ALJ/KLM/sid DRAFT Agenda ID #2994

Quasi-Legislative

12/18/2003 Item 57

Decision DRAFT DECISION OF ALJ MALCOLM (Mailed 11/18/2003)

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Order Instituting Rulemaking to Examine the Commission's Future Energy Efficiency Policies, Administration and Programs.

Rulemaking 01-08-028 (Filed August 23, 2001)

INTERIM OPINION ADOPTING FUNDING FOR 2004-05

ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS AND STUDIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page

INTERIM OPINION ADOPTING FUNDING FOR 2003-04

ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS AND STUDIES 2

I. Summary 2

II. Background 7

III. 2004-05 Energy Efficiency Program Proposals for Funding with PGC Revenues 8

A. Criteria and Process for Evaluating and Selecting Program Proposals 9

B. Programs Selected and Budgets 15

C. Current Statewide Utility Programs 17

D. Utility and Local Government Partnerships 18

E. PG&E Overhead Costs 20

F. Utility Local Programs 20

G. Non-Utility Programs 21

IV. Energy Efficiency Programs that Are Integral to Utility Procurement Portfolios 22

V. Statewide Marketing and Outreach Programs 25

A. Selected Programs and Funding Levels 25

B. Administration of Marketing and Outreach Programs 27

VI. Energy Efficiency Program Administration 28

A. Measurement and Verification of Programs and Other Projects 28

1. Utilities Statewide EM&V and Overarching Studies 29

2. EM&V for Non-Utility, Partnership, and Local Utility Programs 30

B. Utility Contracts with Third Parties and Costs for Administration of Non-Utility Contracts 31

C. Program Reports 32

D. Utility Provision of Information Regarding Non-Utility Programs 33

E. Performance Award for Non-Utility Program Implementers 34

F. Program Implementation Plans and Revision of Program Plans and Budgets 35

G. Shifting Funds Between Utility Programs Funded with
PGC Revenues 36

H. Differences Between Utility Program Budgets and Expenditures 37

I. Commission Cost Reimbursement 38

VII. Comments on Draft Decision 38

VIII. Assignment of Proceeding 38

Findings of Fact 39

Conclusions of Law 39

INTERIM ORDER 40

ATTACHMENT 1 - 2004-2005 PGC-Funded Program Budgets and Energy Savings Targets

ATTACHMENT 2 - 2004-2005 Utility Partnership Program Proposals

ATTACHMENT 3 - 2004-2005 Utility Procurement-Funded Programs

ATTACHMENT 4 - Utility Statewide Program Descriptions

ATTACHMENT 5 - Utility Local Program Descriptions

ATTACHMENT 6 - Utility Partnership Program Descriptions

ATTACHMENT 7 - Statewide Marketing and Outreach Program Descriptions

ATTACHMENT 8 - Non-Utility Program Descriptions

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INTERIM OPINION ADOPTING FUNDING FOR 2003-04

ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS AND STUDIES