Demand Response (Rider T) Program Guidelines – 2025 Capability Period.
Component
Technical
Author
Con Edison
Stakeholder
Third-party grid edge resource aggregators (also called Curtailment Service Providers) enrolling customers in Con Edison’s distribution-level demand response programs; end-use customers those aggregators recruit; and Con Edison as the overseeing utility.
Provides enrollment, meter data and communications, event, and settlement guidance for entities enrolling in Con Edison's demand response programs.
Uniform Business Practices for grid edge resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS), Case 15-M-0180
Component
Institutional
Author
New York State Public Service Commission (PSC)
Stakeholder
New York State Public Service Commission PSC, New York State Department of Public Service DPS, New York Independent System Operator NYISO, Long Island Power Authority, Energy Service Companies.
This document establishes Uniform Business Practices for grid edge resource suppliers in New York. It sets rules for sales agreements, marketing standards, data security, complaint handling, and regulatory oversight. It aims to protect customers from deceptive practices, ensure clear contract terms, and define the rights and responsibilities of grid edge resource providers.
Third-Party Aggregation Rulemaking in MISO and SPP Footprints.
Component
Technical
Author
Sydney Forrester, Cole Triedman, Sam Kozel, Cameron Brooks, and Peter Cappers – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Energy Markets & Policy Group).
Stakeholder
State public utility commissions and regulated utilities in MISO/SPP states (mostly vertically-integrated utilities in Midwest/South regions) are the primary audience. Third-party grid edge resource aggregators (e.g., CPower, Voltus) and retail customers
Provides a technical framework for state regulators on integrating third-party grid edge resource aggregators into the distribution grid and coordinating with wholesale markets . It highlights key considerations (jurisdiction, registration/licensing, data governance, dual participation rules, dispute resolution mechanisms, etc.) for states that previously banned retail aggregators and are now revisiting those rules in light of FERC Order 2222 and evolving grid needs . The report includes implementation details such as tiered options for state action and examples of how various states handle aggregator oversight (e.g., setting up customer data access protections and processes to resolve utility-aggregator conflicts).
Enabling Third-Party Aggregation of Grid Edge Resources
Component
Technical
Author
Janine Migden-Ostrander, John Shenot, Camille Kadoch, Max Dupuy, Carl Linvill – The Regulatory Assistance Project (prepared for Arkansas PSC under a DOE grant)
Stakeholder
Third-party grid edge resource aggregators (termed ARCs) seeking to do business in Arkansas; electric utilities (like Entergy Arkansas) that will interact with these aggregators; and retail customers who may enroll with aggregators. The report was crafted
This is a technical guidance report for the Arkansas Public Service Commission detailing how to establish a regulatory framework to oversee third-party grid edge resource aggregators at the grid edge . It covers implementation details such as aggregator certification requirements, performance metrics, and especially consumer protection measures. For example, it proposes a “code of conduct” for utilities engaging with affiliate aggregators and a commission oversight regime that includes compliance plans, audits, and explicit complaint procedures and logs for customer issues . The report spells out how the PSC can handle customer data sharing, require transparent marketing and truthful performance claims, and adjudicate customer complaints about aggregators’ services . An appendix provides draft model rules for aggregator registration, ensuring only financially and technically capable entities with consumer safeguards can operate.