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
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
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