pilots are currently underway. The TOU working group then worked on the design of default TOU rate pilots to begin in 2018. The purposes of these pilots include an opportunity to assess the IOUs’ operational capacity to default customers to a new rate, as well as a further opportunity to review customer impacts and refine plans for default TOU rat design and roll-out. The InvestorOwed Utilities (IOUs) will propose actual 2019 default TOU rate structures in separate rate design window (RDW) applications due in 2018. On October 15, 2015, the assigned Commissioner issued a new scoping memo and ruling to address 3 issues (Phase 3 Scoping Memo), including Section 745. The Phase 3 Scoping Memo set forth the next steps to meet the Section 745 requirements. In order to reduce the number of issues in dispute, the Phase 3 Scoping Memo directed the parties to develop consensus Section 745 definitions/interpretations through the TOU working group that was already tasked with designing the opt-in pilots. In fall 2015, the TOU working group, assisted by consultant Dr. Stephen George of Nexant, developed a design for the opt-in pilots and issued a TOU working group report on opt-in pilot design (TOU Working Group Report) in December 2015. In accordance with D.15-07-001 the IOUs then filed individual advice letters seeking approval of their respective opt-in pilots.
pilots are currently underway. The TOU working group then worked on the design of default TOU rate pilots to begin in 2018. The purposes of these pilots include an opportunity to assess the IOUs’ operational capacity to default customers to a new rate, as well as a further opportunity to review customer impacts and refine plans for default TOU rat design and roll-out. The InvestorOwed Utilities (IOUs) will propose actual 2019 default TOU rate structures in separate rate design window (RDW) applications due in 2018. On October 15, 2015, the assigned Commissioner issued a new scoping memo and ruling to address 3 issues (Phase 3 Scoping Memo), including Section 745. The Phase 3 Scoping Memo set forth the next steps to meet the Section 745 requirements. In order to reduce the number of issues in dispute, the Phase 3 Scoping Memo directed the parties to develop consensus Section 745 definitions/interpretations through the TOU working group that was already tasked with designing the opt-in pilots. In fall 2015, the TOU working group, assisted by consultant Dr. Stephen George of Nexant, developed a design for the opt-in pilots and issued a TOU working group report on opt-in pilot design (TOU Working Group Report) in December 2015. In accordance with D.15-07-001 the IOUs then filed individual advice letters seeking approval of their respective opt-in pilots.
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