RPS Compliance and Reporting

RPS Compliance Reporting Templates (Updated July 2023)

RPS Compliance and Reporting Background:

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) implements and administers RPS compliance rules for California’s retail sellers of electricity, which include investor-owned utilities (IOUs), electric service providers (ESPs) and community choice aggregators (CCAs). The California Energy Commission (CEC) is responsible for the certification of electrical generation facilities as eligible renewable energy resources and adopting regulations for the enforcement of RPS procurement requirements of Publicly Owned Utilities (POUs). Additional information pertaining to the CEC’s role in the California RPS program can be found here.

This website provides access to the CPUC’s RPS compliance reporting documents and describes the compliance process and rules.

RPS Compliance Reporting

Retail sellers are required to submit Annual RPS Compliance Reports on August 1 each year to demonstrate progress towards the RPS procurement requirements. After the California Energy Commission verifies RPS procurement claims for each compliance period, retail sellers will submit Verified Compliance Reports from which the CPUC will base its compliance determination on.

For new retail sellers, please see the RPS Onboarding Guide for an introduction to the reporting requirements for the RPS program.

Please see the RPS Compliance Reporting FAQ document for more information on frequently asked questions.

Please see the Portfolio Content Category Classification Review Process Handbook for further guidance on what information is required to substantiate all PCC claims in the Compliance Report.

Annual RPS Compliance Reports

Energy Division staff, in collaboration with RPS stakeholders, developed an Annual RPS Compliance Report spreadsheet for retail sellers to report RPS compliance positions incorporating RPS compliance rules implemented by D.12-06-038. Pursuant to D.12-06-038, all retail sellers subject to the jurisdiction of the CPUC file an Annual Preliminary RPS Compliance Report on or before August 1 of each year. The link below contains a folder with the RPS compliance filings submitted by retail sellers. Energy Division staff will use a final version of the annual compliance reports, in conjunction with supporting documents and the CEC's verification report, to determine compliance for each RPS Compliance Period.

See the RPS Compliance Report Archives here.

RPS Compliance Determinations

Compliance with the RPS program is measured in eligible renewable energy credits (RECs) and evaluated on a multi-year compliance period basis. The CPUC works closely with the CEC to make formal compliance determinations, using the CEC's Verification Report to confirm each retail seller's annual REC claims. The CEC utilizes reports from the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System (WREGIS) to determine the amount of renewable electricity generated by each eligible facility reported by retail sellers. The CEC analyzes the eligibility of the facility, the quantity of RECs created, and ensures each REC claimed by retail sellers' is eligible for compliance and not double-counted.

For more detailed information on overall progress towards RPS requirements, please refer to our most recent RPS Annual Report to the Legislature.

Table 1:CPUC RPS Compliance Determinations

Retail Seller		COMPLIANCE PERIOD 1 2011-2013		COMPLIANCE PERIOD 2 2014-2016
Name	Type	Status	Percentage	Status	Percentage
3 Phases Renewables	ESP	Compliant	20%	Compliant	29%
Agera Energy	ESP		-	Non-Compliant	23%
Bear Valley Electric Service	SMJU	Compliant	36%	Compliant	23%
Calpine Energy Solutions	ESP	Compliant	23%	Compliant	23%
Calpine Power America	ESP	Compliant	23%	Compliant	23%
CleanPowerSF	CCA	-	-	Compliant	41%
Commercial Energy	ESP	Non-Compliant	15%	Non-Compliant	23%
Constellation NewEnergy	ESP	Compliant	21%	Compliant	25%
Direct Energy Business	ESP	Non-Compliant	19%	Compliant	24%
EDF Industrial Power Services	ESP	Compliant	21%	Compliant	24%
Gexa Energy	ESP	Non-Compliant	20%	Non-Compliant	23%
Just Energy Solutions	ESP	Non-Compliant	19%	Compliant	24%
Lancaster Choice Energy	CCA	-	-	Compliant	38%
Liberty Power Holdings	ESP	Non-Compliant	11%	Compliant	23%
Liberty Utilities	SMJU	Compliant	22%	Compliant	23%
Marin Clean Energy	CCA	Compliant	30%	Compliant	54%
Pacific Gas and Electric	IOU	Compliant	21%	Compliant	29%
PacifiCorp	SMJU	Compliant	21%	Compliant	23%
Peninsula Clean Energy	CCA	-	-	Compliant	59%
Pilot Power Group	ESP	Compliant	23%	Compliant	23%
Regents of University of CA	ESP	-	-	Compliant	34%
San Diego Gas & Electric	IOU	Compliant	22%	Compliant	38%
Shell Energy North America	ESP	Compliant	20%	Compliant	24%
Sonoma Clean Power	CCA	-	-	Compliant	39%
Southern California Edison	IOU	Compliant	21%	Compliant	25%
Tiger Natural Gas	ESP	Non-Compliant	19%	Compliant	23%

Table 2: COMPLIANCE PERIOD 2011-2013 - Penalties for Non-Compliant Retail Sellers

Retail Seller	Penalty Amount	Status	Notes
Commercial Energy	$101,123.00	Paid	Failed to meet PQR
Direct Energy Business	$539,841.00	Paid	Failed to meet PQR
Gexa Energy	$1,725,461.00	Paid	Failed to meet long-term contracting requirement and PQR
Just Energy Solutions	$1,266,680.00	Paid	Failed to meet PQR
Liberty Power Holdings	$431,014.00	Paid	Failed to meet PQR
Tiger Natural Gas	$81,058.00	Paid	Failed to meet PQR

Table 3: COMPLIANCE PERIOD 2014-2016 - Penalties for Non-Compliant Retail Sellers

Retail Seller	Penalty Amount	Status	Notes
Agera Energy	$392,230.00 ($376,241.56 remaining)	Partial payment	Failed to meet long-term contracting requirement and PQR
Commercial Energy	$157,735.00	Paid	Failed to meet PQR
Gexa Energy	$3,704,675.00	Paid	Failed to meet long-term contracting requirement and PQR Waiver request resolved

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RPS Compliance Reporting Templates (Updated July 2023)