2. CONSENT AGENDA
Please see complete Consent Agenda here (pages 2-47, items 1-57).
Items 2,4, 5, 7, 20 and 40 held for 1/21/10 Agenda; Item 28 withdrawn; Items 59, 65, 67 and 72 taken up with Consent Agenda
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3. REGULAR AGENDA
Regular Agenda - Energy Orders
Item
58 (Rev.)
[8987]
Policies and Procedures for Purchase of Excess Electricity
Under Assembly Bill 1613
R08-06-024
Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion into Combined Heat and Power Pursuant
to Assembly Bill 1613.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Adopts the policies and procedures to implement Assembly Bill 1613.
Determines that customers to be allocated costs and benefits under this program shall include
bundled service customers and customers receiving electric service from electric service providers
or community choice aggregators.
Determines price for excess electricity shall be based on the costs of a combined cycle gas
turbine and comprise of a fixed and a variable component.
Includes a location bonus for eligible combined heat and power (CHP) systems located in
high-value areas and a pass through of any greenhouse gas compliance costs.
Adopts a standard contract to be offered to all eligible CHP systems up to 20 MW, and a
simplified contract to be offered to eligible CHP systems that export up to 5 MW.
Adopts Energy Division staff’s proposed changes to the standard and simplified contracts, with
some modifications.
ESTIMATED COST:
Unknown.
Cost will depend on the actual price of contracts entered into under this program.
(Comr Peevey - ALJ Yip-Kikugawa)
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=408779
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Quasi-Legislative.
Agenda 3245, Item 30 12/3/2009 (Staff)
12/11/2009 - This revision was not shown on the Agenda mailed to the public.
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4. Item
59
[8990]
Compensation Awarded to The Greenlining Institute for
Substantial Contribution to Decision 08-07-046
A06-12-009, A06-12-010, I07-02-013 - Related matters.
Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company for Authority to update its Gas and Electric Revenue
Requirement and Base Rates effective on January 1, 2008.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Awards The Greenlining Institute $12,186.01 in compensation for its substantial contribution to
Decision 08-07-046.
Closes the proceeding.
ESTIMATED COST:
Ratepayers of San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Southern California Gas Company will
each pay 50% of the awarded amount of $12,186.01, plus interest.
(Comr Bohn - ALJ Long)
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=407140
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Ratesetting.
Agenda 3245, Item 31 12/3/2009 (Peevey)
Taken up with Consent Agenda
5. Item
60
[8993]
Southern California Edison Company's Tehachapi
Renewable Transmission Project
A07-06-031
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Grants Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Tehachapi Renewable
Transmission Project (Segments 4-11) (TRTP).
Certifies Environmental Impact Report.
Imposes mitigation measures and conditions.
Finds overriding considerations for approving the TRTP.
Closes the proceeding.
ESTIMATED COST:
$1,522,920,000 construction costs without financing costs.
$1,784,740,000 (estimated) total cost.
(Comr Grueneich - ALJ Kolakowski)
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=408765
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Ratesetting.
Agenda 3245, Item 32 12/3/2009 (Peevey)
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6. Item
61
[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=E26166
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Ratesetting.
Held for 1/21/10 Agenda
7. Item
62
[9010]
California Solar Initiative Thermal Program to Provide Solar
Water Heating Incentives
R08-03-008
Order Instituting Rulemaking Regarding Policies, Procedures and Rules for the California Solar Initiative,
the Self-Generation Incentive Program and Other Distributed Generation Issues.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Adopts California Solar Initiative (CSI) Solar Thermal Program to provide incentives for the
installation of solar water heating systems on homes and businesses in the service territories of
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison Company, San Diego Gas
& Electric Company (SDG&E), and Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas).
Establishes program budget of $250 million to fund incentives for solar water heating systems that
displace gas usage.
Allows expenditures of up to $100.8 million, using funds authorized and collected through the CSI
photovoltaic program, for solar water heating systems that displace electricity usage.
ESTIMATED COST:
$250 million to be collected through gas customer distribution rates for customers of PG&E,
SDG&E and SoCalGas to fund incentives for gas-displacing solar water heating systems.
No additional cost for incentives to electric-displacing systems beyond the funds already
authorized and collected through the CSI photovoltaic program.
(Comr Peevey - ALJ Duda)
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=408288
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Quasi-Legislative.
Held for 1/21/10 Agenda
8. Item
63
[9048]
Incentive Earnings for 2006-2008 Energy Efficiency Savings
R09-01-019
Order Instituting Rulemaking to Examine the Commission’s Energy Efficiency Risk/Reward Incentive
Mechanism.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Authorizes Second installment of interim 2006-2008 incentive earnings for energy efficiency
savings achieved by the major electric and gas utilities.
Authorizes a schedule and process for a final true-up of 2006-2008 incentive payments to be
completed by year-end 2010.
