Changelog

The language about reopening Statewide Claims on the Active Dashboard was recently fixed to list only the program administrators who had confirmed local submissions. “Statewide cannot be reopened until the local claims of the same period are also open for [list IOUs that have local claims submitted].”

Previously, it listed all IOU program administrators, regardless of who had submitted a local claim.

The claims specification description for the ProgramCost table field CostsRecoveredFromOtherSources Field was updated on March 24, 2025.

The description for this field was updated from “Program-level costs recovered from other sources” to the following:

This field captures program-level energy efficiency (EE) activity costs that are recovered from ratepayers outside of the EE Public Purpose Program (PPP) budget, such as those covered by the General Rate Case (GRC). These costs are included to ensure accurate cost-effectiveness calculations but should not be confused with Integrated Demand-Side Management (IDSM) fields.

Claims ProgramCost: https://cedars.cpuc.ca.gov/claims/specification/data-rules-program-cost/

Starting March 24, 2025, CEDARS users can now easily download their uploaded data by clicking directly on the file name in the upload message. This change is in place on the Quarterly Claims Upload Summary page and the Statewide Quarterly Claims Upload Summary page.

To make PII data processing more efficient, we added a file naming convention to the guidelines for preparing your claims’ PII files on March 20, 2025. We request that data reporting teams name each PII CSV file using your PA code and table name, following this format: PA_site.csv (e.g., SCE_site.csv), PA_contact.csv (e.g., SCE_contact.csv). The year and quarter can be excluded from individual file names, but can be included when creating the zip file (e.g., SCE2023Q4.zip).

User Guide: Preparing your Claims PII file: https://cedars.cpuc.ca.gov/claims/specification/user-guide/#PreparingYourClaimsPIIFile

Starting March 2025, CEDARS users will now receive Featurebase email notifications from the CEDARS Team at cedars-project@cpuc.ca.gov. This change was implemented to improve email deliverability and ensure that important notifications don’t get flagged as spam or end up in junk folders due to company email security filters.

As of 2024, East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) changed its name to Ava Community Energy (AVA). The 2024-2027 budget filing under EBCE was removed on February 27, 2025.

For budget filings, claims, and monthly reports before 2024, refer to EBCE. For budget filings, claims, and monthly reports after 2024, refer to AVA.

PacifiCorp was added to the CET avoided costs so that their programs running in Northern California can be evaluated using the CET; their PA code is “PAC”. PacifiCorp only has avoided cost data in the CET for avoided cost version 2026.

New Features and Updates

• Avoided Costs Updated:
  CEDARS users can now select "2026" for Avoided Costs in the CET run parameters. Access the tool here: Run CET. Program year assignment to CET Avoided Cost Version table updated.

• Updated Documentation Resources:
  The CET Specification now includes updated documentation and resources for the 2026 Avoided Cost data. View the specs here: CET Specification

2026 Avoided Cost Changes Overview

1. Electric Avoided Costs:

   • "Flat" avoided costs for electricity have increased slightly to $36/MWh.

   • Avoided costs during the middle of the day have decreased.

2. Gas Avoided Costs:

   • Additional outputs are now included for fuel substitution:

     • Annual

     • Summer Only

     • Winter Only

   • Gas avoided cost calculations have been updated.