CPUC Climate Change Proceeding

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CPUC Climate Change Proceeding

• California Air Resources Board (ARB) must develop
  a state-wide scoping plan by January 1, 2009 to
  achieve AB 32 goals.
• CPUC and CEC developed and adopted joint
  recommendations to the ARB for GHG emissions
  reductions from the electricity and natural gas
  sectors in California.

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CPUC Climate Change Proceeding

• Recommendations for ARB Actions
• Primary tools for emissions reductions from the
  electricity sector are existing regulatory
  programs and mandates
• Set energy efficiency requirements at the level
  of all cost-effective energy efficiency in the
  State
• Require POUs to deliver at least 20 percent
  renewable electricity to their customers by 2017
• Seek legislation that requires electricity retail
  providers to deliver more than 20 of their power
  from renewable sources
• For additional electricity sector emissions
  reductions necessary to achieve AB 32 goals,
  impose a multi-sector cap-and-trade system.
• For the natural gas sector, rely on efficiency
  programs now and consider cap and trade at a
  later time.
• Most GHG allowances should be auctioned, not
  allocated, with proceeds going to programs to
  benefit rate-payers.

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CPUC Staff Proposal CSI for Affordable
Multi-Family Housing

• Two-Track Program
• Fixed Incentives 75.3M provides up-front
  3-4/watt rebates for solar systems that meet CSI
  requirements One-time payment to qualifying
  projects based on expected performance covering
  up to 85 of the system costs.
• Grants 20M provides qualifying housing
  buildings the opportunity to apply for a higher
  incentive, up to 100 of total system costs not
  covered by tax credits or other incentives, if
  they can prove direct tenant benefit.