Community DG Low Income Oversight Meeting Notes - November 4, 2015
Co-chair Hannah Masterjohn’s notes from 11/04 call w/ action items in bold. Action items are due Tues Nov 10 so that this group can review prior to our call 11/13.
On 11/4 call:
Tineesha McMullen
Evan Crahen
Doug Keddie
Mike Novak
Glynis Bunt
Adam Conway
Jessica Azulay
Adam Flint
Tom Dwyer
Hannah Masterjohn
HEFPA
Adam C - in CDG order, PSC said HEFPA would apply, but bc project sponsors can’t terminate service to indiv customers, the termination provisions would not apply, so it’s like HEFPA-lite
Adam C, Tineesha, Kerri - will outline list of what provisions of HEFPA should and should not apply to CDG. Will have this by Tues Nov 10.
Working group member - compliance w/ HEFPA is already being addressed in DER oversight proceeding? CDG should simply adopt UBPs for DERs.
Tom - that’s exactly right, but this group’s input on which portions of HEFPA should apply will be helpful both for this collaborative and to inform the broader DER oversight discussions.
CONSUMER DISCLOSURES
1 page plain language summary - truth in lending statement. This is being handled by CDG customer working group.
TREATMENT OF CUSTOMER LISTS
Working group member -Look to retail access collaborative report issued tomorrow
Working group member -Currently no proposal to create and distribute LMI customer lists
Working group member - Consent to disclose income will be on customer by customer basis
Adam F - per experience w/ GJGNY - once customer consents somewhere, consent should apply elsewhere – Adam F will type up recommendations on this and circulate by Tues 11/10
DEFINITION OF LMI CUSTOMER
Working group member -For CDG Phase 1- customer enrolled in utility low income program.
But for CDG Phase 2 - that’s what we’re determining here. It may be diff from what is recommended in generic low income proceeding or ESCO proceeding, and that’s ok
Next steps for this group – develop Venn diagram of LMI populations
-HEAP participants
-utility low income program participants (some are broader than HEAP e.g. ConEd)
—>Tineesha will compile info and circulate by Tues 11/10
-60% AMI
-80%AMI
—>these are NYSERDA definitions. Adam F will reach out to NYSERDA resi services management to get stats on what these populations are and circulate by Tues 11/10
Working group member -We want to inform whatever threshold NYSERDA intends to use for their CDG LMI incentive.
Working group member -Whatever we recommend needs to be implementable.
Working group member -who will verify income?
Working group member -utilities want to get away from verifying, want to piggyback on existing verification programs-e.g. NYSERDA contracts w/ third party for income verification