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454.51
. The commission shall do all of the following:
(a) Identify a diverse and balanced portfolio of resources needed
to ensure a reliable electricity supply that provides optimal
integration of renewable energy in a cost-effective manner. The
portfolio shall rely upon zero carbon-emitting resources to the
maximum extent reasonable and be designed to achieve any statewide
greenhouse gas emissions limit established pursuant to the California
Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with
Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code) or any successor
legislation.
(b) Direct each electrical corporation to include, as part of its
proposed procurement plan, a strategy for procuring best-fit and
least-cost resources to satisfy the portfolio needs identified by the
commission pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) Ensure that the net costs of any incremental renewable energy
integration resources procured by an electrical corporation to
satisfy the need identified in subdivision (a) are allocated on a
fully nonbypassable basis consistent with the treatment of costs
identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 365.1.
(d) Permit community choice aggregators to submit proposals for
satisfying their portion of the renewable integration need identified
in subdivision (a). If the commission finds this need is best met
through long-term procurement commitments for resources, community
choice aggregators shall also be required to make long-term
commitments for resources. The commission shall approve proposals
pursuant to this subdivision if it finds all of the following:
(1) The resources proposed by a community choice aggregator will
provide equivalent integration of renewable energy.
(2) The resources proposed by a community choice aggregator will
promote the efficient achievement of state energy policy objectives,
including reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
(3) Bundled customers of an electrical corporation will be
indifferent from the approval of the community choice aggregator
proposals.
(4) All costs resulting from nonperformance will be borne by the
electrical corporation or community choice aggregator responsible for
them.