Workshops & Meetings (Listed with newest date at top. Links to section below.)
2005 Meetings
- April 29, 2005 - Committee Workshop
- April 28, 2005 - Committee Workshop
"Assessment of California Combined Heat and Power Market and Policy Options for Increased Penetration", PIER Program Collaborative Report, November 2005.
Utility Distribution System Planning Compliance Filings from CPUC R.04-03-017, filed March 30, 2004.
Compliance Filing of Pacific Gas & Electric Company. Online April 26, 2005. (Acrobat PDF file, 22 pages, 167 kb).Compliance Filing of Southern California EDISON Company. Online April 26, 2005. (Acrobat PDF file, 12 pages, 60 kb).Compliance Filing of San Diego Gas & Electric Company. Online April 26, 2005. (Acrobat PDF file, 5 pages, 20 kb).
April 29, 2005
Committee Workshop: California's Distribution Planning Process and the Role of Distributed Generation and Demand Response
- Notice for the Workshop
- Agenda for the Workshop
On line: April 15, 2005. (Acrobat PDF file, 3 pages, 116 kilobytes) - Transcript
On line: May 19, 2005. (Acrobat PDF file, 266 pages, 348 kilobytes) - Documents, Reports and Presentations
Shaping a California Distributed Energy Resources Procurement, Draft Consultant Report. Online April 19, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 87 pages, 667 kb).Optimal Portfolio Methodology for Assessing Distributed Energy Resources Benefits for the EnergynetSM, Draft Consultant Report. Online April 15, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 282 pages, 2 megabytes).
"DTE's Distributed Generation Experience", Presentation by Richard Seguin, DTE Energy - Detroit Edison. Online April 28, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 25 pages, 1.1 megabytes)."DG Benefits Assessment Methodology". Presentation by Snuller Price, Energy & Environmental Economics, Inc. Online April 26, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 25 pages, 430 kilobytes)."Typical Approach" - Electric Utility Distribution Planning by Judd L. Putnam. Online April 22, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 19 pages, 667 kb)."Shaping a California DER Procurement Through Stakeholder Collaboration". Presentation by Ellen Petrill, EPRI. Online April 26, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 13 pages, 324 kilobytes)."Value of Distributed Energy Resources In Distribution Infrastructure". Presentation by Navigant. Online April 26, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 11 pages, 280 kilobytes)."Optimal Portfolio Methodolody for Assessing Distributed Energy Resources Benefits for the Energynet™". Presentation by New Power Technologies. Online April 26, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 31 pages, 776 kilobytes)."Integrating Customer Operated Distributed Generation Into Distribution Planning". Presentation by Tom Dossey, SCE. Online April 26, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 20 pages, 100 kilobytes).
April 28, 2005
Committee Workshop: California's Market Potential for Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and Distributed Generation
- Notice for the Workshop
- Agenda for the Workshop
On line: April 15, 2005. (Acrobat PDF file, 3 pages, 116 kilobytes) - Transcript
On line: April 15, 2005. (Acrobat PDF file, 301 pages, 432 kilobytes) - Documents, Reports and Presentations
Assessment of California CHP Market and Policy Options for Increased Penetration, Draft Consultant Report. Online April 15, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 185 pages, 2.3 megabytes).Air Quality Impacts of Distributed Generation, Draft Consultant Report. Online April 21, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 213 pages, 2.5 megabytes).
"Energy Users and Combined Heat & Power: Market Research Findings". Presentation by Nicholas Lenssen and Shawn McNulty - EPRI Solutions. Online April 26, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 20 pages, 453 kilobytes)."Operational impacts from large penetrations of CHP/DG". Presentation by Paul-Frederik Bach, Eltra. Online April 26, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 33 pages, 1.2 megabytes)."Policy Analysis of CHP/DG". Presentation by Snuller Price, Carmen Baskette, and Brian Horii, Energy & Environmental Economics, Inc. Online April 26, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 25 pages, 268 kilobytes)."Combined Heat and Power California Market Assessment". Presentation by Ken Darrow, Bruce Hedman, Anne Hampson, Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc. Online April 26, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 25 pages, 1.2 megabytes).
Recommended Changes to Interconnection Rules, Final Commission Report, publication number CEC-100-2005-003-CMF. Online February 17, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 57 pages, 716 kb).
