Custom Projects Review Guidance Documents

The staff from the four investor-owned utilities and Commission staff collaboratively developed guidance documents for the custom projects review.  These guidance documents provide details on the Commission’s policies and procedures to be utilized in the development of expected values for custom projects/measures. 

The guidance documents are:  

• CPUC Staff Selection and Response Timing Protocol For Energy Efficiency Custom Projects Review - This protocol's document covers the timing of communication on custom project document review and feedback between Program Administrators and CPUC staff. The purpose of this process/agreement document is to meet the 30-day review period once the CPUC receives a complete energy efficiency custom project packet per Public Utilities Code 381.2 (Senate Bill 1131)  
• Energy Efficiency Savings Eligibility at Sites with non-IOU Supplied Energy Sources - Guidance Document
• Industry Standard Practice
  • Low Rigor Studies- studies will be posted as they are available
    1. Oil Pipeline Pump VFD  
    2. Outdoor Steam Pipe Insulation  
    3. Limestone Addition  
    4. Refrigerated Juice Tank Insulation  
    5. Demand Control Ventilation VFD  
    6. Injection Molding Machine  
    7. Oil Field Artificial Lift  
    8. SCE’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Pumps VFD  
    9. Thermal Oxidizers in Plastic Bag Industry
     
  • High Rigor Studies- studies will be posted as they are available
   
• Project basis as Early Retirement (ER)/Replace-on-burnout (ROB)/Normal Replacement (NR)/New Construction (NC)/Add-on Retrofit (Ret) and remaining/Effective useful Life (RUL/EUL), and Preponderance of evidence 

Utilities’ prepared abstracts of Commission Staff issued Custom Projects Review findings dispositions and industry standard practice research results. (www.caenergyguidance.com)