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BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: October 4, 2013 ITEM NO: 10 SUBJECT: PUBLIC UTILITIES ANNUAL RENEWABLES PORTFOLIO STANDARD COMPLIANCE FILING ISSUE: The item for Board of Public Utilities consideration is approval of Riverside Public Utilities' (RPU) 2011- 2012 annual Renewables Portfolio Standard ( "RPS ") compliance report to the California Energy Commission ( "CEC "), as required by the California Renewable Energy Resources Act ( "SBX1 -2 "). RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities recommends that the City Council: 1. Approve RPU's 2011 -2012 RPS compliance report — 2013 Annual RPS Progress Status Report for Calendar Years 2011 and 2012 and Report for 2004 -2010 Historic Carryover Claims and direct staff to file this report with the CEC, as required by SBX1 -2; 2. Authorize staff to file for the Historic Carryover of RPS resources as provided in its RPS Procurement Plan; 3. Authorize staff to file the CEC detailed forms with RPU data once the final versions are released; 4. Delegate the approval of future CEC annual RPS compliance report filings to the Board of Public Utilities; and 5. Delegate to the Public Utilities General Manager, or his /her designee, authority to sign the associated RPS compliance report attestation forms upon approval of the annual RPS compliance report by either City Council or Board of Public Utilities as applicable. BACKGROUND: SBX1 -2 was signed by the Governor on April 12, 2011. SBX1 -2 revised the State Renewable Energy Resources Program to require that utilities serve 33% of retail sales with energy generated from renewable resources by December 31, 2020. SBX1 -2 contains three separate compliance periods, and defines three categories of renewable resources with progressively increasing requirements for in -state renewable resources. Unlike previous State laws, SBX1 -2 is applicable to publicly owned utilities ( "POUs ") such as RPU. The oversight of compliance with SBX1 -2 by POUs is provided by their respective local regulatory bodies and by the CEC. The oversight of compliance by investor owned utilities is provided by the California Public Utilities Commission. In compliance with SBX1 -2, on November 18, and December 13, 2011, the Board of Public Utilities and the City Council, respectively, approved the RPS Enforcement Program.