Proceeding A0503015
Date Filed: March 15, 2005
Status: Reopened


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Commissioner Assigned: Dian Grueneich on April 12, 2005 - From Pres Peevey to Comr. Grueneich
ALJ Assigned: David M. Gamson on May 5, 2006 - From ALJ Cooke to ALJ Gamson
Filer Requested Category: Ratesetting
Preliminary Category: Ratesetting
Commission Designated Category: Ratesetting
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

DOCUMENTS
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Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: December 26, 2007
Filed By:
Utility Consumers' Action Network
Description: to SDG&E Company's Comments on ALJ Ruling Seeking Further Information regarding UCAN's Intervenor Compensation Request.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: December 14, 2007
Filed By:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Description: To the Administrative Law Judge's Ruling Seeking Further Information Regarding Utility Consumer's Action Network Intervenor Compensation Request.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: November 20, 2007
Filed By:
ALJ/GAMSON/CPUC
Description: Seeking Further Information Regarding Utility Consumers' Action Network Intervenor Compensation Request. San Diego Gas & Electric Company's response due by December 14, 2007, and Utility Consumers' Action Network's reply due no later than December 28, 2007.

Type: PROPOSED DECISION

Filing Date: October 2, 2007
Filed By:
ALJ/HECHT/CPUC
Description: Opinion on Petition for Modification of Decision 07-04-043. Opening comments, which shall not exceed 15 pages, are due no later than October 22, 2007. Reply comments are due five days after opening comments are filed.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: August 20, 2007
Filed By:
DRA/ANGELOPULO/CPUC
Description: in support of the Petition of San Diego Gas & Electric Company for Modification of Decision Number 07-04-043.

Type: NOTICE

Filing Date: August 14, 2007
Filed By:
CALJ/MINKIN/CPUC
Description: of Co-Assignment. Administrative Law Judge Jessica T. Hecht is being co-assigned to Application 05-03-015.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION

Filing Date: August 3, 2007
Filed By:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Description: of Decision 07-04-043.

Type: REQUEST

Filing Date: April 26, 2007
Filed By:
Utility Consumers' Action Network
Description: for Award of Compensation.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: April 10, 2007
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On April 5, 2007, Lad Lorenz, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Cmmr. Grueneich in San Francisco. Also present were Nilgun Atamturk, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich; and Ted Reguly, Director-Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project, and Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, for SDG&E. Lorenz expressed SDG&E's strong support for the AMI settlement and proposed decision (PD) adopting it and suggested that the PD be modified to order SDG&E to file appropriate advice letters. Lorenz recommended that the avoided cost and demand response benefit estimates used for analytical purposes in the PD not be precedential. Blattner subsequently sent electronically written materials (attached to the notice) to advisor Atamturk.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: April 2, 2007
Filed By:
Utility Consumers' Action Network
Description: Reply; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Gamson.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: April 2, 2007
Filed By:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Description: Reply; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Gamson.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: April 2, 2007
Filed By:
DRA/ANGELOPULO/CPUC
Description: Reply; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Gamson.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: April 2, 2007
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Gamson.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: March 28, 2007
Filed By:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Gamson.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: March 28, 2007
Filed By:
Utility Consumers' Action Network
Description: on Proposed Decision of ALJ Gamson.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: March 28, 2007
Filed By:
DRA/ANGELOPULO/CPUC
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Gamson.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: March 16, 2007
Filed By:
DRA/ANGELOPULO/CPUC
Description: On March 13, 2007, Robert Kinosian, policy advisor for the Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA), met with Pres. Peevey in San Francisco. Also present was Andy Schwartz, advisor to Pres. Peevey. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Kinosian discussed the additional benefits obtained in DRA's settlement with San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) in comparison to SDG&E's original proposal.

Type: PROPOSED DECISION

Filing Date: March 8, 2007
Filed By:
ALJ/GAMSON/CPUC
Description: Opinion Approving Settlement on SDG&E Advanced Metering Infrastructrure Project. Opening Comments, which shall not exceed 15 pages, are due no later than March 28, 2007. Reply Comments are due five (5) days after Opening Comments are due.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: February 21, 2007
Filed By:
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
eMeter Corporation
Description: in Support of Joint Motion for Adoption of Settlement Agreement.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: February 16, 2007
Filed By:
ALJ/GAMSON/CPUC
Description: The Settling Parties to the February 9, 2007 settlement shall provide answers in writing to the questions in this Ruling by February 23, 2007 to the Service List. Evidentiary Hearing scheduled for February 27, 2007 10 am.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: February 13, 2007
Filed By:
ALJ/GAMSON/CPUC
Description: Shortening Comment Period on Motion for Settlement. The Joint Motion of SDG&E, DRA and UCAN to shorten the comment period on the settlement filed February 9, 2007 is granted. Comments on the Motion for Settlement are due on February 20, 2007.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: February 9, 2007
Filed By:
DRA/APPLING/CPUC
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
UTILITY CONSUMERS' ACTION NETWORK
Description: Joint; for adoption of Settlement Agreement.

