10-23-2023 RPT 07 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

WATER ENERGY LIFE CITY OF RjVEIZSIDE lag PUBLIC UTILITIES RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: OCTOBER 23, 2023 SUBJECT: 2022 POWER SOURCE DISCLOSURE REPORTS, POWER CONTENT LABEL AND INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT'S REPORTS TO CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION ISSUE: Receive an update of the 2022 Power Source Disclosure Reports, 2022 Power Content Label, Independent Accountant's Reports and RPU CEC-RPS Annual Compliance Report submitted to the California Energy Commission. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities receive and file this update of the 2022 Power Source Disclosure Reports, 2022 Power Content Label, Independent Accountant's Reports and RPU CEC-RPS Annual Compliance Report submitted to the California Energy Commission. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: Power Content Label and Power Source Disclosure In 1997, Senate Bill (SB) 1305 was signed into California law, adding Article 14 (commencing with Section 398.1) to the Public Utilities Code (Article 14). The intent was to establish a program for entities providing electric services in California to disclose accurate, reliable, and simple to understand information to consumers on the sources of energy that are used to provide their electric services. In response to the many changes that occurred in the electricity market after 1997, Assembly Bill (AB) 162 was adopted in 2009 further updating the disclosure requirements. Changes made to Article 14 included defining additional terms, detailing the specific fuel types and energy resources as a percentage of annual sales, incorporating the development of the Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) and changing the frequency of required reporting from quarterly to annually. In 2016, AB 1110 was adopted adding the requirement that greenhouse gas emission intensities of the applicable generation sources be included on the disclosure to consumers. The inclusion of this new disclosure requirement began in 2021 for calendar year 2020 data. AB 1110 also reinstated the requirement that the Power Content Label be mailed to consumers starting in 2017 in addition to being posted on the City website.