5. Integrated Demand-Side Management Proposals Deferred to A.08-07-021
As required in the April 11, 2008, Joint Assigned Commissioners' Ruling Providing Guidance on Integrated Demand-Side Management,9 both the demand response applications filed on June 2, 2008, and the energy efficiency applications filed on July 21, 2008, included proposals for certain pilot programs, marketing, education, and outreach activities, and other activities intended to promote coordination among demand response and energy efficiency activities. These proposals were expected to be included within the scope of both the demand response application proceedings (A.08-06-001 et al.) and the energy efficiency application proceedings (A.08-07-021 et al.).
Consistent with this expectation, the Scoping Memo in this proceeding stated that the IDSM "activities [in these demand response applications] mirror proposals made in the Energy Efficiency Applications proceeding. These proposals are within the scope of both proceedings, and will be reviewed in both."10
On March 2, 2009, SCE, SDG&E, SoCalGas, and PG&E filed amended applications in A.08-07-021 et al. that included revised proposals on IDSM.
Due to the advanced stage of review on the non-IDSM issues within this proceeding at the time that revised IDSM proposals were filed, the assigned Commissioner and ALJ issued a ruling on March 26, 2009 modifying the scope of this proceeding to defer review of IDSM proposals to the energy efficiency applications proceeding, A.08-07-021 et al.11 That ruling advised parties interested in participating in the review of IDSM activities for 2009-2011 to take part in the energy efficiency portfolio applications, A.08-07-021 et al.
To be consistent with the March 26, 2009, ruling, the April 2008 Guidance Ruling, and D.07-10-032, the Commission will also defer review of the utilities' 2010 and 2011 marketing, education, and outreach proposals in these applications to the energy efficiency applications proceeding. To determine if the utilities' proposals are following this direction, it is appropriate to evaluate the proposals in the context of the energy efficiency marketing proposals. To ensure that the utilities are able to continue these activities until a decision is issued in the energy efficiency proceeding, we will adopt budgets for marketing, education, and outreach in this decision.
9 For the purposes of this decision, Integrated Demand Side Management (IDSM) consists of proposals included in the utilities' applications relating to coordination among energy efficiency, demand response, and other demand-side management activities that are responsive to the April 18, 2008 Joint Assigned Commissioner's Ruling.
10 A.08-06-001 et al., Assigned Commissioner's and Administrative Law Judge's Scoping Memo and Ruling, November 10, 2008, p. 9.
11 Assigned Commissioner and Administrative Law Judge's Ruling Amending Scoping Memo and Deferring Consideration of Integrated Demand-Side Management Issues to Application 08-07-021 et al., p. 3.
