2. CONSENT AGENDA
Please see complete Consent Agenda here (pages 2-20, items 1-22).
Items 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, and 11 held for 2/25/10 Agenda; Item 5 held for 3/11/10 Agenda; Item 29 taken up with Consent Agenda
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3. REGULAR AGENDA
Regular Agenda - Energy Orders
Item
23
[8406]
Tradable Renewable Energy Credits for the California
Renewables Portfolio Standard Program Compliance
R06-02-012
Order Instituting Rulemaking to Develop Additional Methods to Implement the California Renewables
Portfolio Standard Program.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Authorizes use of tradable renewable energy credits (TRECs) for the California Renewables
Porforlio Standard Program compliance.
Sets market rules for TREC market.
Sets compliance and reporting rules for use of TRECs.
Sets temporary cap of $50.00/REC on TRECs used by utilities for RPS compliance.
Sets temporary usage limit of 40% of RPS annual procurement target for TRECs used by three
large utilities.
ESTIMATED COST:
None.
(Comr Peevey - ALJ Simon)
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=E20608
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Ratesetting.
Held for 2/25/10 Agenda
4. Item
24
[8994]
Long-Term Resource Adequacy Policy
R05-12-013
Order Instituting Rulemaking to Consider Refinements to and Further Development of the Commission’s
Resource Adequacy Requirements Program.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Adopts, as a matter of Commission policy, a multi-year forward capacity procurement
requirement.
Provides for implementation of the adopted policy in a new rulemaking.
Closes the proceeding.
ESTIMATED COST:
No direct incremental cost foreseen.
(Comr Peevey - ALJ Wetzell)
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=412561
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Ratesetting.
Agenda 3246, Item 61 12/17/2009 (Peevey);
Agenda 3247, Item 43 1/21/2010 (Staff)
Held for 2/25/10 Agenda
5. Item
25 (Rev.)
[9127]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Peak Day Pricing
A09-02-022
Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Approval of its 2009 Rate Design Window
Proposals for Dynamic Pricing and Recovery of Incremental Expenditures Required for Implementation.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Continues implementation of the Commission’s policy to make dynamic pricing available for all
electric customers by adopting and implementing default and optional critical peak pricing and
time-of-use rates (together, referred to as Peak Day Pricing) beginning May 1, 2010, for Pacific Gas
and Electric Company.
This decision also adopts appropriate customer outreach and education activities and measures
to ensure customer awareness and understanding of the new rates and options.
The revenue requirement associated with authorized costs will be included in rates through
Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Annual Electric True-up advice letter filing.
Recovery of potential cost overruns, including contingencies, and costs associated with Customer
Care and Billing conversions are deferred to after-the-fact reasonableness review applications.
Closes the Proceeding.
ESTIMATED COST:
Authorizes cost recovery of capital expenditures and operating expenses amounting to
$123,585,000 for the years 2008-2010.
(Comr Peevey - ALJ Fukutome)
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=413779
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Ratesetting.
Agenda 3247, Item 46 1/21/2010 (Bohn )
02/02/2010 - This revision was not shown on the Agenda mailed to the public.
Held for 2/25/10 Agenda
6. Item
26
[9182]
New Order Instituting Rulemaking
R___________
Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission’s Own Motion to address the issue of customers’ electric
and natural gas service disconnection.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
The Commission initiates a rulemaking to implement measures addressing the disconnection
issue.
ESTIMATED COST:
None.
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=414002
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7. Regular Agenda - Energy Resolutions and Written Reports
Item
27
[8518]
Moorpark-Newbury 66 kV Subtransmission Line
Res E-4243, Advice Letter 2272-E, filed on October 2, 2008 - Related matters.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Affirms a prior Executive Director’s Action Resolution E-4225 findings related to Southern
California Edison’s (SCE’s) proposed Moorpark-Newbury 66 kV Subtransmission line.
Finds that: (1) SCE complied with the notice requirements for the proposed construction of
facilities; (2) The proposed facilities were exempt from Permit to Construct requirements; (3) Facts
claimed in protests to Executive Director’s Action Resolution did not support a finding that General
Order 131-D exemption criteria applied.
Dismisses protests.
ESTIMATED COST:
Moorpark-Newbury 66kV Subtransmission Line was filed as Advice Letter 2272-E Notice of
Proposed Construction Project Pursuant to General Order 131-D; therefore, no cost information is
provided or required for Permits to Construct.
