RPS Compliance and Reporting

RPS Compliance Reporting Templates (Updated June 2024)

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		COMPLIANCE PERIOD 3 2017-2020
Name	Type	Status	Percentage	Status	Percentage	Status	Percentage
3 Phases Renewables	ESP	Compliant	20%	Compliant	29%	Compliant	32%
Agera Energy	ESP	-	-	Non-Compliant	23%	-	-
American PowerNet	ESP	-	-	-	-	Compliant	32%
Apple Valley Choice Energy	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	35%
Bear Valley Electric Service	SMJU	Compliant	36%	Compliant	23%	Compliant	35%
Calpine Energy Solutions	ESP	Compliant	23%	Compliant	23%	Compliant	30%
Calpine Power America	ESP	Compliant	23%	Compliant	23%	Compliant	35%
Central Coast Community Energy	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	32%
City of Baldwin Park	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	35%
City of Pomona	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	35%
Clean Power Alliance	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	40%
CleanPowerSF	CCA	-	-	Compliant	41%	Compliant	31%
Commercial Energy	ESP	Non-Compliant	15%	Non-Compliant	23%	Compliant	30%
Constellation NewEnergy	ESP	Compliant	21%	Compliant	25%	Compliant	30%
Desert Community Energy	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	54%
Direct Energy Business	ESP	Non-Compliant	19%	Compliant	24%	Compliant	30%
East Bay Community Energy	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	50%
EDF Industrial Power Services	ESP	Compliant	21%	Compliant	24%	Non-Compliant	29%
Gexa Energy	ESP	Non-Compliant	20%	Non-Compliant	23%	-	-
Just Energy Solutions	ESP	Non-Compliant	19%	Compliant	24%	Compliant	32%
King City Community Power	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	57%
Lancaster Choice Energy	CCA	-	-	Compliant	38%	Compliant	36%
Liberty Power Holdings	ESP	Non-Compliant	11%	Compliant	23%	-	-
Liberty Utilities	SMJU	Compliant	22%	Compliant	23%	Non-Compliant	29%
Marin Clean Energy	CCA	Compliant	30%	Compliant	54%	Compliant	54%
Pacific Gas and Electric	IOU	Compliant	21%	Compliant	29%	Compliant	30%
PacifiCorp	SMJU	Compliant	21%	Compliant	23%	Compliant	30%
Peninsula Clean Energy	CCA	-	-	Compliant	59%	Compliant	50%
Pico Riviera Innovative Municipal Energy	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	52%
Pilot Power Group	ESP	Compliant	23%	Compliant	23%	Compliant	30%
Pioneer Community Energy	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	31%
Rancho Mirage Energy Authority	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	37%
Redwood Coast Energy Authority	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	43%
Regents of University of CA	ESP	-	-	Compliant	34%	Compliant	31%
San Diego Gas & Electric	IOU	Compliant	22%	Compliant	38%	Compliant	30%
San Jacinto Power	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	36%
San Jose Clean Energy	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	45%
Shell Energy North America	ESP	Compliant	20%	Compliant	24%	Compliant	30%
Silicon Valley Clean Energy	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	50%
Solana Energy Alliance	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	51%
Sonoma Clean Power	CCA	-	-	Compliant	39%	Compliant	49%
Southern California Edison	IOU	Compliant	21%	Compliant	25%	Compliant	30%
Tiger Natural Gas	ESP	Non-Compliant	19%	Compliant	23%	Compliant	32%
Valley Clean Energy Alliance	CCA	-	-	-	-	Compliant	45%

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 ($39,051.19 paid)	Final payment made	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

Table 3: COMPLIANCE PERIOD 2017-2020 - Penalties for Non-Compliant Retail Sellers

Retail Seller	Penalty Amount	Status	Notes
CleanPowerSF	$500.00	Paid	Failed to comply with contracting and reporting requirements
Direct Energy Business	$500.00	Paid	Failed to comply with contracting and reporting requirements
EDF Industrial Power Services	$460,185.00	Paid	Failed to meet PQR
Liberty Utilities	$778,745.00	Paid	Failed to meet PQR
Pilot Power Group	$500.00	Paid	Failed to comply with contracting and reporting requirements

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