Demand Response Workshops

Workshops on 2026 LIP Final Reports for RA Compliance Year 2027

IOU DRMEC Workshop: May 5-6, 2026

• Workshop Agenda
• PG&E Portfolio Overview
• SCE Portfolio Overview
• SDG&E Portfolio Overview
• Statewide Capacity Bidding Program
• Statewide Non-Residential Critical Peak Pricing
• PG&E and SCE Base Interruptible Program
• PG&E Automated Response Technology Program
• SCE Summer Discount Plan
• SCE Smart Energy Program
• SDG&E EV Time of Use Rate

Third-Party DRP Workshop: May 11,2026

• Workshop Agenda
• EnerSmart
• GoodLeap
• Leapfrog
• RenewHome
• Voltus
• SCE Local Capacity Resources

Workshops on 2025 LIP Final Reports for RA Compliance Year 2026

IOU DRMEC Workshop: May 12-13, 2025

• Workshop Agenda
• PG&E Portfolio Overview
• SCE Portfolio Overview
• SDG&E Portfolio Overview
• PG&E Automated Response Technology Program
• SCE Summer Discount Plan
• SCE Smart Energy Program
• SDG&E Emergency Load Reduction Program
• SDG&E EV Time of Use Rate
• Statewide Base Interruptible Program
• Statewide Critical Peak Pricing

Third-Party DRP Workshop: May 14, 2025

• Agenda
• Enersponse
• Leap
• Nostromo
• RenewHome (formerly OhmConnect)
• Voltus
• SCE Local Capacity Resources

Workshops on 2024 LIP Final Reports for RA Compliance Year 2025

IOU DRMEC Workshop: May 13-14, 2024

• Recording Day 1
• Recording Day 2

August 8, 2023

• Workshop Recording
• Energy Division Slides
• OhmConnect Slides
• SDG&E Slides
• Enersponse Slides

Workshops on 2023 LIP Final Reports for RA Compliance Year 2024

IOU DRMEC Workshop: May 1-2, 2023

• Workshop Agenda
• Recording Day 1
• Recording Day 2
• PG&E Smart AC Slides
• SDG&E AC Saver Day Ahead (Thermostats) Slides
• SDG&E AC Saver Day of (Devices) Slides
• SCE Summer Discount Programs Slides
• IOU Base Interruptible Program Slides 
• IOU Capacity Bidding Program Slides
• SCE Smart Energy Program Slides

Third-Party DRP Workshop: May 10, 2023

• Agenda
• Recording of Morning Session
• Enersponse, Inc. Slides
• CPower Energy Slides
• Leapfrog Power, Inc. Slides
• OhmConnect, Inc. Slides
• Voltus, Inc. Slides
• Sunrun, Inc. Slides
• SCE Local Capacity Requirement (LCR) Contracts Slides

Workshops on 2022 LIP Final Reports for RA Compliance Year 2023

IOU DRMEC Workshop: May 3-4, 2022

• Agenda
• Recording Day 1
• Recording Day 2
• PG&E Smart AC Slides
• SDG&E AC Saver Day Ahead (Thermostats) Slides
• SDG&E AC Saver Day of (Devices) Slides
• SCE Summer Discount Program Slides
• IOU Base Interruptible Program Slides
• IOU Capacity Bidding Program Slides
• SCE Smart Energy Program Slides

Third-Party DRP Workshop: May 18, 2022

• Agenda
• Morning Recording
• Afternoon Recording
• Enersponse Slides
• Leap Slides
• Nexus Renewables Slides
• OhmConnect Slides
• SCE Local Capacity Requirement Contract Slides
• Sunrun Slides

Workshops on 2021 LIP Final Reports for RA Compliance Year 2022

IOU DRMEC Workshop: April 29-30, 2021

• Agenda
• Slides

Third-Party DRP Workshop: May 3, 2021

• Agenda
• Slides

Workshops on 2020 LIP Final Reports for RA Compliance Year 2021

IOU DRMEC Workshop Day 1: May 1,2020

• Agenda
• Introduction to Load Impact Protocols (LIPs)
• Statewide Critical Peak Pricing (CPP)
• Statewide Base Interruptible Program (BIP)
• Statewide Capacity Bidding Program (CBP)