Type: LAW & MOTION

Filing Date: February 9, 2007
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to File Confidential Information Under Seal, namely, confidential portions of the Joint Settlement Agreement.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: January 26, 2007
Filed By:
ALJ/GAMSON/CPUC
Description: granting SDG&E's request for an extension of the deadline for proposing a settlement under Rule 12.1(a). Any Rule 12 settlement shall be proposed no later than February 9, 2007.

Type: RECALENDARED

Filing Date: January 17, 2007
Filed By:
DOCKET/ALJ/PUC
Description: This ex parte was originally filed on 1/11/07 and originally appeared on the 1/16/07 Daily Calendar. The docket number was inadvertently omitted.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: January 16, 2007
Filed By:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Description: to the Ruling of ALJ Gamson.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: January 16, 2007
Filed By:
DRA/ANGELOPULO/CPUC
Description: on the response of SDG&E to the Ruling of ALJ Gamson.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: January 12, 2007
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On January 9, 2007, Anne Smith, Senior Vice President-Customer Service, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Andy Schwartz, advisor to President Peevey in San Francisco. Also present were Lad Lorenz, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs, Ted Reguly, Director-Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), and Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, for SDG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Smith stated that SDG&E's AMI case supports state policy goals and is cost-effective. Smith explained that differences over the analysis timeframe do not substantially impact the net present value. Smith further explained that $85/kW is a reasonable estimate for the carrying cost of a peaker plant.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: January 12, 2007
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On January 9, 2007, Anne Smith, Senior Vice President-Customer Service, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Stephen St. Marie, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn in San Francisco. Also present were Lad Lorenz, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs, Ted Reguly, Director-Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), and Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, for SDG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Smith stated that SDG&E's AMI case supports state policy goals and is cost-effective. Smith explained that differences over the analysis timeframe do not substantially impact the net present value. Smith further explained that $85/kW is a reasonable estimate for the carrying cost of a peaker plant.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: January 12, 2007
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On January 9, 2007, Anne Smith, Senior Vice President-Customer Service, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Lynn Carew, Chief of Staff to Cmmr. Chong in San Francisco. Also present were Lad Lorenz, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs, Ted Reguly, Director-Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), and Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, for SDG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Smith stated that SDG&E's AMI case supports state policy goals and is cost-effective. Smith explained that differences over the analysis timeframe do not substantially impact the net present value. Smith further explained that $85/kW is a reasonable estimate for the carrying cost of a peaker plant.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: January 11, 2007
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On January 8, 2007, Anne Smith, Senior Vice President-Customer Service, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Cmmr. Grueneich in San Francisco. Also present were Nilgun Atamturk, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich; and Lad Lorenz, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs, Ted Reguly, Director-Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), and Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, for SDG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Smith stated that SDG&E's AMI case supports state policy goals and is cost-effective. Smith explained that differences over the analysis timeframe do not substantially impact the net present value. Smith further explained that $85/kW is a reasonable estimate for the carrying cost of a peaker plant.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: January 4, 2007
Filed By:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Description: to the Ruling of ALJ Gamson (dated Dec 15, 2006).

Type: RULING

Filing Date: December 15, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/GAMSON/CPUC
Description: REOPENING THE RECORD AND REQUESTING FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING SDG&E'S AMI PROPOSAL. SDG&E shall provide information set forth to the service list by January 2, 2007. Parties, including SDG&E, may comment by January 9, 2007. SDG&E's information and parties' comments will become part of the record.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: December 12, 2006
Filed By:
DRA/PAULL/PUC
Description: On December 8, 2006, Robert Kinosian of the Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA), met with Nilgun Atamturk, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, in San Francisco. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Also present was Ted Geilen of the DRA. Kinosian and Geilen explained that San Diego Gas & Electric Company's (SDG&E) proposal is not cost effective, and that DRA's recommendation to the Commission is that instead of approving it, the Commission should authorize a new phase that would consider whether an AMI proposal similar to the one being prepared by Southern California Edison (to be filed in June 2007) might be cost-effective for SDG&E.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: December 4, 2006
Filed By:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Description: ON THE PROPOSED DECISION OF ALJ GAMSON.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: November 21, 2006
Filed By:
DRA/ANGELOPULO/CPUC
Description: Opposition to SDG&E Motion to Strike.

