These efforts focus on customer-facing programs and emerging technologies, generating data on participation, performance and cost-effectiveness to inform near-term program expansion.
This investment also supports project-level feasibility work, such as the Clean Energy Asset Feasibility Study, which evaluates the viability of specific local clean energy resources, including solar and energy storage. Unlike broader planning and studies, these analyses are directly tied to potential near-term projects and implementation pathways.
Together, these pilots and feasibility assessments enable Community Power to validate program design and advance
investment-ready opportunities that align with community needs and operational priorities.
Pilots and feasibility assessments help Community Power advance cost-effective solutions while reducing financial risk.
Testing programs at a smaller scale allows the agency to refine design, address participation barriers and confirm performance before expanding investments.
Project-specific feasibility studies complement this work by identifying viable clean energy opportunities and clarifying costs, benefits and implementation considerations. This ensures potential investments are well understood and positioned for efficient execution.
These efforts support more informed decision-making,
helping Community Power manage procurement and resource adequacy costs, improve reliability and deliver programs that are both effective and scalable. By validating solutions before broader deployment, this investment type helps protect
ratepayer funds while advancing reliable, affordable and community-driven energy solutions.
Description Benefits
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Investment Type 4. Grant Programs
Project Scope of Work Carryforward FY27
Community Clean Energy
Grants
Designed to support both community organizations
and other tax-exempt organizations in Community
Power’s service territory to fund clean energy
initiatives and support regional climate goals
$1,256,980 -
Total $1,256,980 -
FIGURE 11. GRANT PROGRAMS PROJECTS
Community Power provides competitive grants to local
nonprofits and other tax-exempt organizations to deploy community-scale clean energy infrastructure and energy
initiatives that deliver long-term public benefits.
Beginning in the 2026 grant cycle, the program prioritizes projects that install distributed energy resources — such as solar and battery storage — at community-serving facilities, including resilience hubs and critical service locations. These investments reduce facility energy costs, strengthen local energy resilience and expand access to clean energy in Communities of Concern.
The program continues to support clean energy programming that increases energy literacy, builds local capacity and expands participation in clean energy programs and workforce pathways.
In addition to Community Power funding, these grants are supplemented by Calpine Community Energy, which provides back-office support to Community Power, and the San Diego Foundation, the grants’ administrator.
Community Power’s grant program delivers both direct
community benefits and system-wide value for ratepayers by pairing locally deployed infrastructure with long-term operational and grid benefits. Grant-funded projects reduce energy costs for community-serving facilities, allowing savings to be reinvested over time into local programs and services.
Grant-funded infrastructure also strengthens grid reliability by deploying distributed energy resources that can provide backup power and support critical facilities. When integrated through Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS)
and a Virtual Power Plant, these assets help manage peak demand, reduce Resource Adequacy costs and lower system-wide costs for ratepayers.
By pairing local investment with grid services, the program extends the value of each dollar while supporting long-term affordability, reliability and community impact.
Description Benefits
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Investment Type 5. Building Electrification
Project Scope of Work Carryforward FY27
Equitable Building
Decarbonization
This statewide initiative offers no-cost installation
of electric appliances, energy efficiency measures,
basic health and safety improvements and electrical
panel upgrades.
$1,400,000 -
Total $1,400,000 $40,000
FIGURE 12. BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS
Building electrification programs promote the installation of electric appliances, such as electric heat pumps for space heating and cooling or for water heating in buildings. The Equitable Building Decarbonization Program is income-restricted, which ensures equitable access to clean electric technologies for customers facing financial and infrastructure barriers, such as upfront costs and electrical panel constraints.
Equitable Building Decarbonization uses state funding provided through the California Energy Commission (CEC) to deliver practical value to eligible customers by making their homes more energy efficient, healthier and more comfortable. Upgrading fossil-fueled home appliances to electric home appliances can improve indoor air quality. By removing participation barriers, complementary upgrades through the Equitable Building
Decarbonization Program ensure more communities can access these benefits. Reducing overall energy demand supports long-term affordability and clean energy goals, lowering upfront costs and making cleaner energy more accessible.
Description Benefits
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Investment Type 6. Planning and Studies
Project Scope of Work Carryforward FY27
EV Load Growth Study The Regional EV Load Analysis will forecast how growing EV adoption can impact electricity demand
across Community Power’s service territory,
including hourly load profiles, adoption scenarios and
geographic variation. It will evaluate how different
charging behaviors — especially unmanaged vs.
managed charging — affect load shape, peak
demand and system risks, with a focus on strategies
(for example, time-of-use rates or managed
charging) that can shift or mitigate EV-related peaks.
Overall, the study aims to provide insights that
support long-term planning, helping Community
Power understand both the risks and opportunities
of transportation electrification for load forecasting, Resource Adequacy and program design.
- $250,000
Program Evaluation Fund a variety of third-party program evaluation efforts. Near-term projects include an evaluation of
potential load shift from the Smart Home Flex pilot
project and a bill impact analysis of Solar Battery
Savings program participants.
$250,000 -
California Energy
Commission (CEC) Grant
Fund a variety of third-party program evaluation
efforts. Near-term projects include an evaluation of
potential load shift from the Smart Home Flex pilot
project and a bill impact analysis of Solar Battery
Savings program participants.
Funding from the CEC Grant Agreement EPC-25-015
supports the Charging Harmonization and Analysis
for Resilient, Grid-Efficient Utilization and Planning
(CHARGE UP) project. The CHARGE UP project
will analyze and quantify the value of advanced
managed charging/V1G strategies in balancing bulk
system and distribution operational needs.
$693,611 -
Total $43,611 $250,000
FIGURE 13. PLANNING & STUDIES PROJECTS
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Planning and Studies provide the analytical foundation for Community Power’s programs and investments. These efforts include data collection, technical analysis and stakeholder engagement to assess energy use, forecast demand and
evaluate potential program and infrastructure opportunities.
