Electricity: resource adequacy distributed generation program.

(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law requires the commission, in consultation with the Independent System Operator (ISO) , to establish resource adequacy requirements for all load-serving entities, as defined, in accordance with specified objectives. This definition of a "load-serving entity" excludes a local publicly owned electric utility. However, other provisions of existing law require that each local publicly owned electric utility serving end-use customers prudently plan for and procure resources that are adequate to meet its planning reserve margin and peak…