Type: PROPOSED DECISION

Filing Date: November 14, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/Gamson/CPUC
Description: OPINION REGARDING SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY'S PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF DECISION (D.) 05-08-018. Comments are due December 4, 2006; reply comments - five days after comments are filed.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: November 13, 2006
Filed By:
Utility Consumers' Action Network
Description: REPLY.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: November 13, 2006
Filed By:
DRA/ANGELOPULO/CPUC
Description: Reply;

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: November 13, 2006
Filed By:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Description: Reply;

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: November 6, 2006
Filed By:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Description: to Strike.

Type: REPLY

Filing Date: November 3, 2006
Filed By:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Description: TO DRA'S OPPOSITION TO PETITION TO MODIFY D05-08-018 APPROVING SETTLEMENT ON PRE-DEPLOYMENT COSTS.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: October 27, 2006
Filed By:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Description: OPENING.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: October 27, 2006
Filed By:
DRA/PAULL/ANGELOPULO/PUC
Description: opening.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: October 27, 2006
Filed By:
Utility Consumers' Action Network
Description: Opening

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: October 26, 2006
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On October 24, 2005, Ed Fong, Customer Operations Director, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Nilgun Atamturk, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, in San Francisco. Also present were Stephen St. Marie, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, Moises Chavez and Michael Rossauer of the Energy Division, David Hungerford of the California Energy Commission, and Kathe Cordova, Regulatory Case Manager, Beth Rolls Mathewson, Stakeholder Contact Manager, and Bill Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, for SDG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Blattner stated that SDG&E's AMI case is aligned with the State demand response policy goals articulated in the Energy Action Plan II. Cordova described the deployment schedule and the need for rollover pre-deployment and bridge funding. Cordova explained that SDG&E's case is cost-effective for all customers and includes significant demand response benefits. Fong explained the open-architecture and other technology requirements. Fong also explained that the exemplary res

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: October 26, 2006
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On October 23, 2005, Ed Fong, Customer Operations Director, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Lynn Carew, advisor to Cmmr. Chong, in San Francisco. Also present were Andrew Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Chong, and Kathe Cordova, Regulatory Case Manager, Beth Rolls Mathewson, Stakeholder Contact Manager, and Bill Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, for SDG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Blattner stated that SDG&E's AMI case is aligned with the State demand response policy goals articulated in the Energy Action Plan II. Cordova described the deployment schedule and the need for rollover pre-deployment and bridge funding. Cordova explained that SDG&E's case is cost-effective for all customers and includes significant demand response benefits. Fong explained the open-architecture and other technology requirements. Fong also explained that the exemplary residential rate structure provides incentives, not penalties, and is AB 1X compliant.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: October 24, 2006
Filed By:
DRA/ANGELOPULO/CPUC
Description: Opposition to SDG&E's Petition to Modify Decision 05-08-018.

Type: TRANSCRIPT

Filing Date: October 10, 2006
Filed By:
REPORTING DIVISION
Description: Submitted; Volume 7.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: September 19, 2006
Filed By:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Description: for an Order Limiting Access to Prepared Testimony.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION

Filing Date: September 1, 2006
Filed By:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Description: of Decision 05-08-018 approving Settlement of Pre-Deployment Costs.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: August 14, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/GAMSON/CPUC
CMMR/GRUENEICH/CPUC
Description: Assigned Commissioner and Administrative Law Judge Ruling regarding participation of the California Energy Commission.

Type: NOTICE

Filing Date: August 9, 2006
Filed By:
CALJ/MINKIN/PUC
Description: resetting date of prehearing conference.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: July 26, 2006
Filed By:
THE UTILITY CONSUMERS ACTION NETWORK
Description: to SDG&E Motion for Protective Order.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: July 21, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/Gamson/PUC
Description: Modifeis the procedural schedule in response to the July 18th motion by the DRA and UCAN. Sets a prehearing conference for September 14, 2006.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: July 20, 2006
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to UCAN + DRA Motion to Modify the Procedural Schedule.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: July 18, 2006
Filed By:
DRA/ANGELOPULO/CPUC
Utility Consumers' Action Network
Description: to Modify the Procedural Schedule.

Type: LAW & MOTION

Filing Date: July 12, 2006
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Motion for Protective Order (No envelopes accompanied the Motion. MMN).

