California Administrative Code

(a) Within thirty (30) days of the filing of an application pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 25540.2(a) and Section 1803 of these regulations, the committee shall hold a hearing for the sole purpose of determining whether the proposed site is reasonably capable of supply…

(a) The opt-in application shall contain all the information specified by Appendix B of this chapter and meet the general requirements set forth in section 1704(a) of title 20. For categories of information contained in Appendix B not relevant to the project, the application shal…

(a) Any time after acceptance, the applicant may withdraw the opt-in application by filing a written notice of withdrawal. The notice of withdrawal must be authorized and verified in the same manner as the original opt-in application, as provided in section 1707 of title 20. (b) …

(a) Costs eligible for reimbursement. (1) Local agencies shall be reimbursed for costs incurred in accordance with actual services performed by the local agency, provided that the local agency follows the procedures set forth in this section. These costs include: (A) permit fees,…

The executive director or designee may request information from the applicant necessary to complete an analysis of the application for an exemption.

All applications shall state clearly and concisely the authorization or relief sought; shall cite by appropriate reference the statutory provision or other authority under which Commission authorization or relief is sought; shall be verified by at least one applicant (see Rule 1.…

(a) The “generating capacity” of an electric generating facility means the maximum gross rating of the plant's turbine generator(s), in megawatts (“MW”), minus the minimum auxiliary load. (b) The “maximum gross rating” of the plant's turbine generator(s) shall be determined accor…

(a) Any applicant requesting that the commission reach a decision on an application for certification within six months after acceptance of the application shall meet the requirements of this section. (b) To be eligible for a decision within six months after acceptance of an appl…

Within 90 days after acceptance of the application, any party may file a data request of the applicant or of any other party. Absent an objection pursuant to section 1716(f), the applicant or other party shall provide the information requested within 20 days of the date that the …

(a) Within 60 days after the acceptance of an application under this Article, the California Independent System Operator or other interconnecting authority and all local, regional, and state agencies that have jurisdiction over the project or would have jurisdiction, but for the …

(a) Within 20 days after the end of the hearings held under section 2029, the presiding member of the committee shall, in consultation with the other committee member, file a proposed decision in accordance with sections 1212 and 1745.5. (b) Within 15 days after filing and servic…

(a) The deadline for the commencement of substantial construction of the project shall be 12 months after the effective date of the decision on an application accepted and processed pursuant to this Article. (b) Substantial construction shall be defined as the following: (1) comp…

The following subdivisions apply to contracts in the PIER Program awarded on a single source basis, as defined by Public Resources Code section 25620.5(e), without competitive bidding or competitive negotiations. Single source contracts are awarded at the sole discretion of the C…

In determining whether to award a contract on a sole or single source basis, the Commission shall consider evaluation factors that include but are not limited to: (a) Does the proposal advance energy science or technology and provide benefits to California citizens? (b) Is the pr…

After scoring final Proposals, a rank order for each Final Proposal will be assigned and recommendations made to the Research, Development & Demonstration (RD&D) Committee for proposed contract awards based on the highest scored Final Proposals. The RD&D Committee will make its p…

(a) Contracts shall be awarded only after a notice of proposed awards has been posted at the Commission for five working days; (b) If, during the five working days after the notice of proposed awards, any Bidder who submitted a Final Proposal files a protest with the Commission a…

The Commission reserves the right to modify any CNS as needed or to cancel any CNS. The Commission also reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals.

The Commission may waive any immaterial defect or deviation in any Proposal. Such waiver shall not excuse a successful Bidder from full compliance.

Bidders may submit a joint proposal, if the Commission indicates in the CNS that such proposals will be permitted. In such case, the contract may be awarded as one indivisible, multi-party contract.

Prior to award of the contract, the Commission must be assured that the Bidder selected has all of the resources to successfully perform under the contract. This includes without limitation, personnel in the numbers and with the skills required, equipment of appropriate type and …

(a) Within 35 days, but no sooner than 15 days, after the issuance of the final environmental report, the assigned committee shall hold a prehearing conference to determine the issues to be considered in one or more hearings and the dates of the hearings. (b) The assigned committ…

(a) Within 60 days of the conclusion of hearings under Section 2332, the assigned committee shall issue a proposed decision based on consideration of the final environmental report, together with the entire hearing record in the proceeding. The proposed decision shall contain the…

The proposed decision shall contain a recommendation on whether to designate the proposed transmission corridor zone and shall include proposed findings and conclusions on each of the following: (a) whether the proposed transmission corridor zone conforms with the applicable stra…

As soon as practicable after the commission designates a transmission corridor zone, it shall post a copy of its decision on its Internet Web site, send a copy of its decision, including a description of the transmission corridor zone, to the City Manager, County Chief Executive …

The staff shall compile and maintain in electronic format the commission's environmental reports on all transmission corridors designated under this article and shall make available upon request the relevant copy for inclusion in an application to construct a high-voltage transmi…