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=407741
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Agenda 3235, Item 25 6/4/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3236, Item 43 6/18/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3237, Item 32 7/9/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3240, Item 46 9/10/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3241, Item 38 9/24/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3242, Item 46 10/15/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3243, Item 51 10/29/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3244, Item 64 11/20/2009 (Peevey);
Agenda 3245, Item 34 12/3/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3247, Item 49 1/21/2010 (Staff)
Held for 2/25/10 Agenda
8. Item
28
[8520]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric
Company, and Southern California Edison Company
Qualifying Facilities Contracts
Res E-4242, Advice Letter (AL) PG&E AL 3197-E, SDG&E AL 1958-E and SCE AL 2200-E, filed on
January 14, 2008, Supplemental AL PG&E AL 3197-E-A, SDG&E AL 1958-E-A and SCE AL 2200-E-A,
filed on July 11, 2008, and Supplemental AL PG&E AL 3197-E-B, et al. - Related matters.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Adopts, with modifications, the Qualifying Facility (QF) Standard Offer Contracts proposed by
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison Company (SCE) and San
Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E). Upon adoption, there will be one QF Standard Offer
Contract across all three electric Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs).
The new contract may be signed by new and existing QFs with expired contracts in addition to
QFs pursuing other contracting methods such as participating in an IOU’s Request for Offer process
or negotiating a bilateral contract.
ESTIMATED COST:
Adoption of this resolution does not imply any specific cost. However, upon adoption, the utilities
may enter into contracts with new or existing QFs.
These contracts will form part of the utilities’ procurement costs for electricity.
It is impossible to know in advance the total cost of those contracts but, in the past, QF power has
represented no more than 20% of the utilities’ portfolio.
Contracts executed with existing QFs should not result in any additional costs as the utilities were
already purchasing power from these QFs in the past.
Contracts signed with new QFs will represent new incremental expenditures, but this spending will
be offset by the reduced need for new generation as a result of contracting with the new QF.
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=409745
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Agenda 3235, Item 26 6/4/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3236, Item 44 6/18/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3237, Item 33 7/9/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3238, Item 47 7/30/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3239, Item 55 8/20/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3240, Item 47 9/10/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3241, Item 39 9/24/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3242, Item 47 10/15/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3243, Item 52 10/29/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3244, Item 65 11/20/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3245, Item 35 12/3/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3246, Item 69 12/17/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3247, Item 50 1/21/2010 (Staff)
Held for 2/25/10 Agenda
9. Item
29
[9151]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Renewable Power
Purchase Agreement with Mt. Poso Cogeneration Company,
LLC
Res E-4309, Advice Letter 3529-E filed on September 21, 2009 - Related matters.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Approves cost recovery for a Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s renewable energy power
purchase agreement (PPA) with Mt. Poso Cogeneration Company, LLC for biomass power.
The PPA is approved with modifications.
ESTIMATED COST:
Actual costs are confidential at this time.
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=413993
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Taken up with Consent Agenda
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10. Regular Agenda - Legal Division Matters
Item
30
[9147]
Comments Before Federal Communications Commission
Regarding Rural and Urban Rates
WC Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 96-45
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) responds to the decision of the United States Court
of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Qwest Communications International, Inc. v. FCC, in which the court
remanded the FCC’s rules for providing high-cost universal service support to non-rural carriers.
Given certain time constraints, the FCC is proposing to adopt only interim changes to the universal
service support mechanism in response to the court’s decision.
Specifically, the FCC seeks comment on whether it should define “reasonably comparable” rural and
urban rates in terms of rates for bundled local and long distance services.
The FCC asks whether it should require carriers to certify that they offer bundled local and long
distance services at reasonably comparable rural and urban rates.
Staff seeks authority to prepare comments addressing issues raised in the FCC’s Public Notice.
Agenda 3247, Item 56 1/21/2010 (Staff)
Withdrawn
11. Regular Agenda - Legislative and Other Matters
12. Regular Agenda - Commissioner's Reports
Commissioner Simon Report
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13. Commissioner Grueneich Report
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14. Commissioner Bohn Report
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15. Commissioner Ryan Report
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16. President Peevey Report
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17. Regular Agenda - Management Reports and Resolutions
Executive Director Paul Clannon on Haiti relief efforts.
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18. Regular Agenda - Management Reports and Resolutions
Southern California Representative Denise Tyrrell reports from Los Angeles.
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19. Regular Agenda - Management Reports and Resolutions
Director Richard Clark on the Rail Safety Action Plan
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20. CLOSED SESSION
Please see complete Closed Session agenda here (pages 32-40).
