California Code of Regulations
Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy
Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
Chapter 3 - Data Collection
Article 1 - Quarterly Fuel and Energy Reports
Section 1304 - Power Plant Reports

Universal Citation: 20 CA Code of Regs 1304

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Reports by Power Plant Owners. Each power plant owner shall submit all of the data and reports required by this subsection for each power plant that has a nameplate capacity of one megawatt or more, and that it owns or owned during the reporting period.

(1) Each Report: Power Plant Identification. The following data shall be submitted for each power plant with every quarterly, or annual report:
(A) name of the power plant;

(B) identification number of the power plant assigned by the Commission;

(C) facility code of the power plant assigned by the EIA;

(D) the name of the control area operator;

(E) the electric generator identification code assigned by the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System, if applicable;

(F) address where the power plant is physically located: latitude and longitude, street address, city, county, state and zip code;

(G) if the power plant operator is not the power plant owner, the power plant operator's full legal name, phone number, and address of principal place of business including the street address, city, state, and zip code;

(H) nameplate capacity of the power plant. For wind power plants, provide hub height, rotor area, rated speed, number of turbines, and the capacity for those wind turbines that were operable in the reporting period. Wind power plant capacity does not include capacity of those wind turbines that were permanently out of service, on indefinite shutdown, retired, or decommissioned;

(I) if the power plant supplies electricity directly to an entity on site, the Customer Classification code of the entity;

(J) if the power plant was sold during the reporting period;
1. the settlement date of the power plant sale;

2. the buyer's and the seller's full legal names and addresses including street address, city, state, and zip code; and

3. the name, address including street address, city state, and zip code, and telephone number of the contact persons for the buyer and seller.

(K) for each electric generator in the power plant:
1. the identification number assigned by the power plant owner;

2. nameplate capacity of the electric generator. For wind turbines, provide the hub height, rotor area, rated speed, number of turbines, and the combined capacity for each wind turbine group in the power plant, including only those wind turbines that were operable in the reporting period. Wind turbine group capacity does not include capacity of those wind turbines that were permanently out of service, on indefinite shutdown, retired, or decommissioned;

3. any capacity changes for electric generators and wind turbine groups. Calculated pursuant to subdivision (a)(1)(H) during the previous year and the date of any such changes;

4. the date electricity was first generated by the electric generator;

5. the date the plant owner began selling electricity to a company;

6. the operating status of the electric generator during the reporting period, such as operating, standby, cold standby, on test, maintenance, out of service, indefinite shutdown, or retired;

7. if the electric generator was retired during the reporting period, the retirement date;

8. an identification of the prime mover that drives the electric generator;

9. an indication whether the prime mover is part of a combined-cycle unit;

10. the manufacturer of the generator; and

11. the model number of the generator.

(2) Generation and Fuel Use Data.
(A) For power plants with nameplate capacity of one megawatt or more and less than ten megawatts, the following data shall be submitted annually:
1. gross generation of each electric generator, or wind turbine group, in megawatt hours;

2. net generation of each electric generator, or wind turbine group, in megawatt hours;

3. fuel use, by fuel type, of each electric generator;

4. fuel use, by fuel type, for useful thermal output and electricity generation of each cogenerator;

5. electricity in megawatt hours, consumed on site by the power plant owner, other than for plant use, classified by Customer Classification Code;

6. sales for resale, in megawatt hours;

7. for cogenerators providing useful thermal output to commercial or industrial end-users, sales of electricity to those endusers, classified by Customer Classification Code, in megawatt hours, excluding sales to the wholesale market or LSEs;

8. for cogenerators, useful thermal output provided by each cogenerator to each recipient, in million British thermal units, classified by Customer Classification Code;

9. for cogenerators, waste heat of each electric generator, in million British thermal units.

(B) For power plants with nameplate capacity of ten megawatts or more and less than fifty megawatts, the following data shall be submitted quarterly:
1. monthly gross generation of each electric generator, or wind turbine group, in megawatt hours;

2. monthly net generation of each electric generator, or wind turbine group, in megawatt hours;

3. monthly fuel use, by fuel type, of each electric generator;

4. monthly fuel use, by fuel type, for useful thermal output and electricity generation of each cogenerator;

5. monthly electricity in megawatt hours, consumed on site by the power plant owner, other than for plant use, classified by Customer Classification Code;

6. monthly sales for resale, in megawatt hours;

7. for cogenerators providing useful thermal output to commercial or industrial end-users, monthly sales of electricity to those end-users, classified by Customer Classification Code, in megawatt hours, excluding sales to the wholesale market or LSEs;

8. for cogenerators, monthly useful thermal output provided by each cogenerator to each recipient, in million British thermal units, classified by Customer Classification Code; and

9. for cogenerators, monthly waste heat of each electric generator, in million British thermal units.

