2023 Joint Utilities EPIC Workshop

Date 06/27/2023
Time 09:00 AM
Location Online Workshop
Contact Questions: If you have any questions in advance of the workshop, please contact Reba Liggett (reba.liggett@sce.com; 626-476-4606) or Aaron Renfro (aaron.renfro@sce.com; 714-352-1779).
Webcast https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ed56d530-46c3-40cc-8d33-20d9a963541b@5b2a8fee-4c95-4bdc-8aae-196f8aacb1b6

Details: The investor-owned utilities will host a workshop on the CPUC’s Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) research and development program. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will provide updates on their current research plans as well as coordination efforts with the California Energy Commission. The EPIC program is funded at $185 million annually by California utility customers under the auspices of the CPUC. Although a Commissioner, Commission Advisors, or other decision-makers may be present, no action will be taken at this event. 

Register for the Workshop at  2023 Utilities-Led EPIC Workshop Registration.

Presentation: After the workshop, the presentation will be posted to each of the Joint Utilities’ webpages: PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E.

Agenda:

  • Welcome (15 minutes)
    • Safety Moment from SCE
    • Opening Remarks from Commissioner Shiroma 
    • Opening Remarks from SCE
  • EPIC 3 progress towards Creating a More Flexible Grid to Maintain Reliability as California Transitions to 100 Percent Clean Energy (70 minutes)
    • PG&E EPIC 3.11: BTM DERs in Microgrids [Arcata Microgrid]
    • PG&E EPIC 3.32: System Harmonics for Power Quality Investigation
    • SCE GT-18-0017: Service and Distribution Centers of the Future 
    • SCE GT-18-0019: Distributed Energy Resources Dynamics Integration Demonstration 
    • SDG&E Project 7: Mobile Batteries
  • Models for IOU/CEC collaboration (60 minutes)
    • Current mechanisms
    • Specific examples of collaboration to date
      • PG&E: Humboldt Microgrid
      • SCE: Electric Access System Enhancement (EASE)
      • SDG&E: Borrego Springs Microgrid
    • Needs/Opportunities
      • Will touch on several topic areas within “Create a More Flexible Grid to Maintain Reliability as California Transitions to 100 Percent Clean Energy”
    • Candidate future mechanisms
  • Q&A (30 minutes)
  • Closing Remarks (5 minutes)