Section 399.25 Of Article 16. California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.3. >> Article 16.
399.25
. The Energy Commission shall do all of the following:
(a) Certify eligible renewable energy resources that it determines
meet the criteria described in subdivision (e) of Section 399.12.
(b) Design and implement an accounting system to verify compliance
with the renewables portfolio standard by retail sellers and local
publicly owned electric utilities, to ensure that electricity
generated by an eligible renewable energy resource is counted only
once for the purpose of meeting the renewables portfolio standard of
this state or any other state, to certify renewable energy credits
produced by eligible renewable energy resources, and to verify retail
product claims in this state or any other state. In establishing the
guidelines governing this accounting system, the Energy Commission
shall collect data from electricity market participants that it deems
necessary to verify compliance of retail sellers and local publicly
owned electric utilities, in accordance with the requirements of this
article and the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
Government Code). In seeking data from electrical corporations, the
Energy Commission shall request data from the commission. The
commission shall collect data from electrical corporations and remit
the data to the Energy Commission within 90 days of the request.
(c) Establish a system for tracking and verifying renewable energy
credits that, through the use of independently audited data,
verifies the generation of electricity associated with each renewable
energy credit and protects against multiple counting of the same
renewable energy credit. The Energy Commission shall consult with
other western states and with the WECC in the development of this
system.
(d) Certify, for purposes of compliance with the renewables
portfolio standard requirements by a retail seller, the eligibility
of renewable energy credits associated with eligible renewable energy
resources procured by a local publicly owned electric utility, if
the Energy Commission determines that all of the conditions of
Section 399.31 have been met.