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ADVICE LETTER (AL) SUSPENSION NOTICE ENERGY DIVISION
Utility Name: Southern California Edison
Utility Number/Type: U 338-E
Advice Letter Number(s): 4259-E
Date AL(s) Filed: 07-17-2020
Utility Contact Person: Gary A. Stern, Ph.D.
Utility Phone No.: (626) 302-9645
Date Utility Notified: 08-12-2020
[x] E-Mailed to: [email protected]
ED Staff Contact: Julian Enis
ED Staff Email: [email protected]
ED Staff Phone No.: 415-703-5325
[x] INITIAL SUSPENSION (up to 120 DAYS from the expiration of the initial review period)
This is to notify that the above-indicated AL is suspended for up to 120 days beginning 08-12-2020 for the following reason(s) below. If the AL requires a Commission resolution and the Commission’s deliberation on the resolution prepared by Energy Division extends beyond the expiration of the initial suspension period, the advice letter will be automatically suspended for up to 180 days beyond the initial suspension period. [ ] A Commission Resolution is Required to Dispose of the Advice Letter [ ] Advice Letter Requests a Commission Order [x] Advice Letter Requires Staff Review The expected duration of initial suspension period is 30 days
[ ] FURTHER SUSPENSION (up to 180 DAYS beyond initial suspension period) The AL requires a Commission resolution and the Commission’s deliberation on the resolution prepared by Energy Division has extended beyond the expiration of the initial suspension period. The advice letter is suspended for up to 180 days beyond the initial suspension period.
_____________________________________________ If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Julian Enis at [email protected]. cc: EDTariffUnit
P.O. Box 800 8631 Rush Street Rosemead, California 91770 (626) 302-9645 Fax (626) 302-6396
Gary A. Stern, Ph.D. Managing Director, State Regulatory Operations
July 17, 2020
ADVICE 4259-E (U 338-E)
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ENERGY DIVISION
SUBJECT: Southern California Edison Company’s Resiliency Project Engagement Guide
PURPOSE
In compliance with the California Public Utilities Commission’s (Commission or CPUC) Ordering Paragraph (OP) 9 of Decision (D.) 20-06-017, Decision Adopting Short-Term Actions to Accelerate Microgrid Deployment and Related Resiliency Solutions (the Decision), Southern California Edison Company (SCE) hereby submits its plan to develop a resiliency project engagement guide consistent with Section 4.3.3.1 of the Decision.
BACKGROUND Ordering Paragraph 9 of the Decision requires the utilities to demonstrate their plans to develop a resiliency project engagement guide, including, at a minimum, a mockup showing how the data will be presented, a list of what data will be in the guides, plans for making the guides public and maintaining them, and a timeline for an expected release date of the guide. The data in the guide must also include a list of resiliency project types, draft flowcharts for those project types including project/interconnection milestones and timelines, a list of data the utilities require at each step, and a list of engagement best practices.
DISCUSSION SCE strongly supports continued and increased engagement with local and tribal government customers in our service territory to improve the resiliency of the communities and the broader electric grid. Prior to the issuance of the Decision, SCE began developing a web page to provide microgrid developers, installers and local government entities wanting to deploy a microgrid with one-stop-shop access to the
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resources they would need to do so. Several of the OP 9 requirements for the resiliency project engagement guide are already publicly available on SCE’s Microgrids for Developers web page on SCE.com. 1 As required by the Decision, the web page already includes a list of the types of resiliency projects, flowcharts for those project types with project and interconnection timelines where applicable, and a checklist of data required by SCE at each stage. SCE will update this web page with a list of engagement best practices by the end of Q3 2020, which will fulfill all of the requirements for SCE’s resiliency project engagement guide. The Microgrids for Developers web page explains what microgrid interconnection options are available in SCE’s territory in customer-friendly language, supported by simplified visuals explaining the application process. The primary objectives of the web page are to educate entities seeking to deploy microgrids about the microgrid interconnection options available within SCE’s territory and the regulatory and technical requirements associated with those options, as well as to let developers know what to expect during the interconnection process. While the majority of the elements required to be included in this page already exist, SCE will expand the Microgrids for Developers web page in Q3 2020 to include the Microgrid Best Practices document, which is currently under development. This Advice Letter provides screenshots of the web page to demonstrate current levels of compliance with OP 9. These elements are described in detail below.
i. Mockup Showing how Data Will Be Presented
Figure 1 below provides a screenshot of SCE’s Microgrids for Developers landing page, which demonstrates how the data is presented on the web page. The screenshot displays the various types of microgrid options, a high-level description of the interconnection application process, application requirements for each type of possible microgrid configuration, and the documents required for the local government entity or developer to gain permission to operate their microgrid. In addition, when SCE launched the landing page in May 2020, SCE selected an ombudsman to be available to answer questions from customers and developers at any point in the interconnection process, with relevant email instructions provided on the web page.
