Partial Re-Opening of Direct Access
January 16, 2012
SCE's 2013 DA Load Cap has been reached.
Customer notifications will be forwarded no later than
February 24, 2012.
Six-Month Notices for Phase IV are no longer being accepted by SCE.
SCE's total available DA load is 3,946 GWh:
- Load will be allocated over a four-year phase-in period
- Year 1 of Phase-in (2010) load is 35% of SCE's total available DA load or 1,381 GWh
- Year 2 of Phase-In (2011) load is 35% of SCE's total available DA load or 1,381 GWh
- Year 3 of Phase-in (2012) load is 20% of SCE's total available DA load or 789 GWh
- Year 4 of Phase-in (2013) load is 10% of SCE's total available DA load or 395 GWh
Phase IV: Customer Information Service Request (CISR)
- CISR forms must be submitted and approved by SCE in advance of the January 13, 2012 enrollment period
- CISR forms should not be submitted with the Six-Month Notice to danotices@scewebservices.com
- Approved CISR forms must be on file before any third-party will be authorized to act as an agent of a customer
- A CISR form is required when Six-Month Notice forms are signed and submitted by a customer's designated agent
- A CISR form is not required when Six-Month Notice forms are signed and submitted by the customer
- A CISR form is not required when Six-Month Notice forms are signed by the customer and submitted by their designated agent
- Customer must initial Box 7 — Request Rate Change (page one of form) to authorize their designated third-party to submit a Six-Month Notice on their behalf
- CISRs submitted with only Box 7 on page one of form initialed will be processed within five business days
- CISRs submitted with multiple boxes on page one of form initialed will be processed within ten business days
- CISRs submitted for Phase III (2011) identified as "one-time only" are not valid for Phase IV (2012)
- New CISRs, using the current April 2011 version of the CISR form, must be approved by SCE before a 3rd Party will be authorized to act on behalf of a customer for Phase IV
- New CISRs received by SCE on or before 10-17-11 are allowed to use a previous version of the CISR form
- New CISRs received by SCE after 10-17-11 must use the current April 2011 version of the CISR form
- Resubmitted Phase III CISRs will be rejected
- New CISRs, using the current April 2011 version of the CISR form, must be approved by SCE before a 3rd Party will be authorized to act on behalf of a customer for Phase IV
- CISRs submitted for Phase III (2011) specifying an expiration date that has passed are not valid for Phase IV (2012)
- New CISRs, using the current April 2011 version of the CISR form, must be approved by SCE before a 3rd Party will be authorized to act on behalf of a customer for Phase IV
- New CISRs received by SCE on or before 10-17-11 are allowed to use a previous version of the CISR form
- New CISRs received by SCE after 10-17-11 must use the current April 2011 version of the CISR form
- Resubmitted Phase III CISRs will be rejected
- New CISRs, using the current April 2011 version of the CISR form, must be approved by SCE before a 3rd Party will be authorized to act on behalf of a customer for Phase IV
- CISRs must be submitted to SCE's Third Party Authorizations Desk
- 3rdparty@sce.com
- FAX: (909) 941-2677
- SCE, 3rd Party Authorizations, P. O. Box 6400, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729
Six-Month Advance Notice to Transfer to Direct Access Service (Six-Month Notice) Form (PDF) and process:
Notice of Intent (NOI) forms are not authorized for use during Phase IV. NOIs received by SCE on or after January 13, 2012 will be rejected.
The only form authorized for use during Phase IV is the
Six-Month Advance Notice to Transfer to Direct Access form.
