SGIP requires Energy Storage systems to discharge a minimum of 52 full discharges per year. A ‘full discharge’ is the equivalent of discharging the SGIP-incentivized energy capacity whether it is during a single or multiple discharges. SGIP does not dictate or control when the battery discharge occurs.

No. Each service account may only be nominated once per operating month.

Once Capacity Nominations are submitted, you can change your nominated accounts or amounts up until the nomination deadline which is 15 calendar days before the start of the operating month.

CBP-E is designed to give CBP-E Aggregators the control and flexibility to change their commitment, or “Capacity Nomination”, on a month-to-month basis. Once enrolled CBP-E Aggregators you’ll have access to our easy online system to choose their bid amount and set notification preferences. You can also opt to be notified the day before the event, by your choice of email, SMS text message, or telephone.

Customers with AutoDR enabling technology may also be able to receive automated signals from SCE’s Demand Response Automation Server for CBP-E events.

The CBP-E offers two types of incentive payments: Energy Payments and Capacity Payments.

• Energy Payments are only earned when events occur and are based on your actual energy-use reduction.
• Capacity Payments are based upon a CBP-E Aggregator’s monthly nominated capacity and vary depending on the month’s capacity price. The closer your average actual energy load reduction during event hours is to your bid/nomination amount, the higher your Capacity Payment. If no event is called in a given month, you’ll receive the full Capacity Payment. If you fail to meet your bid commitment during an event, you may be subject to penalties, so we recommend bidding reduction levels that are attainable.

CBP-E does not have any minimum monthly demand requirements for businesses but CBP-E Aggregators might. Please contact your CBP-E Aggregator for their participation requirements.