EPIC Policy + Innovation Coordination Group Strategic Goals Equity in RD&D Workshop
| Date | 08/17/2023 |
|---|---|
| Time | 09:00 AM |
| Location | In-person or Zoom |
| Call-in-Number | 1-408-638-0968 |
| Participant PASSCODE | Meeting ID provided to registrants |
| Contact | picg@theaccelerategroup.com |
| Webcast | https://events.zoom.us/ev/Alh0n2d8DXoww12qikk6UG4ch2V5FbgCKjrlEUlO-y6PhF1VAcq4~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg |
EPIC Policy + Innovation Coordination Group Strategic Goals Equity in RD&D Workshop
August 17, 2023, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
Courtyard Room
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
(virtual attendance option available via registration)
Public Registration
Participants should register to join the Strategic Goals Equity in RD&D Workshop prior to the event at the following link whether they are attending in-person or virtually: https://events.zoom.us/ev/Alh0n2d8DXoww12qikk6UG4ch2V5FbgCKjrlEUlO-y6PhF1VAcq4~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg
In-person participation is encouraged.
(Call-in Option: +1-408-638-0968; Meeting ID provided to registrants)
For technical concerns in accessing Zoom, contact picg@theaccelerategroup.com.
Background
About the EPIC Program
The Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) supports the development of new, emerging, and pre-commercialized clean energy innovations in California. The CPUC requires that EPIC portfolios be designed to ensure ratepayer benefits in the form of equitable access to safe, affordable, reliable, and environmentally sustainable energy for electricity ratepayers. This program is funded by California utility customers under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission. EPIC funds are currently administered by the California Energy Commission (CEC), which administers 80% of EPIC funds, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), which together administer the remaining 20% of EPIC funds.
Purpose of the Workshop
The Strategic Goals Equity in RD&D Workshop is designed to lay the groundwork for how Equity should be considered and integrated into subsequent Pathway workshops. The Strategic Goals Workshop will inform how Strategic Goals should be articulated and established by the Commission in its next guidance Decision for the EPIC 5 cycle (2026-2030). This EPIC Equity Workshop follows the Strategic Goals Kick-off Workshop to be held on August 16 at the CPUC’s Courtyard Room, 10am – 5pm. Visit www.epicpartnership.org for full Kick-off Workshop details and in-person and virtual Workshop access via Registration.
The Strategic Goals Workshop Process will focus on identifying four core elements:
- Pathways: Set of critical actions necessary to support meeting the State’s 2045 zero carbon goals via the most effective strategies and technology innovation.
- Gaps: Key challenges for achieving zero carbon goals and how RD&D should be prioritized to address opportunities and barriers more quickly along critical pathways.
- Roles: The best-positioned stakeholders (ratepayers, state, federal, private sector) to lead innovation investment addressing identified gaps, including through coordination and collaboration.
- Outcomes: Clear, measurable, and reasonable targets to be used by administrators in developing EPIC portfolios and used in program evaluations to measure impacts of EPIC in supporting achievement of California’s 2045 zero carbon goals.
Format
The Accelerate Group will facilitate the Workshops under the guidance of CPUC’s Energy Division.
Speakers will be confirmed and announced closer to the date of the workshop.
There will be a live transcription of the event in both English and Spanish.
This meeting will be recorded and made available on www.EPICpartnership.org.