(a) “Ancillary Elements”: Project components that fall outside a Scope of Work. These components may include:
(1) Non-ESMs completed by a contractor who is not a Participating Contractor;
(2) Services provided by a Participating Project Developer;
(3) Distributed Generation; and/or
(4) Capitalized Interest.
(b) “Authority”: California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA) established pursuant to Division 16 (commencing with Section 26000) of the Public Resources Code, or its agent.
(c) “Bill Impact Estimate” (BIE): An estimate of the anticipated energy cost savings that are expected to result from the installation of Energy Saving Measures, which is provided by either the Participating Project Developer, the Participating Contractor, or the Finance Provider Entity to the Eligible Commercial Financing Customer prior to work being performed on the Eligible Property(ies).
(d) “Capitalized Interest”: Accrued interest from a previous finance agreement for a Project (such as a construction loan or down payment loan) where the interest has been added to the Total Financed Amount of an Eligible Financing Agreement.
(e) “CHEEF Financing Identifier” or “CHEEF Financing ID”: An identification number associated with an Enrolled Financing Agreement created by the Authority and provided to the Finance Provider Entity at the time the financing is approved for enrollment in the Program.
(f) “Claim-Eligible Charge-Off Amount”: The Total Charge-Off Amount multiplied by the Claim-Eligible Ratio.
(g) “Claim-Eligible Financed Amount”: The portion of the Total Financed Amount that is eligible for reimbursement in the event of a charge-off. The Claim-Eligible Financed Amount is limited to $1 million. Non-Energy Components are limited to 30% of the dollar value of the total Claim-Eligible Financed Amount. The Claim-Eligible Financed Amount is equal to the Total Financed Amount less both of the following:
(1) Distributed Generation; and
(2) Non-Energy Components beyond the allowable 30%.
(h) “Claim-Eligible Ratio”: The ratio of the original Claim-Eligible Financed Amount to the original Total Financed Amount.
(i) “Commission” or “CPUC”: The Public Utilities Commission established pursuant to Article XII of the California Constitution.
(j) “Community Choice Aggregator” (CCA): A Community Choice Aggregator as defined in Section 331.1 of the Public Utilities Code.
(k) “CSLB”: The Contractors State License Board established pursuant to the Contractors State License Law (Chapter 9 commencing with Section 7000 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code).
(l) “Delayed Bill”: A delay of the date on which an IOU is scheduled to send a monthly bill to an OBR Customer, as reported by the IOU to the Authority.
(m) “Demand Response” (DR): Reductions, increases, or shifts in electricity consumption by customers in response to either economic or reliability signals. Economic signals come in the form of electricity prices or financial incentives, whereas reliability signals appear as alerts when the electric grid is under stress and vulnerable to high prices. Demand Response programs aim to respond to these signals and maximize ratepayer benefit.
(n) “Distributed Generation” (DG): Technologies that generate or store energy at or near the site where it will be used. Distributed Generation may serve a single structure or it may be part of a microgrid. Technologies classified as Distributed Generation systems include, but are not limited to: solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, wind power, hydropower, biomass, fuel cells, combined heat and power, and battery storage.
(o) “Eligible Commercial Financing Customer”: An entity or individual who enters into an Eligible Financing Agreement with a Finance Provider Entity for the purpose of completing a Project. The entity or individual is not required to own the Eligible Property.
(p) “Eligible Contractor”: An individual or entity that meets the requirements specified in Section 10092.4(b)(1).
(q) “Eligible Financing Agreement”: An agreement made between a Finance Provider Entity and an Eligible Commercial Financing Customer to finance a Project for which the Total Financed Amount does not exceed $5 million. The agreement must be for improvements to an existing building and may not be for the construction or purchase of a building. The agreement must meet the definition of either an Eligible Lease or Eligible Equipment Financing Agreement, Eligible Loan, Eligible Service Agreement or Eligible Savings-Based Payment Agreement. The Eligible Financing Agreement must meet the requirements specified in Section 10092.5(b).
(r) “Eligible Lease” or “Eligible Equipment Financing Agreement”: An agreement that provides the Eligible Commercial Financing Customer with Energy Saving Measures in exchange for payments in amounts that are due according to a schedule established in the agreement. The payments must result in full satisfaction of the obligation. Those payments are made to the Finance Provider Entity or its assignee for a specified term. Title to the equipment may transfer at the beginning or end of the term.
(s) “Eligible Loan”: An agreement that provides the Eligible Commercial Financing Customer with ownership of Energy Saving Measures in exchange for payments in amounts that are due according to a schedule established in the agreement. Those payments must result in full satisfaction of the obligation. Those payments are made to the Finance Provider Entity or its assignee for a specified term. Eligible Loans must be closed end loans; no revolving lines of credit will qualify.