IOU DRMEC Workshop Day 2: May 2,2020

• Agenda
• PG&E Air Conditioning (AC) Cycling
• PG&E Critical Peak Pricing ("SmartRate")
• SCE Peak Time Rebate ("Smart Energy Program")
• SCE Default Time of Use (TOU)
• SDG&E Electric Vehicle Time of Use (EV TOU)
• SDG&E Default Time of Use Pilot

Workshops on 2019 LIP Final Reports for RA Compliance Year 2020

IOU DRMEC Workshop: April 26, 2019

• Agenda
• Introduction to DRMEC and Workshop
• Statewide Critical Peak Pricing (CPP)
• Statewide Base Interruptible Program (BIP)
• PG&E Air Conditioner Cycling (AC Cycling) ("SmartAC")
• Statewide Capacity Bidding Program (CBP)
• SCE Peak Time Rebate (PTR) ("Smart Energy Program") - Residential Thermostats
• SDG&E AC Cycling ("AC Saver DA") - Residential Thermostats

Workshops on 2018 LIP Final Reports for RA Compliance Year 2019

IOU DRMEC Workshop: May 4, 2018

• Agenda
• Introduction to Load Impact Protocols
• Statewide Critical Peak Pricing (CPP)
• Statewide Capacity Bidding Program (CBP) and Aggregator Managed Portfolio (AMP)
• Statewide Base Interruptible Program (BIP)
• PG&E AC Cycling (SmartAC)
• SCE Summer Discount Plan (SDP)
• PG&E SmartRate
• SCE Peak Time Rebate (PTR) - Residential Thermostats
• SDG&E Peak Time Rebate (PTR) - Residential Thermostats

Workshops on 2017 LIP Final Reports for RA Compliance Year 2018

IOU DRMEC Workshop: May 8, 2017

• Agenda
• Overview of Randomized Control Trials
• AC Cycling Program
• Summer Saver Program
• Summer Discount Plan (SDP)
• Individual Regression and Table Generators
• Capacity Bidding Program (CBP) and Aggregator Managed Portfolio (AMP)
• Matched Control Group
• SmartRate
• Commercial Thermostats
• Critical Peak Pricing (CPP)
• Base Interruptible Program (BIP)

Workshops on 2016 LIP Final Reports for RA Compliance Year 2017

IOU DRMEC Workshop: May 10-11, 2016

• Agenda
• Welcome / Introduction
• Randomized Control Trial Overview
• PG&E SmartAC
• SDG&E Summer Saver
• SCE Summer Discount Plan
• SDG&E Locational Pilot - TBP 
• Matched Control Group Methodology Overview
• PG&E Residential Smart Rate
• SDG&E Commercial Thermostats
• Individual Regression Overview & Statewide CBP and AMP 
• Statewide BIP
• SCE PTR
• SDG&E PTR
• Statewide CPP
• SCE Electric Vehicle pilot (part 1)

• SCE Electric Vehicle pilot (part 2)

CPUC SSDR Qualifying Capacity Working Group Meeting Draft Work Plan

December 14, 2023

• Recording
• Slides
• Study Plan

CPUC SSDR Qualifying Capacity Working Group Meeting Penalty Enforcement Mechanism and Other Issues

November 16, 2023

• Recording
• Slides

CPUC SSDR Qualifying Capacity Working Group Meeting Penalty Enforcement Mechanism and Other Issues

November 2, 2023

• Recording
• Slides
• DSA Examples Excel File

CPUC SSDR Qualifying Capacity Working Group Meeting Capacity Shortfall and Penalty Enforcement Mechanism:

October 5, 2023

• Recording
• Slides
• CEDMC Comments

CPUC SSDR Qualifying Capacity Working Group Meeting Capacity Shortfall

September 21, 2023

• Recording
• Slides

CPUC SSDR Qualifying Capacity Working Group Meeting Bid Normalized Load Impact / Capacity Shortfall Penalty

