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CPUC staff proposes CALFUSE dynamic‑pricing framework to value vehicle‑grid integration
Summary
CPUC Energy Division outlined CALFUSE, a staff white paper recommending standardized, bidirectional real‑time price signals (price presentation, rate reform and bidirectionality) as a way to convey wholesale and capacity value to flexible loads including EVs; staff emphasized fairness and cost‑based incentives.
Achintya Madhuri, a senior analyst in the CPUC Retail Rates team, told the forum the commission's staff has proposed a conceptual framework called CALFUSE (California Flexible Unified Signal for Energy) in the demand flexibility rulemaking to help standardize how dynamic prices reach customers and devices.
"The first element is price presentation — ensuring prices in near‑real time are made available through an easily accessible portal to customers," Madhuri said. He said the Energy Division envisions three core pillars for dynamic pricing: price presentation, rate reform…
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