(C) For power plants with nameplate capacity of fifty megawatts or more, the following data shall be submitted quarterly:
1. monthly gross generation of each electric generator, or wind turbine group, in megawatt hours;

2. monthly net generation of each electric generator, or wind turbine group, in megawatt hours;

3. monthly fuel use, by fuel type, of each electric generator;

4. monthly fuel use, by fuel type, for useful thermal output and electricity generation of each cogenerator;

5. monthly electricity in megawatt hours, consumed on site by the power plant owner, other than for plant use, classified by Customer Classification Code;

6. monthly sales for resale, in megawatt hours;

7. for cogenerators providing useful thermal output to commercial or industrial end-users, monthly sales of electricity to those end-users, classified by Customer Classification Code, in megawatt hours, excluding sales to the wholesale market or LSEs;

8. for cogenerators, monthly useful thermal output provided by each cogenerator to each recipient, in million British thermal units, classified by Customer Classification Code;

9. for cogenerators, monthly waste heat of each electric generator, in million British thermal units; and

10. monthly fuel cost by fuel type of each electric generator, except for the cost of fuel provided to the generator through a tolling agreement. If fuel is provided to the generator through a tolling agreement, indicate the portion of the fuel use identified in subdivision (a)(2)(C)(4) that is provided to the generator through the tolling agreement.

(3) The following environmental information related to power plant operations shall be reported annually:
(A) Environmental information related to water supply and water / wastewater discharge.
1. Water Supplies: Owners of natural gas and solar power plants with a nameplate capacity of 50 megawatts and greater and of all geothermal power plants shall submit the following information for the previous calendar year:
a. If a water supplier(s) is under contract to provide water to the power plant, if applicable, identify the name of the supplier(s), and whether the supply is potable, recycled, degraded, or raw untreated water;

b. If there is no water supply under contract, identify whether the water source is from groundwater or the diversion of surface water. If ground water is used, provide the well identification number(s) and location(s) as specified in the California Department of Water Resources, Water Facts, Issue No. 7, "Numbering Water Wells in California," June 2000. If the power plant owner diverts surface water, provide the water rights permit number(s) issued by the State Water Resources Control Board. Where a water rights permit is not required, provide a description of the diversion location(s);

c. Provide a description of any other water supply not identified above;

d. Specify the monthly and annual amounts of water used for all power plant purposes in acre-feet and the types of purposes for which water is generally used.

2. Wastewater Discharges: Owners of power plants with a nameplate generating capacity of 50 megawatts and greater and of all geothermal power plants shall submit the following information:
a. Provide the name of the utility or organization receiving the waste-water discharge, if applicable, or the name of the receiving water as identified by the U.S. Geological Survey on its 7.5-minute map series;

b. Specify the monthly and annual amounts of wastewater that are discharged as a result of power plant operations in gallons; and

c. Specify the destination of all wastewater discharged from the power plant, whether onsite or offsite.

(b) Reports by UDCs. Each UDC shall report the following data for each power plant and energy storage system located in the UDC's service area and for which data is collected. The report shall be submitted on January 31 and July 31 each year, but if information for an existing plant has already been provided pursuant to this section, and is unchanged, the filing need only identify the date on which the information was previously provided.

(1) power plants with a generating capacity of 100 kilowatts or more:
(A) facility name; and

(B) facility code assigned by the EIA.

(2) all power plants:
(A) nameplate capacity in kilowatts;

(B) voltage at which the power plant or energy storage system is interconnected with the UDC system or transmission grid;

(C) operating mode (e.g., independent power producer, cogeneration, dispatched as part of a demand side management program, parallel operation with utility deliveries in order to achieve premium power reliability, customer-dispatched to reduce delivered energy charges, peak shaving, emergency/backup/interruptible);

(D) technology type (e.g., combined cycle, combustion turbine, microturbine, internal combustion engine, photovoltaic, wind turbine, fuel cell); and

(E) fuel type (e.g., natural gas, biogas, diesel, solar, wind.).

(3) all power plants and energy storage systems:
(A) address where the power plant or energy storage system is physically located, including the street address, city, state, and zip code;

(B) power plant or energy storage system owner's full legal name and, if a non-residential customer, address of principal place of business, including the street address, city, state, and zip code;

(C) longitude and latitude, if available;

(D) interconnection agreement type (e.g., interconnection agreements required by interconnection standards adopted in California Public Utilities Commission D.00-12-037 and in modifications to that decision, net energy metering agreement);

(E) date of interconnection approval;

(F) if the power plant or energy storage system is no longer interconnected, the date the power plant or energy storage system is no longer interconnected to the utility distribution system;

(G) rate schedule; and

(H) if the power plant or energy storage system is connected to that part of the customer's electrical system not owned by UDC, those UDCs who also report pursuant to Section 1353 shall report the following:
1. service account number;

2. premise identification number; and

3. meter identification number.

1. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 5-21-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 21).
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 11-12-81; designated effective 1-1-82 (Register 81, No. 46).
3. Amendment filed 1-23-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 4).
4. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 6-26-90; operative 7-26-90 (Register 90, No. 34).
5. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 2-23-2001; operative 2-23-2001 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2001, No. 8).
6. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 7-3-2007; operative 7-3-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 27).
7. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 5-29-2018; operative 7-1-2019 (Register 2018, No. 22).
8. Amendment filed 12-30-2021; operative 1-1-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2021, No. 53).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 25213, 25218(e) and 25320, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 25005.5, 25216, 25216.5, 25300- 25303, 25305, 25305.1, 25310, 25401, 25401.2, 25403, 25403.5 and 25602, Public Resources Code.

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