SCE site at least two out of five of its Urban DCFC Cluster pilot sites that directly promote access to small businesses). 4. Other Issues (Competition / References to Final Decision: Verified Contracting / Small Commercial Final Decision, pp. 15 (the utility Rate) ownership model should be Competition / Contracting. piloted during these initial TE SBUA raised concerns regarding programs to a variety of “compare competition on the utility models to identify and address the ownership model for nonutility different barriers associated with enterprises and advocated for certain market segments.”), 28 increased customer choice. (SDG&E to identify and partner SBUA further supported other with minority-owned business and in enterprises/women-owned parties’ ORA’s positions this regard. Opening business enterprises and/or See ORA’s Brief on PRPs, served on June locally-owned fleets), 43 (the 16, 2017, p. Commission decided to consider 9 (“SDG&E’s portfolio does not encourage whether to approve SDG&E’s private investment and unfairly Commercial Grid-Integration competes with nonutility Rate, through the Standard Review Project track and enterprises”). “[f]or the approved Fleet Delivery Services Program, SDG&E is SBUA consistently advocated for directed to work with participating increased direct contracting customers to determine the most opportunities and supplier appropriate available rate at the diversity for small business time of implementation.”). vendors over the course of the planned PRP program References to Claimant’s implementation. This position Presentations: was echoed by other parties, including the National Diversity SBUA Opening Brief, pp. 5 Coalition and Greenlining (recommending “careful Institute, both of which consideration of new small recommended attracting drivers commercial customer rates to to minority-owned businesses promote EV adoption”), 7 (utility that also have overlapping ownership of charging stations constituents in the small business for a eliminates “the potential community. small commercial customer to do 10 (recommending SDG&E so”), The Final Decision included a spend at least 50% of the Green directive for SDG&E to partner Taxi/Shuttle/Rideshare program the remainder of their Fleet funds on small businesses given Delivery Services Program with their significant representation in diverse and local enterprises, the service region), 13
SCE site at least two out of five of its Urban DCFC Cluster pilot sites that directly promote access to small businesses). 4. Other Issues (Competition / Contracting / Small Commercial Rate) Competition / Contracting. SBUA raised concerns regarding competition on the utility ownership model for nonutility enterprises and advocated for increased customer choice. SBUA further supported other parties’ and ORA’s positions in this regard. See ORA’s Opening Brief on PRPs, served on June 16, 2017, p. 9 (“SDG&E’s portfolio does not encourage private investment and unfairly competes with nonutility enterprises”). SBUA consistently advocated for increased direct contracting opportunities and supplier diversity for small business vendors over the course of the planned PRP program implementation. This position was echoed by other parties, including the National Diversity Coalition and Greenlining Institute, both of which recommended attracting drivers to minority-owned businesses that also have overlapping constituents in the small business community. The Final Decision included a directive for SDG&E to partner the remainder of their Fleet Delivery Services Program with diverse and local enterprises, References to Final Decision: Final Decision, pp. 15 (the utility ownership model should be piloted during these initial TE programs to “compare a variety of models to identify and address the different barriers associated with certain market segments.”), 28 (SDG&E to identify and partner with minority-owned business enterprises/women-owned business enterprises and/or locally-owned fleets), 43 (the Commission decided to consider whether to approve SDG&E’s Commercial Grid-Integration Rate, through the Standard Review Project track and “[f]or the approved Fleet Delivery Services Program, SDG&E is directed to work with participating customers to determine the most appropriate available rate at the time of implementation.”). References to Claimant’s Presentations: SBUA Opening Brief, pp. 5 (recommending “careful consideration of new small commercial customer rates to promote EV adoption”), 7 (utility ownership of charging stations eliminates “the potential for a small commercial customer to do so”), 10 (recommending SDG&E spend at least 50% of the Green Taxi/Shuttle/Rideshare program funds on small businesses given their significant representation in the service region), 13 Verified
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