2021 Distribution Investment Deferral Framework (“DIDF”) Solicitation
Overview
In accordance with Decision (“D.”)16-12-036 – Decision Addressing Competitive Solicitation Framework and Utility Regulatory Incentive Pilot (the “Integrated Distributed Energy Resources Incentive Pilot Decision”) issued on December 22, 2016 and Resolution (“R.”) E-4889 adopted on December 14, 2017, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (“SDG&E”) is issuing its 2021 Distributed Investment Deferral Framework (“DIDF”) Request for Offers (“RFO”) to solicit offers from owners and operators of Energy Efficiency (“EE”) programs, Demand Response (“DR”) programs, renewable generation resources, Energy Storage (“ES”) resources and/or other Distributed Energy Resources (“DERs”). These DERs must be operated, installed, implemented and connected, In-Front-of-the-Meter (“IFM”) and/or Behind-The-Meter (“BTM”), to circuit number 1202. DERs included in an Offer must satisfy the Commission’s incrementality requirements as set forth in Ordering Paragraph 10 of D.21-02-006.
These resources are being sought by SDG&E in order to defer the distribution project that otherwise would have been completed in order to maintain system safety and reliability (that is, traditional distribution upgrades or build out).
Products Solicited & Submittal Documents
This website provides an overview of the market solicitation. Respondents are strongly encouraged to download and thoroughly review the documents pertaining to the resource type(s) that the respondent is interested in providing, available below, to fully understand all aspects of this solicitation.
The planned distribution upgrade that will be offered in this solicitation will be for the thermal need that is identified in the Grid Needs Assessment (“GNA”) and Distribution Deferral Opportunities Report (“DDOR”) for years 2025 through 2030 as “GNA_2021_0002” and “DDOR_2021_0002.”
See the second table in Appendix A (page 59 of PDF and page 19 of report) of SDG&E’s August 16, 2021 “2021 GRID NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND DISTRIBUTION DEFERRAL OPPORTUNITY REPORT OF SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (U 902 E).”
Additional information can be found in this 2021 DIDF Protocol Document.
Participation in this solicitation requires the completion of the Offer Form, optional redline of TNPF Contract, and other required documents as specified in the Protocol document. These documents are available via the links below. Failure to provide the listed information may result in an offer being deemed non-conforming and thus may disqualify the offer from further consideration. Multiple offers are acceptable; the offeror must perform on all selected offers.*
SDG&E strongly encourages Diverse Business Enterprises (“DBEs”), “Women-Owned Businesses” or “Minority-Owned Businesses” or “Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises” as defined in G.O. 156, to participate in this RFO. Furthermore, SDG&E strongly encourages developers to utilize DBEs during various stages of project development and construction. As a part of G.O. 156, SDG&E will require developers to identify, verify and report their DBE contractors/subcontractor spending if any.
Additional information on SDG&E’s DBE program can be found at: https://www.sdge.com/more-information/doing-business-with-us/supplier-diversity and http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/puc/supplierdiversity/.
Solicitation Schedule
The following are the key deadlines that apply to this solicitation. SDG&E reserves the right to revise this schedule at any time and at SDG&E's sole discretion. Respondents are responsible for accessing the website for updated schedules and possible amendments to the solicitation process.
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Launch 2021 DIDF Solicitation |
December 6, 2021 |
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Deadline to submit any questions |
December 13, 2021 |
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Answers to all Questions will be posted |
December 17, 2021 |
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RFO closes |
January 14, 2022 |
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SDG&E selects offers |
January 28, 2022 |
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6 |
Contracts tendered |
February 11, 2022 |
| 7 | Contracted entities to return the signed TNPF contract and provide the information required by the contract | February 25, 2022 |
Communication
All questions or other communications regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to iderincentivepilotrfo@sdge.com and must cc’ the Independent Evaluator of this solicitation, PA Consulting, Barbara Sands, Barbara.Sands@PAConsulting.com.
Submitting Proposals
Proposals must be submitted via PowerAdvocate in accordance with the instructions contained in the Protocols. Please note that no late offers will be accepted.
Respondents intending to offer but who do not yet have an existing account with PowerAdvocate® must first register to create a username/password to receive access to the event (event code 129107). Users with an existing PowerAdvocate® account may request access using: