06/27/2023
09:00 am – 12:00 p.m. PDT | Southern California Edison Company (SCE), on behalf of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) (collectively Joint Utilities), provides the following notice and invitation to the Joint Utilities’ Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Workshop (Workshop), which will be held virtually on June 27, 2023 from 9 am – 12 pm. At the Workshop, the Joint Utilities will report on the progress we’ve made with the current EPIC 3 projects we have undertaken, how these projects apply to our EPIC 4 Plans, and discuss program coordination with fellow EPIC Administrator, the California Energy Commission (CEC). The EPIC program is funded by California utility customers under the auspices of the CPUC. | Presentation |
10/03/2023 – 10/04/2023
09:00 a.m. – 02:00 p.m. | The California Energy Commission (CEC), in collaboration with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison Company (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), will host a symposium to explore the latest technology and policy innovations funded by the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) that are catalyzing California’s equitable, zero-carbon, and climate-resilient energy future. A quorum of commissioners from the CEC and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) may participate, but no votes will be taken. The public can participate in the 2023 EPIC Symposium consistent with the attendance instructions below. The CEC aims to begin promptly at the start time posted and the end time is an estimate based on the proposed agenda. | Video recording |
3/27/2024
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | As SCE works on innovative solutions to meet California’s energy and climate goals, we want to make sure EPIC administrators, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), stakeholders and all other interested parties are informed and understand the EPIC projects we are launching in 2024. At this workshop, SCE will share its intent to initiate five EPIC 4 projects from its 2021-2025 Investment Plan for the Electric Program Investment Charge. Members of the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) will also be presenting two additional EPIC 4 projects. Please join us for an online workshop where you can learn more about each focus area and have the opportunity to provide valuable feedback before their launch. | Presentation |
10/20/2021
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. PDT | Learn how SCE plans to demonstrate the latest advancements in hardware and software-based solutions in wildfire prevention, detection, and mitigation and how we’re exploring next-generation, pre-commercial energy storage technologies. | Presentation Video recording |
11/17/2021
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT | The goal of the 2021 EPIC Fall Workshop is to promote awareness and visibility of the current EPIC investments, facilitate stakeholder engagement, improve coordination and provide more transparency regarding research progress and results. Stakeholder engagement is vital to the success of the EPIC program. SCE and the other program administrators will provide portfolio updates on their EPIC 3 investments. | Presentation |
12/14/2021 – 12/15/2021
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PDT | The California Energy Commission (CEC), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison Company (SCE) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) will host a two-day virtual symposium joined by clean energy leaders and entrepreneurs to explore the latest technology and policy innovations that can enable the state to: - Expand the use of renewable energy
- Build a safe and resilient electricity system
- Advance electric technologies for buildings, businesses, and transportation
- Enable a more decentralized electric grid
- Improve the affordability and health of California’s communities
- Support California’s local economies and businesses
| Public Notice |
1/12/2022
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. PDT | Joint Agency Workshop – Electric Program Investment Charge Administrative Costs The California Energy Commission (CEC), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) will host a workshop to discuss a framework for defining and consistently tracking administrative costs associated with the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC). EPIC has invested approximately $160 million annually in new technology breakthroughs to transform the electricity sector to meet California’s energy and climate policy goals and bring increased benefits to electric ratepayers of the state’s three largest investor-owned utilities (IOUs) – PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E. | Public Notice |
6/21/2022 2022
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT | Joint Utilities EPIC Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) Workshop Southern California Edison Company (SCE), on behalf of Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) (collectively “Utilities”) provides the following notice and invitation to the Utilities’ June 21, 2022, Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) public webinar. The Utilities will share with DACs, community-based organizations, and interested stakeholders how EPIC demonstrations located in, or serving, DACs provide community and customer benefits. Additionally, the Utilities will share guidelines for communities that would like to partner with SCE or the other Utilities on future distributed energy resource (DER) integration field demonstrations. The Utilities will also seek to solicit feedback from participants for priority focus areas for EPIC 4. Participants will also have the opportunity to provide input on preferred energy resources and the types of demonstrations that would be most beneficial to their community. | Presentation Video Recording |
6/30/2022 2022
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT | Utilities' June 30, 2022, Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Public Workshop Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), on behalf of Southern California Edison Company (SCE) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) (collectively “Utilities”) provides the following notice to the Utilities’ June 30, 2022, Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) public workshop. At the workshop the Utilities will provide portfolio updates on their EPIC investments and seek feedback from participants on potential focus areas for EPIC 4 investments. | Presentation |
8/25/2022
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PDT | Utilities’ August 25, 2022, Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) Public Workshop San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), on behalf of Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Edison Company (SCE) (collectively “Utilities”) provides the following notice and invitation to the Utilities’ August 25, 2022, Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) public webinar. The Utilities will share with DACs, community-based organizations, and interested stakeholders an overview of the Utilities role in EPIC, the upcoming EPIC 4 cycle (2020-2025), discussion of benefits that Utilities’ EPIC programs can provide DACs and an overview of the Utilities EPIC 4 topics and relevance to DACs. The webinar will also facilitate an opportunity for participants to provide the Utility Administrators with feedback on DAC innovation priorities and what is missing from the Utilities’ EPIC 4 topics. | Presentation Video Recording |
8/29/2022
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT | Utilities’ August 29, 2022, Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) public workshop Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), on behalf of Southern California Edison Company (SCE) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) (collectively “Utilities”) provides the following notice and invitation to the Utilities’ August 29, 2022, Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) public workshop. At the workshop the Utilities will seek feedback from participants on their EPIC 4 investment plans to be filed on October 1, 2022. | Presentation |
