Electric Program
Investment Charge (EPIC)
Pioneering clean energy technology
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Joint IOU EPIC Annual Workshop
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), on behalf of Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE) (collectively Joint Utilities) hosted their Joint Utilities’ Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Workshop on Monday, August 5th, 2024 at 11 AM – 4PM. The Workshop consisted: Vehicle Grid Integration (VGI) Applications, Inclusive Solutions for Disadvantaged Communities, and Affordability.
Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC)
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) established the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) to assist the development of non-commercialized new and emerging clean energy technologies in California while providing assistance to commercially viable projects. EPIC consists of three program areas: (1) applied research and development; (2) technology demonstration and deployment; and (3) market facilitation, consisting of market research, regulatory permitting and streamlining, and workforce development activities. EPIC activities must be designed to produce electricity ratepayer benefits for San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), and Southern California Edison (SCE) customers.
The annual EPIC funding is collected from customers in electric utility bills at the following levels: PG&E (50.1%), SCE (41.1%), and SDG&E (8.8%). The California Energy Commission (CEC) administers 80% of the funding with authorization to invest in all three program areas. SDG&E, PG&E and SCE administer 20% of the funding with funding shares proportional to their respective collections and are limited to investing only in pre-commercial technology demonstrations. Therefore, SDG&E’s share of the EPIC funding is 0.2 x 0.088 = 1.76%.
The information in this website focuses on the SDG&E EPIC Program and includes links to the comprehensive final reports for the SDG&E-administered EPIC projects and other SDG&E EPIC program information. An EPIC database encompassing the work of all four EPIC administrators is available at https://www.epicpartnership.org/.
Website Content
- EPIC Applications
- EPIC Decisions
- EPIC Projects: Completed or in Progress
- SDG&E EPIC Annual Reports
- SDG&E EPIC Final Project Reports
- EPIC Workshop and Symposium Presentations
- 2016 EPIC Summer Workshop - June 22 - Westminster
- 2016 EPIC Symposium - December 1 - Sacramento
- 2017 EPIC Fall Symposium - October 18 – La Jolla/San Diego
- 2018 EPIC Symposium - February 7 - Sacramento
- 2018 EPIC Fall Workshop - November 9 - Fresno
- 2019 EPIC Symposium - February 19 - Sacramento
- 2019 EPIC Fall Workshop – November 8 – San Diego
- 2020 EPIC Symposium - October 19-21 - Virtual
- 2020 EPIC PICG UAS Presentation - December 2 - Virtual
- 2021 EPIC Fall Workshop – November 17 - Virtual
- 2021 EPIC Symposium - December 14-15
- 2022 Joint IOU EPIC Workshop - June 30
- 2022 Joint Utilities' EPIC Disadvantaged Communities Webinar - June 21
EPIC Projects: Completed or in Progress
Project ID |
EPIC Project Title |
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EPIC-1 Project 1 |
Smart Grid Architecture Demonstrations |
EPIC-1 Project 2 |
Visualization & Situational Awareness Demonstrations |
EPIC-1 Project 3 |
Distributed Control for Smart Grids |
EPIC-1 Project 4 |
Demonstration of Grid Support Functions of Distributed Energy Resources (“DER”) |
EPIC-1 Project 5 |
Smart Distribution Circuit Demonstrations |
EPIC-2 Project 1 |
Modernization of Distribution System & Integration of Distributed Generation and Storage |
EPIC-2 Project 2 |
Data Analytics in Support of Advanced Planning and System Operations |
EPIC-2 Project 3 |
Monitoring, Communications, and Control Infrastructure for Power System Modernization |
EPIC-2 Project 4 |
System Operations Development and Advancement |
EPIC-2 Project 5 |
Integration of Customer Systems into Electric Utility Infrastructure |
EPIC-2 Project 6 | Collaborative Programs in RD&D Consortia |
EPIC-3 Project 3 | Application of Advanced Metering Infrastructure Data to Advanced Utility System Operations |
EPIC-3 Project 4 | Safety Training Simulators with Augmented Visualization |
EPIC-3 Project 5 | Unmanned Aircraft Systems with Advanced Image Processing for Electric Utility Inspection and Operations |
EPIC-3 Project 7 | Demonstration of Multipurpose Mobile Battery for Port of San Diego and/or Other Applications |
SDG&E EPIC Annual Reports
2020 EPIC PICG Presentation - September 23 - Virtual
2020 EPIC PICG Presentation - October 6 - Virtual
2020 EPIC PICG Presentation - December 16 - Virtual
2022 Association of Energy Engineers - Southern California - Decarbonization Opportunities & Barriers for Storage & Generation/Infrastructure - October 12, 2022
2023 Joint IOU EPIC Workshop - June 27
2024 SDG&E EPIC-4 Public Workshop - April 24
2024 Joint IOU EPIC Annual Workshop - August 5 - Los Angeles
Key EPIC contact
Key EPIC contact
SDG&E EPIC Program Manager
Cynthia A. Carter
[email protected]
Other EPIC Related Sites
- California Energy Commission
- California Energy Commission EPIC
- California Energy Commission EPIC Workshops, Notices and Documents
- California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Energy Research, Development and Deployment
- Office of Ratepayer Advocates
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
- Southern California Edison Company (SCE)