2. CONSENT AGENDA
Please see complete Consent Agenda here (pages 2-37, items 1-41).
Items 2,3,5,6,8,21,24 and 39 held for 3/11/10 Agenda; Item 4 withdrawn; Items 48, 50 and 51 taken up with Consent Agenda
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3. REGULAR AGENDA
Regular Agenda - Energy Orders
Item
42
[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=414569
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Ratesetting.
Agenda 3248, Item 23 2/4/2010 (Staff)
Held for 3/11/10 Agenda
4. Item
43
[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=414547
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);
Agenda 3248, Item 24 2/4/2010 (Staff)
Held for 3/11/10 Agenda
5. Item
44
[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.
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)
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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 );
Agenda 3248, Item 25 2/4/2010 (Peevey)
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6. Item
45
[9195]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Solar Photovoltaic
Program
A09-02-019
Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company to Implement and Recover in Rates the Costs of its
Photovoltaic Program.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Adopts a new program to develop 500 Megawatts of photovoltaic facilities by Pacific Gas and
Electric Company (PG&E) and independent power producers in PG&E’s service territory.
Closes the proceeding.
ESTIMATED COST:
Prices for utility-owned generation and power purchase agreements will be capped at the
weighted average price of photovoltaic projects from PG&E’s 2009 renewables portfolio standard
solicitation.
(Comr Peevey - ALJ Ebke)
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Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Ratesetting.
Item
45a
[9196]
ALTERNATE TO ITEM 9195
The Alternate Proposed Decision (APD) approves a program that includes projects in the size
range of one to three MW. The Proposed Decision (PD) does not.
The APD allows up to 5% of the Utility Owned Generation capacity authorized under this program
to be from facilities less than 1 MW in size and/or roof-mounted. The PD does not allow these types
of projects to be pursued under the program.
(Comr Peevey)
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Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Held for 3/11/10 Agenda
7. Regular Agenda - Energy Resolutions and Written Reports
Item
46
[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=414616
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);
Agenda 3248, Item 27 2/4/2010 (Staff)
Held for 3/11/10 Agenda
8. Item
47
[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=414622
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);
Agenda 3248, Item 28 2/4/2010 (Staff)
Held for 3/11/10 Agenda
9. Item
48
[9194]
Extends and Modifies the Advice Letter Pilot Program
Adopted in Resolution ALJ-186 and Amended in Resolution
ALJ-202
Res ALJ-244
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Amends the Public Utilities Code § 851 advice letter Pilot Program regulations in order to implement
Assembly Bill 698 (effective January 1, 2010), as follows:
Permits the Executive Director or the Division Director having subject matter jurisdiction to
approve certain Section 851 advice letters when no protest has been filed, no environmental review
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is required, and the transaction does not
materially impact ratebase or require more extensive Commission review.
Permits regulated utilities to file advice letters, rather than formal applications, to request
Commission approval pursuant to Section 851 of certain transactions when the Commission is a
Responsible Agency under CEQA and the Lead Agency has completed its CEQA review and has
certified its environmental documents. These advice letters may be approved by Commission
resolution only.
Extends the Pilot Program for an additional one year until August 23, 2011, in order to allow
sufficient time to obtain and consider comments from interested parties on other possible changes
to the Pilot Program and whether the Pilot Program should be extended, discontinued, or made
permanent.
ESTIMATED COST:
None.
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=412983
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Taken up with Consent Agenda
10. Regular Agenda - Water/Sewer Orders
Item
49
[9132]
San Gabriel Valley Water Company Conservation Rate
Design and Memorandum Accounts
A08-09-008
In the Matter of the Application of San Gabriel Valley Water Company for authority to establish a
conservation rate design, including a Water Revenue Adjustment Mechanism, modified cost balancing
account, and Conservation Memorandum Account in compliance with Decision 08-06-022.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Authorizes conservation rate designs, water revenue adjustment mechanism, and cost balancing
accounts.
Denies conservation and proceeding memorandum accounts.
Closes the proceeding.
ESTIMATED COST:
No change in revenue requirement.
Reduces service charges, shifting higher proportion of revenues to quantity charges within a
two-tier increasing block rate design.
(Comr Bohn - ALJ Weatherford)
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=E27297
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Ratesetting.
Held for 3/11/10 Agenda
11. Regular Agenda - Legal Division Matters
Item
50
[9212]
Comments Before Federal Communications Commission
Regarding Preserving the Open Internet - Broadband
Industry Practices
GN Docket 09-191, WC Docket No. 07-52
The Federal Communications Commission seeks comment on the best means of preserving a free and
open Internet and drafts of proposals to achieve that end.
Taken up with Consent Agenda
12. Item
51
[9222]
Comments Before Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Regarding Notice Requesting Comments on Regional
Transmission Organization and Independent System
Operator Performance Metrics
FERC Docket No. AD10-5-000
Staff seeks Commission authorization to comment on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's
(FERC) Request For Comments, which seeks comments on a set of performance metric topics that
FERC proposes to require Independent System Operators (ISO) and Regional Transmission
Organizations (RTO) to report annually in an “ISO/RTO Metric Report.”
FERC also requests comments on an additional nine performance measures that are currently under
review for inclusion in the ISO/RTO Metric Reports.
The Commission’s comments will address whether the proposed metric topics will effectively track the
performance of ISO/RTO operations and markets, including (1) whether the Commission agrees that the
proposed metric topics are suitable and desirable for reporting by each ISO/RTO, and (2) recommended
clarifications to topics or suggested additional topics for inclusion
Taken up with Consent Agenda
13. Regular Agenda - Commissioner's Reports
Commissioner Ryan Report
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14. Commissioner Simon Report
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15. Commissioner Grueneich Report
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16. Commissioner Bohn Report
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17. President Peevey Report
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18. Regular Agenda - Management Reports and Resolutions
Chief ALJ Karen Clopton- Review of PUC formal processes.
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19. Regular Agenda - Management Reports and Resolutions
Consumer Safety and Protection Division Deputy Director Paul King on Tehatchepi Mountains train derailment.
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20. Regular Agenda - Management Reports and Resolutions
Reports from General Council Frank Lindh, Executive Director Paul Clanon, and Southern California Representative Denise Tyrrell
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21. CLOSED SESSION
Please see complete Closed Session agenda here (pages 51-60).
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