Demand Response

Retail Choice in Electricity: What Have We Learned in 20 Years?

Categories: Demand Response, Innovative Electricity Pricing, Market Design, Pricing, Rate Design

February 24, 2016

In the 1990s, proponents of retail choice projected lower retail prices and innovative products and services. Through a review of studies covering a wide range of retail choice issues, Drs. Morey and Kirsch found a mixed set of outcomes that suggest retail choice has delivered only a small part of its advertised benefits.

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2014 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Base Interruptible Programs (BIP) for Non-Residential Customers: Ex Post and Ex Ante Report

Categories: Demand Response, Load Impact Evaluation

April 1, 2015 - Dan Hansen and Tim Huegerich

CA Energy Consulting reported on ex post and ex ante load impact evaluations for the statewide Base Interruptible Program (“BIP”) in place at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (“SDG&E”) in 2014.

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2014 Statewide Load Impact Evaluation of California Aggregator Demand Response Programs – Ex-Post and Ex-Ante Load Impacts

Categories: Demand Response, Load Impact Evaluation

April 1, 2015 - Dan Hansen and Dave Armstrong

CA Energy Consulting documented the results of a load impact evaluation of aggregator-based 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 2014.

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2014 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Demand Bidding Programs (DBP) for Non-Residential Customers: Ex-post and Ex-Ante Report

Categories: Demand Response, Load Impact Evaluation

April 1, 2015 - Dan Hansen and Dave Armstrong

CA Energy Consulting conducted ex-post and ex-ante load impact evaluations for the statewide Demand Bidding Program (“DBP”) in place at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (“SDG&E”) in 2014.

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Pricing Retail Electricity in a Distributed Energy Resources World

Categories: Demand Response, Demand Side Management, Distributed Energy Resources, Pricing, Rate Design

January 6, 2015

Mat Morey and Laurence Kirsch describe the principles and elements of a retail pricing structure that can be applied to all electricity consumers regardless of whether they have their own distributed energy resources.

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Steve Braithwait presents on Dynamic Pricing and Demand Response

Categories: Demand Response

October 20, 2014 -

Steve Braitwait presented on the roles of dynamic pricing programs and demand response programs at WPUI's Energy Utility Basics Course.

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2013 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Demand Bidding Programs (DBP) for Non-Residential Customers: Ex Post and Ex Ante Report

Categories: Demand Response, Load Impact Evaluation

April 1, 2014 - Dan Hansen and Dave Armstrong

CA Energy Consulting documented ex post and ex ante load impact evaluations for the statewide Demand Bidding Program (“DBP”) in place at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (“SDG&E”) in 2013.

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2013 Statewide Load Impact Evaluation of California Aggregator Demand Response Programs Volume 2: Baseline Analysis

Categories: Demand Response, Load Impact Evaluation

April 1, 2014 - Dan Hansen and Dave Armstrong

This second volume of the aggregator program evaluation report for program-year 2013 contains an analysis of the performance of the current program baseline methods and of a number of potential alternative baseline methods. The baseline analysis was ordered in the CPUC decision regarding DR activities and budgets for 2012 through 2014.

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

Categories: Demand Response, Load Impact Evaluation

April 1, 2014 - Dan Hansen and Dave Armstrong

CA Energy Consulting 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.

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2012 Statewide Load Impact Evaluation of California Aggregator Demand Response Programs Volume 1: Ex post and Ex ante Load Impacts

Categories: Demand Response, Load Impact Evaluation

April 1, 2013 - Dan Hansen and Dave Armstrong

CA Energy Consulting 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 2012.

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2012 Impact Evaluation of Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s PeakChoice Program for Commercial and Industrial Customers Ex Post Report

Categories: Demand Response, Load Impact Evaluation

April 1, 2013 - Dan Hansen and Dave Armstrong

CA Energy Consulting presents a load impact evaluation of the PeakChoice Program offered by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”) in 2012.

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2011 Impact Evaluation of San Diego Gas & Electric's Peak-Time Rebate Pilot Program, Ex-Post and Ex-Ante Report

Categories: Demand Response, Program Evaluation

May 31, 2012 - Dan Hansen and Dave Armstrong

CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for SDG&E’s Peak-time Rebate pilot program. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2012 through 2021.

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2011 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Demand Bidding Programs (DBP) for Non-Residential Customers: Ex Post and Ex Ante Report

Categories: Demand Response, Program Evaluation

May 29, 2012 - Dan Hansen

CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Demand Bidding Programs in place at PG&E and SCE. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2012 through 2022.

