More Information on Authorizing Procurement

The most recent example of authorized procurement was D.14-03-004 which authorized procurement in SCE and SDG&E territory to maintain reliability in light of the unexpected closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).

Authorizations in recent years have been increasingly specific – the SONGS Decision above, for example, ordered IOUs to procure preferred resources and energy storage at specific substations which provide the most benefit to the grid.

The Integrated Resources Planning Procurement Track or the IRP Procurement Track was initiated in 2019, as ordered in D.19-04-040, to explore possible actions the Commission could take to address potential reliability or other procurement needs while the 2019-20 Integrated Resource Planning cycle is underway.