• PG&E bundled-service and a commercial, industrial or agricultural Direct Access customers
• Customers not enrolled in any demand response program (except Optional Bidding Mandatory Curtailment (OBMC) or Pilot OBMC)

CBP operates seasonally from May 1 to October 31, 11 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Day-Ahead Curtailment

• Maximum of one event per day.
• Will not exceed 24 hours per month.
• Customer notified by 3:00 p.m. on the business day before the operation day.

Day-Of Curtailment

• Maximum of one event per day.
• Will not exceed 24 hours per month.
• Customer notified 2 hours and 45 minutes before the curtailment hour begins.

PLEASE NOTE: Customers will need to make load nomination of curtailable usage FIVE calendar days before the month begins using a PG&E approved nomination site Login to APX for load nomination. Failure to reduce load for both Day Ahead and Day-Of will result in hour-by-hour penalties according to CBP tariff (PDF, 156 KB).

You may also enroll with a third-party aggregator directly. An aggregator is an entity appointed by a customer, to act on behalf of the customer with respect to all aspects of CBP, including receipt of notification of an event, receipt of incentive payments and payment of penalties.

Here is a list of PG&E-qualified aggregators:

Incentives and penalties will depend on the option you select.

• You must have an interval meter.
• If you do not have an interval meter, PG&E will install one at no charge if total usage is 200 kw and above.
• Participants receiving a free meter will be required to remain in the program for one full year.
• Installation of an approved interval data meter for Direct Access customers is the responsibility of the customer’s energy service provider or its meter data management agent.