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Demand Response Event
Join thousands of businesses
that work with us to reduce peak
electricity use when California
needs it most.
By participating in Demand
Response programs, you can
earn rate discounts, incentive
payments, bill credits, and more
that can help you get the best
return out of every energy dollar
you spend.
Southern California Edison
Program Name Program Description Eligibility Incentive Payment Penalties for Non-Compliance Operating Months Curtailment Window Event Trigger Event Notification Curtailment Required Limits to the Frequency of Events
Term of Commitment
Where to Find More Information
* Typically, this forecast occurs when constraints are impacting the system or when there are extreme or unusual temperature conditions. ** SCE can also call an event due to other ISO or SCE system emergencies, which include but are not limited to day-ahead load or price forecasts,
supply resource limitations, a generating unit outage, transmission constraints, or for other needs.
*** Direct Access (DA) and Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) customers should review the CBP tariff in regards to energy payments. Energy payments are not available for load reductions from DA or CCA customers.
Critical Peak Pricing
(CPP)
The CPP rate offers a discount on your monthly on-peak demand charges during the summer months. When electricity demand and prices climb, SCE will activate CPP “events”, during which your energy charges will increase significantly. However, if you
can reduce or reschedule usage to lower-demand times of day during these events, CPP may help lower your electric bill.
Bundled service customers with a maximum demand of greater than 200 kW.
Participants receive
1) significantly-reduced summertime on-peak demand (kW) charges, and 2) bill protection for the first 12 months.
None. However, energy charges are significantly higher during CPP events than during other summer hours.
June 1 - October 1 Weekdays from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.,
excluding holidays
When SCE’s thermal unit heat rate reaches 15,000 btu/kWh on a day-ahead basis*
SCE notifies participants by 3:00 p.m. the day before a CPP event, by phone, pager or email.
Not required; however, customers should reduce load during events, to lower the impact of
higher energy charges.
A minimum of 9 and maximum of 15 events.
12 Months
www.sce.com/cpp
Capacity Bidding Program
(CBP)
A flexible bidding program in which participants are paid a monthly incentive to reduce load by a pre-determined amount during CBP events with day-of or day-ahead notification. Customers may also participate through a third-party Curtailment Service Provider (CSP). See “Programs for Aggregation” on the back panel.
Bundled service, Direct Access and Community Choice Aggregation customers, and third-party CSPs of
these customers.
Participants receive a monthly incentive payment based on the amount of load reduction (capacity) nominated
each month, plus payments for actual energy reduction, based on kilowatt hours (kWh), when an event is called.
Payments vary based on month, product and participation level.***
Customers receive a reduced incentive payment (capacity) for less than full load reduction, and penalties apply when
the load reduction is less than 50% of nominated load. May 1 - October 31
Weekdays from 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., excluding holidays
When SCE’s thermal unit heat rate reaches 15,000 btu/kWh on a day-ahead or day-of basis*
Participants are notified via the CBP Web site by 3:00 p.m. the day before an event, or approximately three hours before a day-of event. Participants may request to receive
courtesy notifications by phone, pager or email.
Not required; however, customers should curtail to the amount of capacity nominated each month,
to eliminate penalties and reduced incentives. No more than 1 event per day, and a
maximum of 24 hours per month. Enrolled through SCE: 12 months.
Enrolled with a third-party CSP: Check with each individual third-party CSP, as they may have different term requirements.
www.sce.com/cbp
SCE’s Demand Response Programs
Demand Bidding Program
(DBP)
A voluntary bidding program that offers bill credits for reducing power when a DBP event is called,
with either day-ahead or day-of notification (there are no penalties for this program).
Bundled service, Direct Access and Community Choice Aggregation customers, whose monthly
maximum demand is 200 kW or greater. Customers may have accounts less than 200 kW
if they are part of an aggregated group that has at least 1 account that is over 200 kW.
Credits offered for fulfilling 50%-200% of bid: $0.50 per kWh reduced for day-ahead events, and
$0.60 per kWh reduced for day-of events. See tariff for CCA and DA customers.
