These links are for course readings available on-line

• For WEEK 8 with guest lecturer Michael Moore of the CEC, check out the followng readings:

        To see FERC Reference to "Qualifying Facilities (QFs) http://www.ferc.fed.us/electric/qfinfo/18_cfr_292_203.pdf

        For the Origins of California Deregulation see "The Yellow Book" at
        http://www.ucei.berkeley.edu/ucei/Restructuring_Archive/Yellow_book.pdf

        and for the Legislative Directive for Deregulation in California see
        http://www.ucei.berkeley.edu/ucei/Restructuring_Archive/ab_1890.pdf

        AB 1890 required the Energy Commission to submit a report to the
        Legislature (Policy Report on AB1890 Renewables Funding). This report, as
        adopted by the Legislature, became SB 90 - the administrative guidelines for
        the Renewable Energy Program.  See http://www.energy.ca.gov/renewables/renewables_fact_sheet.html

        In 2000 the Legislature passed AB 995/SB 1194 to extend the Renewables
        Program Sections of AB 995/SB 1194.  See
        http://www.energy.ca.gov/renewables/00-REN-1194/documents/2000-12-22_500-00-022_DRAFT.PDF
        and http://www.energy.ca.gov/renewables/00-REN-1194/documents/SB1194-AB995_SECTION_399.PDF

• For WEEK 12 with guest lecturers from the PUC, check out the followng readings (click on the Prop for the full text):

          Proposition B , Revene Bond Measure, November 2001 Municipal Election

Resolution calling and providing for a Special Election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said City and County on November 6, 2001 a proposition for the issuance of revenue bonds and/or other forms of revenue financing by the City and County of San Francisco (or one of its agencies, departments or enterprises) in a principal amount not to exceed $100,000,000 to finance the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, installation and/or improvement of solar energy facilities and equipment, energy conservation facilities and equipment and/or renewable energy facilities and equipment; consolidating said Special Election with the General Municipal Election to be held on November 6, 2001; and finding the proposed project is in conformity with the priority of Planning Code Section 101.1 (b) and the City’s General Plan...

Describing and setting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the City and County of San Francisco to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 9.107 to provide for the financing of the acquisition, construction, improvement, reconstruction or replacement of renewable energy facilities and energy conservation facilities...

• On distributed generation (DG) and renewable potfolio standards (RPS)

• On forestry and the value of ecosystem services