California’s 7 GW load shift goal is ‘starting gun’ for dramatic expansion in flexible demand

The California Energy Commission last week approved a state load shift goal of 7,000 MW by 2030, which is double current levels of demand flexibility and could power up to 7 million homes by the end of the decade without new power plants, according to the agency.

The goal, which comes from a requirement in state Senate Bill 846, passed last year, includes a series of measures including demand response programs and time-of-use rates that incentivize the use of electricity when it makes the most sense for customers and the grid.

The goal is “essentially the counterpart to the renewable portfolio standard,” said Cisco DeVries, CEO of OhmConnect. The RPS was “a giant starting gun for utility-scale renewable power… we’ll look back on this as a starting gun for dramatic expansion of flexible demand across the state,” he added.

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Source: Utility Dive

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