Before conducting discussions with any firm concerning fees, the Commission shall cause an estimate of the value of such services to be prepared. This estimate shall serve as a guide in evaluating fair and reasonable compensation during negotiations. At any time the Commission de…

(a) After successful negotiations, the Commission and the selected firm shall complete and sign a written contract agreement. (b) In instances where the Commission effects a necessary change during the course of performance of a contract, the firm's compensation may be adjusted b…

These regulations establish the Homebuyer Solar Option and the Solar Offset Program pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 25405.5. These regulations apply to the developer/seller of production homes and include procedures which a developer/seller shall utilize when determinin…

(a) Disclosure to Prospective Home Buyer. A seller of production homes offering solar as an option shall provide the following information to the prospective home buyer: (1) Total installed cost of the solar energy system option; (2) Estimated cost savings associated with the sol…

The Commission, in consultation with the Registry, may rescind the approval of a Registry Service Provider for any of the following reasons: (a) the Registry Service Provider is no longer qualified due to changes in staffing or other criteria; (b) the Certifier has not complied w…

(a) Prior to any site visit the Commission shall inform the Certifier and Registry Participant in writing of the Commission's intent to make a site visit. At the Commission's request, the Registry Participant shall provide to the Commission prior to a site visit any information p…

Applications, under Section 1001 of the Public Utilities Code, to construct or extend facilities shall contain the following information: (a) A full description of the proposed construction or extension, and the manner in which the same will be constructed. (b) The names and addr…

(a) The greenhouse gases emission performance standard (EPS) applicable to this chapter is 1100 pounds (0.5 metric tons) of carbon dioxide (CO2) per megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity. (b) Unless otherwise specified in this Article, no local publicly owned electric utility shall …

(a) Except as provided in Subsections (b) and (c), a powerplant's annual average carbon dioxide emissions are the amount of carbon dioxide produced on an annual average basis by each fuel used in any component directly involved in electricity production, including, but not limite…

The presiding member of the assigned policy committee shall serve as the presiding member of the advisory committee and shall preside over its public meetings.

(a) For networked publicly or ratepayer funded chargers installed on or after September 28, 2026, the recordkeeping and reporting agent as designated pursuant to section 3122, shall ensure the charger meets the following requirements: (1) The charger has Subset Certification in t…

Charging station operators operating publicly or ratepayer funded chargers, excluding those that meet the definition of AC level 2 chargers or private residential chargers, as defined in section 3121, shall ensure that EV charging customers have at least one mechanism to report o…

(a) The funding recipient shall ensure that, publicly or ratepayer funded chargers installed on or after January 1, 2024, shall maintain a minimum annual average uptime rate of 97 percent for each calendar year for the first six years after the charger is installed. The annual av…

(a) A charging network provider may apply to be an enrolled charging network provider by submitting an application to the Executive Director, executed under penalty of perjury of the laws of the State of California. Applications shall be submitted to [email protected] and shall c…

Disclosure. The funding entity shall clearly disclose to the funding recipient the funding recipient's reporting requirements of this Article. If the funding recipient is a charging network provider or other third-party entity that is not the site host, the charging network provi…

(a) Forms and Formats Specified by the Executive Director. The Executive Director may specify and require the use of any form or format for the submittal of any data, reports, or other information required by this Article, including but not limited to computer programs or formats…

The regulations in this chapter implement enforcement procedures for the Renewables Portfolio Standard for local publicly owned electric utilities established in Article 16 (commencing with section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code.

The following definitions apply to this chapter: (a) “Annual procurement target” means the amount of procurement that a POU must meet for a particular year for the purposes of calculating historic carryover. (b) “Balancing authority” means a balancing authority as defined in Publ…

(a) Portfolio Content Category 1 (1) Portfolio Content Category 1 electricity products must be procured bundled to be classified as Portfolio Content Category 1, and the POU may not resell the underlying electricity from the electricity product back to the eligible renewable ener…

If a proceeding is reassigned, the rulings made up to that time shall not be set aside in the absence of good cause.

As used in these regulations: (a) “Firm” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity permitted by law to practice the professions of architecture or engineering, as defined in section 10000.1(e) of these regulations. (b) A “Small busin…

Where the Executive Director determines it is necessary or desirable for a project to be performed in separate phases, the Executive Director may negotiate a price for the initial phase work. To establish a contract price for the initial portion of phased work, the Executive Dire…

Subject to Board approval, where the Executive Director determines that the services needed are technical in nature and involve little professional judgment and that requiring bids would be in the public interest, a contract may be awarded on the basis of bids rather than by foll…

The Executive Director shall encourage small business firms to become certified through the State Department of General Services and to subscribe to the California State Contracts Register for advertisement notifications. The Executive Director shall participate in outreach progr…

§ 450.16. Change of Business or Corporate Name. [Renumbered] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I67CA42735A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Category…