Integrated/coordinated Demand Side Management. SCE’s ELPP model offers a greater concentration of DR offerings and resources to LGPs. Different levels of DR offerings have been defined and LG partners will be encouraged to establish goals for DR that will help them progress to higher levels of participation. In addition, the LGPs will use an integrated approach, encouraging participation in DR, CSI, and SGIP programs in order to achieve coordinated delivery of DSM options. Although the funding for integration will come from the dedicated funding source for each integrated measure, SCE will make this transparent to the local government and its constituents. Some LGPs will achieve integration of all elements, while others may only integrate a few. The integrated elements include: • Integrated energy audits will be offered to government facilities that show savings potential and a willingness to commit the additional time and financial investments, while standard EE audits will be offered to all other program participants; • Emerging Technologies and CEC-PIER collaboration is expected to include pilot projects and market acceleration assistance for market-ready products in the general categories of day lighting, lighting, HVAC, controls, and building envelope improvements; • Commissioning and retro-commissioning services will continue being offered to segment customers; and • DR opportunities will be targeted in larger facilities, particularly as part of monitoring-based retro-commissioning efforts where controls to facilitate DR efforts would be installed.
Integrated/coordinated Demand Side Management. The IOUs have identified Integrated Demand Side Management (IDSM) as an important priority. As a result they have proposed the establishment of a Statewide Integration Task Force (Task Force). SCE’s local government partnerships will monitor the progress of the statewide IDSM efforts and work closely with the Task Force to identify comprehensive integration approaches and to implement best practices. The Strategic Plan Support program element will achieve integrated DSM by providing comprehensive information about cleaner energy and GHG reduction programs and strategies to local governments. For example, a Green Building Policy may specify minimum EE, DR and RE standards for new and/or existing buildings. To assure compliance, the minimum green building criteria should be integrated into local permit and approval processes for new construction and retrofits. In addition, these criteria should be included in the General Plan so that it is clear that all new development will need to meet these criteria, whether the facilities are constructed by the local government itself, its residents or businesses, or other stakeholders such as private developers. The local government should memorialize its commitment through a Green Building Ordinance and/or Policy Resolution. Optimally, the local government will also conduct public workshops and meetings, engaging its community leaders and key stakeholders in discussions about its Green Building requirements, and providing information to builders, engineers, architects, planning staff, building inspectors and others about technical and financial resources (including but not limited to utility programs, solar rebates, CEC loans, state and federal subsidies and assistance, etc.) that are available to assist them in implementing their projects. The ELPP’s local government recognition program will reward local governments that adopt these types of reach policies by publicizing their achievements to their peers.
Integrated/coordinated Demand Side Management. Through Element C, fully integrated and comprehensive cleaner energy services will be brought to local government constituents. While EE and DR are the primary objectives of the ELPP, consistent with the Strategic Plan goal of a zero-net-energy and low-carbon future, the ELPP will also provide information to local governments and their constituents about RE. The IOU’s have identified integrated Demand Side Management (IDSM) as an important priority. As a result they have proposed the establishment of a Statewide Integration Task Force (Task Force). SCE’s local government partnerships will monitor the progress of the statewide IDSM efforts and work closely with the Task Force to identify comprehensive integration approaches and to implement best practices.