- Six-Month Notice forms will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 9:00 am (PST) on January 13, 2012 until the 2013 load cap is reached
- Six-Month Notice forms will be rejected if received before 9:00 AM (PST) on January 13, 2012
- Six-Month Notice forms can be rescinded by the submitter within 3 business days of the date received by SCE
- Six-Month Notice forms (PDF) and Service Account spreadsheets should be attached to each e-mail in a password protected zip file to expedite system processing and minimize transmission delays
- Service Account spreadsheets should be sent as actual Excel files (.xls) as opposed to PDF copies of Excel spreadsheets
- Additional data rows should be added to accommodate additional service accounts as needed
- Customers should utilize the pre-formatted Excel template by clicking on the link in the right hand column of this web page: Six-Month Notice to DA — SA List Template (XLS)
- Based on each submitter's system requirements, the password for each password protected zip file submitted via e-mail should be either "123456" or "12345678"
- Six-Month Notices must be submitted via e-mail or facsimile only (see Six-Month Advance Notice to Transfer to Direct Access Service Form Submission at the bottom of this page)
- Customers should refer to the "Sample Six-Month Advance Notice to Return to DA (DOC)" document by clicking on the link in the right hand column of this page
- If deficiencies are reported to submitter and not resolved within 2 business days, the Six-Month Notice will be rejected
- Service Account spreadsheets should be sent as actual Excel files (.xls) as opposed to PDF copies of Excel spreadsheets
- An electronic Acknowledgement of Receipt will be returned to the submitter of each Six-Month Notice form received
- Six-Month Notices should be submitted only once to reduce e-mail congestion delays and expedite processing of submissions and status notifications
- All service accounts listed on a Six-Month Notice form must be for the same customer of record indicated on the Six-Month Notice form
- Service accounts with a Federal Tax ID (FTID) number that does not match the FTID number for the customer of record indicated on the Six-Month Notice form will be rejected
- Six-Month Notice forms will be time and date stamped to determine precedence
- Six-Month Notice forms found to have a deficiency, such as incorrect service account number and missing or illegible information, may be accepted on the condition that the deficiency is corrected within 2 business days after receiving notification of the deficiency
- Service Account numbers appear on the customer's SCE bill formatted as "3-010-2010-20"
- Service Account numbers always begin with "30" followed by eight digits
- Service Acocunt numbers should be submitted to SCE without the separating dashes (-) "3010201020"
- SCE will process Six-Month Notice forms within 30 business days of receipt
- Submitters of Six-Month Notices will be notified electronically whether their Six-Month Notice form has been accepted or rejected
- Acceptance notifications will include switching process information and DASR submission deadline date
- Customers are responsible for providing this information to their ESP
- Individual e-mail or facsimile submissions containing more than one Six-Month Notice form will be rejected
- Accepted Six-Month Notice forms will be switched to DA starting no later than January 2, 2013, provided the six-month advance notice period is satisfied and DASRs are submitted in a timely manner
- No Wait List will be established
- Should additional load become available aftter the close of Phase IV, SCE will post a status change on SCE.com indicating that Six-Month Notices are being accepted
- Customers are allowed three calendar days to rescind or withdraw their Six-Month Notice
- Rule 22.1 — Switching Exemption Guidelines (PDF) applies to all Six-Month Notices received by SCE during the 2013 Six-Month Notice submission period
- If a DASR is not received by the final date specified in the acceptance notification, the associated service accounts will be transferred to Transitional Bundled Service (TBS) for sixty days
- If a DASR is not received by the end of the sixty day TBS period, the Six-Month Notice will be cancelled
- After the six-month advance notice is canceled, the account will no longer be eligible for DA service
- The account will continue to bill on the Transitional Bundled Service (TBS) spot market price for an additional six months
- At the end of the six-month TBS period, the account will begin bundled service for an 18-month Bundled Portfolio Service (BPS) commitment term
Schedule DA-CRS – Direct Access Cost Responsibility Surcharge:
- Six-Month Notices received from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012 will be assigned the 2011 DA-CRS Vintage upon completion of the approved transfer to DA
- Six-Month Notices received from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 will be assigned the 2012 DA-CRS Vintage upon completion of the approved transfer to DA
Enrollment after the Phase IV Submission Period for Allocation of 2013 Load closes:
For detailed information regarding Phase IV (2013), subsequent years’ processes, and how to conduct business with SCE under the Partial Reopening of DA refer to Chapter 19 of the Direct Access ESP Handbook (PDF).
Interval Data Recorder (IDR) metering moratorium:
- Service accounts with meter demand of 50–199 kW are not required to install an IDR meter in light of the ongoing SCE SmartConnect meter deployment
- DASRs submitted with a third-party meter owner, meter installer, or meter reader will be subject to the existing IDR metering requirements as described in Rule 22 — Direct Access (PDF)
Contact Information
SCE Customers
SCE Commercial Support
Telephone: (800) 799-4723
Fax: (562) 491-2630
Electric Service Providers
Direct Access ESP Support
E-mail: espsupt@sce.com
Telephone: (800) 795-6SCE (6723)
Fax: (626) 812-7562
Six-Month Advance Notice to Transfer to Direct Access Service Form Submission
Effective January 13, 2012 at 9:00 AM (PST)
E-mail: danotices@scewebservices.com
Fax: (562) 491-3630
