workshops and the annual symposium or ad hoc communications). The IOUs may not conduct all projects that are described in the Investment Plans, so the Annual Reports are the best sources for determining which projects are being implemented. Though the IOUs comply with EPIC program requirements, Evergreen identifies the need for more timely reporting on projects after the Investment Plans are approved to increase transparency and ensure more effective CPUC oversight. In its post-workshop comments, the CEC agrees that increased transparency on active utility projects and outcomes will be helpful in ensuring that the projects of all EPIC administrators are coordinated to avoid duplication and ensure that the research is helpful and used. The CEC adds that it would also be helpful if the utilities also shared project information from related programs such as pilots on energy efficiency, demand response, energy storage, electric vehicles, and the Emerging Technologies program. The CEC suggests that this will lead to greater visibility and more commercialization and deployment by utility incentive programs, customers and others. The utility administrators offered only limited responses to Evergreen’s observations and recommendations. PG&E and SCE were silent on two-thirds of the 32 recommendations made by Evergreen; SDG&E was slightly more responsive, responding to approximately half of the recommendations. In some instances, Evergreen singled out specific utilities, but that utility did not respond to Evergreen. The utilities’ limited engagement with this central aspect of this proceeding has had the effect of slowing our review of the Evaluation. As explained below, we add an additional filing requirement for the utility administrators so that they can address Evergreen’s findings and recommendations in sufficient detail.
workshops and the annual symposium or ad hoc communications). The IOUs may not conduct all projects that are described in the Investment Plans, so the Annual Reports are the best sources for determining which projects are being implemented. Though the IOUs comply with EPIC program requirements, Evergreen identifies the need for more timely reporting on projects after the Investment Plans are approved to increase transparency and ensure more effective CPUC oversight. In its post-workshop comments, the CEC agrees that increased transparency on active utility projects and outcomes will be helpful in ensuring that the projects of all EPIC administrators are coordinated to avoid duplication and ensure that the research is helpful and used. The CEC adds that it would also be helpful if the utilities also shared project information from related programs such as pilots on energy efficiency, demand response, energy storage, electric vehicles, and the Emerging Technologies program. The CEC suggests that this will lead to greater visibility and more commercialization and deployment by utility incentive programs, customers and others. The utility administrators offered only limited responses to Evergreen’s observations and recommendations. PG&E and SCE were silent on two-thirds of the 32 recommendations made by Evergreen; SDG&E was slightly more responsive, responding to approximately half of the recommendations. In some instances, Evergreen singled out specific utilities, but that utility did not respond to Evergreen. The utilities’ limited engagement with this central aspect of this proceeding has had the effect of slowing our review of the Evaluation. As explained below, we add an additional filing requirement for the utility administrators so that they can address Evergreen’s findings and recommendations in sufficient detail.
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