(t) “Eligible Project Developer”: An individual or entity that meets the requirements specified in Section 10092.4(b)(2).
(u) “Eligible Property”: A property that is both of the following:
(1) Supplied with gas and/or electric service by one or more IOU(s), Electric Service Provider(s) (ESPs) as defined in Section 394(a) of the Public Utilities Code Section, or Community Choice Aggregator(s); and
(2) Used for business activities. If the purpose of the business is residential housing, the property must meet the definition of Multifamily Property.
(v) “Eligible Savings-Based Payment Agreement”: An agreement that provides the Eligible Commercial Financing Customer with Energy Saving Measures in exchange for regular payments to the Finance Provider Entity or the Finance Provider Entity's assignee. The term may be specified by a number of months or may run until payments have reached a specified amount. The agreement must satisfy all of the following criteria:
(1) Savings will be measured and verified no less than annually;
(2) Total monthly energy and efficiency charges for the Eligible Commercial Financing Customer must be projected to be “cash flow positive,” based on industry-accepted estimates, meaning: allowing for seasonal variations, the combined monthly energy expense (gas and electric) along with all projected monthly Eligible Savings-Based Payment Agreement charges is projected to be less than the Eligible Commercial Financing Customer's pre-project monthly energy expense;
(3) The Eligible Commercial Financing Customer will share in benefits if actual savings exceed projected savings; and
(4) The Eligible Commercial Financing Customer does not bear risk in the event that savings are less than projected.
(w) “Eligible Service Agreement”: An agreement that provides the Eligible Commercial Financing Customer with the use of Energy Saving Measures as well as ongoing service and maintenance of that equipment in exchange for regular payments to the Finance Provider Entity or the Finance Provider Entity's assignee for a specified term. Title to the Energy Saving Measures does not transfer to the Eligible Commercial Financing Customer. The agreement must include either:
(1) A guarantee of functionality for any Energy Saving Measures and Non-ESMs; or
(2) A guarantee of energy savings. Equipment functionality or energy savings must be measured no less than annually.
(x) “Eligible Small Business Financing Customer”: An Eligible Commercial Financing Customer for which the entity benefiting from the Eligible Financing Agreement is either a business or non-profit. An Eligible Small Business Financing Customer cannot be a public entity. An Eligible Small Business Financing Customer must meet at least one of the following size requirements, on average, over the past 3 years:
(1) 100 or fewer employees;
(2) Annual revenues of less than $15 million; or
(3) Meets the U.S. Small Business Administration's size standards for a Small Business matched to the North American Industry Classification System, found in Part 121.201 of Title 13 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(y) “Energy Efficiency” (EE): An energy using appliance, equipment, control system, or practice for which the installation or implementation results in reduced grid-supplied energy use while maintaining a comparable or higher level of energy service as perceived by the customer.
(z) “Energy Professional”: An individual who is either:
(1) Recognized as a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) by the Association of Energy Engineers with a certification that is current and free of disciplinary actions; or
(2) A Professional Engineer (PE) licensed by the State of California whose license is current and free of disciplinary actions.
(aa) “Energy Saving Measure” (ESM): Any Energy Efficiency or Demand Response measure including alterations and improvements that are legally or practically required to complete the installation of the Energy Saving Measure. This includes energy audits that meet the Authority's requirements as specified on the Energy Saving Measure List. An ESM must utilize or conserve a fuel provided by an IOU, CCA, or ESP at the Eligible Property.
(bb) “Energy Saving Measure Identifier” or “ESM ID”: A unique identifier assigned by the Authority to each measure contained within the ESM List.
(cc) “Energy Saving Measure List” or “ESM List”: The list of pre-qualified Energy Saving Measures, with corresponding requirements, fuel-savings type designations, and Self-Installer eligibility, published by the Authority.
(dd) “Energy Service Provider” (ESP): An Electric Service Provider as defined in Section 218.3 of the Public Utilities Code.
(ee) “Enrolled Financing Agreement”: An Eligible Financing Agreement approved for enrollment in the Program pursuant to Section 10092.8(b).
(ff) “Enrollment Date”: The date that the Trustee has funded the Finance Provider Entity's Loss Reserve Account for the Enrolled Financing Agreement.
(gg) “Executive Director” (ED): The Executive Director of the Authority or their designee.
(hh) “Finance Provider Applicant” (FPA): The Affiliate Finance Provider Applicant and Primary Finance Provider Applicant, collectively.
(1) “Affiliate Finance Provider Applicant”: As described in Section 10092.2(a).
