California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 4 - Energy Conservation › Article 5 - Load Management Standards › Section 1622 - Residential Load Management Standard

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Application. The provisions of this section are applicable to residential
				  electric water heaters and electric central air conditioners.
(b) Peak Load Cycling Program. The utility
				  shall carry out a peak load cycling program, if such a program has been found
				  to be cost effective for the utility. Under this program, the utility shall
				  offer to install remote load switches in those identified residences in the
				  utility's service area which contain electric water heaters or central air
				  conditioners. The switches shall allow the utility to cycle any of these
				  electric appliances.
(c) Program
				  Implementation. The utility's peak load cycling program shall consist of three
				  phases as follows:
(1) Peak Load Cycling Plan
				  Development Phase. The purpose of this phase is to allow the utility to develop
				  a Peak Load Cycling Plan which will accomplish the program goals set forth in
				  subsection (d) below. The requirements for the plan are specified in subsection
				  (e) below. The utility may conduct experimental Peak Load Cycling Programs
				  prior to approval of its Peak Load Cycling Plan by the Commission. Any such
				  program shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be consistent with the
				  provisions of the Peak Load Cycling Plan which is being developed by the
				  utility or which has been submitted pursuant to Section
				  1621(d). Any
				  expenditure which the utility makes in connection with any such experimental
				  program prior to the approval of its Peak Load Cycling Plan shall be subject to
				  the approval of the utility's rate-approving body.
(2) Testing and Evaluation Phase. The purpose
				  of this phase is to allow the utility to conduct detailed testing and
				  evaluation of alternative technologies for peak load cycling, of customer
				  acceptance of peak load cycling, and of the benefits of peak load cycling in
				  terms of reduced peak demand, at a low level of implementation. The testing and
				  evaluation phase shall commence as soon as the Commission has approved the
				  utility's Peak Load Cycling Plan and the utility's rate-approving body has
				  approved program-related tariffs and a method for recovering the cost of the
				  program. Once this phase has commenced, it shall last for 28 months.
(3) Systemwide Implementation Phase. The
				  purpose of this phase is to achieve the maximum feasible level of system load
				  reduction in the utility's peak load cycling program. This phase shall commence
				  after the Commission takes action pursuant to subsection (h) below.
While the utility is carrying out these phases of its peak
					 load cycling program, it shall cooperate on an ongoing basis with the
					 Commission Staff in evaluating the relative merits of alternative hardware
					 systems, in determining the optimal approaches for obtaining maximum customer
					 participation in peak load cycling programs, and in improving and refining
					 methodologies for calculating the cost-effectiveness of peak load cycling
					 programs and other load management programs.