Letter from Robert L. Therkelsen, Executive Director, California Energy Commission, to CPUC Docket Office, dated February 16, 2005. (1 page, 120 kb).
Transcript Related to Item # 5 from the Energy Commission Business Meeting, February 2, 2005. (12 pages, 144 kb).
Adoption Order - for the Recommended Changes to Interconnection Rules, publication # CEC-100-2005-003-CTF. On line February 11, 2005.
Recommended Changes to Interconnection Rules, Committee Final Report, publication number CEC-100-2005-003-CTF. On line January 6, 2005 (Acrobat PDF file, 58 pages, 280 kb).
Comments on the Final Report
(Uploaded January 21, 2005)
Bluepoint Energy Inc. - (3 pages, 20 kb).
City of San Diego - (3 pages, 20 kb).
Cogeneration Association of California and the Energy Producers and Users Coalition (CAC/EPUC) - (6 pages, 24 kb).
Pacific Gas and Electric Company - (7 pages, 84 kb).
Southern California Edison - (6 pages, 284 kb).
December 10, 2004 Hearing on the Rule 21 Working Group Report
Transcript of the Hearing of the IEPR Committee Meeting (Acrobat PDF file, 197 pages, 1.23 megabyte, please note file size) Online: February 9, 2005
Agenda - On line December 9, 2004.
Rule 21 Working Group Recommended Changes to Interconnection Rules, Working Group Report, publication number 500-04-087SD. On line November 10, 2004 (Acrobat PDF file, 52 pages, 280 kb).
Comments and Presentations for Review
(Uploaded December 9 and 10, 2004)
Rule 21 Working Group Paper: Overview and Recommendations - PowerPoint Presentation by Scott Tomashefsky, California Energy Commission (876 kb).
BEW Engineering, Inc - Steps to Simplifying Interconnection of DG on Network Secondary Distribution Systems (PowerPoint file, 76 kb).
California Public Utilities Commission - Informal Complaint Process (Acrobat PDF file, 1 page, 540 kb).
Cogeneration Association of California, and the Energy Producers and Users Coalition - Metering Issues, A Balanced and Flexible Solution
Offered by CAC and EPUC (PowerPoint file, 52 kb).
Pacific Gas and Electric Company - Position of PG&E regarding Combined Technologies, Dispute Resolution, Interconnection Fees, and Net-Generation-Output-Metering (Acrobat PDF file, 4 pages, 24 kb).
Southern California Edison - Net Metering for Systems with Combined Technologies (PowerPoint file, 56 kb).
Tecogen - Tecogen/PG&E Dispute (PowerPoint file, 276 kb).
(Uploaded December 1, 2004)
City of San Diego (6 pages, 24 kb).
Cogeneration Association of California, and the Energy Producers and Users Coalition (21 pages, 64 kb).
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (includes marked copy of report with proposed changes) (56 pages, 204 kb).
RCM Digesters, Inc. (2 pages, 16 kb).
Southern California Edison Company (2 pages, 24 kb).
December 2, 2004 Rule 21 Working Group Meeting
9:30 a.m
San Diego Gas & Electric
8306 Century Park Court
San Diego, CA
Minutes from the Meeting Placed on line December 14, 2004.
Rule 21 Working Group Update - From Scott Tomashefsky, California Energy Commission - Online November 2, 2004. (Acrobat PDF file, 1 page)
- Rule 21, PG&E Dispute Resolution
- Net Metering for Systems with Combined Technologies
- Recommendations and Individual Member Positions of the Rule 21 Working Group on Phase 1 Issues
- Net Metering Requirements- PG&E
Rule 21 Dispute Resolution Process - Minutes of Meeting # 61
Drafts of Sections for Rule 21 Working Group Report, Date uploaded: November 2, 2004. (MS Word and Excel files)
October 27, 2004 Rule 21 Working Group Meeting
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Pacific Gas & Electric
1919 Webster Street
Oakland, CA
Proceeding Schedule Update - Online October 25, 2004. (Acrobat PDF file, 1 page)
October 13, 2004 Rule 21 Working Group Meeting
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Southern California Edison
7951 Redwood Avenue
Fontana, California 92335
September 29, 2004 Rule 21 Working Group Meeting
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
California Energy Commission
Hearing Room A
1516 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA
Minutes from Meeting # 59 - Sacramento
September 15, 2004 Rule 21 Working Group Meeting
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
San Diego Gas & Electric
6380 Century Park Court
San Diego, CA
Minutes from previous meetings are on the Rule 21 Working Group page.
