Distribution Investment Deferral Framework ("DIDF") Partnership Pilot

Overview

In compliance with California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) Decision 21-02-006 (DOCX), February 12, 2021, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”) issued its Distribution Investment Deferral Framework (DIDF) Partnership Pilot. The pilot was designed to procure Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) to avoid or defer utility distribution investments.

Partnership Pilot Concept

Utilities like PG&E invest in the electric grid to ensure the energy needs of their customers are met.

Through the DIDF Partnership Pilot, aggregators of Behind The Meter (BTM) resources would partner with the Utility and be paid to dispatch DERs to meet specific grid needs according to their contractual obligations. This could potentially allow for the deferral of traditional utility investments in the electric grid.

In accordance with CPUC Rulemaking 21-06-017 (PDF), dated June 21, 2024, the DIDF Partnership Program is off-ramped and there are no future solicitations.

Deferral Opportunities

Deferral opportunities offered through the Partnership Pilot can be found in PG&E's Deferral Opportunities Report below.  In accordance with CPUC Decision 21-02-006, the Deferral Opportunities Report will be updated monthly with the amount of Behind-The-Meter (BTM) Distributed Energy Resources (DER) capacity needs for each deferral opportunity.

2021-2022 Partnership Pilot: All Candidate Deferral Opportunities closed without any reservations.

2022-2023 Partnership Pilot: All Candidate Deferral Opportunities closed without any reservations.

2023-2024 Partnership Pilot: PG&E's September 2024 Deferral Opportunities Report for 23-24 (XLSX)

All candidate deferral opportunities closed without any reservations.

2021-2022 Partnership Pilot Documents

All opportunities closed.

2022-2023 Partnership Pilot

All opportunities closed.

2023-2024 Partnership Pilot Documents

All opportunities closed.

Participants' Webinar

PG&E hosted a webinar on January 31, 2024. See the webinar presentation here (PDF). 

Questions and Answers

• FAQs can be found here (DOCX)
• Webinar FAQs can be found here (PDF). 

Contact Information

To ensure the accuracy and consistency of information provided to all Participants. PG&E requests that Participants communicate by email to PartnershipPilotDIDF@pge.com.

To receive notices about this solicitation and to be added to PG&E's RFO Distribution List, visit Distribution List Form.

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