Summer Advantage Incentive (SAI) with Demand
Equal To 200 kW or Greater Monthly Usage
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is a Capacity Reservation
Level (CRL)?
Q: Do I need to select a Capacity
Reservation Level (CRL)?
A:
A:
Capacity Reservation Level (CRL) is a new SAI program
option, available to business customers with service
No. If you do not select a CRL, then your CRL is
automatically set to zero.
accounts 200 kW or greater of monthly demand, that
allow you to reserve a portion of your on-peak energy
usage and corresponding on-peak time-related demand
from being considered eligible when calculating Summer
Advantage Incentive event charges and non-event credits.
Q: How does a Capacity Reservation
Level (CRL) benefit me?
A:
With CRL, you designate the amount of electricity (in
reduce your electricity usage during SAI events, you may
During an event, electricity used within the established
find the CRL a beneficial feature.
CRL amount will not be subject to the significantly
establishing the CRL amount is not eligible for non-event
credits.
Q: Is a CRL required to participate in the
SAI program?
A:
No, a CRL is not required. If you want to use a
reservation level, you must designate a kW value greater
than zero.
charges on pre-selected amount of electricity used
during event periods. If you are unable to completely
demand/kW) you would need to use during a SAI event.
higher event-related energy charges. The kW used in
CRL can help you avoid incurring SAI event based energy
Q: Is there a minimum or maximum
amount of demand (kW) that a
customer has to designate for a CRL?
A: No. You may select any value.
Q: How often can I change my Capacity
Reservation Level (CRL)?
A:
Once every 12 months.
To enroll in the Summer Advantage Incentive program or for more information, please contact your SCE
Account Representative. You may also call the Demand Response Helpline at (866) 334-7827 or visit us at
sce.com/drp.
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Summer Advantage Incentive (SAI) with Demand
Equal To 200 kW or Greater Monthly Usage
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is there a special charge or different
rate for using ONLY the demand
(kW) that is reserved?
A:
No. Any energy used during a SAI event below the CRL will
be billed at the normal rate found on your current service plan.
For energy used during an event within the stated CRL, you
Q: Is there a specific time to declare
how much to reserve? Can the CRL
reservation be changed once it is
made? How often can it be changed?
A:
A:
No, however, using less could help reduce your overall energy
costs.
Q: Are there consequences for using
MORE energy than what was
reserved?
A:
once a CRL value is selected, the value cannot be changed
for 12 months from the date of the change.
will not incur any SAI event energy charges.
Q: Is there a bonus for using LESS than
the CRL that is reserved?
You may sign up for the CRL feature at any time, however,
Q: Why does SAI only pay credits
during the summer, even
though an event could be called
throughout the year?
A:
The ability to call SAI events throughout the year gives SCE
more flexibility to call upon needed resources. SAI events
will still only occur between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays
(excluding holidays), and the number of events will be
limited to 12 per year. Credits are still applied during the
During an SAI event, energy used in excess of the CRL will be
summer months from June 1 to October 1 to help off-set
subject to the additional SAI event energy charges.
the typically higher energy costs during summer months.
Q: Is CRL available to all SAI
customers?
Q: How will I be notified if a SAI event
is scheduled?
A:
A:
The CRL feature is only available to service accounts with
demand equal to 200 kW or greater, including Agricultural and
Pumping service plans with 200 kW or greater monthly usage
(Rate Schedule TOU-PA-3).
advance) and you will receive an automated message from
one of the following courtesy communications: Phone, Text,
or email. Customers are responsible for keeping SCE up to
Q: Am I still responsible for the higher
CPP energy charges during an event
if I do not receive a notification?
A:
SCE will notify you of an SAI event (usually one day in
Yes, customers will be subject to paying higher charges during
an event even if they did not receive event notifications. It is
the customer’s responsibility to make sure SCE has updated
date with any changes to your courtesy communications SAI
contact information.
For program information, please see the SAI
Fact Sheet with Demand Equal To 200 kW or
Greater Monthly Usage at sce.com/drp
contact information for event notifications.
To enroll in the Summer Advantage Incentive program or for more information, please contact your SCE Account
Representative.You may also call the Demand Response Helpline at (866) 334-7827 or visit us at sce.com/drp.
© 2013 Southern California Edison. All rights reserved. This fact sheet is meant to be an aid to understanding the CPP requirements in Rate Schedule TOU-8 and TOU-GS-3. It does not replace information
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contained in the CPUC-approved tariffs. Please refer to SCE’s Tariff Books for a complete list of terms and conditions of service at sce.com/tariffbooks.
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