Committee Order Regarding Rule 21 Working Group Schedule
Online September 2, 2004.
Online September 2, 2004.
Distributed Generation Reference Documents
(Updated August 27, 2004)
The California Energy Commission in collaboration with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is providing research and analysis documents to all parties involved in the CPUC distributed generation rulemaking (R.04-03-017).
As stated in the CPUC's scoping order (Attachment B) that was released August 6th, the following documents are available to assist parties with developing a cost-benefit test. Check back to this page regularly because we will add new documents as they are identified and become available.
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California Energy Commission Reports
CEC-1 Distributed Generation Strategic Plan - June 2002 (574 kilobytes).
CEC-2 Electricity and Natural Gas Assessment Report - December 2003 (1.2 megabytes).
CEC-3 Energy Action Plan - May 2003 (41 kilobytes).
CEC-4 Integrated Energy Policy Report - December 2003.
CEC-5 Integrated Energy Policy Report Subsidiary Volume: Electricity and Natural Gas Assessment Report - December 2003 (1.5 megabytes).
CEC-6 Integrated Energy Policy Report Subsidiary Volume: Public Interest Energy Strategies Report - December 2003 (1.6 megabytes).
CEC-7 DG Working Group: DG Definition and Cost-Benefit Analysis - Policy Inventory, July 9, 2004, publication number 500-04-049 (1.0 megabytes).
Research and Related Documents
R&D -1 SOW: Energy and Environmental Economics Inc, Electrotek Concepts Inc, San Francisco Co-op DER.
R&D -2 SOW: New Power Technologies.
R&D -3 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Costs for DG; EPRI, February 2003.
R&D -4 Innovative Ratemaking Treatment for DG - Statement of Work (Synapse Energy Economics), March 2004.
R&D -5 SOW: Commonwealth Program under PIER Renewables
R&D -6 San Francisco as a Distributed Energy Resource `Test Bed' Site,
M-Cubed, Electrotek Concepts, Energy & Env. Economics, PowerPoint Presentation.
M-Cubed, Electrotek Concepts, Energy & Env. Economics, PowerPoint Presentation.
R&D -7 Final DG Scenario Development Report for Air Quality Impacts of DG, by University of California, Irvine; September 24, 2003.
R&D -8 Distributed Utility Integration Test, PIER, 2 page note
R&D -9 Advanced Control Systems for the Grid' and DER, CADER International Symposium, January 2004.
R&D -10 A framework for developing collaborative DER Programs: Working Tools for Stakeholders, Final Report, E21 DER Partnership, August 2004
R&D -11 Air Pollution Emissions Impact Associated with Economic Market Potential of DG in California, DUA, June 2000.
R&D -12 Commonwealth Energy Biogas/PV Mini-Grid Renewable Resource Program, Project Prioritization, CH2M Hill and Itron, August 2003.
R&D -13 Commonwealth Energy Biogas/PV Minigrid Renewables Resources Program, by Itron Inc., July 2003.
R&D -14 Commonwealth Energy Biogas/PV Mini-Grid Renewables Resources Program, by Itron, Draft Report, August 2003.
R&D -15 DER Research Assessment Report, Addendum: 2003 Update, NCI.
R&D -16 Distributed Energy Resources with Combined Heat and Power Applications, LBNL, June 2003.
R&D -17 Distributed Power Integration Needs Assessment and Testing, DUIT White Paper, April 2001, Distributed Utility Associates.
R&D -18 Optimal Portfolio Methodology for Assessing DER Benefits for the Energynet, CADER International Symposium, January 2004.
R&D -19 Pre-demonstration Summary Report, task 3.2.5: Micro Scale Technology Demonstration- Project Development and Engineering, Nov 7, 2003.
R&D -20 San Francisco PUC/Hetch Hetchy Baseline Data Report for DG Assessment Project, Draft Document, August 2003.
