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Solicitation Type Request for Proposal Solicitation Number RFP-25-802 Solicitation Status Awarded — Notice of Proposed Award(Cover Letter and Results Table) Last Awarded Date April 10, 2026 Division Energy Assessments Release Date February 19, 2026 Submission Deadline March 27, 2026, 11:59 pm Questions Deadline March 05, 2026, 5:00 pm This solicitation has been awarded. For questions, please contact the Energy Commission agreement officer within the NOPA Cover Letter or contact listed under the Purpose. Purpose Behind-the-meter (BTM) distributed generation adoption forecasts are a critical component to broader long-term energy demand forecasting in California. In 2024, the California Energy Commission completed a study with the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) which studied the growth of distributed generation technologies in California. The study resulted in improvements to the Distributed Generation Market Demand Model (dGen) which forecasts BTM solar photovoltaic (PV) PV and paired storage, including modeling payback periods for distributed generation under the Net Billing Tariff and a methodology for representing emerging consumer segments such as low-income and renter-occupied buildings. In addition to completed modeling improvements, the study scoped future model enhancements that would further improve distributed generation forecasting in California. The California Energy Commission seeks to improve BTM distributed generation forecasts by informing long-term electricity demand forecasts by executing a contract to address some of these recommendations along with others identified by Energy Commission forecast staff. Solicitation Files File RFP-25-802_NOPA_ada.docx Solicitation Events Mar 05 2026 Pre-Bid Conference - RFP-25-802 - Enhancing Behind-the-Meter PV and Storage Adoption Modeling in California March 5, 2026 | 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Remote Access Only