CPUC Issues Decision ("D.") 22-11-022

D.22-11-022 orders that:

• SDG&E's proposal to establish a new opt-in tariff, TOU-ELEC, is adopted as modified.
• Within 90 days from the issuance date of this decision, SDG&E shall file a Tier 1 advice letter to implement TOU-ELEC with the following features: An un-tiered time-of-use ("TOU") rate with a flat fixed monthly charge of $16 for customers who own one or more of the following qualifying technologies: electric vehicles, energy storage, electric heat pump for water heating or climate control; a Peak-to-Super-Off-Peak differential of 5.3 in summer and 3.1 in winter, as proposed by SDG&E; and an Off-Peak-to-Super-Off-Peak differential of 1.5 in summer and winter, as proposed by SDG&E.
• SDG&E shall place an enrollment cap of 10,000 on TOU-ELEC customer accounts. To increase the cap by increments of 10,000, SDG&E shall file a Tier 2 advice letter as soon as the enrollment reaches 80 percent of the effective cap.
• Within 60 days from the issuance of this decision, SDG&E shall file a Tier 2 advice letter detailing and supplementing its marketing, education, and outreach plans to reflect the rate design adopted in this decision and to target customers who do not currently own the qualified technologies.
• SDG&E shall file a Tier 1 advice letter every 12 months, starting 12 months after the tariff first becomes available, and include the data requirements listed in Section 6.6 of this decision. SDG&E may file a Tier 2 advice letter to request permission to cease this reporting requirement at anytime after five annual reports have been filed.
• The motion dated June 23, 2022 requesting approval of the partial settlement agreement of SDG&E, Center for Accessible Technology ("CforAT"), The Public Advocates Office at the California Public Utilities Commission ("CalAdvocates"), The Utility Reform Network ('"TURN"), and the Utility Consumers’ Action Network ("UCAN") regarding SDG&E’s Application 21-09-001 is granted.
• Application 21-09-001 is closed.