Table 2 Dual Participation Currently Permitted (Utility-Administered Programs in Bold) Integrated Energy Programs Day-Of Notice Integrated Energy Programs Day-Ahead Notice Energy Programs Day-Of Notice Energy programs Notice CPP* Integrated Capacity Programs Day-Of Notice BIP, API, CBP-DO, PTR and Smart AC* Permitted Integrated Capacity Programs Day-Ahead Notice CBP-DA* Permitted Capacity Programs Day-Of Notice Permitted Permitted Capacity Programs Day-Ahead Notice Permitted Permitted *Base Interruptible Program, Agricultural Pumping Interruptible, Capacity Bidding Program, Peak Time Rebate, and Critical Peak Pricing In response to a June 15, 2018 Ruling, the Joint Demand Response Parties state that CPower, a third-party demand response provider, has experienced a
authorized to extend the deadline for the final report through a Ruling, if deemed reasonable. Pilots Targeting Demand Response in Disadvantaged Communities Overall parties give broad support for the environmental and/or economic goals stated in the Proposal, but question the potential impact of local action in a disadvantaged community on the operations of nearby power plants. Parties in general support the testing of marketing and outreach efforts to increase enrollment and participation in disadvantaged communities, while learning more about the target population and the residents’ ability to respond to demand response events. The Proposal provides guidelines for the Utilities to follow while developing pilots as directed and funded by D.17-12-003. As such, we find the guidelines provided by the Proposal reasonable and consistent with past Commission decisions, D.12-04-045 and D.16-09-056. Based on party comments, additional clarifications and guidance are provided in Section 3.5.2 and Section 3.5.3. Definition of Disadvantaged Communities The Proposal defines disadvantaged communities as “census tracts that score above 75th percentile using the CalEnviroScreen tool created by the California Environmental Protection Agency…plus an additional 22 census tracts that score in the highest five percent of CalEnviroScreen’s pollution burden but do not have an overall CalEnviroScreen score because of unreliable socioeconomic or health data.” No party objects to using the disadvantaged communities definition stated above, but some parties note the implementation challenges associated with
Because all demand response programs must follow the principle established by D.16-09-056, the Utilities should consider incorporating supply-side programs in their pilot plans. Because designing pilot programs achieving the test objectives stated in the Proposal and listed in this Decision will lead to economic benefits and help the Commission and the parties learn more about customers from disadvantaged communities and their needs, we find them reasonable. Goal of the pilots should not be to compare third and utility performances, but to test the pilot design objectives. In order to show compliance with the requirements listed in the Proposal and guidance provided in this Decision, the Utilities should include the following in their Pilot Plan to be submitted with their Advice Letter: Target location (which disadvantaged communities in a local capacity area); strategy to target residential and small commercial customers in disadvantaged communities; the amount and form of economic benefit for the participating customer, and third party, including the amount of capacity payments and how they would be allocated; if and how the proposed pilot will be bid into the CAISO market, e.g., as part of an existing program if it is not large enough to meet the CAISO requirements for aggregation size by sub-LAP; theory of the pilot intervention, e.g., a logic model, and how it would meet the purpose and goal adopted in this Decision; how the Utilities are coordinating with the Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group; if and how the Utilities are coordinating with each other in their proposed ideas and building off past and current pilots; how to track cost-effectiveness for the purpose of informing future programs; justification for choice of third party or Utility; and explanation for how the third parties would gain the necessary data for the pilots.