Focus Areas

In pursuit of our mission, we focus our efforts through involvement in the following forums:

  1. California Energy Commission (CEC)
    Filings
    Mar 25 2013 CEC RPS Eligibility Guidebook Revision Comments
    Jan 29 2013 CEC Draft 2013 IEPR Scoping Order Comments
    Dec 07 2012 CEC's EPIC Application Response
    1. Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR)
      Filings
      Mar 30 2012 CEC 33% RPS for POUs Draft Regulations
      Dec 26 2011 CEC 2011 IEPR Lead Commissioner Draft Comments
      Mar 11 2011 2011 Draft IEPR Committee Revised Scoping Order Comments
      Mar 03 2011 2011 IEPR Comments re Fossil Powered Power Plants in Southern California
      Dec 17 2010 CEC 2011 Integrated Energy Policy Report Workshop Comments
      Jul 28 2010 CEC 2011 Integrated Energy Policy Report Scoping Memo Comments
      Oct 29 2009 CEC 2009 Draft IEPR Comments
      Aug 12 2009 CEC 2009 Draft IEPR Storage Policy Comments
      Apr 16 2009 CEC IEPR Workshop Comments
  2. California ISO
    1. California ISO
      Filings
      May 18 2012 CAISO Pay For Performance Regulation Comments
      Feb 27 2012 CAISO Draft Final Proposal Pay for Performance Comments
      Feb 16 2012 CAISO Flexible Capacity Procurement Issue Paper Comments
      Jan 18 2012 CAISO Pay for Performance Regulation Revised Straw Proposal Comments
      Jan 05 2012 CAISO RA Deliverability for DG Comments
      Dec 19 2011 CAISO Pay for Performance Straw Proposal Comments
      Oct 21 2011 CAISO RIMP, Phase 2 Market Vision and Roadmap Comments
      Sep 22 2011 CAISO Renewables Integration and Product Review, Phase 2 Comments
      May 02 2011 CAISO Renewable Integration Discussion & Scoping Paper, Phase 2 Comments
      Jan 20 2011 CAISO RIM Straw Proposal Comments
      Jan 07 2011 CAISO REM Draft Final Proposal Comments
      Dec 01 2010 CAISO REM Straw Proposal Comments
      Oct 18 2010 CAISO Renewable Integration Market & Product Review Issue Paper Comments
      Jul 30 2010 CAISO Renewable Integration Market & Product Review Discussion Paper Comments
      Feb 24 2010 CAISO Non-Generator Ancillary Services Comments
      Jan 12 2010 CESA's Proposal to CAISO re Non-Generator Ancillary Services
      Dec 04 2009 CAISO Direct Participation of Retail DR: CAISO Comments
      Sep 15 2009 CAISO Non-Generation Ancillary Services Comments
  3. California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
    1. Demand Response (DR) & Permanent Load Shifting (PLS)
      Filings
      Oct 01 2012 Post-Workshop Comments on Demand-Side Cost-Effectiveness
      Sep 07 2012 PLS Pre-Workshop Comments
      Apr 16 2012 2012-2014 DR/PLS Programs Alternate PD Reply Comments
      Apr 16 2012 CESA Ex Parte Communication re: PLS
      Apr 09 2012 2012-2014 DR Programs Alternate Opening Comments
      Nov 22 2011 2012-2014 DR Program Applications - Reply Comments
      Nov 17 2011 2012-2014 DR Program Applications - Comments on Proposed Decision
      Sep 09 2011 2012-2014 DR Program Applications Reply Brief
      Aug 22 2011 2012-2014 DR Programs Applications Opening Brief
      Aug 12 2011 DR Programs Response to ALJ's Ruling Requesting Comments on Applicants' Responses to Energy Division Data Requests
      Jul 08 2011 Response to SCE's Dynamic Pricing Application
      Jun 15 2011 2011-2014 DR Program Applications Testimony
      Apr 04 2011 Response to 2012-2014 DR Program Applications
      Mar 18 2011 Reply Comments on Permanent Load Shifting Report
      Mar 07 2011 Opening Comments on Permanent Load Shifting Report
      Jul 20 2009 DR 2009-2011 Budget Comments
    2. Interconnection Rulemaking
      Filings