ESTIMATED COST:
The interim incentive earnings will increase costs to ratepayers in the following amounts for 2009 and
2010.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company - $14,697,960 and $30,260,440.
Southern California Edison Company - $9,869,278 and $18,614,227.
Southern California Gas Company - $1,191,296 and $3,441,467.
(Comr Bohn - ALJ Pulsifer)
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=409012
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Ratesetting.
Item
63a
[9049]
ALTERNATE TO ITEM 9048
This alternate decision differs from the ALJ's proposed decision in that it:
Uses a shared savings rate of 12% for setting the incentive payments for Pacific Gas and Electric
Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison Company (SCE) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company.
Based on the higher shared savings rate, increases the 2009 incentive payments to PG&E from $14.7
million to $33.4 million, and to SCE from $9.9 million to $21.4 million.
(Comr Bohn)
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9. Item
64
[9052]
Policies and Findings to Fulfill Regulatory Obligations
Pursuant to the Energy Information and Security Act of 2007
R08-12-009
Order Instituting Rulemaking to Consider Smart Grid Technologies Pursuant to Federal Legislation and
On The Commission’s Own Motion to Actively Guide Policy in California’s Development of a Smart Grid
System.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Finds that for Sierra Pacific Power Company, Mountain Utilities, PacifiCorp, and Bear Valley
Electric Company, the adoption of Energy Information and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) requirements
would be inconsistent with the purposes of EISA.
Finds that for San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(PG&E), and Southern California Edison Company (SCE), adopting EISA requirements pursuant to
Smart Grid investment would be inconsistent with the purposes of EISA.
Finds that for SDG&E, PG&E, and SCE, prior Commission action makes no further action
necessary at this time.
Because of these findings, declines to adopt EISA requirements for Investor-Owned Utilities.
Orders a new phase of this proceeding to determine cost-effective ways of providing access to
customer usage data by the end of 2011 and sets a policy objective of providing price information by
the end of 2010.
ESTIMATED COST:
None.
(Comr Chong - ALJ Sullivan)
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=408819
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Quasi-Legislative.
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10. Item
65
[9053]
Self Generation Incentive Program Budget for 2010 and 2011
R08-03-008
Order Instituting Rulemaking Regarding Policies, Procedures and Rules for the California Solar Initiative,
the Self-Generation Incentive Program and Other Distributed Generation Issues.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Adopts the Self Generation Incentive Program Budget for 2010 and 2011 and provides program
direction regarding unspent previously authorized budgets and a program audit.
ESTIMATED COST:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, San Diego Gas &
Electric Company and Southern California Gas Company may collect a combined total of $83 million
annually for 2010 and 2011 and may collect approximately $155 million in unspent carry over budget
to be spent for Self Generation Incentive Program until January 1, 2016.
(Comr Peevey - ALJ Duda)
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=408755
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Quasi-Legislative.
Taken up with Consent Agenda
11. Item
66
[9057]
Implementation of Southern California Edison Company's
Solar Photovoltaic Program
Res E-4299, Advice Letter 2364-E filed on July 20, 2009 - Related matters.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Implements Southern California Edison Company’s Solar Photovoltaic Program.
Adopts a competitive solicitation process, protocols and eligibility criteria.
Adopts a standard power purchase agreement.
Adopts annual compliance reporting requirements.
ESTIMATED COST:
Actual costs are unknown at this time.
Costs for any single power purchase agreement shall not exceed $260 per megawatt hour.
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=408862
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Held for 1/21/10 Agenda
12. Item
67
[9064]
Southern California Edison Company Authority to Establish
an Eldorado-Ivanpah Transmission Project Memorandum
Account
Res E-4305, Advice Letter 2345-E filed on May 27, 2009 - Related matters.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Approves, with modifications and deferring reasonableness analysis of the magnitude of
backstop recovery costs to the Public Utilities Code §399.2.5 (§399.2.5) application review
(Application 09-05-027) associated with this project.
ESTIMATED COST:
None.
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=408828
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Taken up with Consent Agenda
13. Item
68 (Rev.)
[9103]
Residential Electric Rates Revised in Response to Senate Bill 695
A09-10-013, A09-10-014, A09-10-015 - Related matters.
Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Expedited Authorization to Change Residential
Electric Rates Effective January 1, 2010, as Permitted by Newly Enacted Public Utilities Code Section
739.9.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Pursuant to SB695 (Stats. 2009, Ch. 337) authorizes increases in Tier 1 and Tier 2 residential
electric rates for three applicants.
Establishes procedure for advice letters for related adjustments in future years.
Closes the proceeding.
ESTIMATED COST:
No net cost to residential class as whole but usage cost to individual customers may vary.
(Comr Peevey - ALJ Pulsifer)
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=408823
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Ratesetting.
12/16/2009 - This revision was not shown on the Agenda mailed to the public.
