Resiliency and Microgrids
Microgrids Legislation
SB 1339, a bill enacted in 2018, directs the California Public Utilities Commission, in consultation with the California Energy Commission and California Independent System Operator, to undertake a number of activities to further develop policies related to microgrids. The legislation added Chapter 4.5, Sections 8370-8372 to California's Public Utilities Code. Read the full bill and statutory language here.
Microgrids Rulemaking
The California Public Utilities Commission voted to initiate a new rulemaking to consider how to implement the requirements of SB 1339 at its September 12, 2019 public meeting. The "Order Instituting Rulemaking" (OIR) that formally launched the new proceeding was then officially issued on September 19, 2019. Read it here. The OIR includes a preliminary description of the issues the Commission intends to address in the rulemaking.
Commissioner Genevieve Shiroma, the Assigned Commissioner for the rulemaking, released a Scoping Memo on December 20, 2019. Read it here.
Track 1 Calendar of Activities
Below
is the Track 1 schedule for the Microgrids Rulemaking. This schedule will
be refined and adjusted over time.
| Proceeding Milestone |
Date |
| ALJ Ruling/Staff Proposal, filed and served |
January 21, 2020 |
| Investor Owned Utility Proposals for Immediate Resiliency Strategies for Outages, filed and served |
January 21, 2020 |
| Comments on the Staff Proposal and Utility Proposal, filed and served |
January 30, 2020 |
| Reply comments on Staff Proposal and Utility Proposal, filed and served |
February 6, 2020 |
Contact Information
Forest Kaser, Supervisor
415-703-1445
forest.kaser@cpuc.ca.gov