      Oct 25 2012 DG/Storage Interconnection ACR Comments
      Sep 04 2012 DG/Storage Interconnection Proposed Decision Comments
      Jul 02 2012 DG/Storage Interconnection Pro Forma Agreements Comments
      Nov 14 2011 DG/Storage Interconnection OIR Reply Comments
      Oct 27 2011 Opening Comments on DG/Storage Interconnection OIR
    3. Long Term Procurement Planning (LTPP)
      Press Releases
      Feb 14 2013 California requires 50MW of energy storage for local capacity requirements
      Filings
      Jan 22 2013 LTPP Phase 1 Proposed Decision Reply Comments
      Jan 14 2013 LTPP Phase 1 Proposed Decision Comments
      Oct 22 2012 LTPP Response to Megawatt Storage Farms Motion Regarding the Loading Order and Storage
      Oct 22 2012 LTPP/Storage Workshop Reply Comments
      Oct 09 2012 LTPP/Storage Workshop Comments
      Sep 24 2012 LTPP Track 1 Opening Brief
      Jul 23 2012 LTPP Track 1 Reply Testimony of Janice Lin
      Jun 25 2012 LTPP Track 1 Local Reliability Testimony of Janice Lin
      Jun 11 2012 LTPP Planning Standards Reply Comments
      Apr 06 2012 LTPP Comments on Scoping Memorandum
      Jan 14 2011 LTPP Planning Assumptions and Modeling Issues Comments
      Oct 08 2010 LTTP Renewable Integration Modeling Reply Comments
      Sep 21 2010 LTPP Renewable Integration Modeling Comments
      Jul 16 2010 LTPP Renewable Reply Comments
      Jul 09 2010 LTPP Renewable Resource Planning Comments
      Jun 21 2010 Long-Term Procurement Policy Comments
    4. Renewable Integration
      Filings
      Dec 12 2012 RPS ACR re Reform Proposals Reply Comments
      Oct 26 2009 Feed-In Tariff Reply Comments
      Oct 19 2009 Feed-In Tariff Comments
    5. Resource Adequacy
      Filings
      Apr 06 2013 RA ALJ's Ruling Resetting Schedule on Phase 2 Issues Comments
      Dec 26 2012 Resource Adequacy Phase 2 Scoping Memo Comments
      Jun 11 2012 Resource Adequacy Proposed Decision Opening Comments
      Apr 11 2012 Resource Adequacy Workshop Comments
      Jan 13 2012 Resource Adequacy Phase 1 Proposal
      Nov 21 2011 Resource Adequacy OIR Reply Comments
      Nov 07 2011 Resource Adequacy OIR Opening Comments
    6. RPS Content Categories
      Filings
      Nov 19 2012 RPS ACR Comments
      Jul 18 2012 RPS Procurement Plan Reply Comments
      Oct 27 2011 Opening Comments on RPS Content Categories
    7. Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP)
      Presentations
      Dec 04 2008 Clean Energy Rountable: Energy Storage in California's SGIP Program
      Filings
      Mar 11 2013 CSI, SGIP and other DG Prehearing Conference Statement
      Sep 04 2012 SGIP Handbook Appeal Resolution Comments
      Apr 02 2012 Appeal of Energy Division SGIP Protest Disposition
      Mar 12 2012 SGIP Supplemental Protest
      Feb 27 2012 Protest and Response to SGIP Advice Letters
      Dec 05 2011 SGIP 2012 and 2013 Annual Budget Reply Comments
      Nov 28 2011 SGIP Protest and Response to Advice Letter Implementing SB 412
      Aug 15 2011 SGIP Reply Comments on Proposed Decision Implementing SB 412
      Aug 08 2011 SGIP Opening Comments on Proposed Decision Implementing SB 412
      May 11 2011 SGIP Opening Comments on Consultant's Report
      May 09 2011 SGIP Reply Comments on Revised Staff Proposal
      May 02 2011 SGIP Comments on Revised Staff Proposal
      Jan 06 2011 SGIP SB 412 Response to Program Administrator's Motion to Suspend Program
      Dec 10 2010 SGIP SB 412 Implementation Reply Comments
      Nov 15 2010 SGIP SB 412 Implementation Opening Comments
      Mar 22 2010 Comments re PD and APD on SCE's Fuel Cell Application
      Feb 10 2010 CCSE/CESA SGIP Petition for Modification Reply Comments
