Incentive Option 1 Participants: Participants can be reimbursed for incremental increases in customer demand charges that result from participation in the program and are incurred during the billing period in which a DSGS Program event occurred, if any. To receive a reimbursement, submit a claim to the CEC using the template found here: Incentive Option 1 Direct Participant Claim Package Template.
Option 1 DSGS Providers: The CEC reimburses each DSGS provider for up to $1 million per year in administrative costs associated with implementing Incentive Option 1. The Option 1 DSGS provider shall select one of the following administrative cost structures:
Actual incremental costs incurred in administering the program, such as costs derived from employee timesheets or invoices from third-party contractors, pending specified conditions, and for indirect/overhead costs (not to exceed 10 percent of actual incremental costs or a federally approved indirect rate from a federal agency as evidenced by an approval letter).
Ten percent of incentive payments provided to participants under Incentive Option 1, or if an electrical corporation, 5 percent of incentive payments provided to participants under Incentive Option 1.
To receive a reimbursement for administrative costs, submit a claim to the CEC using the template found here: Incentive Option 1 Claim Package Template.
Non-Provider Utilities: The CEC shall also reimburse utilities and federal power marketing administrations for actual incremental costs incurred in facilitating an aggregator’s administration of the program in the utility’s service territory and a direct participant’s participation in the program. Each utility and federal power marketing administration is limited to reimbursement of up to $250,000 each year in actual incremental costs.
To receive a reimbursement for administrative costs, submit a claim to the CEC using the template found here: Non-Provider Utility Claim Form.