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Northern California Power Agency Supports Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Motion to Extend Interconnection Agreement

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The Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) has submitted a motion to intervene and provide supportive comments on a filing submitted by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to extend the termination date of their Interconnection Agreement (IA). The proposed amendment would extend the termination date from November 1, 2025, to November 1, 2026. NCPA supports PG&E's filing and requests that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) accept the IA Amendment with an effective date of November 1, 2025.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) moves to intervene in the proceeding related to Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) filing to extend the termination date of their Interconnection Agreement (IA).
  • NCPA is a nonprofit California joint powers agency established in 1968 to construct and operate renewable and low-emitting generating facilities and assist in meeting the wholesale energy needs of its 16 members.
  • The members served by NCPA include 14 cities and 2 cooperatives, collectively serving nearly 700,000 electric consumers in Central and Northern California.
  • NCPA seeks intervention to represent itself and its pool members, all of whom are signatories to the Metered Subsystem Aggregator (MSSA) Agreement with CAISO.
  • The MSSA Agreement establishes the relationship between NCPA and its pool members and CAISO and was approved as a settlement agreement by FERC on August 30, 2002.
  • NCPA supports the revision of Section 5.3 of the IA to extend the termination date from November 1, 2025, to November 1, 2026, and requests that the Commission accept the IA Amendment with an effective date of November 1, 2025, to ensure continuity of service.
  • NCPA requests that the Commission grant its motion to intervene and accept the IA Amendment filed in this docket.

Statistics:

  • NCPA serves nearly 700,000 electric consumers in Central and Northern California.
  • The members served by NCPA include 14 cities and 2 cooperatives.
  • The MSSA Agreement was approved as a settlement agreement by FERC on August 30, 2002.
  • The IA Amendment proposes to extend the termination date from November 1, 2025, to November 1, 2026.
  • NCPA requests that the Commission accept the IA Amendment with an effective date of November 1, 2025.

Sources:

  • 18 C.F.R. SSSS 385.212, 385.214
  • eLibrary No. 20250827-3061
  • PG&E, Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement, Service Agreement No. 292 under Pacific Gas and Electric Company's FERC Electric Tariff Volume No. 5 (Aug. 27, 2025), eLibrary No. 20250827-5055 ("IA Amendment")
  • 18 C.F.R. SS 385.203(b)(3)

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