.7 Of Article 6. Requirements For The Public Utilities Commission From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.3. >> Article 6.
379.7
. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the
demonstration project authorized pursuant to this section, at the
Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, to determine actual energy and cost
savings that may be achieved when investments are made onsite to both
reduce overall electricity demand and to offset peak electricity
demand through the installation of (1) cost-effective energy
efficient equipment and fixtures, and (2) a photovoltaic solar energy
system, will provide valuable empirical data upon which to optimize
future ratepayer investments in cost-effective energy efficiency and
photovoltaic solar systems.
(b) (1) The demonstration project authorized pursuant to this
section shall be referred to as the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds EE
and PV Synergy Demonstration Project.
(2) To ensure that potential energy and cost savings from
cost-effective energy efficient equipment and fixtures are achieved,
the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds shall do both of the following:
(A) Implement the recommendations of the energy audit performed on
July 27, 2004.
(B) Include cost-effective energy efficient equipment and fixtures
in all future expansions of the fairgrounds.
(3) To ensure that potential energy and cost savings are achieved
from a photovoltaic solar energy system of up to 630 kilowatts
installed at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, the photovoltaic solar
energy system shall meet both of the following criteria:
(A) Be installed in a manner that optimizes operating efficiency,
including appropriate siting.
(B) Consist of components that are new and unused and have a
warranty of not less than 10 years to protect against defects and
undue degradation of electrical generation output.
(c) An electrical corporation providing electrical service to the
Antelope Valley Fairgrounds shall, by February 1, 2006, file with the
commission a tariff providing for an incentive rate consistent with
this section. The incentive rate shall provide stability and
certainty over a 10-year period in an amount and in a manner to
support investment in, and to test the durability of, the
photovoltaic solar energy system installed at the fairgrounds. The
incentive rate, together with an incentive from the self-generation
incentive program that recognizes the energy efficiency investments
made at the fairgrounds as authorized pursuant to Section 379.6,
shall provide for a 10-year payback period for the photovoltaic solar
energy system. The incentive rate shall not result in any cost
shifting among customer classes of the electrical corporation.
(d) Actual energy and cost savings shall be determined through
annual energy audits and ongoing metering of electricity used and
electricity produced on a time-of-use basis.
(e) The demonstration project will be complete 10 years from the
date the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds first takes electrical service
pursuant to the incentive rate required by this section.
(f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2017, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2017, deletes or extends
that date.