Commission policies and decisions. Verified ESAP Measures – 1. High Efficiency Furnaces The Commission adopted many of recommendations regarding the D.16-11-022, p. 107 TURN’s addition of new measures to ESAP to (directives to PG&E) increase natural gas savings, electricity PD, pp. 75-76 savings, and water savings from the program. TURN Opening Brief, pp. 1-8 1. High Efficiency Furnaces TURN provided additional analysis to support proposal to include SoCalGas’s High Efficiency FAU Furnaces as an ESA 2. Replacing CFLs with LEDs Program measure, but on a targeted basis. D.16-11-022, pp. 113-114 TURN also recommended that the Commission direct PG&E to include High D.16-11-022, p. 112 Efficiency furnaces using a targeted (summarizing TURN’s approach similar to that proposed by recommendations) SoCalGas. PG&E did not propose to add TURN Opening Brief, pp. this measure. 8-14 The PD would have taken an approach TURN Protest, pp. 4-5 very similar to that advocated by TURN, by (1) adopting proposal to SoCalGas’s target this measure to high users with the least efficient furnaces, and (2) directing 3. High Efficiency Clothes PG&E to add this measure on a targeted Washers basis like SoCalGas, depending on the results of re-running the measure D.16-11-022, p. 146 calculation using the 65% TURN Opening Brief, pp. AFUE baseline. 14-16 The Commission adopted the APD rather TURN Rep Brief, 8/4/15, than the PD. Regarding PG&E, the two pp. 4-6 were the same, and thus the Commission adopted an approach akin to TURN’s recommendation. However, the Commission directed SoCalGas to add HE 4. Smart Power Strips furnaces, but without the targeting recommended by TURN (and SoCalGas). D.16-11-022, p. 115 TURN Opening Brief, pp. The Commission has also long held that 16-18 (discussing TURN’s contribution to an PD is evidence of ALJ’s original and modified a substantial contribution, even if the positions, and the basis for Commission does not adopt the PD’s the change) recommendations. For example, in the Commission awarded TURN
Commission policies and decisions. ESAP – Measures The Commission adopted many of TURN’s recommendations regarding the addition of new measures to ESAP to increase natural gas savings, electricity savings, and water savings from the program. 1. High Efficiency Furnaces TURN provided additional analysis to support SoCalGas’s proposal to include High Efficiency FAU Furnaces as an ESA Program measure, but on a targeted basis. TURN also recommended that the Commission direct PG&E to include High Efficiency furnaces using a targeted approach similar to that proposed by SoCalGas. PG&E did not propose to add this measure. The PD would have taken an approach very similar to that advocated by TURN, by (1) adopting SoCalGas’s proposal to target this measure to high users with the least efficient furnaces, and (2) directing PG&E to add this measure on a targeted basis like SoCalGas, depending on the results of re-running the measure calculation using the 65% AFUE baseline. The Commission adopted the APD rather than the PD. Regarding PG&E, the two were the same, and thus the Commission adopted an approach akin to TURN’s recommendation. However, the Commission directed SoCalGas to add HE furnaces, but without the targeting recommended by TURN (and SoCalGas). The Commission has also long held that contribution to an ALJ’s PD is evidence of a substantial contribution, even if the Commission does not adopt the PD’s recommendations. For example, in the Commission awarded TURN 1. High Efficiency Furnaces D.16-11-022, p. 107 (directives to PG&E) PD, pp. 75-76 TURN Opening Brief, pp. 1-8 2. Replacing CFLs with LEDs D.16-11-022, pp. 113-114 D.16-11-022, p. 112 (summarizing TURN’s recommendations) TURN Opening Brief, pp. 8-14 TURN Protest, pp. 4-5 3. High Efficiency Clothes Washers D.16-11-022, p. 146 TURN Opening Brief, pp. 14-16 TURN Rep Brief, 8/4/15, pp. 4-6 4. Smart Power Strips D.16-11-022, p. 115 TURN Opening Brief, pp. 16-18 (discussing TURN’s original and modified positions, and the basis for the change) Verified
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