Administrative Responsibility

Commission role

The Commission will oversee program design, roll out, and program 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.

Administrator role

PG&E, SCE and SoCalGas will administer the program in their own service territories, while SDG&E should contract with the San Diego Regional Energy Office (SDREO) to implement the program in its territory. We ask SoCalGas to lead a working group of all five entities to refine program design and ensure statewide consistency in program delivery. The utilities will be responsible for collecting and accounting for funding collected from their distribution customers. All administrators (including SDREO) will be responsible for the following:

_ Fine tuning program design and implementation

_ Modifying program forms and administrative procedures

_ Verifying, or hiring a contractor to verify, installation of systems at customer sites

_ Dispersing payment for installed systems after verification of installation

_ Working with contractors and energy service companies participating in other energy efficiency programs to conduct customer recruiting for program participation

_ Posting program information, including application form, on the internet

_ Performing regulatory reporting functions for the program

_ Contracting with independent evaluator(s).

Third party role

The third party (or parties) may be energy service companies or general contractors who install self-generation systems at eligible customer sites. The administrator will be required to hire an independent contractor to perform the program evaluations and load impact studies to verify energy production and system peak demand reductions produced by this program.