DR Emerging Technology (DRET) Digital Rates Study
Project Number ET21PGE7330 Organization PG&E End-use Other End-use Other This report apply to all end uses Sector Cross Cutting Project Year(s) 2021 - 2024The ultimate solution may require a combination of both simplified rates and better authorization and delivery methods. A move towards standardized dynamic pricing may be the answer, noting that the authors believe there will be a long transition between the rates of today and such a future. The Study
provided one view of how price delivery might work during this transition.
The Study provided a standards-based approach (OpenADR 2.0b) for Providers to receive accurate pricing for their residential customers. Participating
Providers were expected to utilize this pricing data to accomplish price-optimized load shifting to provide different services such as customer bill savings, rewards earnings, carbon footprint reduction, and to achieve overall customer and grid benefits.