Proceeding A0403021
Date Filed: March 19, 2004
Status: Closed


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Filer Requested Category: Ratesetting
Preliminary Category: Ratesetting
Commission Designated Category: Ratesetting
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

DOCUMENTS
Number of Documents: 64

Type: REQUEST

Filing Date: February 22, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: for compensation for substantial contribution to D04-12-050.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: December 10, 2004
Filed By:
DUKE ENERGY MARKETING AMERICA, LLC
DUKE ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Description: On December 7, 2004, Brian Cragg, representing Duke Energy North America, LLC and Duke Energy Marketing, LLC (collectively, 'Duke'), met with Manuel Ramirez, advisor to Cmmr. Wood, and Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Cragg expressed Duke's support for the proposed decision approving the All Party Settlement of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Gas Transmission case (Gas Accord III).

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: December 6, 2004
Filed By:
ABAG PUBLICLY OWNED ENERGY RESOURCES
CALIFORNIA COGENERATION COUNCIL
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
CALPINE CORPORATION
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCERS
CITY OF COALINGA
CITY OF PALO ALTO
CORAL ENERGY RESOURCES, LP
DUKE ENERGY MARKETING AMERICA, LLC
DUKE ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, LLC
INDICATED PRODUCERS: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., OCCIDENTAL EN. MARKETING, VALERO, BP ENERGY, CONOCOPHILLIP
LODI GAS STORAGE, L.L.C.
MIRANT AMERICAS, INC.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GENERATION COALITION: SILICON VALLEY, TURLOCK IRRIG. DISTR., ET AL.
ORA/GILEAU/PUC
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
SCHOOL PROJECT FOR UTILITY RATE REDUCTION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
TRANSCANADA GTN SYSTEM (GAS TRANSMSSION NORTHWEST CORP.)
WILD GOOSE STORAGE, INC.
Description: joint; in support of ALJ Walwyn's draft decision.

Type: SUPPLEMENTAL

Filing Date: December 6, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: comments providing updated rate tables and corrected settlement agreement for ALJ Walwyn's draft decision.

Type: DRAFT DECISION

Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/WALWYN/PUC
Description: Opinion adopting Gas Accord III Settlement. Comments are due December 6, 2004, reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: November 16, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/WALWYN/PUC
Description: Identifies and admits Exhibits.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: September 23, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On September 20, 2004, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Trina Horner, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, in San Francisco. Also present were Rami Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, Richard Myers and Eugene Cadenasso of the Energy Division, and Ben Campbell, Manager, Product Management, Dan Thomas, Director, Business Strategy and Planning, California Gas Transmission, Shaun Halverson, Manager, Gas Rates, Lisa Lieu, Team Leader, Energy Revenue Requirements, and Frank Lindh, Attorney, PG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Eisenman stated that PG&E has reached an uncontested, all-party settlement in the 2005 Gas Transmission and Storage rate case. Eisenman asked that the Commission approve the settlement no later than its December 16, 2004 business meeting. Campbell stated that the settlement proposed eligibility criteria for new backbone level end-use service, as ordered in D03-12-061. Campbell added

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: September 22, 2004
Filed By:
DUKE ENERGY MARKETING AMERICA, LLC
DUKE ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Description: On September 17, 2004, Brian Cragg, representing Duke Energy North America, LLC and Duke Energy Marketing, LLC (collectively, "Duke"), spoke with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, on the telephone. Cragg expressed Duke's support for the Gas Accord III Settlement and discussed some of the provisions that affect Duke's Moss Landing generating facility.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: September 20, 2004
Filed By:
DUKE ENERGY MARKETING AMERICA, LLC
DUKE ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Description: On September 15, 2004, Brian Cragg, representing Duke Energy North America, LLC and Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C. (collectively, "Duke"), spoke with Trina Horner, advisor to Cmmr. Lynch, on the telephone. Cragg expressed Duke's support for the Gas Accord III Settlement and discussed some of the provisions that affect Duke's Moss Landing generating facility.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: August 27, 2004
Filed By:
ABAG PUBLICLY OWNED ENERGY RESOURCES
CALIFORNIA COGENERATION COUNCIL
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
CALPINE CORPORATION
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCERS
CITY OF COALINGA
CITY OF PALO ALTO
CORAL ENERGY RESOURCES, LP
DUKE ENERGY MARKETING AMERICA
DUKE ENERGY NORTH AMERICA
GAS TRANSMISSION NORTHWEST CORP.
INDICATED PRODUCERS: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., ET AL.
LODI GAS STORAGE, L.L.C.
MIRANT AMERICAS, INC.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CENERATION COALITION: SILICON VALLEY POWER, ET AL.
ORA/GILEAU/PUC
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
SCHOOL PROJECT FOR UTILITY RATE REDUCTION, JPA
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
WILD GOOSE STORAGE, INC.
Description: joint; of settlement parties; for approval of "Gas Accord III" Settlement; settlement attached.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: August 13, 2004
Filed By:
DUKE ENERGY MARKETING AMERICA
DUKE ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Description: On August 10, 2004, Brian Cragg, representing Duke Energy North America, LLC and Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C. (collectively, 'Duke'), met with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Cragg mentioned the parties' arrival at an all-party settlement and stated that Duke supports it.

