Puget Sound Energy Business Demand Response Program Guidelines

	Emergency Program	Peak Demand Program
Program Period	Year-round (Summer: May – October; Winter: November – April)
Program Days	Weekdays, NERC non-holidays
Program Hours	6:00 AM - 10:00 PM PT (Dispatches more likely to occur 3:00 – 7:00 PM in Summer and 6:00 – 10:00 AM in Winter)​
Baseline	High 5 of 10 (no adjustment)​	High 4 of 5, factor-based day-of adjustment (%) that floors at 0. Adjustment window = 2 hours prior to initial notification.
Dispatch Notification	60 minutes	120 minutes
Event Duration	1-4 hours (typically 2 hours)
Event Limits	Mandatory Events: 12 per year​ Test Events: 1 per season, 2 per year​	Mandatory Events: 8 per season, 16 per year​ Test Events: 1 per season, 2 per year
Estimated Event Frequency	0 mandatory events and 2 test events	4 per season, 8 per year​
Performance Penalties & Bonuses	Performance cliff resulting in $0 earnings for performance less than 25% of nomination (season average). Performance bonus granted for 80% or greater performance (season average).
Payments	$50/kW-year or $25/kW-season + ($5/kW-season bonus)	$50/kW-year or $25/kW-season + ($10/kW-season bonus)​