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14. Regular Agenda - Energy Resolutions and Written Reports
Item
69
[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=407742
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)
Held for 1/21/10 Agenda
15. Regular Agenda - Communication Orders
Item
70
[8944]
Guidelines for Customer Education Programs Regarding
Backup Power Systems
R07-04-015
Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission’s Own Motion into Reliability Standards for
Telecommunications Emergency Backup Power Systems and Emergency Notification Systems Pursuant
to Assembly Bill 2393.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Adopts guidelines for customer education programs for facilities-based providers of telephony
services (service providers) who provide service to residential customers using coaxial cable or
fiber-optic cable to the customer’s building that requires backup power on the customer’s premises.
Directs service providers to enhance their existing customer education programs to meet the
guidelines.
Requires service providers to make an advice letter filing within 180 days detailing their customer
education programs.
Closes proceeding.
ESTIMATED COST:
No significant cost.
(Comr Simon - ALJ O'Donnell)
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=407658
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Pub. Util. Code §1701.1 -- This proceeding is categorized as Quasi-Legislative.
Agenda 3244, Item 67 11/20/2009 (Chong);
Agenda 3245, Item 37 12/3/2009 (Chong)
Held for 1/21/10 Agenda
16. Regular Agenda - Communication Resolutions and Reports
Item
71
[8855]
Funding for the Mother Lode Broadband Project of Rapid
Link Inc. and Mother Lode Internet for Underserved Areas
Res T-17225
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Adopts California Advanced Services Funding (CASF) for Mother Lode Broadband Project in
underserved areas covering Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Mariposa Counties.
ESTIMATED COST:
$3,110,064 from the CASF which represents 40% of the total project cost to provide a new level
of speed throughout the Mother Lode region.
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=402298
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Agenda 3242, Item 51 10/15/2009 (Staff);
Agenda 3244, Item 68 11/20/2009 (Staff)
Held for 1/21/10 Agenda
17. Item
72
[8892]
TracFone Wireless, Inc. Request for Eligible
Telecommunication Carrier Designation
Res T-17235, Advice Letter (AL) 1, filed August 20, 2008; Supplemental AL (SAL) 1A, filed December
16, 2008; SAL 1B, filed March 2, 2009; SAL 1C, filed March 16, 2009; SAL 1D, filed July 24, 2009; and
SAL 1E, filed September 16, 2009 - Related matters.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Denies the request of TracFone Wireless, Inc. (TracFone) to be designated as an Eligible
Telecommunication Carrier for the purpose of receiving federal Lifeline support.
Directs the Communications Division to prepare an Order Instituting Investigation and Order to
Show Cause why TracFone should not be ordered to pay all outstanding user fees and surcharges,
applicable interest and penalties.
ESTIMATED COST:
None.
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=407603
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Agenda 3243, Item 59 10/29/2009 (Simon);
Agenda 3245, Item 38 12/3/2009 (Staff)
Taken up with Consent Agenda
18. Item
73
[9002]
Funding for California Valley Broadband Middle and Last
Mile Project From California Advanced Services Fund
Res T-17245
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Adopts California Advanced Services (CASF) contingent funding for the California Valley
Broadband Middle and Last Mile Project.
ESTIMATED COST:
$8,216,583 from the CASF which represents 10% of the total project cost of $82,165,826 to
provide broadband service in the Sacramento, Solano, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera
and Fresno Counties.
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Cyberdocs/AgendaDoc.asp?DOC_ID=404113
Pub. Util. Code § 311 – This item was mailed for Public Comment.
Agenda 3245, Item 40 12/3/2009 (Staff)
Held for 1/21/10 Agenda
19. Regular Agenda - Water/Sewer Orders
Item
74
[9097]
New Order Instituting Rulemaking
R____________
Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission’s Own Motion to Determine Whether Sharing of
Customer Information Between Regulated Water Utilities and Regulated Energy Utilities/Municipal Energy
Providers Should be Required; and if so, to Develop the Rules and Procedures Governing Such Sharing.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
Opens a rulemaking that explores the sharing of customer information between water and energy
utilities to enhance participation in low-income assistance programs for regulated water customers,
while determining if such sharing should be required, and to consider and develop the rules and
procedures governing the sharing of customer information, should such sharing be required.
ESTIMATED COST:
None.
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20. Regular Agenda - Legislative and Other Matters
21. Regular Agenda - Commissioner's Reports
Commissioner Simon Report
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22. Commissioner Grueneich Report
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23. Commissioner Bohn Report
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24. Commissioner Chong ReportDeparting comments from Commissioner Chong on her final Commission Meeting
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25. President Peevey Report
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26. Regular Agenda - Management Reports and Resolutions
Comments from Chief ALJ Karen Clopton; Report from Richard Clark
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27. Regular Agenda - Management Reports and Resolutions Report from Southern California Representative Denise Tyrrell
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28. CLOSED SESSION
Please see complete Closed Session agenda here (pages 68-76).
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