Unlike pilot programs, which test specific solutions for near-term implementation, Planning and Studies focuses on broader analysis and long-term strategy development to guide future investments.
Key activities include evaluating building and housing
characteristics, assessing local development feasibility, analyzing regional electric vehicle load growth and conducting program evaluations.
This work ensures Community Power designs programs and
investments that are data-driven, aligned with community needs and positioned to maximize impact before committing significant funding.
Planning and Studies help Community Power make
informed, cost-effective decisions that directly benefit ratepayers. By identifying the most effective strategies before implementation, these investments reduce financial risk and ensure limited public funds are directed to programs with the greatest potential impact.
Improved forecasting and analysis support more efficient resource planning, helping manage peak demand and avoid unnecessary costs that can be passed on to customers.
Evaluating building stock, transportation trends and program performance also enables Community Power to design targeted solutions that improve participation, expand access and better serve diverse communities.
Collectively, this work strengthens long-term affordability, enhances program effectiveness and ensures Community
Power delivers measurable value to customers through strategic, accountable investments.
Description Benefits
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Investment Type 7. Battery Energy Storage Systems
Project Scope of Work Carryforward FY27
Residential Solar Battery
Savings Program
Designed to help single-family homeowners in
Community Power's service territory invest in clean
energy and support the grid by installing solar and
battery storage in their homes or complementing
an existing solar system with a new battery system.
The program provides two financial incentives for
participating customers: an upfront incentive to
minimize the initial cost of the battery system and
a performance incentive for discharging the battery
during a specified on-peak window to maximize
benefits for the customer, the grid and all ratepayers. $10,810,899 $3,532,500
Total $10,810,899 $3,532,500
FIGURE 14. BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS PROJECTS
The amount of solar-generated electricity has steadily
increased in California, and production often exceeds demand at midday. Community Power’s residential Solar Battery
Savings program supports the installation of on-site energy storage systems to capture excess solar electricity for use when traditional renewable energy resources are unavailable.
The investment covers an upfront rebate that is given to customers when they install an eligible battery, as well as ongoing performance incentives for allowing Community
Power to discharge the customer’s battery to their home and the grid during specified windows.
Solar Battery Savings increases access to energy storage for Community Power customers by lowering the customer’s
upfront investment. Energy storage systems also increase local grid reliability and have the added benefit of providing customers with backup power during an outage or emergency.
By using enrolled customers’ batteries, Community Power staff can reduce peak load consumption, benefiting all ratepayers by reducing demand when energy costs are highest and reducing agency Resource Adequacy obligations and associated costs.
Description Benefits
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Investment Type 8. Demand Response
Project Scope of Work Carryforward FY27
Distributed Energy
Resources Management
Systems (DERMS)
Software
Platform
The implementation of a DERMS is central to
Community Power's Flexible Load Strategy. A
DERMS software platform incorporates various
data points, such as weather, market/price data and
customer preferences, to optimize the operation
of distributed energy resources (DERs) in support
of various grid services. The Community Power
DERMS platform allows Community Power to help
customers reduce usage during high-cost on-peak
periods, while managing portfolio-wide power
procurement and resource adequacy costs and risk.
$535,622 $1,500,000
Total $535,622 $1,500,000
FIGURE 15: DEMAND RESPONSE PROJECTS
Demand Response programs incentivize customers to use less electricity when energy costs are higher by combining simple behavioral changes with automated smart technologies.
Demand Response investments are centered on the
implementation of Community Power’s DERMS, a software
platform that enables coordinated control of DERs such as batteries, electric vehicles and flexible loads.
DERMS serves as a foundational platform for multiple
Community Power CIP investment types, including
Solar Battery Savings, pilot programs and grant-funded
infrastructure. By integrating these distributed assets into a single system, DERMS enables Community Power to
aggregate, monitor and optimize customer-sited resources in response to real-time grid conditions.
This investment supports the continued buildout of DERMS capabilities to expand participation, improve system
integration and enable these resources to function collectively as a Virtual Power Plant, supporting grid reliability and peak demand management.
DERMS enables Community Power to maximize the value of
distributed energy investments by coordinating assets deployed through Solar Battery Savings, pilot programs and applicable grant-funded projects into a single, flexible system.
By aggregating these resources and deploying them during high-cost periods, DERMS helps reduce peak demand, lower Resource Adequacy obligations and avoid system costs that would otherwise be passed on to ratepayers.
This approach strengthens grid reliability while converting individual program investments into ongoing grid services, ensuring ratepayer dollars deliver sustained operational value rather than one-time benefits.
Description Benefits
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Investment Type 9. Energy Efficiency
Project Scope of Work Carryforward FY27
Regional Energy Network The San Diego Regional Energy Network (SDREN) is an initiative of Community Power, in partnership with
the County of San Diego, that offers a portfolio of
energy-efficiency programs to residents, businesses
and public agencies throughout San Diego
County. The 10 SDREN programs are managed
by Community Power staff, and all activities are
cost-recoverable through California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC) funds.
- $63,117,654
Total - $63,117,654
FIGURE 16. ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS
Led by San Diego Community Power and the County of
San Diego, SDREN is shaped by a regional Advisory Council of community members, municipal representatives and
sector partners. The 10 SDREN programs make clean energy upgrades easier, more accessible and more impactful
for every community in San Diego County. Collectively,
SDREN provides hands-on assistance and low- to no-cost
installations, strengthens the local clean energy industry and addresses specialized needs to ensure no community is left behind.
Funded by California utility ratepayers, under the authority of the CPUC, SDREN helps communities across San Diego
County save energy, especially those that need energy
efficiency most. Reducing overall energy demand supports long-term affordability and clean energy goals, lowering upfront costs and making cleaner energy more accessible.
By prioritizing underserved communities and addressing
barriers in underserved communities, energy efficiency
programs can expand equitable access to clean energy
solutions and their benefits.