Type: OPPOSITION

Filing Date: July 28, 2004
Filed By:
LODI GAS STORAGE, L.L.C.
Description: to Motion of PG&E to strike portions of LGS' direct testimony.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: July 22, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to strike portions of the direct testimony of Lodi Gas Storage.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: July 16, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/WALWYN/PUC
Description: Adopts a new procedural schedule. Hearings begin on August 2, 2004.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: July 9, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/WALWYN/PUC
Description: Directs PG&E to revise tables in its supplemental testimony.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: July 7, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On July 1, 2004, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present was Brian Cherry, Director, Regulatory Relations, PG&E. Cherry urged the Commission to grant PG&E's motion for reconsideration of the scoping memo and explained that at this time, PG&E is asking for an opportunity to be heard on two critical issues in the proceeding.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: July 6, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/WALWYN/PUC
CMMR/BROWN/PUC
Description: Grants NCGC's June 16, 2004 motion to strike PG&E's supplemental testimony, as set forth. Denies PG&E's June 17, 2004 motion for reconsideration of Scoping Memo.

Type: REPORT

Filing Date: June 30, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on additional storage capacity for pipeline balancing service pursuant to Ordering Paragraph 6.c of D03-12-061.

Type: OPPOSITION

Filing Date: June 25, 2004
Filed By:
LODI GAS STORAGE, L.L.C.
Description: to Motion of PG&E for Reconsideration of Scoping Memo.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: June 24, 2004
Filed By:
ORA/GILEAU/PUC
Description: to motion of PG&E for reconsideration of scoping memo.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: June 24, 2004
Filed By:
WILD GOOSE STORAGE INC.
Description: to motion of PG&E for reconsideration of scoping memo.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: June 23, 2004
Filed By:
MIRANT AMERICAS, INC.
Description: to Motion of PG&E for reconsideration of Scoping Memo.

Type: OPPOSITION

Filing Date: June 23, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to the NCGC's motion to strike (filed 6/16/4).

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: June 21, 2004
Filed By:
ORA/GILEAU/PUC
Description: to the NCGC's motion to strike (filed 6/16/4).

Type: RULING

Filing Date: June 18, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/WALWYN/PUC
Description: Modifies scoping memo, etc. Grants Duke's motion to modify the May 27, 2004 ruling and scoping memo. Shortens the time to respond to NCGC's June 16, 2004 motion to June 23, 2004; shortens time to respond to PG&E's June 17, 2004 motion to June 24, 2004. Modifies the procedural schedule, as follows: evidentiary hearings start July 28; opening briefs filed August 27; and reply briefs filed/submission - September 3, 2004.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: June 17, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: for reconsideration of scoping memo.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: June 16, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GENERATION COALITION
Description: to Strike PG&E Company's Supplemental Testimony proposing a Slack Capacity adjustment.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: June 16, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GENERATION COALITION
Description: to Shorten Time for Responses to Motion to Strike.

Type: SUPPLEMENTAL

Filing Date: June 14, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Testimony filed pursuant to Scoping Memo dated May 27, 2004.

Type: NOTICE

Filing Date: June 10, 2004
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: Of Intent To Claim Compensation

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: June 7, 2004
Filed By:
DUKE ENERGY MARKETING AMERICA, LLC
DUKE ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Description: to modify the Assigned Commisioner and ALJ's ruling and scoping memo.

