RFP-25-803 – Improvements to Modeling Climate Data in Demand Forecasting
California Energy Commission is contracting technical modeling support to integrate climate-data projections into statewide electricity demand forecasting, using downscaled global climate models at 3-kilometer resolution and four new WRF model runs showing significantly higher peak loads and cooling demand compared to prior analyses. The contractor will process climate data inputs, analyze impacts on heating and cooling degree days, and embed revised forecasts into California's energy planning tools to reflect warming-driven demand shifts. Submission deadline: March 25, 2026.
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The California Energy Commission seeks a contractor to provide technical expertise, climate-data processing, and modeling support to improve electricity demand forecasting methods that account for climate change impacts. The project involves incorporating improved climate data, downscaled projections, and advanced modeling techniques into electricity demand forecasting, system planning tools, and resilience analyses aligned with ongoing interagency research efforts.
The scope of work builds on previous efforts in the 2024 IEPR cycle where CEC staff developed downscaled, bias-corrected projections over California at a 3-kilometer by 3-kilometer spatial resolution. The contractor will work with global climate model (GCM) data inputs and Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) models to prepare data for use in California's energy demand forecast. Four additional WRF model runs became available during the 2024 cycle, and analysis suggests significantly warmer climate projections with higher resulting loads compared to initial WRF model runs. The contractor will assist in analyzing impacts on peak demand and comparing heating degree days (HDD) and cooling degree days (CDD) from initial and new WRF runs.
Key dates for this solicitation include: Release Date of February 23, 2026; Questions Deadline of March 4, 2026 at 5:00 pm; Pre-Bid Conference on March 4, 2026 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (remote access only); and Submission Deadline of March 25, 2026 at 11:59 pm. Applications must be submitted using the Grant Solicitation System (GSS).
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