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2011 Impact Evaluation Southern California Edison's Summer Discount Plan - Localized Dispatch and Limited Test Events, Ex Post Report

Categories: Demand Response, Program Evaluation

March 3, 2012 - Dan Hansen and Dave Armstrong

CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Summer Discount Program in place at Southern California Edison.

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Steve Braithwait to Discuss Efficient Electricity Rates and Dynamic Pricing

Categories: Demand Response, Pricing

July 25, 2011

Steve Braithwait will discuss “Designing Efficient Electricity Rates” and “Evidence of Customer Response to Dynamic Pricing” at the EEI Rates Advanced Course on July 25-26 in Madison, WI.

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Steve Braithwait to Moderate Panel on Alternative Retail Rate Structures

Categories: Demand Response

May 15, 2011

Steve Braithwait will moderate "Evaluating Customer Response to Alternative Retail Rate Structures" at the 2011 Internation Energy Program Evaluation Conference in Boston.

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2010 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Aggregator Demand Response Programs: Ex Post and Ex Ante Final Report

Categories: Demand Response, Program Evaluation

March 29, 2011 - Dan Hansen and Dave Armstrong

CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Aggregator demand response programs in place at PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2011 through 2020.

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Highly Volatile-Load Customer Study

Categories: Demand Response, Program Evaluation

October 27, 2010 - Dan Hansen

This study identifies commercial and industrial customers with highly volatile loads and explores their experience in demand response programs offered by the three California investor-owned electric utilities.

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2009 Impact Evaluation of San Diego Gas & Electric's Participating Load Pilot Program, Part 1. Ex Post Final Report

Categories: Demand Response, Program Evaluation

September 17, 2010 - Dan Hansen and Dave Armstrong

This study estimated the load impacts from customers in SDG&E’s Participating Load Pilot Program.

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2009 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Aggregator Demand Response Programs: Ex Post and Ex Ante Report

Categories: Demand Response, Program Evaluation

April 21, 2010 - Dan Hansen and Dave Armstrong

CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Aggregator demand response programs in place at PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2010 through 2020.

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2009 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Critical-Peak Pricing Rates for Non-Residential Customers: Ex Post and Ex Ante Report

Categories: Demand Response, Program Evaluation

April 19, 2010 - Dan Hansen

CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the non-residential Critical Peak Pricing demand response programs in place at PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2010 through 2020.

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2009 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Demand Bidding Programs (DBP) for Non-Residential Customers: Ex Post and Ex Ante Report

Categories: Demand Response, Program Evaluation

April 1, 2010 - Dan Hansen

CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Demand Bidding Programs in place at PG&E and SCE. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2010 through 2020.

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2008 Evaluation of California Statewide Aggregator Demand Response Programs, Volume 2: Baseline Analysis of AMP Demand Response Program

Categories: Demand Response, Program Evaluation

May 30, 2009 - Dave Armstrong

This study evaluates the effectiveness of alternative baseline methods used to estimate customer response to demand response programs.

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2008 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Aggregator Demand Response Programs, Volume 1: Ex Post and Ex Ante Report

Categories: Demand Response, Program Evaluation

May 1, 2009 - Dan Hansen and Dave Armstrong

CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Aggregator demand response programs in place at PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2009 through 2020.

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2008 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Critical-Peak Pricing Rates for Non-Residential Customers, Ex Post and Ex Ante Report

Categories: Demand Response, Program Evaluation

April 29, 2009 - Dan Hansen

CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the non-residential Critical Peak Pricing demand response programs in place at PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2009 through 2020.

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2008 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Demand Bidding Program (DBP) for Non-Residential Customers, Ex Post and Ex Ante Report

Categories: Demand Response, Program Evaluation

April 29, 2009 - Dan Hansen

CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Demand Bidding Programs in place at PG&E and SCE. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2009 through 2020.

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Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Critical-Peak Pricing Rate and Demand Bidding Program for Commercial and Industrial Customers - Program-year 2007

Categories: Demand Response, Program Evaluation

August 15, 2008 - Dan Hansen

This study evaluates customer response to two demand response programs operated by the three investor-owned utilities in California. It includes estimated demand response for the 2007 program year of the critical-peak pricing (CPP) rates and the demand-bidding programs (DBP) offered to non-residential customers.

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