California Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS)

Recent Updates, Documents

• Download the Preliminary 33% RPS Compliance Report Results

  • Preliminary 33% RPS Compliance Report – IOU
  • Preliminary 33% RPS Compliance Report – ESP (Part 1 of 3)
  • Preliminary 33% RPS Compliance Report – ESP (Part 2 of 3)
  • Preliminary 33% RPS Compliance Report – ESP (Part 3 of 3)
  • Preliminary 33% RPS Compliance Report - Small IOU, CCA and MJU 
• Preliminary Annual 33% RPS Compliance Report
  • Preliminary Annual 33% RPS Compliance - Small IOU
  • Preliminary Annual 33% RPS Compliance Report - IOU, ESP, CCA
  • Preliminary Annual 33% RPS Compliance - MJU
  • CPUC Issues Q2 2012 RPS Status Report to the California State Legislature
• RPS Closing Report
  • Provisional 20% RPS Closing Report - Small
  • Provisional 20% RPS Closing Report - IOU
  • Provisional 20% RPS Closing Report - ESP
  • Provisional 20% RPS Closing Report - MJU 
  • Unlocked Closing Report Templates
• RPS Renewable Net Short Presentations from June 12, 2012
  • Renewable Net Short Workshop Agenda and Staff Proposal
  • CPUC Net Short Workshop Presentation
  • PGE Net Short Workshop Presentation
  • SCE Net Short Workshop Presentation
  • SDGE Net Short Workshop Presenation
• Commission adopts Decision (D.) 12-05-035 establishing a market-based pricing mechanism for the revised Section 399.20 Feed-in-Tariff that adjusts in real-time to market activity
• Pre-workshop Comments for the Renewable Net Short
  • GPI Comments on RNS Jun 12
  • R11-05-005 RPS-SCE Pre-Workshop CommentsOn a Renewable Net Short Position Calculation
  • R1105005 Response
  • R1105005 UCS Pre-Workshop Comments on Renewables Net Short Position
  • SDG&E Comments on Net Short
• RPS Project Status Table 2012 Dec 
• Technical Potential for Local Distributed Photovoltaics in California: Preliminary Assessment (March 2012)  

Quick Links

• California Energy Commission RPS Website
• R.11-05-005 
• Subscribe to the RPS E-mail List - the e-mail list provides updates on reports and other matters outside of the RPS proceedings. For RPS proceeding items (decisions, resolutions, compliance reports), please sign up for the RPS service list (R.11-05-005).
• Follow the CPUC on Twitter
• Office of Governmental Affairs

RPS Progress Reports

The CPUC is required to report quarterly to the state legislature on IOU progress toward their RPS goals and substantitive actions taken to achieve those goals.

August 5, 2013: RPS Progress Report issued to the state Legislature

• RPS First Quarter 2013 Report

Q1 and Q2 2012

Download past reports

Current Renewable Procurement Status

California's three large IOUs collectively served 20.1% of their 2011 retail electricity sales with renewable power.

• Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) - 19.35%

• San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) - 20.79%

• Southern California Edison (SCE) - 20.09%

Large IOU RPS Procurement Data 2003-2010

Additional data and charts can be found on the Program Update page.

Status of RPS Projects

RPS Project Status Table 2013 September (updated 9/10/2013) that are online, under development, and pending CPUC approval. Withdrawn and cancelled projects are also included. Project names link to Commission resolutions approving or rejecting the project. The project list is updated monthly.

System-Side (Wholesale) Distributed Generation

• Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM) 
• Feed-in Tariffs
• Utility Solar PV Programs 
• Comprehensive List of Distributed Generation Programs