(2) “Primary Finance Provider Applicant”: As described in Section 10092.2(a).
(ii) “Finance Provider Entity” (FPE): The Primary Finance Provider Entity and the Affiliate Finance Provider Entity, collectively.
(1) “Affiliate Finance Provider Entity”: The Affiliate Finance Provider Applicant approved for participation in the Program along with a Primary Finance Provider Entity as specified in Section 10092.2(a).
(2) “Primary Finance Provider Entity”: Primary Finance Provider Applicant approved for participation in the Program. It may be approved along with an Affiliate Finance Provider Entity as specified in Section 10092.2(a).
(jj) “Financial Institution”: Any insured depository institution, insured credit union, or Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), as those terms are each defined in Section 4702 of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702), or a Financial Development Corporation as the term “Corporation” is defined in Section 14003(f) of the Corporations Code, or any non-bank entity supervised by the Federal Reserve.
(kk) “GoGreen Business Energy Financing”: The public-facing name to be used in informational and marketing materials about the Program.
(ll) “Investor-Owned Utility” (IOU): Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, or Southern California Gas Company, collectively referred to as “IOUs.”
(mm) “IOU Custom”: A program offered by the IOUs, RENs, or CCAs in which measures require pre-approval and incentives are based on unique project characteristics.
(nn) “IOU Deemed”: A program offered by the IOUs, RENs, or CCAs in which eligible measures and rebate amounts are pre-determined. For the purpose of this definition, IOU Deemed includes the following prescriptive program types: downstream, midstream, upstream, and direct install.
(oo) “Loss Reserve Account”: An account established and maintained by the Trustee at the Authority's direction to hold the Loss Reserve Contribution for Enrolled Financing Agreements for the benefit of a Finance Provider Entity.
(pp) “Loss Reserve Account Representative”: As described in Section 10092.2(b)(6).
(qq) “Loss Reserve Contribution”: The credit enhancement contributed to the Loss Reserve Account for each Enrolled Financing Agreement in the Program pursuant to Section 10092.9(c).
(rr) “Marketing Representative”: As described in Section 10092.2(b)(7).
(ss) “Microloan”: An Eligible Financing Agreement with a Total Financed Amount of less than or equal to $10,000.
(tt) “Multifamily Property”: A residential building with five or more units.
(uu) “Non-Energy Components”: All Non-ESMs, Capitalized Interest, as well as any fees for services from a Participating Project Developer on a single Project.
(vv) “Non-ESMs”: Any equipment, alteration, or improvement that does not fall under the definition of an Energy Saving Measure. A measure included on the ESM List may not be considered a Non-ESM, with the exception that Non-ESMs include measures that would otherwise be considered an ESM but do not utilize or conserve fuel provided by an IOU, CCA, or ESP. Non-ESMs do not include Distributed Generation.
(ww) “OBR Approval Date”: The date on which an IOU confirms that the OBR Total Charge will be placed on the OBR Customer's utility bill.
(xx) “OBR Customer”: An Eligible Commercial Financing Customer that has elected to make payments on its Eligible Financing Agreement through OBR.
(yy) “OBR Modified Charge Cutoff Date”: The recurring day of the month by which the FPE must provide the Authority with an updated OBR Total Charge amount in order for the updated OBR Total Charge to appear on the OBR Customer's next IOU bill. The OBR Modified Charge Cutoff Date is specific to each customer's IOU billing cycle and may differ from one billing cycle to another.
(zz) “OBR Removal Date”: The date on which an IOU confirms that the OBR Customer will be removed from participation in OBR and that the customer's OBR Total Charge will not appear on its next utility bill or any subsequent bills.
(aaa) “OBR Tariff”: The gas and electric Rule No. 43 On-Bill Repayment Tariffs filed by each IOU through advice letters and approved by the Commission.
(bbb) “OBR Total Charge”: The financing payment amount to appear on the OBR Customer's next IOU bill, including any applicable penalties, late fees, and interest, as communicated by the FPE to the Authority.
(ccc) “On-Bill Repayment (OBR)”: The repayment of an Enrolled Financing Agreement through charges placed on the OBR Customer's monthly IOU bill, pursuant to the requirements of Section 10092.15.
(ddd) “Operational Reserve Fund (ORF)”: An account administered by the Authority that may be drawn upon if there is a Delayed Bill or Returned Item.
(eee) “ORF Balance”: The amount that must be reimbursed to the ORF by an FPE as the result of one or more payments made from the ORF.
(fff) “Participating Contractor”: An Eligible Contractor who has been granted approval to participate in the Program by the Authority as described in Section 10092.4(c).
