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Dave Armstrong

Dave Armstrong

Senior Economist/Data Analyst

BS, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Dave Armstrong specializes in supporting electricity suppliers in quantitative analyses related to designing products for competitive markets. His projects include retail product design and evaluation, wholesale price forecasting, and customer response modeling. Dave plays an essential role in the development and testing of retail product design and pricing software. He is also an expert software instructor, and leads workshops, training sessions, and pricing seminars.


News & Updates

2015 Load Impact Evaluation of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Residential Time-Based Pricing Programs: Ex-Post and Ex-Ante Report -

April 01, 2016 - CA Energy Consulting reported on 2015 ex post and 2016-2026 ex ante load impact estimates for Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s (PG&E) residential time-based pricing tariffs.


2014 Statewide Load Impact Evaluation of California Aggregator Demand Response Programs – Ex-Post and Ex-Ante Load Impacts -

April 01, 2015 - CA Energy Consulting documented the results of a load impact evaluation of aggregator-based demand response (“DR”) programs operated by the three California investor-owned utilities (IOUs), Pacific Gas and Electric (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric (“SDG&E”) for Program Year 2014.


2014 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Demand Bidding Programs (DBP) for Non-Residential Customers: Ex-post and Ex-Ante Report -

April 01, 2015 - CA Energy Consulting conducted ex-post and ex-ante load impact evaluations for the statewide Demand Bidding Program (“DBP”) in place at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (“SDG&E”) in 2014.


2013 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Demand Bidding Programs (DBP) for Non-Residential Customers: Ex Post and Ex Ante Report -

April 01, 2014 - CA Energy Consulting documented ex post and ex ante load impact evaluations for the statewide Demand Bidding Program (“DBP”) in place at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (“SDG&E”) in 2013.


2013 Statewide Load Impact Evaluation of California Aggregator Demand Response Programs Volume 2: Baseline Analysis -

April 01, 2014 - This second volume of the aggregator program evaluation report for program-year 2013 contains an analysis of the performance of the current program baseline methods and of a number of potential alternative baseline methods. The baseline analysis was ordered in the CPUC decision regarding DR activities and budgets for 2012 through 2014.


2013 Statewide Load Impact Evaluation of California Aggregator Demand Response Programs Volume 1: Ex-Post and Ex-Ante Load Impacts -

April 01, 2014 - CA Energy Consulting documents the results of a load impact evaluation of aggregator demand response (“DR”) programs operated by the three California investor-owned utilities (IOUs), Pacific Gas and Electric (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric (“SDG&E”) for Program Year 2013.


2012 Statewide Load Impact Evaluation of California Aggregator Demand Response Programs Volume 2: Baseline Analysis -

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2012 Statewide Load Impact Evaluation of California Aggregator Demand Response Programs Volume 1: Ex post and Ex ante Load Impacts -

April 01, 2013 - CA Energy Consulting documents the results of a load impact evaluation of aggregator demand response ("DR") programs operated by the three California investor-owned utilities (IOUs), Pacific Gas and Electric ("PG&E"), Southern California Edison ("SCE"), and San Diego Gas and Electric ("SDG&E") for Program-Year 2012.


2012 Impact Evaluation of Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s PeakChoice Program for Commercial and Industrial Customers Ex Post Report -

April 01, 2013 - CA Energy Consulting presents a load impact evaluation of the PeakChoice Program offered by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”) in 2012.


2012 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Demand Bidding Programs (DBP) for Non-Residential Customers: Ex Post and Ex Ante Report -

April 01, 2013 - CA Energy Consulting documents ex post and ex ante load impact evaluations for the statewide Demand Bidding Program (“DBP”) in place at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), Southern California Edison (“SCE”), and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (“SDG&E”) in 2012.


2011 Impact Evaluation of San Diego Gas & Electric’s Peak-Time Rebate Pilot Program, Ex-Post and Ex-Ante Report -

May 31, 2012 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for SDG&E’s Peak-time Rebate pilot program. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2012 through 2021.


2011 Impact Evaluation Southern California Edison’s Summer Discount Plan – Localized Dispatch and Limited Test Events, Ex Post Report -

March 03, 2012 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Summer Discount Program in place at Southern California Edison.


2010 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Aggregator Demand Response Programs: Ex Post and Ex Ante Final Report -

March 29, 2011 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Aggregator demand response programs in place at PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2011 through 2020.


2009 Impact Evaluation of San Diego Gas & Electric’s Participating Load Pilot Program, Part 1. Ex Post Final Report -

September 17, 2010 - This study estimated the load impacts from customers in SDG&E’s Participating Load Pilot Program.


2009 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Aggregator Demand Response Programs: Ex Post and Ex Ante Report -

April 21, 2010 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Aggregator demand response programs in place at PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2010 through 2020.


2008 Evaluation of California Statewide Aggregator Demand Response Programs, Volume 2: Baseline Analysis of AMP Demand Response Program -

May 30, 2009 - This study evaluates the effectiveness of alternative baseline methods used to estimate customer response to demand response programs.


2008 Load Impact Evaluation of California Statewide Aggregator Demand Response Programs, Volume 1: Ex Post and Ex Ante Report -

May 01, 2009 - CA Energy Consulting estimated customer load reductions during event days for the Aggregator demand response programs in place at PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E. The study also included a forecast of program load impacts for 2009 through 2020.