Emergency Load Reduction Program
PG&E
US
California
PG&E's Emergency Load Reduction Program offers incentives for reducing energy use during grid stress. Participants earn $2/kWh for load reduction during events from May to October.
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Service details
Service type
Load reduction
Eligible technologies
Demand Response
Competition frequency
Annual
Locational scope
Territory-wide
Seasonality
May to October
Eligibility
Direct
Aggregated
Residential
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
Commercial & Industrial
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
Front-of-the-Meter
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
Customers are required to reduce their load by 1 kW. Participation can be either direct or through approved third-party aggregators.
Key details
$2/kWh for load reduction during events.
Events occur between 4-9 P.M., lasting 1-5 hours, up to 60 hours/year.
No financial penalties for non-performance.
Listing last updated on
02 July 2025
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