(ggg) “Participating Project Developer”: An Eligible Project Developer who has been granted approval to participate in the Program by the Authority as described in Section 10092.4(c).
(hhh) “Program”: The Commercial Energy Efficiency Financing Program described in the regulations within this Article.
(iii) “Program Holding Account”: The account established and maintained by the Trustee at the Authority's direction to hold funds allocated by the IOUs for the Program.
(jjj) “Program Identifier” or “Program ID”: A number assigned by the Authority or its agent(s) that represents a program administered by the Authority.
(kkk) “Project”: One or more Scopes of Work as well as any Ancillary Elements at one or more Eligible Properties, financed in whole or in part under a single Eligible Financing Agreement.
(lll) “Regional Energy Network” (REN): Regional Energy Network granted authorization by the Commission under Decision 12-05-015 and later defined in Decision 12-11-015.
(mmm) “Returned Item”: A returned payment, closed bank account, scrivener's error, or other payment processing issue that results in a negative payment amount to an IOU from an OBR Customer.
(nnn) “Scope of Work”: The Energy Saving Measures and/or Non-ESMs installed and certified pursuant to the requirements of Section 10092.7(a)--(c) and Section 10092.8(b)(3) by a single Participating Contractor or Self-Installer as reported to the Authority, as part of a Project.
(ooo) “Scope of Work Completion Date”: Date that a Participating Contractor or Self-Installer completes installation of its Scope of Work.
(ppp) “Self-Installer”: An Eligible Commercial Financing Customer who installs any measures pursuant to the requirements in Section 10092.7(c).
(qqq) “Total Charge-Off Amount”:
(1) For Eligible Leases or Eligible Equipment Financing Agreements and for Eligible Loans: the Total Charge-Off Amount equals the outstanding principal balance at the time of charge-off.
(2) For Eligible Service Agreements and Eligible Savings-Based Payment Agreements: the Total Charge-Off Amount equals the (total initial installation amount paid to contractor(s) divided by the number of months in the term) multiplied by the number of months remaining in the term at the time of charge-off. Ongoing monthly service charges are excluded from the Total Charge-Off Amount.
(rrr) “Total Financed Amount”: The total amount funded by the Finance Provider Entity toward the Project. The Total Financed Amount does not include charges for ongoing service and/or maintenance and does not include any interest payments or ongoing finance charges.
(1) For Eligible Leases or Eligible Equipment Financing Agreements and Eligible Loans: The original principal amount as disclosed to the Eligible Commercial Finance Customer through loan or lease documentation or the job addendum.
(2) For Eligible Service Agreements and Eligible Savings-Based Payment Agreements: The total installation amount paid to the Participating Contractor and/or disclosed on the job addendum, inclusive of equipment, taxes, labor, and shipping costs and exclusive of ongoing service and oversight payments by Eligible Commercial Financing Customer.
(sss) “Trustee”: The financial institution chosen by the Authority to hold or administer some or all of the Program Holding Accounts and Loss Reserve Accounts.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 26006 and 26009, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 26002, 26002.5, 26003, 26006, 26011 and 26040, Public Resources Code.
History
1. New article 6 (sections 10092.1-10092.14) and section filed 12-17-2018 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 26009; operative 12-17-2018 (Register 2018, No. 51). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-17-2019 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 4-4-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 14).
3. New article 6 (sections 10092.1-10092.14) and section refiled 6-11-2019 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 26009, including amendment of subsections (cc) and (ii) and amendment of Note; operative 6-18-2019 (Register 2019, No. 24). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-16-2019 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. New article 6 (sections 10092.1-10092.14) and section refiled 9-12-2019 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 26009; operative 9-16-2019 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(2) (Register 2019, No. 37). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-16-2019 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 9-12-2019 order, including amendment of subsections (g), (g)(2), (p), (r), (t)(2), (u), (v), (w), (w)(3) (z), (qq) and (ss), transmitted to OAL 12-13-2019 and filed 1-21-2020; amendments operative 1-21-2020 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2020, No. 4).
6. Amendment of section and Note filed 7-19-2021 as an emergency; operative 7-19-2021 (Register 2021, No. 30). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-18-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Amendment of section and Note refiled 12-30-2021 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 26009; operative 1-18-2022 (Register 2021, No. 53). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-18-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. Amendment of section and Note refiled as a deemed emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 26009; operative 4-18-2022 (Register 2022, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-18-2022 or emergency language shall be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
9. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-18-2022 order transmitted to OAL 7-12-2022 and filed 8-15-2022 (Register 2022, No. 33).
This database is current through 4/12/24 Register 2024, No. 15.
