Administrative responsibility

Commission role

For this pilot program, the Commission will perform traditional oversight of program design, roll out, and implementation. In addition, the Commission will post program information on its web site, so that consumers and other interested parties may learn about the program.

Utility role

SCE's functions for this pilot program include:

_ Collecting and accounting for program funding from electric distribution customers

_ Fine tuning program design and implementation

_ Contracting with a third party for program services and equipment

_ Acting as a contract administrator for program delivery

_ Conducting customer recruiting for program participation, including posting information on utility web site

_ Providing marketing assistance and facilitation to contractor(s) providing program delivery

_ Performing regulatory reporting functions for the program

_ Contracting with independent evaluator(s) to conduct a process evaluation in 2001 and a load impact evaluation after 2002, and annually thereafter (exact schedule to be determined).

Third party role

The third party (or parties) for this program will be equipment and service providers. These third parties will provide:

_ Connected HVAC programmable thermostats for small commercial customers

_ Data services and software

_ Installation services

_ System administration

_ Communications services

_ Settlements and/or reporting of program activity.

The utility will also be required to hire an independent contractor to perform the program evaluations and load impact studies to verify energy savings and peak demand reductions produced by this pilot program.