R&D -21 SOW: Distributed Utility Integration Testing.
R&D -22 SOW: San Francisco PUC/Hetch Hetchy, April 5, 2004.
R&D -23 Relative Merits of Distributed vs. Central PV Generation, Navigant Consulting and Kema-Xenergy, April 2004. (1.4 megabytes)
Other Related Documents for Parties to Consider in Developing
Cost Benefit Methods (California Energy Commission)
CEC-8 Distributed Generation Costs and Benefits Issue Paper, July 2004, publication number 500-04-048. (217 kilobytes).
R&D -24 Integrating Distributed Energy Resources into Emerging Electricity Markets: Scoping Study, Final Report, E2I DER Partnership, August 2004.
Committee Order Regarding Scope of Proceeding - Online August 17, 2004. (Acrobat PDF file, 5 pages)
May 5, 2004, Staff Workshop - Cost-Benefit Methodologies
Agenda for Workshop
Online April 28, 2004 (Acrobat PDF file, 120 kb)
Online April 28, 2004 (Acrobat PDF file, 120 kb)
Transcript of Workshop
Online May 20, (Acrobat PDF file, 206 pages, 314 kb)
Online May 20, (Acrobat PDF file, 206 pages, 314 kb)
Documents for Review
Note: Messrs. Iannucci, Marnay and Price will be presenting briefings during the May 5 Workshop, on published reports that can be found at the following URLs:
DER Benefits Analysis Studies Review: Final Report, J. J. Iannucci, L. Chibulka, J. M. Eyer, and R. L. Pupp, Distributed Utility Associates, NREL/SR-620-34636
www.nrel.gov/docs/fy03osti/34636.pdf
(95 pages, 775 kb)
www.nrel.gov/docs/fy03osti/34636.pdf
(95 pages, 775 kb)
Evaluation Framework and Tools for Distributed Energy Resources, Etan Z. Gumerman, Ranjit R. Bharvirkar, Kristina Hamachi LaCommare, and Chris Marnay, Enernesto Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL-52079
http://eetd.lbl.gov/ea/EMS/reports/52079.pdf
(73 pages, 191 kb)
http://eetd.lbl.gov/ea/EMS/reports/52079.pdf
(73 pages, 191 kb)
A Forecast of Cost Effectiveness: Avoided Costs and Externality Adders, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc., Rocky Mountain Institute, Draft - 1/08/2004
www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/industry/electric/
energy+efficiency/rulemaking/cpucdraft01082004.pdf
(283 pages, 1.8 megabytes)
www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/industry/electric/
energy+efficiency/rulemaking/cpucdraft01082004.pdf
(283 pages, 1.8 megabytes)
Presentations for May 5, 2004 Workshop
DG Cost and Benefit Methods - Opening Remarks by Valerie Beck, CPUC, and Mark Rawson, California Energy Commission. (PowerPoint file 104 kilobytes).
Distributed Energy Resources: Cost and Benefit Methods Joseph Iannucci, Distributed Utility Associates. (PowerPoint file 1.3 megabytes).
An Evaluation Framework for DER Chris Marnay, Etan Gumerman, Ranjit Bharvirkar, Kristina Hamachi LaCommare. (PowerPoint file 1.2 megabytes).
CPUC Avoided Cost Summary Snuller Price, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3). (PowerPoint file 340 kilobytes).
Distributed Generation Cost-Benefit Analysis - Comments to the Joint CEC-CPUC Workshop on Distributed Generation by Southern California Edison. (PowerPoint file 56 kilobytes).
Distributed Generation industry perspective of DG costs and benefits Kevin Duggan, Capstone Turbine Corporation on behalf of the California Clean DG Coalition. (PowerPoint file 132 kilobytes).
Summary of On-Going DG Studies Snuller Price, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (PowerPoint file 608 kilobytes).
Optimal Portfolio Methodology for Assessing Distributed Energy Resources Benefits for the EnergynetSM Peter Evans, New Power Technologies. (PowerPoint file 124 kilobytes).
DER Costs and Benefits, Finding Win-Win-Win Approaches Ellen Petrill, Electricity Innovation Institute. (PowerPoint file 468 kilobytes).
Order Instituting Investigation ( OII )
Date online April 23, 2004.
Date online April 23, 2004.