1 https://www.sce.com/partners/partnerships/Microgrids-for-Developers
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Figure 1:
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ii. List of what Data Will Be in the Guides
SCE has included four different types of resiliency projects in the web page, including Rule 21 non-export, Rule 21 isolated operations, momentary parallel operations, and NEM interconnection with paired storage. Each project type contains additional information such as general rules, operating rules in microgrid and non-microgrid modes, rates, cost responsibilities, and an application checklist. As an example, Figures 2 and 3 below provide screenshots of useful information for projects that will be interconnected under NEM with paired storage. Figure 2:
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Figure 3:
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A flow chart depicts the interconnection process for each project type, including relevant interconnection details. While the landing page provides a high-level application process, each project type contains more detailed application process flows to assist the customer in understanding expectations throughout the process and the estimated time associated with some of the steps. For example, if the customer is obtaining Rule 21 interconnection, Figure 4 demonstrates a sample of how the process works to achieve successful project execution.
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Figure 4:
For Net Energy Metering interconnection, the online application process is highlighted in Figure 5. All forms and documentation required are made available at: https://www.sce.com/residential/generating-your-own-power/net-energy-metering/submit-documents.
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Figure 5:
The application checklist, pictured in Figure 6 below for example, provides a list of the data required by utilities. The below example includes the checklist for Rule 21 Non-Export projects.
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Figure 6:
In addition, the landing page includes links to project type-specific pages, such as for the NEM Successor Tariff checklist, which provides a more detailed and fully comprehensive list. The NEM Successor Tariff checklist is included in Figure 7:
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Figure 7:
Lastly, and as mentioned before, a Microgrid Best Practices guide is currently under development and will be appended to the Microgrids for Developers web page in Q3 2020. The guide is written in customer-friendly language and addresses a list of items customers should consider before installing a microgrid, including implementing energy-efficiency measures first, identifying critical loads, determining the lowest-cost combination of distributed generation needed, utilizing existing renewable generation and energy storage, considering the value of resiliency, and considering the cost of the microgrid, tax benefits, and financing options.
iii. Plans for how the Guides Will Be Made Available to the Public
SCE launched the Microgrids for Developers web page in May 2020 in anticipation of customers’ and local government entities’ burgeoning interest in microgrids and resiliency projects. While the web page is publicly available now with the vast majority of information requested in OP 9 already in place, it will be appended with the Best Practices document in Q3 of 2020, and will constitute SCE’s resiliency project engagement guide, as ordered by the Decision.
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iv. How the guides will be kept current with new modifications
SCE will perform a bi-annual review and subsequent update of the Microgrid for Developers web page to ensure that it remains current with any required modifications. In addition, the linked websites within the web page (e.g., NEM, Rule 21, etc.) will be updated under any current processes guided by those proceedings.
TIER DESIGNATION Pursuant to General Order (GO) 96-B, Energy Industry Rule 5.2, and OP 9 of D.20-06-017, this advice letter is submitted with a Tier 2 designation.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This advice letter will become effective on August 16, 2020, the 30th calendar day after the date submitted.
NOTICE
Anyone wishing to protest this advice letter may do so by letter via U.S. Mail, facsimile, or electronically, any of which must be received no later than 20 days after the date of this advice letter. Protests should be submitted to:
CPUC, Energy Division Attention: Tariff Unit 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, California 94102 E-mail: [email protected]
Copies should also be mailed to the attention of the Director, Energy Division, Room 4004 (same address above).
In addition, protests and all other correspondence regarding this advice letter should also be sent by letter and transmitted via facsimile or electronically to the attention of:
Gary A. Stern, Ph.D. Managing Director, State Regulatory Operations Southern California Edison Company 8631 Rush Street Rosemead, California 91770
Telephone: (626) 302-9645 Facsimile: (626) 302-6396 E-mail: [email protected]
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Laura Genao Managing Director, State Regulatory Affairs c/o Karyn Gansecki Southern California Edison Company 601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 2030 San Francisco, California 94102 Facsimile: (415) 929-5544 E-mail: [email protected]
There are no restrictions on who may submit a protest, but the protest shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which it is based and must be received by the deadline shown above.
In accordance with General Rule 4 of GO 96-B, SCE is serving copies of this advice letter to the interested parties shown on the attached GO 96-B and R.19-09-009 service lists. Address change requests to the GO 96-B service list should be directed by electronic mail to [email protected] or at (626) 302-4039. For changes to all other service lists, please contact the Commission’s Process Office at (415) 703-2021 or by electronic mail at [email protected].
Further, in accordance with Public Utilities Code Section 491, notice to the public is hereby given by submitting and keeping the advice letter at SCE’s corporate headquarters. To view other SCE advice letters submitted with the Commission, log on to SCE’s web site at https://www.sce.com/wps/portal/home/regulatory/advice-letters.
For questions, please contact Eli Asher at (626) 302-7755 or by electronic mail at [email protected].
Southern California Edison Company
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