GoGreen Business Energy Financing Regulations
Current Regulations
Regulatory Actions
11/4/2024 – Emergency Regulations Readopted
On 11/4/2024, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the readoption of emergency regulations for the GoGreen Business Energy Financing Program. These regulations will become effective on November 13, 2024, and are effective until February 11, 2024.
- View the approval notice from the Office of Administrative Law and the emergency regulations text changes and additions
- View the Notice and Finding of Emergency
- View Addendum to the Finding of Emergency
The proposed emergency regulations were publicly noticed, considered, and approved by the CAEATFA Board at a public meeting held on April 16, 2024.
Under Decision 23-08-026, published in the summer of 2023, the CPUC authorized CAEATFA to begin using its current funding source, IOU energy efficiency ratepayer funds, to credit enhance financing for comprehensive clean energy measures. In the emergency modifications to regulations adopted in May of 2024, CAEATFA made substantial changes to incorporate the key modifications into the Program. The amendments being readopted in these emergency regulations respond to the challenges and lessons learned from implementing the Program, as well as the Program’s expansion to include comprehensive clean energy measures. Since the initial emergency action was approved by OAL in file number 2024-0501-01E, CAEATFA has worked diligently to implement these amendments. Given the time-intensive nature of the amendments and unanticipated staff vacancies, it is necessary to readopt the emergency regulations, with no additional modifications from the initial emergency action, to allow CAEATFA enough time to complete the Certificate of Compliance.
CAEATFA is simultaneously working through the Regular Rulemaking process to make these changes permanent in 2025.
10/15/2024 - Notice of Emergency Regulations Readopt
On May 13, 2024, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved emergency regulation amendments to the GoGreen Business Energy Efficiency Financing Program. CAEATFA is giving public notice of the proposed emergency action to readopt these regulations, as linked above, without further modifications. As required by Government Code Section 11346.1(a)(2), this constitutes notice of at least five working days prior to submission to OAL. The readoption will be effective as of November 8, 2024.
In the emergency modifications to regulations adopted in May of 2024, CAEATFA made substantial changes to incorporate the key modifications into the Program. The amendments being readopted in these emergency regulations respond to the challenges and lessons learned from implementing the Program, as well as the Program’s expansion to include comprehensive clean energy measures.
Regulatory History
On December 17, 2018, OAL approved CAEATFA’s initial emergency regulations to establish the Commercial Energy Efficiency Financing Program. The regulations were initially effective for 180 days and were readopted twice under the emergency rulemaking process, extending the emergency regulations for two consecutive 90-day periods.
On December 13, 2019, CAEATFA timely submitted to OAL the Certificate of Compliance and all corresponding documents required to complete the emergency rulemaking process. OAL approved and filed the Certificate of Compliance and regulations with the California Secretary of State on January 21, 2020. The regulations, in their entirety, became effective on January 21, 2020, per Government Code Section 11343.4(b)(3).
On July 19, 2021, the OAL approved further emergency regulation amendments to the program, which were initially effective for 180 days and were readopted twice under the emergency rulemaking process. These emergency regulations, along with some additional modifications, were approved by OAL as part of the regular rulemaking process with an effective date of August 15, 2022.
On May 13, 2024, the OAL approved further emergency regulation amendments to the program, which were initially effective for 180 days.
5/13/2024 - Notice of Adopted Emergency Regulations: Amendments to the GoGreen Business Program Regulations
On May 13, 2024, the Office of Administrative Law approved emergency regulations to modify the Commercial Energy Efficiency Financing (“GoGreen Business”) Program. These modifications allow eligibility for clean energy generation and storage measures, provide an increased loss reserve contribution for installations at affordable multifamily housing, extend the allowable claim period against the loss reserve, and to add options for alternate sources of program funding.
CAEATFA has considered all comments, objections, and recommendations regarding the proposed action. You may review the regulatory documents below:
- View the approved and endorsed Form 400 Certificate of Compliance filed with the Secretary of State
- View the approved regulations filed with the Secretary of State
The subject of the modified regulations for GoGreen Business was discussed at a public workshop on March 25, 2024, and CAEATFA invited public comment through April 1, 2024. View the slide deck summary of regulation changes that was presented at the workshop here. Following the workshop, CAEATFA made additional changes based on stakeholder input.
The proposed regulations were publicly noticed, considered, and approved by the CAEATFA Board at a public meeting held on April 16, 2024.