Approval of Load Management Standards Compliance Plans

The California Energy Commission issued a regulatory order under solicitation number 26-0513-03a to approve the Load Management Standards compliance plans for the Orange County Power Authority and the Clean Energy Alliance. This action ensures adherence to Title 20, California Code of Regulations sections 1621-1625, which aim to reduce electricity costs and environmental impacts by shifting electric loads from high-cost, high-emission periods to low-cost, low-emission periods. The approval process involves a review by the CEC Executive Director to ensure plans demonstrate a good faith effort to meet regulatory goals, with final approval granted by the Commission. Key requirements for the approved entities include the development of marginal cost-based electricity rates or programs that vary at least hourly for applicable customer classes, with voluntary participation available to customers by July 1, 2027. Additionally, the entities must upload and maintain time-dependent rates in the Market Informed Demand Automation Server database and assign Rate Identification Numbers to customers for real-time rate access. While the general compliance plans are approved, the deadline for submitting the final Rate Identification Number tool plan has been extended to May 8, 2029, due to the complexity of the tool's development and the need for stakeholder involvement.