California Administrative Code

(a) Any party seeking access to a computer model or data base shall serve on the sponsoring party a written explanation of why it requests access to the information and how its request relates to its interest or position in the proceeding. (b) Any sponsoring party shall provide t…

Service of process may be made on the commission by personal service on the chair, the executive director, or chief counsel, or as otherwise provided by law addressed as follows: ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 715 P STREET SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 ATTN: CHIE…

(a) Commission public meetings shall be recorded by stenographic reporter or electronic recording or both. The transcripts or recordings shall be electronically posted and available to the public. The transcript and decisions, orders, and resolutions approved in meetings shall be…

(a) Parties may, by written motion any time after the first prehearing conference and within 30 days after the last day of hearing, propose settlements on the resolution of any material issue of law or fact or on a mutually agreeable outcome to the proceeding. Settlements need no…

Parties may file comments contesting all or part of the settlement within 30 days of the date that the motion for adoption of settlement was served. Comments must specify the portions of the settlement that the party opposes, the legal basis of its opposition, and the factual iss…

In addition to all other powers conferred by this article, the chair or presiding member designated pursuant to Section 1204 shall have the power to: (a) Request and secure information as is relevant, or reasonably calculated to lead to discovery of relevant information, in carry…

The chair may designate a hearing officer to assist a committee in the conduct of any proceeding held pursuant to this Division. The chair may authorize a hearing officer to preside over proceedings held pursuant to this Division, except for site certification proceedings pursuan…

(a) Rights of Parties. Subject to the presiding member's authority to regulate a proceeding as prescribed in section 1210, and other rights identified in specific proceedings, each party shall have the right to call and examine witnesses, to offer oral and written testimony under…

(a) Questions from commissioners or staff are in order at any time. At the close of an oral statement, the presiding member may allow other persons to question a witness or person presenting a statement. (b) The presiding member may limit the time and scope of questioning.

(a) “Rulemaking proceedings” shall include any hearings designed for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule, regulation, or standard of general application, which implements, interprets or makes specific any provision of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code or any oth…

The complaint process identified in this Article is general in nature and may be modified or supplemented by requirements in other regulations applicable to specific types of violations. The complaint process describes how the executive director brings an action against any perso…

The respondent shall file an answer to the complaint within 45 days after service of the complaint. The answer shall include any information the respondent believes addresses the issues and violations alleged in the complaint.

(a) No sooner than 30 days after filing the answer under section 1233.2, the chair shall schedule the complaint to be considered at a hearing, as set forth in Chapter 2 of Article 1 of Title 20. For complaints seeking civil penalties under Public Resources Code section 25534.1, a…

(a) The Commission may, on its own motion or upon recommendation of the assigned Commissioner or Administrative Law Judge, direct the presentation of oral argument before it. (b) In ratesetting and quasi-legislative proceedings in which the assigned Commissioner has determined th…

(a) A proceeding shall stand submitted for decision by the Commission after the taking of evidence, the filing of briefs, and the presentation of oral argument as may have been prescribed. (b) A motion to set aside submission for the taking of additional evidence or argument, or …

(a) In any ratesetting proceeding, the assigned Commissioner shall be present at the closing argument, if any, and, if designated as presiding officer, shall be present for more than one-half of the hearing days. (b) In any ratesetting proceeding, a party may request the presence…

Each control area operator with California end users inside its control area, including without limitation the California Independent System operator, shall submit the following data: (a) Monthly Reports on Monthly System Peak Demand: monthly system peak demand in the control are…

(a) Quarterly UDC Reports. (1) Each UDC shall report the number of customers, revenue expressed in dollars, volume expressed in kWh for all electricity sold or delivered by the UDC during each of the previous three months as follows: (A) sales to bundled customers classified by c…

(a) Quarterly Gas Retailer Reports. Each gas retailer that does not report pursuant to 1308(c), shall report quarterly the following: (1) Natural Gas Sales. (A) monthly natural gas sales expressed in millions of therms; (B) monthly number of customers; and (C) monthly revenue exp…

(a) Monthly natural gas receipts. Each gas utility shall report quarterly all natural gas received by the gas utility for each of the previous three months, expressed in thousand cubic feet or therms; and the average heat content of the natural gas received, expressed in Btu per …

(a) Each interstate pipeline company shall report all natural gas receipts from sources inside California's border for each month during the previous quarter, expressed in thousand cubic feet or therms; and for each source of such natural gas, the average heat content of the natu…

(a) Beginning in 2022, and every year thereafter, each PACE program administrator shall report no later than September 15 to the Commission its annual investments in energy efficiency programs for the previous fiscal year. The report shall include: (1) Program name: title or name…

(a) Each electric transmission system owner shall submit a description of its existing electric transmission system, and its most recent transmission expansion plan and documentation of all input assumptions on which the plan is based. The electric transmission system description…

(a) A small LSE or small gas utility need not comply with the reporting requirements identified in §§ 1345, 1347, and 1348 of this Article if it provides the information required by § 1346. (b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Small LSE” means a…

(a) Disaggregated Demand Data Reporting. Each entity subject to requirements identified in this Section shall submit the required data via secure electronic method and shall adhere to the reporting requirements identified in Section 1342, with the exception of Section 1342 (h)(8)…

