Electric Program
Investment Charge (EPIC)
Pioneering clean energy technology
Public EPIC-4 Workshop
On April 24, 2024, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) held a public workshop launching its Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Cycle 4 Investment Plan to solicit feedback on its proposed projects.
SDG&E shared five of its proposed projects for its 2021-2025 Investment Plan for EPIC-4 and is soliciting feedback until May 17, 2024. Questions and comments may be sent to [email protected]
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
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)