None
Year-Round
Weekdays from 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., excluding holidays
Day-Ahead Event: When SCE reaches a thermal heat rate of 15,000 btu/kWh*
Day-Of Event: CAISO-issued Stage 1 Emergency event or higher**
Day-Ahead Event: By 12:00 p.m. the day before an event. Day-Of Event: After a Stage 1 Emergency event is called,
but no later than 6:00 p.m. on the day of an event. Participants are notified of an event via the customer’s designated telephone line (as a courtesy, phone, pager,
fax or email notifications may also be arranged). To be eligible for incentives, participants are required to reduce a minimum of 30 kW for individual accounts, and
a minimum of 100 kW for aggregated groups. None
12 Months
www.sce.com/dbp
Real Time Pricing (RTP)
Pumping & Agricultural Real-Time Pricing
(PA-RTP)
RTP rates are beneficial to customers who have the flexibility to manage or reduce energy usage based on temperature-driven pricing variations. With Rate Schedule
RTP-2, customers are billed hourly electricity prices that vary based on the time of day, season and temperature.
Bundled service customers whose monthly maximum demand is greater than 500 kW. Also, all bundled service Agricultural and Pumping
customers are eligible for PA-RTP.
None; however, hourly energy rates vary by temperature and time of day (please see tariff).
None. However, energy charges become increasingly higher during peak time periods and
when the temperature is high. Year-Round 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
365 days a year
Day-ahead temperature at Downtown Los Angeles, as recorded by the National Weather Service.
None
Customers monitor day-ahead temperatures. Temperature information is available at
www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox/
None
Curtailment is at the customer’s discretion.
None
12 Months
www.sce.com/drp; select RTP-2 or PA-RTP
Agricultural and Pumping Interruptible
(API)
Agricultural and Pumping Interruptible rate that offers a monthly credit to customers who allow SCE to temporarily interrupt electric service to their
pumping equipment.
Bundled service, Direct Access and Community Choice Aggregation customers on an eligible agricultural rate schedule, with an annual demand
of greater than 37 kW, or a pumping motor with greater than 50 hp. Due to a program MW cap, new
enrollments may be placed on a waiting list and processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Participants receive a year-round monthly bill credit per kWh.
TOU account participants receive a year-round capacity credit, based on average peak period demand
during a billing period (on-peak and mid-peak). Non-TOU Account participants receive a
year-round bill credit, per kWh. Year-Round 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
365 days a year
When CAISO determines a Stage 1 Emergency is imminent after issuing a warning,
or for a Stage 2 Emergency**
None.
As a courtesy, phone, pager, fax, email, or text messaging notifications may be arranged.
Participants are required to reduce 100% of their load during an event.
A maximum of 1 event per day (up to 6 hours), 4 events in any calendar week (up to 40 hours per month), and
25 events per calendar year (up to 150 hours). Customers may opt-out of their contract once per
year during the annual adjustment window (window runs from November 1 through December 1).
www.sce.com/api
Time-of-Use Base Interruptible Program
(TOU-BIP)
A program for customers who can reduce their electrical usage to a pre-determined amount, also called the “Firm Service
Level” (FSL), within 15 or 30 minutes of notice. In return, customers receive a monthly capacity credit. Customers may also participate through a third-party CSP. Please see “Programs for Aggregation” on the back panel. Bundled service, Direct Access and Community Choice Aggregation
customers, and third-party CSPs of these customers. Customer monthly maximum demand must be greater than 200 kW. Customers must commit to curtail at least 15% of their maximum demand, which shall not be less than 100 kW per period of interruption. Due to a program MW enrollment cap, new enrollments may be placed on a
waiting list and processed on a first-come, first-served basis, depending on program availability and the size of a customer’s load.
Participants receive capacity payments that vary based on the season, time of day (on-peak or mid-peak hours), voltage level, participation option (option A or B) and FSL. The total monthly credit is based on the difference between
the customer’s average peak period demand during a billing period and their selected FSL. Excess energy charges are incurred for
failure to reduce to the FSL.
