In accordance with the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) staff proposal in the demand response (DR) OIR (R.13-09-011), Southern California Edison (“SCE”) is issuing this Request for Offers (referred to herein as the “RFO” or “DRAM 4 RFO”) to solicit offers (“Offers”) from Sellers (“Offerors”) providing 2019 Demand Response Resource Adequacy (RA) resources to SCE under a standard, non-negotiable purchase agreement (“DRAM PA” or “PA”) for execution in accordance with the DRAM 4 RFO Participant Instructions (“RFO Instructions”).
On November 1, 2017, The CPUC issued Decision D.17-10-017 requiring an additional auction for 2019 Delivery for the DRAM Pilot. This RFO solicits offers to sell Local and Flexible RA in addition to System RA.
DRAM 4 RFO Schedule
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Thursday, January 25, 2018 | DRAM 4 RFO Launch |
| Thursday, February 1, 2018 10AM – 12 PM (Noon) Pacific Prevailing Time | DRAM 4 RFO Pre-Bid Web Conference |
| Tuesday, February 13, 2018 12 PM (Noon) Pacific Prevailing Time | Deadline to submit questions |
| Tuesday, February 16, 2018 | Answers to all questions posted |
| Tuesday, February 20, 2018 12 PM (Noon) Pacific Prevailing Time | Offer Submittal Deadline |
| Tuesday, February 27, 2018 | Notification by SCE of any Offer non-conformances (“Request to Cure”) |
| Tuesday, March 6, 2018 | Offeror deadline to clear Offer non-conformances (“Cure Deadline”) |
| Friday, March 23, 2018 | SCE Notification of award |
| Friday, April 6, 2018 | Deadline for signed contracts from Sellers |
| Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | Advice Letter Filing for CPUC contract approval |
| Tuesday, June 5, 2018 | CPUC Energy Division notice of approval or other action |
2019 DRAM RFO Pre-Bid Webinar Conference:
Thursday, February 1, 2018
DRAM 4 Pre-Bid Webinar Conference Presentation (PDF)
Reference Materials
- 2019 Demand Response Auction Mechanism Q&A
- CISR-DRP Form
- DRAM RFO Instructions
- DRAM Customer Migration Matrix
- DRAM Purchase Agreement
- Rule 24
- Rule 24 Click-Through 3rd Party Online Registration
- Rule 24/DRAM Overview Presentation
- Scheduling Coordinator RFI Information Packet
Local Capacity Area (LCA) Google Earth Maps (KMZ):
Q&A Materials from previous DRAM RFOs:
- 2018 DRAM Bidder’s Conference – Q & A
- 2017 DRAM Bidder’s Conference – Q & A
- 2016 DRAM Bidder’s Conference – Q & A
- 2017 Demand Response Auction Mechanism – Q & A
- 2016 Demand Response Auction Mechanism – Q & A
DRAM Contract Management Information
Required for Bid Submittal
Additional Information
- Reliability Cap Headroom:
- SCE currently estimates there is 0 MW available under the cap established by the Reliability-Based Demand Response Settlement in Rulemaking 07-01-041. This number is subject to change and will be updated accordingly
- Available Rule 24 Registrations