SDG&E’s Emerging Technology program proposal is adopted with one modification. SDG&E shall not pursue new permanent load shifting projects as the Commission has determined them not to be cost-effective. Here again, in order to address the low cost-effectiveness results for the portfolio, this Decision decreases SDG&E’s Emerging Technology budget by 10 percent. SDG&E is authorized a five-year program cycle budget of $3.483 million. 6.6. Demand Response Pilots 6.6.1. PG&E PG&E proposes to continue with two pilot programs, Supply Side II demand response pilot (SSP II) and the Excess Supply demand response pilot, and evaluate their performance in the mid-cycle review. According to PG&E, SSP II investigates the operational feasibility of utilizing demand response resources that are integrated in the wholesale energy markets and provide resource adequacy to address local distribution needs. This pilot was originally initiated in 2013. Most recently, the Commission approved SSP, the predecessor of SPP II, in D.16-06-029. PG&E explains that it proposes to continue with this pilot because (1) past pilots have shown that it will take more than a year to get meaningful results on utilizing demand response resources for distribution services, and (2) this work will entail exploring ways to operationalize the integration of wholesale demand response resources with distribution operations. PG&E’s other pilot proposal, Excess Supply Demand Response Pilot, aims to explore how customers can mitigate situations of excess supply by shifting their load. This pilot was initiated in 2015 and the Commission extended the pilot through 2017 in D.16-06-029. PG&E reports that progress has been made on
SDG&E’s Emerging Technology program proposal is adopted with one modification. SDG&E shall not pursue new permanent load shifting projects as the Commission has determined them not to be cost-effective. Here again, in order to address the low cost-effectiveness results for the portfolio, this Decision decreases SDG&E’s Emerging Technology budget by 10 percent. SDG&E is authorized a five-year program cycle budget of $3.483 million. 6.6. Demand Response Pilots 6.6.1. PG&E PG&E proposes to continue with two pilot programs, Supply Side II demand response pilot (SSP II) and the Excess Supply demand response pilot, and evaluate their performance in the mid-cycle review. According to PG&E, SSP II investigates the operational feasibility of utilizing demand response resources that are integrated in the wholesale energy markets and provide resource adequacy to address local distribution needs. This pilot was originally initiated in 2013. Most recently, the Commission approved SSP, the predecessor of SPP II, in D.16-06-029. PG&E explains that it proposes to continue with this pilot because (1) past pilots have shown that it will take more than a year to get meaningful results on utilizing demand response resources for distribution services, and (2) this work will entail exploring ways to operationalize the integration of wholesale demand response resources with distribution operations. PG&E’s other pilot proposal, Excess Supply Demand Response Pilot, aims to explore how customers can mitigate situations of excess supply by shifting their load. This pilot was initiated in 2015 and the Commission extended the pilot through 2017 in D.16-06-029. PG&E reports that progress has been made on
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