Description Benefits
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Investment Type 10. Information Technology
Project Scope of Work Carryforward FY27
Customer Relationship
Management Setup
Establish a centralized system to enhance service
delivery and community engagement, with a focus
on energy management and customer support. This
initiative, excluding confidential security work, will
streamline operations across Community Power’s
service area and reduce long-term costs.
$750,000 -
Contact Center
Enhancements
Explore initiatives that enhance customer service
operations to improve service responsiveness and
increase customer satisfaction.
$200,000 -
Enterprise Data Platform Establish a centralized data infrastructure to improve data access and analytics for staff, aiming to enhance
control and reduce costs. The project encompasses
capital investment, staff training, data migration and
cybersecurity enhancements. Deliverables include
a functional data platform, trained personnel and
detailed progress reports. The initiative will proceed
through planning and implementation phases,
excluding confidential security-sensitive details.
$796,460 -
Amazon Web Services
Infrastructure and
Security Layer
Develop an Amazon Web Services Infrastructure
and Security Layer to ensure robust, scalable cloud
services with enhanced security for customer
data. This project will provide a reliable and secure
foundation for all Community Power digital services,
improving customer trust and service efficiency.
$250,000 -
Energy Trading Risk
Management and
Portfolio Analytics
Implementation
Community Power has licensed and will be
deploying an Energy Trading Risk Management
(ETRM) system to help manage its power portfolio
and financial and budget processes. This system will
support various activities such as recording trades,
monitoring positions, assessing value, generating
reports, managing risks, processing settlements and
integrating with the budget. The system is designed
to manage diverse power agreements and contracts,
ensuring comprehensive coverage of Community
Power’s energy dealings.
$446,467 -
Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP)
Implement an ERP system for Community Power
to streamline budgeting, enhance reporting,
manage procurement and contracts and improve
overall operational efficiency. The ERP project’s
major deliverables include a fully implemented
and functional ERP system; system documentation
including configuration details, user manuals and
training materials; trained staff capable of effectively using the ERP system; and a post-implementation
review report.
$750,000 $217,500
Total $3,192,927 $217,500
FIGURE 17. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS
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Information Technology upgrades are designed to modernize and integrate the agency’s digital, data and customer service infrastructure to better support its mission of delivering cleaner affordable energy. These investments establish
a secure, scalable and interoperable technology system, including those that help manage customer relationships, contact center enhancements, enterprise data platforms, cloud infrastructure and core business systems. Building a resilient and future-ready technology foundation ensures Community Power’s ability to adapt to market and regulatory changes and deliver high-quality, transparent and community-focused services.
These upgrades strengthen operational efficiency,
cybersecurity and system reliability while enabling more responsive and customer-focused services. Improving data access, automation and platform integration helps reduce costs over time, supports fiscal responsibility and enhances transparency and accountability.
Description Benefits
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San Diego Community Power funds programs in two primary ways: through internal funding or by securing external funding.
When available, internal funding provides Community Power the greatest flexibility to design programs that respond directly to community needs. As a newer organization, however,
Community Power must also balance program investments
with building a strong financial foundation, meeting reserve targets, maintaining customer affordability and advancing other organizational priorities. In the near term, the amount of revenue available for programs will be limited, but it is expected to grow over time.
Internal funding also offers greater flexibility during the planning phase, allowing Community Power to design
programs based on community and agency priorities rather than external funding requirements. Planning activities typically require less funding than implementation or capital-intensive phases, such as design and construction.
To maximize impact while continuing to build reserves,
Community Power will also pursue external funding from
state, federal and other sources. External funding can provide larger investment opportunities but requires additional effort to secure and administer and may include constraints that limit program flexibility. Key sources include the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission and other state and federal agencies.
Internal vs. External Funding
When determining how to fund programs, Community Power
must evaluate the trade-offs between using internal revenues and pursuing external funding. Investing internal revenues in programs may limit resources available for other organizational priorities. However, reinvesting revenues into programs provides a highly equitable way to return value to customers and offers the greatest certainty and flexibility in program design and administration.
Internal funding is generated from net operating revenues and nonoperating investment earnings. Programs that provide broad benefits to customers may be funded through net operating revenues. Programs with more targeted eligibility or benefits, such as those serving Communities of Concern, may be
supported through nonoperating investment earnings.
External funding typically involves competitive application processes, requiring additional resources for grant writing, administration and reporting. It can introduce uncertainty for long-term program planning due to the variability of grant awards.
In contrast, administering programs with internal funding can reduce many of the administrative requirements associated with external funding, such as complex reporting and rigid program design criteria. This flexibility is particularly important for advancing Community Power’s equity commitments, as
some external funding requirements may limit the ability to effectively deliver programs to Communities of Concern.
Across the community choice aggregation (CCA) landscape, approaches to program funding vary. Some CCAs prioritize internal spending, minimizing reliance on external funding due to administrative complexity. Others rely more heavily on external sources and limit internal program investment. As a newer organization, Community Power is positioned to pursue a balanced approach, adjusting its strategy over time.
In the near term, Community Power is focused on building financial reserves in alignment with its Financial Reserves Policy, which establishes a target of at least 180 days of cash on hand to support a key organizational goal of achieving and maintaining an investment-grade credit rating. The agency also maintains designated reserves, including a Rate Stabilization Reserve Policy, to help mitigate the impacts of market volatility and support stable, predictable rates over time for customers.
Maintaining a strong financial position is critical to managing financial risk, meeting long-term community needs and
ensuring organizational stability. As reserve targets are achieved and sustained, Community Power’s ability to reinvest revenues into customer programs and strategic initiatives will continue to expand while supporting rate stability and affordability for all customers.
External Sources
Community Power can pursue funding from a range of
external sources to supplement its program investments.
These sources vary in the size of available funds, application complexity and flexibility in how funds can be used.