Type: SCOPING RULING

Filing Date: May 27, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/WALWYN/PUC
CMMR/BROWN/PUC
Description: Affirms a ratesetting categorization for the proceeding. Sets the following schedule: evidentiary hearings start July 28, 2004; opening briefs filed August 27, and reply briefs - September 3, 2004 (also, submission date); final decision - December 16, 2004 [as modified by the June 18, 2004 Ruling].

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: May 27, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: LATE FILED. On May 19, 2004, Eric Eisenman, Chief, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, during a tour of the McDonald Island gas storage facility. Also present were Eugene Cadenasso, David Effross, Wendy Phelps, Richard Myers and Doris Lam of the Energy Division, and Ray Williams, Director, California Gas Transmission, Ben Campbell, Manger, Product Management, Todd Hogenson, Manager, Pipeline Engineering, Eric Kirkpatrick, Director, Gas System Maintenance and Technical Services, and Ronald Eutsler, Storage Technician Specialist, of PG&E. Eisenman stated that in the Gas Transmission and Storage Rate Case, PG&E requests Commission approval for the Line 57C reliability Project. Campbell discussed his testimony about potential ramifications to PG&E's customers if Line 57B is out-of-service for any reason. Hogenson discussed his testimony about the installation of Line 57C.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: May 19, 2004
Filed By:
DUKE ENERGY MARKETING AMERICA, LLC.
DUKE ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Description: AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On May 14, 2004, Brian Cragg, representing Duke Energy North America, LLC and Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C. (collectively, 'Duke'), had a telephone conversation with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and later the same day, left a voicemail message for Belinda Gatti. Cragg discussed the issues related to the eligibility criteria for the backbone-only rate and the forum in which the eligibility issues would be addressed. In the voicemail message, Cragg provided citations to materials in the record that discuss the cutoff date for eligibility for the backbone-only rate.

Type: PREHEARING CONFERENCE STATEMENT

Filing Date: May 10, 2004
Filed By:
MIRANT AMERICAS, INC.
Description: [pursuant to April 5, 2004 ruling].

Type: PREHEARING CONFERENCE STATEMENT

Filing Date: May 7, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA COGENERATION COUNCIL
CALPINE CORPORATION
Description: [pursuant to the April 5, 2004 ruling].

Type: PREHEARING CONFERENCE STATEMENT

Filing Date: May 7, 2004
Filed By:
ORA/GILEAU/PUC
Description: [pursuant to Aril 5, 2004 ruling].

Type: PREHEARING CONFERENCE STATEMENT

Filing Date: May 7, 2004
Filed By:
CHEVRON USA INC.
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
INDICATED PRODUCERS: BP ENERGY COMPANY
OCCIDENTIAL ENERGY MARKETING INC.
VALERO REFINING COMPANY
Description: [pursuant to April 5, 2004 ruling].

Type: PREHEARING CONFERENCE STATEMENT

Filing Date: May 7, 2004
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: [pursuant to April 5, 2004 ruling].

Type: PREHEARING CONFERENCE STATEMENT

Filing Date: May 7, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: [for May 11, 2004 prehearing conference].

Type: PREHEARING CONFERENCE STATEMENT

Filing Date: May 7, 2004
Filed By:
LODI GAS STORAGE, L.L.C.
Description: Prehearing Conference Statement.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: May 7, 2004
Filed By:
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCERS
Description: to motion of Calpine and CCC to strike portions of the prepared direct testimony of PG&E.

Type: PREHEARING CONFERENCE STATEMENT

Filing Date: May 7, 2004
Filed By:
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCERS
Description: [pursuant to April 5, 2004 ruling].

Type: PREHEARING CONFERENCE STATEMENT

Filing Date: May 7, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GENERATION COALITION
Description: Prehearing Conference Statement.

Type: PREHEARING CONFERENCE STATEMENT

Filing Date: May 7, 2004
Filed By:
DUKE ENERGY MARKETING AMERICA, LLC
DUKE ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Description: [pursuant to April 5, 2004 ruling].

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: May 4, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA COGENERATION COUNCIL
CALPINE CORPORATION
Description: On April 29, 2004, Avis Clark of Calpine Corporation (Calpine) met with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Also present were Roosevelt Grant, advisor to Pres. Peevey, Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, and Joseph Karp of White & Case LLP, attorney, and R. Thomas Beach, of Crossborder Energy, consultant, for Calpine and the California Cogeneration Council (CCC). Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Calpine and CCC representatives explained that the backbone-level rate is not inconsistent with Commission and state policies. Calpine and CCC urged the Commission to reject Duke's petition for modification of D03-12-061. Calpine and CCC representatives indicated that the scope of Pacific Gas and Electric Company?s new rate application should be limited to implementation of the backbone-level rate and other issues permitted under D03-12-061.