Year-Round 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
365 days a year
When CAISO determines a Stage 1 Emergency is imminent after issuing a warning,
or for a Stage 2 Emergency**
Option A: Reduce load within 15 minutes of an event notification. Option B: Reduce load within 30 minutes of an event notification.
Participants are notified of an event via Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) and dedicated, unlisted telephone line (as a courtesy, phone, pager, fax or email notifications may also be arranged).
Participants should curtail to their FSL.
A maximum of one event per day, six hours per event, 10 events per calendar month and 120 hours per calendar year. SCE, at its discretion, may call a test event at any time during the calendar year.
Customers or third-party CSPs may request to adjust their FSL, change their participation option, or opt out of their contract
once per year during the annual adjustment window (the window runs from November 1 through December 1).
www.sce.com/tou
Summer Discount Program
(SDP)
SDP provides a bill credit to customers during the summer season. In exchange, customers allow SCE
to temporarily turn off, or “cycle” their central air conditioner compressor(s) during periods of peak
demand, when directed to do so by CAISO or SCE. Bundled service, Direct Access and Community Choice Aggregation customers. Enrollment is subject to adequate
signal strength of the SDP device, availability of the control device and the air conditioner’s acceptable operating condition. Due to a program MW enrollment
cap, new enrollments may be placed on a waiting list and processed on a first-come, first serve basis.
A monthly credit, based on the tonnage of the air conditioning unit and
the selected cycling strategy.
None
June 1 to October 1 24 hours a day, 7 days a week When CAISO determines a Stage 1 Emergency
is imminent after issuing a warning, or for a Stage 2 Emergency**
None
The SDP device will automatically turn the air conditioner compressor off during events.
Base Program = 15 events Enhanced Program = unlimited events
Event duration can be up to 6 hours 12 Months www.sce.com/sdp Program Name Program Description Eligibility Incentive Payment Penalties for Non-Compliance Operating Months Curtailment Window Event Trigger Event Notification Curtailment Required Limits to the Frequency of Events Term of Commitment
Where to Find More Information
Technical Assistance and
Technology Incentives Program
(TA&TI)
Automated Demand Response
(Auto DR)
Demand Response Contracts
(DRC)
Programs for Aggregation
Scheduled Load Reduction
Program (SLRP)
Summer Discount Plan
(SDP)
A Demand Response incentive program that provides eligible commercial, industrial and agricultural customers free Demand Response facility audits, and reimbursements of up to $250 per kW of verified load reduction, for the purchase and installation of qualifying technologies that reduce electricity usage during Demand Response events. For details, please visit www.sce.com/tati.
Auto DR is an option within the TA&TI program that allows customers, with a qualifying energy management or automated load control system, to automatically reduce electrical load upon receiving a signal from SCE’s Demand Response server. Customers can receive incentives of up to $300 per kW of verified load reduction for Auto DR technology. This option is available to customers who participate in Auto DR-qualifying demand response programs. To find out more, please visit www.sce.com/drp. Refers to contracts between SCE and third-party Curtailment Service Providers (CSPs) who develop their own demand response programs and provide load reductions to SCE. When SCE calls a DRC event, third-party CSPs are responsible for dropping electrical load on an aggregated portfolio basis, based on their agreement with SCE. Customers enter into individual arrangements with third-party CSPs, and are compensated by the third-party CSP under the terms of their agreement.
Bundled service, Community Choice Aggregation and Direct Access customers on commercial and industrial rates are eligible to participate. Customers must have an interval meter and may not be on any other SCE Demand Response program.
Enrollment is available through authorized third-party CSPs, who are responsible for qualifying and enrolling customers to participate in their programs. To see a list of authorized third-party CSPs, please visit www.sce.com/drc.
