Pub. Util. Code, § 399.20.5 · Article 16. California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program
Pub. Util. Code, § 399.20.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) and paragraph (2) of subdivision (j) of Section 399.20, a conduit hydroelectric facility with an effective capacity of up to four megawatts that otherwise meets the requirements of Section 399.20 shall be eligible for the standard contract or tariff established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 399.20 if the electric generation facility meets all the following additional requirements:
(1) It was operational as of January 1, 1990.
(2) It delivers no more than three megawatts to the grid at any time.
(3) It complies with the electrical corporation’s Electric Rule 21 tariff or other distribution access tariff.
(b) A facility meeting the requirements of subdivision (a) shall receive payment pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 399.20, provided that no payment shall be made for any electricity delivered to the grid in excess of three megawatts at any time.
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History
Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 665, Sec. 1. (AB 1979) Effective January 1, 2017.
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