Additional funding opportunities will continue to emerge through state and federal legislation. Community Power will monitor and pursue opportunities that align with community and organizational priorities, recognizing that funding availability and timelines may vary. When appropriate, the agency may partner with regional organizations to share administrative responsibilities and increase competitiveness for funding.
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Budget Resolution
FPO
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Acknowledgments
Finance Department
San Diego Community Power’s Finance Department works to maintain a fiscally responsible budget in accordance with Community Power’s Budget Policy. The department ensures sufficient funding to meet procurement needs, sustain operational needs and support sustained growth while delivering clean energy to the communities we serve. In addition, the team actively works to build Community Power’s reserves and develop policies that consider future economic conditions, provides an understandable and transparent operating budget for internal and external users, strives to keep the Community Power Board, committees and staff informed of Community Power’s fiscal condition and develops a budget that will ultimately prioritize people, transparency and our communities.
Board of Directors
Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, Chair
Councilmember Ditas Yamane, Vice Chair
Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera, Director
Councilmember Jack Fisher, Director
Councilmember Michael Inzunza, Director
Councilmember Marco San Antonio, Director
Councilmember Genevieve Suzuki, Director
Finance and Risk Management Committee
Councilmember Ditas Yamane, Chair
Councilmember Genevieve Suzuki, Vice Chair
Councilmember Michael Inzunza, Director
Community Advisory Committee
CHULA VISTA
• Anthony Sclafani
• Alonso Gonzalez
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
• Peter Andersen
• Ross Pike
ENCINITAS
• Tara Hammond
• Molly Hintlian
IMPERIAL BEACH
• Kenneth Hoyt
• Vacant
LA MESA
• David Harris
• Shaun Sumner
NATIONAL CITY
• Sorayda Santos
• Larry Emerson
SAN DIEGO
• Luis Montero-Adams
• Matthew Vasilakis
Community Power Executive Team
Karin Burns, Chief Executive Officer
Veera Tyagi, General Counsel
Jack Clark, Chief Operating Officer
Gordon Samuel, Chief Commercial Officer
Jannies Burlingame, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Finance Department
Jannies Burlingame, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Tim Manglicmot, Senior Director of Finance and Risk
Jeb Spengler, Associate Director of Finance and Procurement William Weisman, Associate Director of Finance
Christopher Stephens, Procurement Manager
Krystal Carranza, Procurement Manager
Diana Gonzalez, Risk Manager
Mark Alfaro, Finance Manager
Christopher Do, Senior Financial Analyst
Michelle Phillips, Senior Financial Analyst
Julissa Mercedes, Financial Analyst
Kevin Bateman, Financial Analyst
Paige Spounias-Flynn, Procurement Analyst
Angad Kapoor, Procurement Analyst
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ATTACHMENT E
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RESOLUTION NO. ____
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 OPERATING BUDGET, THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 CAPITAL BUDGET, AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2027-2031 CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN.
A. WHEREAS, San Diego Community Power (“Community Power”) is a joint powers authority formed pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, Cal. Gov. Code § 6500 et seq., California Public Utilities Code § 366.2, and a Joint Powers Agreement effective on October 1, 2019, and amended and restated on December 16, 2021 (“JPA Agreement”); and B. WHEREAS, the JPA Agreement provides that Community Power’s fiscal year (“FY”) shall be 12 months commencing each year on July 1 and ending on June 30 the following year; and
C. WHEREAS, the JPA Agreement further provides that all expenditures shall be made in accordance with the approved budget and upon the approval of any officer so authorized by the Board in accordance with its policies and procedures; and D. WHEREAS, Community Power Board proposes to adopt the FY 2026-2027 Operating Budget and the FY 2026-2027 Capital Budget, attached hereto as Exhibit A; and E. WHEREAS, Community Power Board further proposes to adopt the FY 2027- 2031 Capital Investment Plan that provides a comprehensive five-year plan for Community Power’s capital investment expenditures, attached hereto as Exhibit B; and F. WHEREAS, the FY 2026-2027 Operating Budget, FY 2026-2027 Capital Budget, and the FY 2027-2031 Capital Investment Plan, are based on the reasonable and necessary costs incurred by Community Power to operate and provide electric services, programs, and other offerings to Community Power customers; that the services, programs, and other offerings are reasonable and necessary; and that the costs have a fair and reasonable relationship to the benefit, privilege, service or product provided to the customer.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of San Diego Community Power as follows:
Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby adopts the FY 2026-2027 Operating Budget.
Section 2. The Board of Directors hereby adopts the FY 2026-2027 Capital Budget.
Section 3. The Board of Directors hereby adopts the FY 2027-2031 Capital 303
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Investment Plan.
Section 4. The Board of Directors finds that the FY 2026-2027 Operating Budget, FY 2026-2027 Capital Budget, and the FY 2027-2031 Capital Investment Plan, are based on the reasonable and necessary costs incurred by Community Power to operate and provide electric services, programs, and other offerings to Community Power customers; that the services, programs, and other offerings are reasonable and necessary; and that the costs have a fair and reasonable relationship to the benefit, privilege, service or product provided to the customer.
Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the Board of Directors of San Diego Community Power held on June 25, 2026.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAINED:
ABSENT:
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Ditas Yamane, Vice Chair
Board of Directors
San Diego Community Power
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
___________________________ _______________________________ Maricela Hernandez, MMC, CPMC Veera Tyagi, General Counsel Clerk of the Board/Secretary San Diego Community Power
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Glossary
AB – Assembly Bill: An Assembly Bill is a piece of legislation that is introduced in the Assembly. In other words, the Assembly (rather than the Senate) is the bill’s house of origin in the Legislature. In California, it is common for legislation to be referred to by its house of origin number even after it becomes law. However, because bill numbers “reset” and start again from 1 in each legislative session, it is less confusing to include chapter and statute information when referring to a bill that has become law; for example, SB 350 (Chapter 547, Statutes of 2015).
AL - Advice Letter: An Advice Letter is a request by a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) jurisdictional entity for Commission approval, authorization or other relief.
