California Public Utilities Code

§ 399.25

PUC § 399.25 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 2.3 · Art. 16

Statute text

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 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) 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.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 397. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.