If the service agreement is in a disadvantaged community, a participant may not use back-up generation to achieve incremental load reduction if the back-up generation is designated as a prohibited resource per California Public Utilities Commission Resolution E-4906*. If the service agreement is not located in a disadvantaged community, the participant may only utilize the prohibited resource to achieve incremental load reduction during an ELRP event when permitted by a Governor’s Executive Order and in compliance with Rule 21 and other applicable regulations and permits, including those imposed by the local air district.
Participants dually enrolled in another demand response program may use prohibited resources during an overlapping event period, but only for achieving incremental load reduction below any existing commitments when permitted by a Governor’s Executive Order, and only if they are not in a disadvantaged community*.
The following list of resources are defined as prohibited in either topping cycle Combined Heat and Power or non-Combined Heat and Power configuration:
- Distributed generation technologies using diesel
- Natural gas
- Gasoline
- Propane
- Liquefied petroleum gas
Review the CalEnviroScreen Disadvantaged Communities Map to see the areas classified as disadvantaged communities.
The use of prohibited resources during a test event is not permitted and will not be compensated.
* If a Governor’s Executive Order explicitly permits the use of prohibited resources in disadvantaged communities, then participants in disadvantaged communities may utilize prohibited resources to achieve incremental load reduction during an ELRP event in compliance with Rule 21 and other applicable regulations and permits, including those imposed by the local air district.