2. Background
In Decision (D.) 06-11-049, the Commission directed SCE to "pursue Requests for Proposals (RFP) and bilateral arrangements for additional demand response resources and file an application with the Commission requesting approval for specific contracts by February 28, 2007."1 D.06-11-049 adopted a number of demand response programs for SCE and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) following a heat storm in 2006 and in anticipation of increased reliance on demand response in 2007 and beyond. In addition to augmenting existing demand response programs, D.06-11-049 directed SCE and PG&E to solicit bids for agreements under which third parties would procure demand response. On May 28, 2007, D.07-05-029 approved five demand response agreements between PG&E and third parties, and one between SCE and EnerNOC.
SCE filed its application for eight additional aggregator contracts and served testimony on October 17, 2007. The Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA) filed a protest on November 19, 2007. The Utility Reform Network (TURN), EnerNOC, and Alliance of Retail Energy Markets (AReM) filed responses to the application on November 19, 2007. A Prehearing Conference (PHC) was held on December 7, 2007. SCE served Errata to its testimony on December 1, 2007. SCE served supplemental testimony on December 14, 2007. DRA, TURN and Alternative Energy Resources (AER) served intervenor testimony on December 21, 2007. SCE served Reply Testimony on December 28, 2007. Briefs were filed by SCE, DRA, TURN, AER, EnerNOC and North America Power Partners (NAPP) on January 7, 2008.
R.07-01-041 is the Commission's Rulemaking on demand response programs. Among other things, this proceeding's scope includes establishing methodologies to determine the cost-effectiveness of DR programs.2 SCE is required to file an application for 2009 through 2011 demand response programs on June 1, 2008. 3
1 See Ordering Paragraph 5 of D.06-11-049.
2 R.07-01-041, April 18, 2007 Assigned Commissioner and Administrative Law Judge's Scoping Memo and Ruling, p. 3.
3 See D.06-03-024 at p. 20.
