Cal. Code Regs. tit. 20 § 1392

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 44, November 1, 2024
Section 1392 - Generation Disclosure
(a) Method and Timing of Submissions
(1) All submissions to the balancing authority required by subdivision (a)(2) of this section must be provided to the balancing authority by the generator, either directly or through a Scheduling Coordinator.
(2) Each generator that provides meter data to a balancing authority, either directly or through a Scheduling Coordinator, shall report the information specified in subsection (b) of this section to the balancing authority within forty-five days of the end of each calendar quarter beginning with the quarter ending December 31, 1998.
(b) Content and Format of Submissions to the Balancing Authority
(1) General Information:
(A) Name and telephone number of person to contact about the submission;
(B) Generator name, address, and an identification number provided by the balancing authority, or in the event that the balancing authority does not provide an identification number to the generator, by the Energy Commission;
(C) For each generating facility that generates electrical energy consumed in California, the generating facility name, location, either by street address or by longitude and latitude, and an identification number provided by the U.S. Energy Information Agency, or, in the event that the U.S. Energy Information Agency does not provide an identification number to the generating facility, by the Energy Commission.
(2) Generation Information: Generators shall report electronically the electricity generated in kilowatt hours by hour by each generating facility, in each month of the preceding quarter.
(3) Fuel Information:
(A) For generating facilities using only one type of fuel, generators shall report electronically the type of fuel consumed in the preceding quarter.
(B) For generating facilities using more than one fuel type, generators shall report electronically the fuel consumed in each month of the preceding quarter as a percentage of the total fuel used for electricity generation.
(C) Fuel shall be reported in the following categories:
1. Eligible renewable, which shall be reported in the following subcategories:
a. Biomass and biowaste
b. Geothermal
c. Eligible hydroelectric
d. Solar
e. Wind
f. Other
2. Coal
3. Natural gas
4. Large hydroelectric
5. Nuclear
6. Other
(c) Balancing Authority Responsibilities
(1) Subject to the limitations described in subsection (c)(2) of this section, all data provided to the balancing authority pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section will be reported electronically to the Energy Commission either by providing a computer disk containing the information, or by providing electronic access to the information. This access shall be provided to the Energy Commission within 60 days of the end of each calendar quarter.
(2) Limitations on Energy Commission Access:
(A) The balancing authority is not required to provide the Energy Commission with any information submitted under subdivision (b)(3) of this section that specifies the amount of fuel consumed at a generating facility.
(B) The balancing authority is not required to provide the Energy Commission with any information submitted under subdivision (b)(3) of this section for out-of-state power.
(d) The following requirements apply to generation and fuel information that is reported for any generation that is sold in an electric service product for which a claim of specific purchases is made.
(1) The generation and fuel information must be reported from individually metered generating facilities.
(2) If generation or fuel information for electrical energy that is sold in an electric service product for which a claim of specific purchases is made is not reported pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section, the generator shall report electronically the information specified in subdivision (d)(2)(A)-(C) of this section to the Energy Commission by March 1 of each year beginning in 1999 for each generating facility that generated such electrical energy in California. If the information is provided to the Energy Commission in another filing, the generator may submit a statement identifying the filing and section of the filing in which the information is contained in lieu of a separate filing pursuant to this subdivision.
(A) General Information:
1. Name and telephone number of person to contact about the submission;
2. Generator name, address, and an identification number provided by the balancing authority, or in the event that the balancing authority does not provide an identification number to the generator, by the Energy Commission;
3. For each generating facility, the generating facility name, location, either by street address or by longitude and latitude, and an identification number provided by the U.S. Energy Information Agency, or, in the event that the U.S. Energy Information Agency does not provide an identification number to the generating facility, by the Energy Commission.
(B) Net electricity generated by the generating facility in kilowatt hours in the previous calendar year; and
(C) Type of fuel consumed by the generating facility as a percentage of electricity generation in the previous calendar year, using the categories specified in subdivision (b)(3)(C) of this section.
(3) When a retail supplier's claim of specific purchases mandates that a generator comply with the reporting requirements of subdivision (d)(2) of this section, the retail supplier shall inform the generator that they must comply with these reporting requirements.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 20, § 1392

1. New section filed 9-21-98; operative 10-21-98 (Register 98, No. 39).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b)(3)(C)1. and (d)(2)(B) filed 1-14-99 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 99, No. 3).
3. Amendment of subsections (b)(1)(C), (d)(2)(A)3. and (d)(3) filed 3-5-2001; operative 3-5-2001 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2001, No. 10).
4. Amendment filed 10-31-2016; operative 10-31-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2016, No. 45).
5. New subsection (b)(3)(C)1.f. filed 5-4-2020; operative 5-4-2020 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2020, No. 19).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (d)(3) filed 8-24-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 34).

Note: Authority cited: Section 25213, Public Resources Code; and Sections 398.3 and 398.5, Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections 25216 and 25216.5, Public Resources Code; and Sections 398.3 and 398.5, Public Utilities Code.

1. New section filed 9-21-98; operative 10-21-98 (Register 98, No. 39).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b)(3)(C)1. and (d)(2)(B) filed 1-14-99 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 99, No. 3).
3. Amendment of subsections (b)(1)(C), (d)(2)(A)3. and (d)(3) filed 3-5-2001; operative 3-5-2001 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(Register 2001, No. 10).
4. Amendment filed 10-31-2016; operative 10/31/2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2016, No. 45).
5. New subsection (b)(3)(C)1.f. filed 5-4-2020; operative 5/4/2020 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2020, No. 19).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (d)(3) filed 8-24-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 34).