D.23-02-002 Addresses Energy Efficiency Third-Party Processes

Solicitation Process

• The Commission instituted various rules around the contracting and solicitation process between the IOUs and third-party implementers.
• The Commission found that the use of a procurement model such as the Market Access Program ("MAP") approach is not inherently in conflict with the requirements of D.18-01-004 and could be competitively solicited for, as other third-party energy efficiency programs are.
• As suggested by Recurve, the Commission extends the final installation deadline for the summer reliability MAP authorized in D.21-12-011 from August 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024.

Commission Database Tools

• The Commission issued orders for development of formal governance documents to oversee Commission database tools like CEDAR and CET.

Data Sharing Requirements

• The Commission issues rules providing RENs and third-party implementers with access to disaggregated data.
• PG&E’s proposed compliance requirements/guidelines on the specific data required to be shared, as modified in BayREN and 3CREN’s reply comments are adopted.
• Participant data should be provided at least monthly; non-participant data may be provided less frequently, but at least quarterly.
• To the extent an entity requests data at a greater frequency than provided by this decision, or beyond the scope of program functions or associated data types identified in this decision, and the IOU agrees to provide that additional data and/or greater frequency, the entity requesting the data will bear responsibility for such costs.