Resource Selection

The utility shall select resources to satisfy the renewable portfolio standard through a competitive resource selection process that includes opportunities for bidders to propose purchased power, facility self-build or facility build-transfer options. The utility shall determine all commercially available resources available through a competitive procurement process that are necessary to make reasonable and consistent progress toward the renewable portfolio standards and the zero-carbon standard. The utility shall, at a minimum, use the net present value methodology to identify the costs of a proposed new renewable energy resource necessary to satisfy the renewable portfolio standard. The utility may propose additional methodologies to identify the costs of a proposed new renewable energy resource.