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California Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS)

Established in 2002 under Senate Bill 1078, accelerated in 2006 under Senate Bill 107 and expanded in 2011 under Senate Bill 2, California's Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) is one of the most ambitious renewable energy standards in the country. The RPS program requires investor-owned utilities, electric service providers, and community choice aggregators to increase procurement from eligible renewable energy resources to 33% of total procurement by 2020. See the Program Overview page for more information.

Recent Updates, Documents

March 2013: Renewable Energy Reports issued to the state Legislature:
January 31, 2013: Workshop on Wholesale Renewable Distributed Generation Technical Potential

January 22, 2013: Workshop on RPS Procurement Reform

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).
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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.

Q1 and Q2 2012

Download past reports

Current Renewable Procurement Status

California's three large IOUs collectively served 19.8% of their 2012 retail electricity sales with renewable power.

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) - 19%
San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) - 20.3%
Southern California Edison (SCE) - 20.6%

Status of RPS Projects

RPS Project Status Table 2013 Mar (updated 3/15/2013) 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 Withdrawn and cancelled projects are also included.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.