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454.52
. (a) (1) Commencing in 2017, and to be updated regularly
thereafter, the commission shall adopt a process for each
load-serving entity, as defined in Section 380, to file an integrated
resource plan, and a schedule for periodic updates to the plan, to
ensure that load-serving entities do the following:
(A) Meet the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets
established by the State Air Resources Board, in coordination with
the commission and the Energy Commission, for the electricity sector
and each load-serving entity that reflect the electricity sector's
percentage in achieving the economywide greenhouse gas emissions
reductions of 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2030.
(B) Procure at least 50 percent eligible renewable energy
resources by December 31, 2030, consistent with Article 16
(commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3.
(C) Enable each electrical corporation to fulfill its obligation
to serve its customers at just and reasonable rates.
(D) Minimize impacts on ratepayers' bills.
(E) Ensure system and local reliability.
(F) Strengthen the diversity, sustainability, and resilience of
the bulk transmission and distribution systems, and local
communities.
(G) Enhance distribution systems and demand-side energy
management.
(H) Minimize localized air pollutants and other greenhouse gas
emissions, with early priority on disadvantaged communities
identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) (A) The commission may authorize all source procurement for
electrical corporations that includes various resource types
including demand-side resources, supply side resources, and resources
that may be either demand-side resources or supply side resources,
taking into account the differing electrical corporations' geographic
service areas, to ensure that each load-serving entity meets the
goals set forth in paragraph (1).
(B) The commission may approve procurement of resource types that
will reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity
sector and meet the other goals specified in paragraph (1), but due
to the nature of the technology or fuel source may not compete
favorably in price against other resources over the time period of
the integrated resource plan.
(b) (1) Each load-serving entity shall prepare and file an
integrated resource plan consistent with paragraph (2) of subdivision
(a) on a time schedule directed by the commission and subject to
commission review.
(2) Each electrical corporation's plan shall follow the provisions
of Section 454.5.
(3) The plan of a community choice aggregator shall be submitted
to its governing board for approval and provided to the commission
for certification, consistent with paragraph (5) of subdivision (a)
of Section 366.2, and shall achieve the following:
(A) Economic, reliability, environmental, security, and other
benefits and performance characteristics that are consistent with the
goals set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(B) A diversified procurement portfolio consisting of both
short-term and long-term electricity and electricity-related and
demand reduction products.
(C) The resource adequacy requirements established pursuant to
Section 380.
(4) The plan of an electric service provider shall achieve the
goals set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) through a
diversified portfolio consisting of both short-term and long-term
electricity, electricity-related, and demand reduction products.
(c) To the extent that additional procurement is authorized for
the electrical corporation in the integrated resource plan or the
procurement process authorized pursuant to Section 454.5, the
commission shall ensure that the costs are allocated in a fair and
equitable manner to all customers consistent with 454.51, that there
is no cost-shifting among customers of load-serving entities, and
that community choice aggregators may self-provide renewable
integration resources consistent with Section 454.51.
(d) In order to eliminate redundancy and increase efficiency, the
process adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall incorporate, and
not duplicate, any other planning processes of the commission.