risks of third party solicitation failure, ensure a level playing field for all participants, and reflect commercial viability. There is a great deal of experience and evidence gleaned over the past several portfolio cycles, as well as studies, in support of requiring certain workforce standards to ensure quality measure installations and energy savings. The Legislature has encouraged increased reliance on payforperformance program structures to encourage placing risk for the energy savings delivered on the parties most able to deliver those savings. Maintaining uptodate third party solicitation schedules and making them widely accessible will help ensure success of the third party solicitations. Providing a semiannual forum for stakeholder discussion about the progress of the third party solicitations will help improve the quality of the solicitation process. Design of this round of strategic energy management programs and staff proposed programs involving limited integration of energy efficiency and demand response programs do not meet the criteria for third party programs required in D.1608019 and addressed by the solicitations covered in this decision. Allowing for extensions of existing third party contracts will help prevent any gaps in program coverage while new third party solicitations are underway and new third party programs ramp up. Requiring regular annual reporting of utility third party contracts in place will provide additional transparency and oversight of the third party solicitation process. Maintenance of updated implementation plans associated with third party programs will encourage program success and transparency, consistent with the terms of D.1510028.
risks of third party solicitation failure, ensure a level playing field for all participants, and reflect commercial viability. There is a great deal of experience and evidence gleaned over the past several portfolio cycles, as well as studies, in support of requiring certain workforce standards to ensure quality measure installations and energy savings. The Legislature has encouraged increased reliance on payforperformance program structures to encourage placing risk for the energy savings delivered on the parties most able to deliver those savings. Maintaining uptodate third party solicitation schedules and making them widely accessible will help ensure success of the third party solicitations. Providing a semiannual forum for stakeholder discussion about the progress of the third party solicitations will help improve the quality of the solicitation process. Design of this round of strategic energy management programs and staff proposed programs involving limited integration of energy efficiency and demand response programs do not meet the criteria for third party programs required in D.1608019 and addressed by the solicitations covered in this decision. Allowing for extensions of existing third party contracts will help prevent any gaps in program coverage while new third party solicitations are underway and new third party programs ramp up. Requiring regular annual reporting of utility third party contracts in place will provide additional transparency and oversight of the third party solicitation process. Maintenance of updated implementation plans associated with third party programs will encourage program success and transparency, consistent with the terms of D.1510028.
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