      Feb 09 2010 SGIP Budget Response to TURN Rehearing Application
      Feb 01 2010 CCSE/CESA SGIP Joint Petition for Modification Comments
      Dec 30 2009 Brief re SCE's Fuel Cell Application
      Dec 15 2009 SGIP SB 412 Implementation Comments
      Oct 05 2009 Rebuttal Testimony of Janice Lin re SCE's Fuel Cell Application
      Sep 28 2009 SGIP 2010-2011 Budget Comments
      Sep 22 2009 CCSE/CESA Petition to Modify SGIP Reply Comments
      Sep 14 2009 Testimony of Janice Lin re SCE's Fuel Cell Application
      Aug 07 2009 CCSE/CESA Joint Petition to Modify SGIP
      Jul 09 2009 DG Proposed Decision re Cost-Benefit Methodology Comments
      Jun 01 2009 Protest of SCE's Fuel Cell Application
      Feb 25 2009 DG Ruling re Cost-Benefit Comments
    8. Smart Grid
      Presentations
      Jun 20 2009 CPUC Workshop: Storage in the Smart Grid
      Filings
      Mar 15 2012 Smart Grid Workshop Report Comments
      Feb 14 2011 Smart Grid Metrics Reply Comments
      Jun 10 2010 CESA Smart Grid Proposed Decision Comments
      Apr 01 2010 Smart Grid Policy Reply Comments
      Mar 09 2010 Smart Grid Policies Comments
      Feb 09 2009 Smart Grid OIR Comments
    9. Storage Rulemaking Pursuant to AB 2514
      Filings
      Feb 21 2013 Storage OIR ALJ's Ruling re Interim Staff Report Reply Comments
      Feb 04 2013 Storage OIR ALJ's Ruling re Interim Staff Report Comments
      Jul 23 2012 Storage OIR Proposed Phase 1 Decision Opening Comments
      Feb 21 2012 Storage OIR Reply Comments on Initial Staff Proposal
      Jan 31 2012 Storage OIR Opening Comments on Initial Staff Proposal
      Sep 16 2011 Storage OIR Reply Comments on ALJ's Ruling Entering Documents Into Record
      Aug 29 2011 Storage OIR Comments on ALJ's Ruling Entering Documents Into Record
      Jan 21 2011 Storage OIR Comments
      Transcripts
      Mar 09 2011 Storage OIR Workshop Transcript
  4. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
    1. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
      Filings
      Sep 07 2012 FERC Third Party Ancillary Services and Storage NOPR Comments
      Sep 12 2011 FERC Promoting Transmission Investment Through Pricing Reform NOI Comments
      Sep 12 2011 FERC CAISO Regulation Energy Management Tariff Amendment Comments
      Aug 22 2011 FERC Ancillary Services and Storage Notice of Inquiry Comments
      May 02 2011 FERC Frequency Regulation Rulemaking Comments
      Mar 02 2011 FERC Integration of Variable Energy Resources Rulemaking Comments
      Aug 09 2010 FERC Staff Energy Storage Request Comments
  5. General
    Presentations
    May 06 2013 Power System Game Changer by Janice Lin (i4Energy seminar)
    1. General
      Press Releases
      Apr 16 2013 Nominations for the Energy Storage Innovation Awards
      Apr 08 2013 Energy Storage North America
      Position Papers
      Apr 11 2011 Submission of the Clean Energy Standard Storage Coalition on the Senate ENR CES White Paper
  6. Legislation
    1. AB 2514
      Bill Language
      Sep 29 2010 AB 2514 Full Text
      Bill Overview
      Jun 22 2010 Imperative of Energy Storage for Meeting California's Clean Energy Needs (Senate Energy, Utilities and Communication Committee)
      Press Releases
      Jun 04 2010 California state assembly passes energy storage bill AB 2514 -- Landmark energy storage legislation now heads to senate
      Feb 25 2010 02-25-10 CESA partnering with CA Attorney General and Assemblymember Skinner to promote energy storage
      Presentations
      Mar 29 2011 Taking a Closer Look at AB 2514 and What it Means for Everyone Else
      May 06 2010 Imperative of Energy Storage for Meeting California's Clean Energy Needs