IRP Procurement Track

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 IRP cycle is underway.

Procurement Progress:

• Procurement in Compliance with D.19-11-016 and Mid Term Reliability (D.21-06-035) per December 1, 2023, 10/9/2024
• Procurement in Compliance with D.19-11-016 and Mid Term Reliability (D.21-06-035) per August 1, 2023, 4/22/2024
• Procurement in Compliance with D.19-11-016 and Mid Term Reliability (D.21-06-035) per February 1, 2023, 11/2/2023
• Procurement in Compliance with D.19-11-016 per August 1, 2022 Fillings, 2/13/2023
• Procurement in Compliance with D.19-11-016 per February 1, 2022 Filings, 7/22/2022
• May Staff Tracking Update, 5/20/2022
• Procurement  in Compliance with D.19-11-016 per February 1, 2021 Filings, 8/23/2021
• 2020-11-23-Status_of_New_Resources_Expected, 11/23/2020
• LSEs' September 2019 Responses to Procurement Progress Data Request, 4/13/2020
• Summary of IOU IRP Reliability Procurement Track Public Progress Reports, 3/25/2020 
• Summary of Self-Providing (non-IOU) IRP Reliability Procurement Track Public Progress Reports, 3/19/2020

Procurement Track Rulings and Decisions:

• Final Decision Allowing Bridge Resources for Alternative Compliance with Diablo Canyon Replacement Resource Category in Decision 21-06-035 (D.24-09-006), 09/12/2024
• Final Decision Ordering Supplemental Mid-Term Reliability Procurement (D.23-02-040), 02/28/2023
  • Decision Fact Sheet, 03/14/2023
• Proposed Decision Ordering Supplemental Mid-Term Reliability Procurement, 01/13/23
  • Factsheet, 02/06/23

• Administrative Law Judge's Ruling Seeking Comments on Staff Paper on Procurement Program and Potential Near-Term Actions to Encourage Additional Procurement
  • Reliable and Clean Power Procurement Program Staff Options Paper, 9/8/2022
  • Reliable and Clean Power Procurement Program Staff Options Paper with corrected cross-referencing to section numbers, 9/12/2022
  • Fact Sheet, 9/15/2022
  • Workshop on Staff Options Paper, 9/20/2022

• Final Decision Requiring Procurement to Address Mid-Term Reliability (D.21-06-035), 6/24/2021
  • Press Release, 6/24/2021
  • Fact Sheet, 7/01/2021
• Proposed Decisions Requiring Procurement to Address Mid-Term Reliability
  • Administrative Law Judge's Proposed Decision, 5/21/2021
  • Commissioner Rechtschaffen's Alternate Proposed Decision, 5/21/2021
  • Press Release, 5/21/2021
  • Fact Sheet, 5/26/2021 

• Administrative Law Judge's Ruling Seeking Feedback on Mid-Term Analysis and Proposed Procurement Requirements, 2/22/2021
  
  • Fact Sheet , 2/24/2021  
  • Need Determination Model, 2/22/2021
  • Workshop Announcement, 2/24/2021
  • Workshop Slides, 3/12/2021
  • Workshop recording, 3/12/2020
   
• Final Decision Establishing Process For Backstop Procurement Required By Decision 19-11-016 (D.20-12-044), 12/17/2020
• Administrative Law Judge's Ruling Providing and Incorporating into Record Staff Paper on Resource Procurement Framework, 11/18/2020
  
  • Staff Proposal for Resource Procurement Framework in IRP, 11/18/2020
  • Workshop slides, 12/18/2020
  • Workshop recording, 12/18/20  
   
• Administrative Law Judge’s Ruling Finalizing Baseline for D.19-11-016, 1/3/2020
• Final Decision Requiring Electric System Reliability Procurement for 2021-2023 (D.19-11-016), 11/7/2019
• Assigned Commissioner and Administrative Law Judge's Ruling Initiating Procurement Track And Seeking Comment On Potential Reliability Issues, 6/20/2019
• Assigned Commissioner and Administrative Law Judge's Ruling Seeking Comment on Policy Issues and Options Related to Reliability, 11/16/2018