Type: REPLY

Filing Date: May 3, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: in support of [this] Application; and response in opposition to Calpine Corporation and California Cogeneration Council Motion To Strike.

Type: PETITION

Filing Date: April 28, 2004
Filed By:
KERN RIVER GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY
Description: to intervene.

Type: PROTEST

Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: to Application.

Type: PROTEST

Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
MIRANT AMERICAS, INC.
Description: to Application.

Type: PROTEST

Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
LODI GAS STORAGE
Description: to Application.

Type: PROTEST

Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
INDICATED PRODUCERS
Description: to Application.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
DUKE ENERGY MARKETING AMERICA
DUKE ENERGY NORTH AMERICA
Description: to Application.

Type: PROTEST

Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
WILD GOOSE STORAGE
Description: to Application.

Type: PROTEST

Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA COGENERATION COUNCIL
CALPINE CORPORATION
Description: to Application, including a Request for an Evidentiary Hearing.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA COGENERATION COUNCIL
CALPINE CORPORATION
Description: to Strike Portions of the Prepared Direct Testimony of Applicant.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
DUKE ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, LLC
DUKE ENERGY TRADING AND MARKETING, LLC
Description: On April 19, 2004, Brian Cragg, representing Duke Energy North America, LLC and Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C. (collectively, 'Duke'), met with Roosevelt Grant, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were Melanie Gillette and Roderick D. Wright for Duke. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Duke representatives discussed how various approaches to the eligibility criteria for the backbone-only rate could either exacerbate or mitigate the effect of the backbone-only rate on competition in the electric industry and how eligibility proposals would affect Duke's repowered units at Moss Landing and its proposed repowering at Morro Bay.

Type: PROTEST

Filing Date: April 22, 2004
Filed By:
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GENERATION COALITION
Description: to Application.

Type: PROTEST

Filing Date: April 21, 2004
Filed By:
ORA/GILEAU/PUC
Description: to Application.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: April 16, 2004
Filed By:
DUKE ENERGY MARKETING AMERICA LLC
DUKE ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Description: On April 13, 2004, Brian Cragg, representing Duke Energy North America, LLC and Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C., met with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Also present were Melanie Gillette and Roderick D. Wright, for Duke. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Duke representatives discussed the conflicts between the backbone-only rate and other Commission and state policies. Cragg added that the backbone-only rate focuses narrowly only on gas issues without considering the implications for electric generation, specifically the development of new generating units on existing sites and effects on competition in the electric industry. Duke representatives also discussed how various approaches to the eligibility criteria for the backbone-only rate could either exacerbate or mitigate the effect of the backbone-only rate on competition in the electric industry.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: April 8, 2004
Filed By:
DUKE ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, LLC
DUKE ENERGY TRADING AND MARKETING, L.L.C.
Description: On April 5, 2004, Roderick D. Wright, representing Duke Energy North America, LLC and Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C., sent a letter (attached to the notice) to Pres. Peevey.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: April 5, 2004
Filed By:
ALJ/WALWYN/PUC
Description: Sets prehearing conference for May 11, 2004; prehearing conference statements should be electronically served on May 7, 2004, with a hard copy delivered to ALJ.

Type: RESOLUTION ALJ-176 CATEGORIZATION

Filing Date: April 1, 2004
Filed By:
COMR/PUC
Description: Resolution ALJ 176-3131; Ratification of preliminary determinations of category adopted.

Type: APPLICATION

Filing Date: March 19, 2004
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: proposing cost of service and rates for gas transmission and storage services for 2005 and backbone level service and rates starting January 1, 2005, as required by Commission decision D03-12-061.

DECISIONS
Number of Decisions: 2

Decision Number: D0509002

Rendered Date: September 8, 2005
Effective Date: September 8, 2005
Description: Grants $36,385.45 in intervenor compensation to TURN, for its substantial contributions to D04-12-050. This proceeding is closed.

Decision Number: D0412050

Rendered Date: December 16, 2004
Effective Date: December 16, 2004
Description: Adopts Gas Accord III Settlement. This proceeding is closed.

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