ALJ – Administrative Law Judge: ALJs preside over CPUC cases to develop the evidentiary record and draft proposed decisions for Commission action.
ARB – Air Resources Board: The California Air Resources Board (CARB or ARB) is the “clean air agency” in the state government of California. CARB is charged with protecting the public from the harmful effects of air pollution and developing programs and actions to fight climate change.
AReM – Alliance for Retail Energy Markets: AReM is a not-for-profit corporation that advocates for continued development of successful customer choice in retail energy markets and provides a focused voice for competitive energy retailers and their customers in select public policy forums at the state level. It represents direct access providers such as Constellation NewEnergy and Direct Energy.
BayREN – Bay Area Regional Energy Network: BayREN offers regionwide energy programs, services and resources to members of the public by promoting energy efficient buildings, reducing carbon emissions and building government capacity.
CAISO – California Independent System Operator: CAISO is a nonprofit public benefit corporation that oversees the operation of the California bulk electric power system, transmission lines and electricity market generated and transmitted by its members (approximately 80% of California’s electric flow). Its stated mission is to “operate the grid reliably and efficiently, provide fair and open transmission access, promote environmental stewardship and facilitate effective markets and promote infrastructure development.” CAISO is regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and governed by a five-member governing board appointed by the governor.
CalCCA – California Community Choice Association: CalCCA is a statewide association, made up of Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs), that represents the interests of California’s community choice electricity providers.
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CALSEIA – California Solar Energy Industries Association: CALSEIA represents more than 200 companies doing solar-related business in California, including manufacturers, distributors, installation contractors, consultants and educators. Members’ annual dues support professional staff and a lobbyist who represents the common interests of California’s solar industry at the Legislature, Governor’s Office and state and local agencies.
CALSLA – California City-County Street Light Association: CALSLA is a statewide association representing cities, counties and towns before the CPUC that is committed to maintaining fair and equitable streetlight electricity rates and facilities charges and disseminating streetlight-related information.
CAM – Cost Allocation Mechanism: CAM is the cost recovery mechanism to cover procurement costs incurred in serving the central procurement function.
CARB – California Air Resources Board: The CARB is charged with protecting the public from the harmful effects of air pollution and developing programs and actions to fight climate change in California.
CARE – California Alternative Rates for Energy: CARE is a state program for low-income households that provides a 30% discount on monthly energy bills and a 20% discount on natural gas bills. It is funded through a rate surcharge paid by all other utility customers.
CBE – Communities for a Better Environment: CBE is an environmental justice organization that was founded in 1978. The mission of CBE is to build people’s power in California’s communities of color and low-income communities to achieve environmental health and justice by preventing and reducing pollution and building green, healthy and sustainable communities and environments.
CCA – Community Choice Aggregator: A community choice aggregator, sometimes referred to as community choice aggregation, is an entity of local governments that procure power on behalf of their residents, businesses and municipal accounts from an alternative supplier while still receiving transmission and distribution service from their existing utility provider. CCAs are an attractive option for communities that want more local control over their electricity sources, more green power than is offered by the default utility, and/or lower electricity prices. By aggregating demand, communities gain leverage to negotiate better rates with competitive suppliers and choose greener power sources.
CCSF – City and County of San Francisco: The City and County of San Francisco often engage in joint advocacy before the CPUC. San Francisco operates CleanPowerSF, a CCA.
CEC – California Energy Commission: The CEC is the primary energy policy and planning agency for California, whose core responsibilities include advancing state energy policy, achieving energy efficiency, investing in energy innovation, developing renewable energy, transforming transportation, overseeing energy infrastructure and preparing for energy emergencies.
CEE – Coalition for Energy Efficiency: CEE is a nonprofit composed of U.S. and Canadian energy-efficiency administrators working together to accelerate the development and availability of energy-efficient products and services.
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CLECA – California Large Energy Consumers Association: CLECA is an organization of large, high-load factor industrial customers located throughout the state; its members are in the cement, steel, industrial gas, pipeline, beverage, cold storage, food packaging and mining industries and their electricity costs comprise a significant portion of their costs of production. Some members are bundled customers, others are Direct Access (DA) customers, and some are served by Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs); a few members have onsite renewable generation.
CPUC – California Public Utility Commission: The CPUC is a state agency that regulates privately owned electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, railroad, rail transit and passenger transportation companies, in addition to authorizing video franchises.
C&I – Commercial and Industrial: C&I customers are business customers who generally consume much higher volumes of electricity and gas. Many utilities segment their C&I customers by energy consumption (small, medium and large).
CP – Compliance Period: A Compliance Period is the time period to become Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) compliant, set by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
DA – Direct Access: Direct Access is an option that allows eligible customers to purchase their electricity directly from third-party providers known as Electric Service Providers (ESPs).
DA Cap: The DA Cap is the maximum amount of electric usage that may be allocated to Direct Access customers in California or, more specifically, within an investor-owned utility service territory.
DACC – Direct Access Customer Coalition: DACC is a regulatory advocacy group composed of educational, governmental, commercial and industrial customers that utilize direct access for all or a portion of their electrical energy requirements.
DA Lottery: The DA Lottery is a random drawing by which DA waitlist customers become eligible to enroll in DA service under the currently applicable Direct Access Cap.
DA Waitlist: The DA Waitlist consists of customers that have officially registered their interest in becoming a DA customer but are not yet able to enroll in service because of DA cap limitations.
DAC – Disadvantaged Community: “Disadvantaged communities” refers to the areas throughout California that most suffer from a combination of economic, health and environmental burdens.
These burdens include poverty, high unemployment, air and water pollution and the presence of hazardous wastes as well as high incidences of asthma and heart disease. One way that the state identifies these areas is by collecting and analyzing information from communities statewide.
CalEnviroScreen, an analytical tool created by the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), combines different types of census tract-specific information into a score to determine which communities are the most burdened or “disadvantaged.” DASR – Direct Access Service Request: DASR is a request submitted by C&I customers to become direct access eligible.
