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 “2020 DRAM RFO”) to solicit offers (“Offers”) from Sellers (“Offerors”) providing 2020 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 2020 DRAM RFO Participant Instructions (“RFO Instructions”).
On July 11, 2019, The CPUC issued Decision D.19-07-009 requiring an additional auction for 2020 Delivery for DRAM. This RFO solicits offers to sell Flexible RA in addition to System RA.
2020 DRAM RFO Schedule
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Event |
Date/Time |
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2020 DRAM RFO Launch |
October 11th, 2019 |
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Pre-Bid Web Conference |
October 18th, 2019, 10 AM |
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Offer Submittal Deadline |
November 7th, 2019, 11:59 PM PPT |
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Notification by SCE of any Offer non-conformances (“Request to Cure”) |
November 11th, 2019 |
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Offeror deadline to clear Offer non-conformances (“Cure Deadline”) |
November 18th, 2019 |
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SCE Notification of award |
December 10th, 2019 |
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Deadline for signed contracts from Sellers |
December 17th, 2019 |
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Advice Letter Filing for CPUC contract approval |
January 10th, 2019 |
2020 DRAM RFO Pre-Bid Webinar Conference:
SCE, PG&E, and SDG&E will host a joint Bidders’ Conference Call on Friday, October 18, 2019, 10 AM – 1PM PPT to discuss the DRAM 5 RFO process with Respondents.
Skype Link (for the presentation only) - Select “Don’t Join Audio”
Call-in Information (Participants MUST dial in to receive audio)
Number: 800-857-9632
Participant Passcode: 9308122
Following the Bidders’ Conference, a copy of the presentation and an audio recording will be posted here.
Reference Materials
- 2020 DRAM RFO FAQs (Updated 11/5/2019)
- 2020 DRAM RFO Instructions
- 2020 DRAM Purchase Agreement
- CISR-DRP Form
- DRAM Customer Migration Matrix
- Rule 24
- Rule 24 Click-Through 3rd Party Online Registration
- Rule 24/DRAM Overview Presentation
- Scheduling Coordinator RFI Information Packet
Q&A Materials from previous DRAM RFOs:
- 2019 DRAM Bidder’s Conference – Q&A
- 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