Each firm submitting one or more Petroleum Information Reports pursuant to the provisions of this article shall include the following information at the beginning of each report: (1) The name of the company; (2) The company address; (3) The name and telephone number of one or mor…

The CEC may need to obtain PIIRA information for the performance of its responsibilities that is not reported through weekly, monthly or annual reporting requirements pursuant to Public Resources Code section 25354(f). In such an event, the CEC may solicit for this information th…

(a) Method and Timing of Submissions (1) All submissions to the balancing authority required by subdivision (a)(2) of this section must be provided to the balancing authority by the generator, either directly or through a Scheduling Coordinator. (2) Each generator that provides m…

(a) A proposed decision shall be filed no later than 90 days after submission. (b) A presiding officer's decision shall be filed no later than 60 days after submission. (c) An alternate proposed decision shall be filed without undue delay. (d) A draft resolution shall not be file…

(a) On or after March 25, 1982, if insulating material is installed in an existing building, in any of the applications specified in California Administrative Code, Title 24, Section 2-5305, the installing contractor shall certify that the amount of insulation installed meets or …

(a) For purposes of filing an application for rehearing in a formal proceeding, “parties” include any person who is a party pursuant to Rule 1.4. (b) For purposes of filing an application for rehearing of a resolution, “parties” include any person described in paragraphs (1) thro…

(a) Testing Requirements. The manufacturer shall cause the testing of units of each basic model of appliance within the scope of section 1601 of this Article, using the applicable test method listed in section 1604 of this Article unless otherwise provided in subsection (c) of th…

(a) Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers. (1) The test methods for non-commercial refrigerators designed for the refrigerated storage of food at temperatures above 32°F and below 39°F, configured for general refrigerated food storage, non-commercial refrigerator-fre…

(a) Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers. (1) Non-Commercial Refrigerators, Non-Commercial Refrigerator-Freezers, and Non-Commercial Freezers. (A) The energy consumption of non-commercial refrigerators designed for the refrigerated storage of food at temperatures ab…

(a) Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers. (1) Energy Efficiency Standard for Coolers. The energy consumption of coolers manufactured before October 28, 2019 that are designed and sold for use by an individual shall be no greater than the applicable values shown in T…

(a) Filing of Statements. Each manufacturer shall electronically file with the Executive Director through the MAEDbS a statement for each appliance that is sold or offered for sale in California. The statement shall contain all of the information described in paragraphs (2) throu…

(a) Scope of Section 1607. Every unit of every appliance within the scope of section 1601 of this Article shall comply with the applicable provisions of this section. The effective dates of this section shall be the same as the effective dates shown in section 1605.1, 1605.2 or 1…

In approving a loan, the Enemy Commission shall specify the interest rate, consistent with subdivision (f) of section 3822 of the Public Resources Code, and shall specify the repayment term, the principal, and the number of installments.

(a) Testing. If section 1693 of this Article requires that a specific appliance type be tested, then the manufacturer shall cause the testing of units of each basic model of appliance within the scope of this Article and comply with the applicable provisions of this section. (1) …

(a) Every unit of every appliance within the scope of this Article shall comply with the applicable provisions of this section. (b) Pool controls. (1) Effective date. The standards for pool controls shall be effective with respect to products manufactured on or after September 29…

(a) Filing of Statements. (1) Each manufacturer shall electronically file with the Executive Director through the Flexible Appliance Database (FAD) a statement for each appliance that is sold or offered for sale in California. (2) The manufacturer statement shall contain the foll…

The data submittal requirements shown in this section are required pursuant to section 1695 of this Article. (a) All appliances. (1) The data submittal requirements shown in Table A-1 are required for all appliances subject to this Article. Required Information Possible Answers *…

(a) Compliance and Enforcement. (1) Any unit of any appliance subject to this Article may be sold or offered for sale, rented, imported, distributed or leased for use in California regardless of the physical location of the seller and includes, without limitation, transactions co…

(a) The request for compensation shall identify each issue resolved by the Commission for which the intervenor claims compensation, and shall specify the pages, findings, conclusions and/or ordering paragraphs in the Commission decision which resolve the issue. (b) The request fo…

(a) The executive director or the chief counsel shall have authority to request or otherwise obtain from the applicant such information as is necessary for a complete staff analysis of the notice or application. (b) Any party may request from the applicant any information reasona…

(a) Any time after acceptance, the applicant may withdraw the notice or application by filing and serving on all parties written notice of withdrawal. The notice of withdrawal must be authorized and verified in the same manner as the original notice or application, as provided in…

All hearings, presentations, conferences, meetings, workshops, and site visits shall be open to the public and noticed as required by section 1209; provided, however, these requirements do not apply to communications between parties, including staff, for the purpose of exchanging…

For all purposes, including but not limited to implementing sections 25530, 25531, and 25901 of the Public Resources Code, a decision or order is adopted, issued, final, and effective on the day it is filed, unless it states otherwise.

(a) The purpose of a notice, and such supporting documentation as may be filed concurrently with the notice, is to provide the commission, interested agencies, and interested members of the public with an informative document which does all of the following: (1) Accurately descri…

(a) If the commission finds that the construction and operation of a power plant and related facilities at a site would cause a significant adverse effect on the environment, the commission shall follow the provisions of this section. (1) The commission may find the site and rela…