Approval of Load Management Standards Compliance Plans

The California Energy Commission has issued an official order approving the Load Management Standards compliance plans for five Large Community Choice Aggregators: Central Coast Community Energy, CleanPowerSF, Pioneer Community Energy, Silicon Valley Clean Energy, and San Diego Community Power. This regulatory action ensures these entities adhere to Title 20 California Code of Regulations sections 1621-1625, which aim to shift electric load from high-cost and high-emission periods to low-cost and low-emission periods to reduce electricity bills and environmental impact. Key requirements for these entities include the development of marginal cost-based electricity rates or programs and the provision of at least one such rate to customers. The Large CCAs must upload time-dependent electricity rates to the Market Informed Demand Automation Server database and assign Rate Identification Numbers to customers for real-time rate access. Additionally, the entities are required to jointly develop a RIN access tool by May 8, 2026, and must offer customers voluntary participation in a marginal cost-based rate or cost-effective program by July 1, 2027. The Executive Director of the CEC is responsible for reviewing these plans to ensure they demonstrate a good faith effort to meet the established regulatory goals.