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Updates for Bill Savings outputs

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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

Posted by fitzpath ·
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  • Jake Richardson (PG&E)

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    Sep 17, 2025

    @cedars team we should be able to close this now that we fixed this in the CET 25.1 update.

  • mendotagroup

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    Jan 15, 2025

    Thank you for posting, Halley. This sent me down a rabbit hole. The law places additional focus on utility program bill impacts and your point is well taken regarding its implications for the CET. The language to which you point was in law before AB 3264 (initial report was due on 7/1/22). Do we know if the CPUC published this report? Another relevant item is Governor Newsom’s 10/30/24 Executive Order (also focused on bill impacts and "underperforming" programs). https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/energy-EO-10-30-24.pdf Anyway, thanks for pointing this out and the potential relevance to CET modifications.