Updates for Bill Savings outputs

Long-time user, first-time poster…

This may not be the right venue, but I want to put it out there to ensure this team is aware. In 2024, AB-3264 was signed into law. Among other things, this law requires that CPUC soon begins to report “projected and actual bill savings to the average participating […] customer” for each DSM program (e.g. all of EE and ESA).

For more info, see SEC. 4: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB3264

The current bill savings outputs from the CET are not accurate or reliable in my experience, such that they would be well suited for compliance with AB-3264. One example is that for most, if not all, gas sector & profile combos, the bill savings are $0.00 regardless of therms savings.

Other reasons for updating the bill savings include having accurate RIM calculations and accurate Equity Segment indicator reporting (and potentially Equity Segment goals if it heads that way).

This isn’t an immediate feature request, as much as it is a heads-up! I imagine making the changes necessary to have reliable bill savings calcs will take some time. At some point in the not-too-distant future, the CPUC will be required by law to report these figures. CEDARS is a great place to do it…

If there is a better venue for me to shout from my soapbox, please let me know!

Thanks!

Halley