In its 2023 EPIC decision [PDF], the CPUC directed that program-wide goals are needed to evaluate the progress of innovation investments and the extent to which investment plan portfolios maximize ratepayer benefits and impacts in achieving California's clean energy and climate goals.
In Fall 2023, the CPUC launched a new EPIC Strategic Goals Workshop process to inform how Strategic Goals should be articulated and established by the Commission in its next guidance Decision for the EPIC 5 funding cycle (2026-2030). The Workshop schedule below provides the agenda, content, comments, and recordings of the Strategic Goals Workshop process events held in Fall 2023.
In its most recent EPIC decision (D.24-03-007), the CPUC approved five (5) Strategic Goals for the EPIC Program. The approved Strategic Goals are Transportation Electrification, Distributed Energy Resource Integration, Building Decarbonization, Achieving 100 Percent Net-Zero Carbon Emissions and the Coordinated Role of Gas, and Climate Adaptation. These goals will be used in program evaluations to measure impacts of EPIC investments in supporting achievement of California's 2045 climate, energy, and equity targets.
This program is funded by California utility customers under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.
California Public Utilities Commission, Courtyard Room,
505 Van Ness Avenue,
San Francisco, CA
The Strategic Goals Kick-Off Workshop is designed to lay the groundwork for stakeholders on the definition and purpose of setting Strategic Goals for the EPIC program. Input from the Kick-off Workshop will inform subsequent workshops to identify critical research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) pathways.
August 16, 2023 | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Commissioner Genevieve Shiroma, California Public Utilities Commission
Andrew Barbeau, EPIC PICG Project Coordinator -
Fred Beck, California Public Utilities Commission -
Leuwam Tesfai, California Public Utilities Commission -
Duncan Callaway, UC Berkeley -
Gil Bindewald, US Department of Energy -
Lisa Epifani, X, The Moonshot Factory -
Brian Young, Washington Department of Commerce -
Anthony Ng, California Energy Commission -
California Public Utilities Commission, Courtyard Room,
505 Van Ness Avenue,
San Francisco, CA
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.
August 17, 2023 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Commissioner Genevieve Shiroma, California Public Utilities Commission
Amanda Krantz, California Public Utilities Commission -
Ken Holbrook, California Public Utilities Commission -
Cynthia Carter, San Diego Gas & Electric -
Aaron Renfro, Southern California Edison -
Anthony Ng - California Energy Commission
Sneha Ayyagari, The Greenlining Institute -
Andres Ramirez, People for Mobility Justice -
Anuj Desai, Southern California Edison -
James Strange, US Department of Energy -
Walker Wieland, CalEnviroScreen (OEHHA) -
Eddie Price, SDUSC
900 W. Wilshire Blvd., 20th Floor, Los Angeles, CA Area
The Strategic Goals Grid Workshop will focus on a selection of critical pathways and topic areas related to grid modernization that were discussed in the Kick-Off Workshop.
Hybrid option available
Commissioner Genevieve Shiroma, California Public Utilities Commission
Andrew Barbeau, EPIC Policy + Innovation Coordination Group Project Coordinator
Transportation Electrification Roundtable
Jack Symington, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator -
Phillip Kobernick, Peninsula Clean Energy -
Rachael Aptowitz, Grid Alternatives -
Rachel Zook, NUVVE
Eric Wood, NREL
Rima Oueid, DOE Office of Technology Transition -
Damian Inglin, PG&E
DER Integration Roundtable
Gabriel Petlin, California Public Utilities Commission -
Damian Inglin, PG&E
David Carter, Cal Poly Humboldt -
Michael Colburn, SDG&E
Rachel McMahon, CA Energy Storage Alliance -
Dan Dumovich, GRID Alternatives
Commissioner Genevieve Shiroma, California Public Utilities Commission
Andrew Barbeau, EPIC Policy + Innovation Coordination Group Project Coordinator
Reliability Roundtable
Marc Costa, The Energy Coalition -
Anthony Johnson, Southern California Edison
Resiliency Roundtable 1
Michael Colburn, SDG&E
Vipul Gore, Grid Scape
Gabe Murtaugh, Long Duration Energy Storage Council -
Anthony Johnson, Southern California Edison
Resiliency Roundtable 2
Amee Raval, Asian Pacific Environmental Network
Olga Hart, Sandia National Laboratory
J.D. Saucedo, County of Santa Barbara -
Ben McMahan, CA Governor's Office of Planning and Research -
UC Law SF (formerly known as UC Hastings Law), 200 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA
The Strategic Goals Built Environment Workshop will focus on a selection of critical pathways and topic areas related to the built environment that were discussed in the Kick-Off Workshop.
Hybrid option available
Commissioner Genevieve Shiroma, California Public Utilities Commission
Andrew Barbeau, EPIC Policy + Innovation Coordination Group Project Coordinator
Elden Hawkes Jr., SBA Office of Innovation and Technology -
Michael Colvin, Environmental Defense Fund
Carmen Best, Recurve
Joe Desmond, CA Efficiency + Demand Management Council
Jared Langevin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory -
Beckie Menten, Building Decarbonization Coalition
Zach Lou, APEN/California Green New Deal Coalition -
Andrew Brooks, Association for Energy Affordability
Jacques de Chalendar, Stanford -
Kelly Lyndon, San Diego 350 Climate Action -
Daniel Hamilton, City of Oakland -
Theo Caretto, Communities for a Better Environment -
Peter Chen, California Energy Commission -
Mark Toney, The Utility Reform Network
California Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA
The Strategic Goals Emerging Strategies Workshop will focus on a selection of critical pathways and topic areas related to emerging technologies and strategies that were discussed in the Kick-Off Workshop.
Hybrid option available
Commissioner Genevieve Shiroma, California Public Utilities Commission
Andrew Barbeau, EPIC Policy + Innovation Coordination Group Project Coordinator
Brian Sergi, National Renewable Energy Laboratory -
Sarah Baker, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory -
Jill Haizlip, Geologica Goethermal Group -
Alexis Sutterman, California Environmental Justice Alliance -
Tim Yoder, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory -
Kori Groenveld, National Offshore Wind Research & Development Consortium -
Walter Musial, National Renewable Energy Laboratory -
Woody Hastings, The Climate Center -
Ari Eisenstadt, California Environmental Justice Alliance -
The Strategic Goals Workshop Process will focus on identifying four core elements:
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