September 8, 2023

• Recording
• Slides
• Comments

CPUC SSDR Qualifying Capacity Working Group Meeting Bid Normalized Load Impact Party Proposals

August 24, 2023

• Recording
• Slides
• Comments
• DSA Proposal
• CEDMC Proposal

CPUC SSDR Qualifying Capacity Working Group Meeting Bid Normalized Load Impact

August 10, 2023

• Recording
• Slides
• Performance Metric Numerical Examples

Incentive-Based Supply-Side Demand Response Qualifying Capacity Working Group Kick-off Meeting

July 27, 2023

• Agenda
• Slides

July 7, 2022

• Agenda
• Slides
• Recording

February 11-12, 2019

• Stakeholders developed proposals that were submitted on February 6, 2019
• Ruling issued February 28, 2019 summarizing the workshop, publishing party proposals, and asking questions for response by March 29, 2019 in A.17-01-012 et. al. 

January 16, 2019

• Energy Division Public Report Presentation and Proposal Summaries (January 16, 2019)
• Ruling (January 4, 2019) & Final Public Report (interactive with complete attachments)  
• One-Page Proposals for Improvements Sunrun, CESA, Leapfrog, CEDMC, CLECA, Stem, Joint DR Parties, Olivine, PG&E, OhmConnect, and SCE (January 11, 2019)   

July 26, 2018

• Agenda, Energy Division Presentation, and ALJ Questions (July 26, 2018). 
• Informal comments from Parties and Stakeholders on the Interim Report: CLECA, OhmConnect, Olivine, SCE/PG&E, and SDG&E. (August 15, 2018).
• Additional information: August 6 Ruling on DRAM, Docket A.17-01-012 et. al., Research Plan    

March 1, 2017

• Agenda  
• Presentation  
• DRAM Evaluation Plan 

May 25, 2021

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November 24, 2020

• Audiovisual Recording

December 5, 2019

• Agenda
• Presentation on Pilot Results
• Utilities' Prohibited Resources in Demand Response - 2019 Test Year Pilot Results

June 27, 2018

• Agenda
• Joint Utilities' Proposal on Competitive Neutrality Cost Causation Principles (filed February 2017) 
• Joint Utilities Proposed Approach to Determine Cost Refunds to Eligible CCA and DA Customers (filed January 30, 2018)  
• SDG&E Presentation
• SCE Presentation
• SCE Supporting Narrative  
• PG&E Presentation
• PG&E Supporting Narrative (in response to Energy Division data request)   
• Revised Utility Disenrollment and Cost Credit Letter for CCA and ESP Customers

February 15, 2018

• Draft Straw Proposal
• Appendix A:  List of Counties and Cities
• Two-page Summary  
• Agenda
• PowerPoints
• CPUC  
• CAISO
• PG&E
• SCE
• Informal Comments (zip file) - March 5, 2018

February 14, 2018

• Agenda  
• Proposals
• CLECA
• EnerNOC Inc. and CPower Energy Management Services
• Joint IOUs

 June 26, 2017

• Agenda
• Energy Division Staff Proposal
• PowerPoints
• IOU Integration Efforts
• LBNL  
• Residential
• Non-Residential

 May 16, 2017

• Agenda
• Staff Presentation  
• Meeting Notes

A Review of DR Programs in 2016 and DR Issues and Trends in 2017

February 22, 2017

• Agenda
• Panel 1 Presentations:
• EnerNOC
• EnergyHub
• PG&E  
• SCE
• SDG&E
• Panel 2 Presentations:
• PG&E, SCE, SDG&E, CAISO and Olivine  

Click-Through Authorization, Direct Participation Enrollment Working Group Meetings

August - November 2016 

•  2016 Working Group Notes:  From July 25, August 24, September 13, October 18
•  October 12, 2016:  Informal Status Report
•  October 18 & November 3, 2016:  Energy Division Guidance