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Demand: Demand refers to the rate at which electric energy is delivered to or by a system or part of a system, generally expressed in kilowatts (kW), megawatts (MW) or gigawatts (GW), at a given instant or averaged over any designated interval of time. Demand should not be confused with Load or Energy.
DER – Distributed Energy Resource: A DER is a small-scale physical or virtual asset (e.g., EV charger, smart thermostat, behind-the-meter solar/storage, energy efficiency) that operates locally and is connected to a larger power grid at the distribution level.
Distribution: Distribution refers to the delivery of electricity to the retail customer’s home or business through low-voltage distribution lines.
DLAP – Default Load Aggregation Point: In the CAISO’s electricity optimization model, DLAP is the node at which all bids for demand should be submitted and settled.
DR – Demand Response: DR is an opportunity for consumers to play a significant role in the operation of the electric grid by reducing or shifting their electricity usage during peak periods in response to time-based rates or other forms of financial incentives.
DRP – Distributed Resource Plans: Distributed Resource Plans are required by statute and intended to identify optimal locations for the deployment of distributed resources.
DWR – Department of Water Resources: DWR is the state agency charged with managing California’s water resources, systems and infrastructure in a responsible, sustainable way.
ECR – Enhanced Community Renewable: ECR is an IOU (Investor-Owned Utility) program that reflects the “Community Solar” model of renewable energy purchasing. Customers sign up to purchase a portion of a local solar project directly from a developer at a level that meets at least 25% and up to 100% of their monthly electricity demand. The customer pays the developer for the subscribed output and receives a credit on their utility bill that reflects their enrollment level.
ED – Energy Division: The CPUC’s Energy Division develops and administers energy policy and programs to serve the public interest, advise the Commission and ensure compliance with Commission decisions and statutory Mandates.
EE – Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency refers to the use of less energy to perform the same task or produce the same result. Energy-efficient homes and buildings use less energy to heat and cool and run appliances and electronics, and energy-efficient manufacturing facilities use less energy.
ELCC – Effective Load Carrying Capacity: ELCC is the additional load met by an incremental generator while maintaining the same level of system reliability. For solar and wind resources, the ELCC is the amount of capacity that can be counted for Resource Adequacy purposes.
EPIC – Electric Program Investment Charge: The EPIC program was created by the CPUC to support investments in clean energy technologies that provide benefits to the electricity ratepayers of Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) and Southern California Edison Company (SCE).
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ERRA – Energy Resource Recovery Account: ERRA proceedings are used to determine fuel and purchased power costs that can be recovered in rates. The utilities do not earn a rate of return on these costs and recover only actual costs. The costs are forecast for the year ahead. If the actual costs are lower than forecast, then the utility gives money back, and vice versa.
ES – Energy Storage: Energy Storage is the capture of energy produced at one time for use at a later time to reduce imbalances between energy demand and energy production.
ESA – Energy Storage Agreement: An ESA refers to a battery services contract, a capacity contract, demand response contract or similar agreement.
ESP – Energy Service Provider: An Energy Service Provider is an energy entity that provides service to a retail or end-use customer.
EV – Electric Vehicle: An EV is a vehicle that uses one or more electric motors for propulsion.
FCR – Flexible Capacity Requirements: “Flexible capacity need” is defined as the quantity of resources needed by the CAISO to manage grid reliability during the greatest three-hour continuous ramp in each month. Resources will be considered as “flexible capacity” if they can sustain or increase output or reduce ramping needs during the hours of “flexible need.” FCR means the flexible capacity requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC decisions.
GHG – Greenhouse gas: Water vapor, carbon dioxide, tropospheric ozone, nitrous oxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are gases that cause the atmosphere to trap heat radiating from the earth. The most common GHG is carbon dioxide.
GRC – General Rate Case: General Rate Cases are proceedings used to address the costs of operating and maintaining the utility system and the allocation of those costs among customer classes. For California’s three large IOUs, the GRCs are parsed into two phases. Phase I of a GRC determines the total amount the utility is authorized to collect, while Phase II determines the share of the cost each customer class is responsible for and the rate schedules for each class. Each large electric utility files a GRC application every three years for review by the Public Advocate’s Office and interested parties and for approval by the CPUC.
GTSR – Green Tariff Shared Renewables: The GTSR program enables customers to receive 50 to 100 percent of their electricity demand from renewable sources. The GTSR program has two components:
the Green Tariff (GT) component and the Enhanced Community Renewables (ECR) component.
Through GT, a customer may pay the difference between their current generation charge and the cost of procuring 50 to 100 percent renewables. With ECR, a customer agrees to purchase a share of a community renewable (typically solar) project directly from a developer and in exchange will receive a credit from their utility for the customer’s avoided generation procurement.
GWh – Gigawatt-hour: This is the unit of energy equal to that expended in one hour at a rate of one billion watts. One GWh equals 1,000 megawatt-hours.
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ICA – Integration Capacity Analysis: The enhanced integrated capacity and locational net benefit analysis quantify the capability of the system to integrate Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) within the distribution system. Results are dependent on the most limiting element of the various power system criteria such as thermal ratings, power quality, system protection limits and safety standards of existing equipment.
IDER – Integrated Distributed Energy Resources: A CPUC proceeding that aims to more effectively coordinate the integration of demand-side resources in order to better meet customer and grid needs, while enabling California to attain its greenhouse gas reduction goals.
IDSM – Integrated Demand-Side Management: This is an approach that joins together all the resources utilities have at their disposal to plan, generate and supply electricity in the most efficient manner possible.
IEPA – Independent Energy Producers Association: IEPA is California’s oldest and leading nonprofit trade association, representing the interest of developers and operators of independent energy facilities and independent power marketers.
