Approval of Load Management Standards Compliance Plans
Summary
SCH Number
2026040422
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Approval of Load Management Standards Compliance Plans
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/9/2026
Document Description
CEC’s approval of these compliance plans indicates these plans are compliant with the Load Management Standards (LMS) regulations (Title 20, California Code of Regulations sections 1621-1625). The LMS benefit electricity customers by enabling the shifting of electric load from periods of high cost and high emissions to periods of low cost and low emissions. This transition helps in reducing electricity bills and environmental impact.
Contact Information
Name
Gavin Situ
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
Mechanical Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
Regions
Statewide
Other Location Info
Statewide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
State CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3) Common Sense Exemption + Class 7 & 8 (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15307&15308)
Reasons for Exemption
The CEC has considered the application of CEQA to its approval of the revised compliance plans submitted by Sonoma Clean Power and MCE Community Choice Energy. It concluded that this approval is not a “project” under CEQA. However, even if the approval were determined to be a project, it would nonetheless be exempt from CEQA under Class 7 (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15307) and Class 8 (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15308) because it constitutes a regulatory action that would protect natural resources and the environment. It would also be exempt under the commonsense exemption (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15061 sub d. (b)(3)) because there is no reasonable possibility that its approval would have a significant effect on the environment, even due to unusual circumstances.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
common sense exemption (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15061 subd. (b)(3))
Reasons for Exemption
The CEC has considered the application of CEQA to its approval of the revised compliance plans submitted by Sonoma Clean Power and MCE Community Choice Energy. It concluded that this approval is not a “project” under CEQA. However, even if the approval were determined to be a project, it would nonetheless be exempt from CEQA under Class 7 (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15307) and Class 8 (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15308) because it constitutes a regulatory action that would protect natural resources and the environment. It would also be exempt under the commonsense exemption (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15061 sub d. (b)(3)) because there is no reasonable possibility that its approval would have a significant effect on the environment, even due to unusual circumstances.
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
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