SoCalGas implemented residential DR response pilots during the 2016-2019 winter seasons due to capacity constraints at the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility and ongoing maintenance on transmission pipelines.
These initial pilots were limited to voluntary conservation signals and residential thermostat controls, which remotely lowered the temperature set point for four hours during a gas DR event with participating customers.
Issues to be Considered and Relevant Safety Considerations
The principal issues to be considered in this Application are whether the (Public Utility)Commission should approve the Pilot Programs
Whether it should therefore grant the relief requested as summarized in Section VI below.
There do not appear to be relevant safety concerns with respect to this Application.
Chapter 2: Technical Presentation – SoCalGas’s Gas Demand Response Pilot Programs:
The Pilot Programs’ purpose is to test the effectiveness of reducing gas usage during system peak demand periods:
Commercial
Industrial
Low-income residential customers in disadvantaged communities
As well as a research initiative (Technology Evaluation Program) to identify gas DR equipment and to further support their participation in future DR programs, FOR:
Commercial
Industrial
Low-income residential customers in disadvantaged communities
Seeking public input on a potential Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Load Reduction Pilot pilot and other potential demand response pilots.
On the need for a gas DR program and consider other alternatives that could be more effective in addressing the natural gas curtailments and reliability issues that those proposed DR programs aimed to address.
Rule 2.1(b) – All correspondence and communications to SoCalGas regarding this Application should be addressed to: Evelyn M. Loya Regulatory Case Manager for: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY 555 West Fifth Street, GT-14D6 Los Angeles, California 90013 Tel: (213) 231-5979 Fax: (213) 244-4957 E-mail: ELoya@socalgas.com
A copy should also be sent to: JOHNNY Q. TRAN Attorney for: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY 555 West Fifth Street, GT-14E7 Los Angeles, California 90013 Telephone: (213) 244-2981 Facsimile: (213) 629-9620 E-mail: JQTran@socalgas.com
"The Natural Gas Demand Response Program’s (NGDR) goal is to reduce supply constraints and optimize energy consumption by promoting more transparency with respect to the costs of energy. Demand response programs aim to shift consumption by end-users away from peak demand periods (or periods of system strain), which can improve an energy system’s reliability and achieve overall reductions to meet energy efficiency goals."
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