Section 399.26 Of Article 16. California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.3. >> Article 16.
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. (a) In order for the state to meet the requirements of the
California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, substantially
increased amounts of electricity generated by eligible renewable
energy resources must be integrated with, and interconnected to, the
transmission grid that is either owned by, or under the operational
control of, the local publicly owned electric utilities and the
transmission grid that is under the operational control of the
Independent System Operator.
(b) The Independent System Operator and the balancing authority of
each area in California shall do both of the following:
(1) Work cooperatively to integrate and interconnect eligible
renewable energy resources to the transmission grid by the most
efficient means possible with the goal of minimizing the impact and
cost of new transmission needed to meet both reliability needs and
the renewables portfolio standard procurement requirements.
(2) Accomplish the requirements of paragraph (1) in a manner that
respects the ownership, business, and dispatch models for
transmission facilities owned by electrical corporations, local
publicly owned electric utilities, joint powers agencies, and
independent transmission companies.
(c) The Independent System Operator shall seek any approvals from
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that are necessary to
accomplish the goals and requirements of this article.
(d) In order to maintain electric service reliability and to
minimize the construction of fossil fuel electrical generation
capacity to support the integration of intermittent renewable
electrical generation into the electrical grid, by July 1, 2011, the
commission shall determine the effective load carrying capacity of
wind and solar energy resources on the California electrical grid.
The commission shall use those effective load carrying capacity
values in establishing the contribution of wind and solar energy
resources toward meeting the resource adequacy requirements
established pursuant to Section 380.