Enrollment for the BIP and CBP programs is available through direct enrollment in SCE’s tariffed programs, or via third-party CSPs, who offer their own terms and conditions to customers to aggregate customer load and make it available to SCE’s BIP or CBP programs for reduction or interruption. The demand of the Aggregated Group must be at least 200 kW for BIP, while for CBP, there is no minimum. During an event when load reductions are requested by SCE, the third-party CSPs must ensure that their Aggregated Groups reduce load in accordance with the BIP or CBP program requirements, or be subject to penalties. If the Aggregated Group performs as required, the third-party CSP receives a payment from SCE. SCE has no involvement in the contractual relationship (including contract terms and conditions) between a third-party CSP and a customer.
To see a list of BIP third-party CSPs, please visit www.sce.com/tou and select TOU-BIP Aggregation. To see a list of CBP third-party CSPs, please visit www.sce.com/cbp and select CBP List of CSPs.
Provides a bill credit per kWh of qualified load drop to bundled service customers who complete a contract to reduce load by a predetermined amount on pre-selected weekdays, during summer season hours (June 1 through September 30). Customers with average monthly demand of 100 kW or greater must reduce at least 15% of maximum demand (but not less than 100 kW) for each hour during pre-scheduled days and times. Other reduction amounts may be selected from one of three optional timeframes. Customers may only opt out once per year during the November window. For details, please visit www.sce.com/drp. The Summer Discount Plan (SDP) provides a bill credit to customers during the summer season (June 1 to October 1). In exchange, customers allow SCE to temporarily turn-off, or “cycle”, their central air conditioner compressor(s) during periods of peak demand, when directed by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) or SCE. To find out more, please go to www.sce.com/sdp.
Other Demand Response Programs, Rates and Offerings
To Learn More
SCE offers a variety of Demand
Response programs and services
that can help reduce your business
energy costs, manage your energy
consumption and help SCE maintain
grid reliability, with little to no impact
to your business.
For more infomation, contact your SCE
account representative today. They’ll
discuss opportunities for load reduction
and help you design an effective
electricity reduction strategy that is
right for your company.
This fact sheet is meant to enhance your understanding of SCE’s demand response programs. It does not replace pricing information contained in the CPUC-approved tariffs. Please refer to the tariffs, which can be viewed online at www.sce.com, for a complete list of terms and conditions of service.
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Energy Management Tips
Bundled Service
Customers who receive electric power, transmission, distribution, billing, metering and related services from SCE.
Capacity
The amount of electrical power that can be generated, consumed, or reduced in a moment.
Capacity Payment
Payments SCE provides to customers in exchange for having capacity available when required.
Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Service
In certain areas, customers can elect to allow their cities, counties, or groups of cities and counties, to be responsible for the generation portion of their electric service.
Third-Party Curtailment Service Provider (CSP)
A third-party contractor authorized to combine the load reduced by multiple end- use customers for their own program.
The contractor may also, for an SCE Demand Response program, combine load reduced during periods of peak demand, high wholesale electrical prices, system constraints or emergencies. The contractor then makes it available to SCE for load reduction or interruption.
Demand
Refers to the highest 15-minute average of electricity used by a customer in a billing period. Also expressed as “kW” or “kilowatt”.
Direct Access (DA)
Refers to customers receiving generation from an Energy Service Provider (ESP) rather than SCE.
Firm Service Level (FSL)
The amount of electricity a TOU-BIP customer determines is necessary to meet their operational requirements during a TOU-BIP event.
Interval Data Recorder (IDR) Meter
A meter that measures electrical consumption for specific time increments within a billing
cycle. Such meters generally record usage data for 15-minute increments.
Kilowatt Hour (kWh)
The basic unit of electric energy equal to one kilowatt of power used for a period of one hour. Also expressed as “energy”.
Mid-Peak
Typically refers to 8 a.m. to noon, and 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. summer weekdays (except holidays) and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. winter weekdays, except holidays. During these times, you pay a moderate price per kilowatt-hour.
Off-Peak
Refers to all hours, other than what is defined as On- and Mid- Peak. During these times, the price of power is lowest.
On-Peak
Typically refers to noon to 6 p.m. summer weekdays, except holidays. The summer season runs from June 1 through October 1. During these times, you pay the highest price per kilowatt hour.
