2013 Statewide Load Impact Evaluation of California Aggregator Demand Response Programs Volume 1: Ex-Post and Ex-Ante Load Impacts

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April 1, 2014 - Dan Hansen and Dave Armstrong

This report documents the results of a load impact evaluation of aggregator demand response (“DR”) programs operated by the three California investor-owned utilities (IOUs), Pacific Gas and Electric (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric (“SDG&E”) for Program Year 2013. In these programs, DR aggregators contract with the IOUs and with commercial and industrial customers to act on their behalf with respect to all aspects of the DR program, including receiving notices from the utility, arranging for load reductions on event days, receiving incentive payments, and paying penalties (if warranted) to the utility. The primary goals of this evaluation study are the following:

• Estimate ex-post load impacts for program year 2013;
• Estimate ex-ante load impacts for the programs for years 2014 through 2024; and
• Conduct baseline analyses for each aggregator program.

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Steven D. Braithwait, Dan Hansen, David Armstrong, 2013 Statewide Load Impact Evaluation of California Aggregator Demand Response Programs Volume 1: Ex-Post and Ex-Ante Load Impacts, CALMAC Study ID PGE0341.01, April 1, 2014.

Volume 2 of this report is available here.