IMD – Independent Marketing Division: Under state law, IOUs are prohibited from lobbying or marketing on community choice unless the IOU forms an independent marketing division funded by shareholders rather than ratepayers. SDG&E and its parent company Sempra were permitted by the CPUC to create such an independent marketing division, which allowed SDG&E to lobby against plans to create a CCA program.
IOU – Investor-Owned Utility: An IOU is a private electricity and natural gas provider, such as SDG&E, PG&E or SCE, which are the three largest IOUs in California.
IRP – Integrated Resource Plan: An Integrated Resource Plan outlines an electric utility’s resource needs in order to meet expected electricity demand long-term. kW – Kilowatt: This is a measure of power where power (watts) = voltage (volts) x amperage (amps) and 1 kW = 1,000 watts.
kWh – Kilowatt-hour: This is a measure of consumption. It is the amount of electricity that is used over some period of time, typically a one-month period for billing purposes. Customers are charged a rate per kWh of electricity used.
LCE – Lancaster Choice Energy: LCE is the CCA that serves the City of Lancaster, California.
LCFS – Low Carbon Fuel Standard: This is a CARB program designed to encourage the use of cleaner low-carbon fuels in California, encourage the production of those fuels and, therefore, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
LCR – Local (RA) Capacity Requirements: This is the amount of Resource Adequacy capacity required to be demonstrated in a specific location or zone.
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LMP – Locational Marginal Price: Each generator unit and load pocket is assigned a node in the CAISO optimization model. The model will assign a LMP to the node in both the day-ahead and real-time market as it balances the system using the least cost. The LMP is composed of three components: the marginal cost of energy, congestion and losses. The LMP is used to financially settle transactions in the CAISO.
LNBA – Locational Net Benefits Analysis: This is a cost-benefit analysis of distributed resources that incorporates location-specific net benefits to the electric grid.
Load: Load refers to an end-use device or customer that receives power from an energy delivery system. Load should not be confused with Demand, which is the measure of power that a load receives or requires. See Demand.
LSE – Load-serving Entity: Load-serving Entities have been granted authority by state, local law or regulation to serve their own load directly through wholesale energy purchases and have chosen to exercise that authority.
LTPP – Long-Term Procurement Rulemaking: This is an “umbrella” proceeding to consider, in an integrated fashion, all of the CPUC’s electric procurement policies and Programs.
MCE – Marin Clean Energy: MCE was the first CCA in California and began serving customers in 2010.
It serves customers in Contra Costa, Marin, Napa and Solano counties in Northern California.
MEO – Marketing Education and Outreach: This is a term generally used to describe various strategies to inform customers, such as to motivate consumers to take action on energy efficiency or conservation measures and change their behavior.
MW – Megawatt: A megawatt hour (Mwh) is equal to 1,000 Kilowatt hours (Kwh) or 1,000 kilowatts of electricity used continuously for one hour.
MWH – Megawatt-hour: This is a measure of energy.
NAESCO – National Association of Energy Service Companies: NAESCO is an advocacy and accreditation organization for energy service companies (ESCOs). Energy service companies contract with private and public-sector energy users to provide cost-effective energy efficiency retrofits across a wide spectrum of client facilities.
NBC – Non-Bypassable Charge: Non-Bypassable Charges are fees that are paid on every kilowatt-hour of electricity that is consumed from the grid. These charges can be used to fund things like energy assistance programs for low-income households and energy efficiency programs. These charges apply even if customers buy grid-supplied power from an outside power company such as a CCA.
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NEM – Net Energy Metering: NEM is a program in which solar customers receive credit for excess electricity generated by solar panels.
NRDC – Natural Resources Defense Council: NRDC is a nonprofit international environmental advocacy group.
NP-15 – North Path 15: NP-15 is a CAISO pricing zone usually used to approximate wholesale electricity prices in Northern California in PG&E’s service territory.
OIR – Order Instituting Rulemaking: An OIR is a procedural document that is issued by the CPUC to start a formal proceeding. A draft OIR is issued for comment by interested parties and made final by vote of the five commissioners of the CPUC.
OSC – Order to Show Cause: OSC is an order requiring an individual or entity to explain, justify or prove something.
ORA – Office of Ratepayer Advocates: The ORA is an independent consumer advocate within the CPUC, now called the Public Advocates Office.
PA – Program Administrator (for EE Business Plans): IOUs and local government agencies can be authorized to implement CPUC-directed energy efficiency programs.
PCE – Peninsula Clean Energy Authority: PCE is the CCA serving San Mateo County and all 20 of its cities and towns as well as the City of Los Banos.
PCC1 – RPS Portfolio Content Category 1: RPS Portfolio Content Category 1 includes bundled renewables where the energy and Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) are dynamically scheduled into a California Balancing Authority (CBA) such as the CAISO, also known as “in-state” renewables.
PCC2 – RPS Portfolio Content Category 2: RPS Portfolio Content Category 2 includes bundled renewables where the energy and Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) are from out of state and not dynamically scheduled to a CBA.
PCC3 – RPS Portfolio Content Category 3: RPS Portfolio Content Category 3 includes Unbundled Renewable Energy Certificate (REC).
PCIA or “exit fee” – Power Charge Indifference Adjustment: The Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) is an “exit fee” based on stranded costs of utility generation set by the California Public Utilities Commission. It is calculated annually and assessed to customers of CCAs and paid to the IOU that lost those customers as a result of the formation of a CCA.
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PD – Proposed Decision: A PD is a procedural document in a CPUC Rulemaking that is formally commented on by parties to the proceeding. A PD is a precursor to a final decision voted on by the five commissioners of the CPUC.
PG&E – Pacific Gas & Electric: PG&E is the IOU that serves 16 million people over a 70,000-square-mile service area in Northern California.
PHC – Prehearing Conference: A PHC is a CPUC hearing to discuss the scope of a proceeding, among other matters. Interested stakeholders can request party status during these conferences.