Additional Procurement Guidance:

• June 2024 IRP Guidance Filing:
  • June 2024 IRP Procurement Compliance Requirements Overview, 5/03/2024
  • RDTv3 User Guide, 5/13/2024
  • Resource Data Template Version 3_4_4, 5/24/2024
  • 2023-2024 IRP Filing Requirements, LSE Contact Information, 07/19/2024

• December 2023 IRP Data Request:
  • December 2023 IRP Procurement Compliance Filing Requirements Overview, 11/01/2023
  • RDTv3 User Guide, 11/01/2023
  • Resource Data Template Version 3, 11/08/2023
• Individual load serving entities' (LSEs) procurement obligations pursuant to the Mid-Term Reliability (D.21-06-035) and the Supplemental Mid-Term Reliability (D.23-02-040) procurement orders, 8/8/2023
• August 2023 IRP Data Request
  • August 2023 IRP Procurement Compliance Filing Requirements Overview, 7/18/2023
  • RDTv3 User Guide, 7/26/2023
  • Resource Data Template Version 3, 7/26/2023
  • Slides from NQC Tool Office Hours, 7/14/2023
  • Recording from NQC Tool Office Hours, 7/18/2023
• February 2023 IRP Procurement Compliance Filing & Data Request – Filing Requirements Overview, 1/4/2023 
• August 2022 IRP D.19-11-016 Compliance Filing & Additional Data Request Filing Overview, 7/1/2022
• February 2022 IRP Data Request
  • February 2022 IRP Data Request Overview, 1/7/2022
  • Resource Data Template Version 2.1 (RDTv2x1), 1/7/2022
    • Updated RDTv2x1, 1/24/2022
  • RDTv2x1 User Guide, 1/7/2022

• Effective load carrying capabilities (ELCCs) to be used for procurement pursuant to D.21-06-035 and D.23-02-040
  • 2023 MTR ELCC study materials
    • June 2023 Staff Memo, 6/28/2023
    • 2023 Staff transmittal Memo, 2/10/2023
    • Incremental ELCC Study for Mid-Term Reliability Procurement (January 2023 Update), 2/10/2023
  • 2021 MTR ELCC study materials
    • 2021 Staff Transmittal Memo, 10/22/2021
      • 2021 Transmittal Memo with redlines from 9/10/2021 version
    • 2021 Incremental ELCC Study for Mid-Term Reliability Procurement by E3 and Astrapé, 10/22/2021
      • 2021 Study with redlines from 9/10/2021 version

• Staff responses to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding D.21-06-035
  • FAQ Release 4.1, 2/28/2024
    • FAQ Release 4.1 with redlines from 6/6/2022 release, 2/28/2024
      
       
• Baseline Generator List of resources as required by D.21-06-035
  • Updated version, 9/2/2022
  • Original version, 8/24/2021
  • Instructions and Templates for IRP Procurement Baseline Swap Processes, 8/8/2023

• 2021 IRP Data Request
  
  • 2021 IRP DataRequest Overview, 7/21/2021
  • ResourceData Template Version 2 (RDTv2), 7/2/2021
    • RDTv2 with updated/improved macro, 8/6/2021
  • RDTv2 User Guide, 7/2/2021
  • FAQ document, 8/20/2021

• Public Reporting Template for February 1, 2021 Filing on D.19-11-016 (formerly: Public Reporting Template for Backstop Procurement), 1/8/2021
  • FAQ document, 1/28/2021
   
• Staff responses to Frequently Asked Questions regarding D.19-11-016, last updated 8/12/2020
• Baseline list of resources as required by D.19-11-016, 1/3/2020
• Example Letter from Edward Randolph to IOUs clarifying Energy Division's interpretation of greenfield storage/fossil fuel hybrid language in Decision D.19-11-016  
• Independent Evaluator Best Practice Suggestions
  
  • Merrimack Energy Group  
  • PA Consulting Group
  • Other Best Practices 
   
• Demand Response Load Impact Protocol Guidance 
• IRP Progress Report Instructions, 2/4/2020
• IRP Progress Report Attachment 1 and IRP Progress Report Attachment 2, 2/4/2020