Highly Volatile-Load Customer Study

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October 27, 2010 - Dan Hansen

This report documents the results of a statewide highly volatile-load customers (HVLC) study of demand response (DR) customers being undertaken for the three California investor-owned electric utilities, conducted by Christensen Associates Energy Consulting.

The objectives of this study are to: develop a definition of highly volatile load customers; estimate the number of HVLC customers in the IOU’s baseline DR programs; estimate the MWs contributed by those customers; propose a plan for steering HVLC customers towards non-baseline DR programs; and determine the proportion of DR adjustable baseline customers that exceed the maximum adjustment of 20%.

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Steven D. Braithwait, Dan Hansen, Highly Volatile-Load Customer Study, prepared for Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and San Diego Gas & Electric, October 27, 2010.