Pnode – Pricing Node: In the CAISO optimization model, this is a point where a physical injection or withdrawal of energy is modeled and for which an LMP is calculated.
PPA – Power Purchase Agreement: A PPA is a contract used to purchase the energy, capacity and attributes from a renewable resource project.
PRP – Priority Review Project: These are transportation electrification pilot projects approved by the CPUC pursuant to SB 350 (Chapter 547, Statutes of 2015).
PRRR – Progress on Residential Rate Reform: Pursuant to a CPUC decision, the IOUs must submit to the CPUC and other parties periodic updates on the progress of their efforts to assist customers with residential rate design changes related to rate reform, including tier collapse and transition to a default time of use rate.
PUC – Public Utilities Code: The PUC is a California statute that contains 33 divisions; the range of topics within this code includes natural gas restructuring, private energy producers, telecommunication services, and specific municipal utility districts and transit authorities; the primary statute for governance of utilities as well as CCAs in California.
PURPA – Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act: The PURPA is a federal statute passed in 1978 by Congress in response to the 1973 energy crisis to encourage fuel diversity via alternative energy sources and to introduce competition into the electric sector. It was intended to promote energy conservation (reduce demand) and promote greater use of domestic energy and renewable energy (increase supply).
RA – Resource Adequacy: Under its Resource Adequacy (RA) program, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) requires load-serving entities — investor-owned utilities, electricity service providers and CCAs — to demonstrate in both monthly and annual filings that they have purchased capacity commitments of no less than 115% of their peak loads.
RAM – Renewables Auction Mechanism: This is a procurement program the investor-owned utilities (IOUs) may use to procure RPS eligible generation. The IOUs may use RAM to satisfy authorized procurement needs, for example, system Resource Adequacy needs, local Resource Adequacy needs, RPS needs, reliability needs, Local Capacity Requirements, Green Tariff Shared Renewables needs and any need arising from commission or legislative mandates. 9 313
RE – Renewable Energy: Renewable energy is energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power.
REC - Renewable Energy Certificate: A REC is the property right to the environmental benefits associated with generating renewable electricity. For instance, homeowners who generate solar electricity are credited with 1 solar REC for every megawatt-hour of electricity they produce. Utilities obligated to fulfill an RPS requirement can purchase these RECs on the open market.
RES-BCT – Renewables Energy Self-Generation Bill Credit Transfer: This program enables local governments and universities to share generation credits from a system located on one government-owned property with billing accounts at other government-owned properties. The system size limit under RES-BCT is 5 MW, and bill credits are applied at the generation-only portion of a customer’s retail rate.
RFO – Request for Offers: This is a competitive procurement process used by organizations to solicit the submission of proposals from interested parties in response to a scope of services.
RPS - Renewable Portfolio Standard: RPS is a law that requires California utilities and other load-serving entities (including CCAs) to provide an escalating percentage of California qualified renewable power (culminating at 33% by 2020) in their annual energy portfolio.
SB – Senate Bill: A Senate Bill is a piece of legislation that is introduced in the Senate. In other words, the Senate, rather than the Assembly, is the house of origin in the Legislature for the Legislation.
SBP – Solar Billing Plan: The Solar Billing Plan, also known as the Net Billing Tariff or NEM 3.0, is the new method of compensating customer-sited renewable energy self-generation, intended to promote grid reliability and incentivize solar and battery storage.
SCE – Southern California Edison: SCE is the large IOU that serves the Los Angeles and Orange County area.
SCP – Sonoma Clean Power Authority: SCP is the CCA serving Sonoma County and surrounding areas in Northern California.
SDG&E – San Diego Gas & Electric: SDG&E is the IOU that serves San Diego County and owns the infrastructure that delivers Community Power energy to our customers.
SGIP – Self-Generation Incentive Program: SGIP is a program that provides incentives to support existing, new and emerging distributed energy resources (storage, wind turbines, waste heat to power technologies, etc.).
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TCR EPS Protocol – The Climate Registry Electric Power Sector Protocol: This refers to online tools and resources provided by The Climate Registry to assist organizations to measure, report and reduce carbon emissions.
TE – Transportation Electrification: For the transportation sector, electrification means replacing fossil fuels with electricity as the means of powering light-duty vehicles and medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses. The primary goal is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and, ultimately, contribute to mitigating the effects of climate change on the planet.
Time-of-Use (TOU) Rates: TOU Rates refers to the pricing of delivered electricity based on the estimated cost of electricity during a particular time block. Time-of-use rates are usually divided into three or four time blocks per 24 hour period (on-peak, mid-peak, off-peak and sometimes super off-peak) and by seasons of the year (summer and winter). Real-time pricing differs from TOU rates in that it is based on actual (as opposed to forecasted) prices that may fluctuate many times a day and are weather sensitive, rather than varying with a fixed schedule.
TM – Tree Mortality: This is a term that refers to the death of forest trees and provides a measure of forest health. In the context of energy, as part of the Governor’s Tree Mortality Emergency Proclamation, the CPUC is tasked with utilizing its authority to extend contracts and take actions to authorize new contracts on bioenergy facilities that receive feedstock from high hazard zones.
TURN – The Utility Reform Network: TURN is a ratepayer advocacy group charged with ensuring that California IOUs implement just and reasonable rates.
Unbundled RECs: Unbundled RECs are renewable energy certificates that verify a purchase of a MWH unit of renewable power where the actual power and the certificate are “unbundled” and sold to different buyers.
VPP – Virtual Power Plant: A Virtual Power Plant is a cloud-based network that leverages an aggregation of distributed energy resources (DERs) to shift energy demand or provide services to the grid. For example, thousands of EV chargers could charge at a slower speed and hundreds of home batteries could discharge to the grid during a demand peak to significantly reduce the procurement of traditional supply resources.
VAMO – Voluntary Allocation, Market Offer: VAMO is the process for SDG&E to allocate a proportional share of its renewable portfolio to Community Power and other LSEs within the service territory.
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