Type: RULING

Filing Date: July 5, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/GAMSON/CPUC
Description: Denies SDG&E's June 9, 2006 motion for leave to propose a critical peak pricing rate. Extends the 18-month deadline for resolution of the proceeding. Grants the motions of the City of San Diego and Silicon Valley Leadership Group to intervene.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: June 26, 2006
Filed By:
SILICON VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP
Description: to intervene relative to critical peak pricing rate proposals.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: June 26, 2006
Filed By:
SILICON VALLEY LEADERSHIP GROUP
Description: to Motion of SDG&E for leave to propose a critical peak pricing rate.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: June 23, 2006
Filed By:
CPUC/DRA/ANGELOPULO
Description: THE DIVISION OF RATEPAYER ADVOCATES' RESPONSE TO THE MOTION OF SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR LEAVE TO PROPOSE A CRITICAL PEAK PRICING RATE.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: June 16, 2006
Filed By:
CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Description: to Motion of SDG&E for Leave to Propose a Critical Peak Pricing Rate.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: June 16, 2006
Filed By:
CITY OF SAN DIEGO
Description: to Intervene (relative to Critical Peak Pricing Rate Proposals).

Type: RULING

Filing Date: June 14, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/GAMSON/CPUC
Description: GIVING CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION PARTY STATUS AND GRANTING MOTION TO INTERVENE OF CELLNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: June 9, 2006
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: for Leave to Propose a Critical Peak Pricing Rate.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: May 24, 2006
Filed By:
CELLNET TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Description: for full party status; entry of appearance

Type: RULING

Filing Date: May 19, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/GAMSON/PUC
Description: Grants the April 28, 2006 motion to modify the schedule. Adopts the following new schedule: evidentiary hearing - 9/25/6; concurrent briefs - 10/27/6; reply briefs - 11/10/6; final decision - February 2007. SDG&E may file a petition to modfiy D05-08-018 to extend bridge funding authorized no later than September 1, 2006.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: May 15, 2006
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Motion for Modification of the Procedural Schedule.

Type: NOTICE

Filing Date: May 5, 2006
Filed By:
CALJ/MINKIN/PUC
Description: of reassignment.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: April 28, 2006
Filed By:
DRA/ANGELOPULO/PUC
TURN
UCAN
Description: for modification of the procedural schedule

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: March 20, 2006
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On March 15, 2006, Lad Lorenz, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Nancy Ryan, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were Nilgun Atamturk, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, July Fitch, Director of the Division of Strategic Planning, Sean Gallagher, Director of the Energy Division, and Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, and Ed Fong, Director of Customer Operations, for SDG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Lorenz stated that SDG&E is going forward with its Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) case. Fong explained that SDG&E's current AMI schedule and Request for Proposals does not include Broadband over Powerlines (BPL) technology for AMI communications. Fong stated that SDG&E may propose to incorporate BPL at a later date. Fong added that a substantial part of SDG&E's AMI business case relies on demand response benefits and that the avoided capacity costs should reflect an appropriate proxy for the SDG&E system and shou

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: January 30, 2006
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On January 25, 2006, Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, at Peet's Coffee, 601 Van Ness Avenue, in San Francisco. Blattner urged the Commission to approve SDG&E's Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) settlement by March 2, 2006. Blattner stated that the Energy Action Plan and Commission decisions support moving to dynamic pricing and that the settlement maintains positive momentum toward that goal. Blattner added that SDG&E has committed to obtaining consent from customers before switching them to the default CPP tariff. Blattner recommended that subsequent SPP issues be addressed in the Advanced Metering Infrastructure docket.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: January 25, 2006
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On January 24, 2006, Lad Lorenz, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) met with Nancy Ryan, advisors to Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were Rami Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, Julie Fitch, Director of Strategic Planning Division, and Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, Mark Gaines, Director-Customer Programs, and Joe Velasquez, Director-Commercial and Industrial Services, for SDG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Lorenz urged the Commission to approve SDG&E's CPP settlement by March 2, 2006. Blattner stated that the Energy Action Plan and Commission decisions support moving to dynamic pricing and that the settlement maintains positive momentum toward that goal. Velasquez noted that the settlement would result in modest peak demand reduction in 2006 while providing customer protection from adverse bill impacts in the first year. Velasquez added that SDG&E has committed to obtaining consent from customers before switching them to th

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: January 23, 2006
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: LATE FILED. On January 12, 2006, Kelly M. Morton, attorney for San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), telephoned ALJ Cooke. During the telephone conversation, Morton provided the Commission with confirmation regarding data previously submitted by SDG&E and discussed a potential overlap between A05-01-017 and A05-03-015.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: November 18, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/COOKE/PUC
Description: Modifies the schedule in response to the October 20, 2005 motion by SDG&E to modify the schedule, as follows: evidentiary hearing - 7/10/6; opening briefs - 8/22/6; reply briefs - 9/5/6; final decision - December 2006.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: November 3, 2005
Filed By:
UTILITY CONSUMERS' ACTION NETWORK
Description: to SDG&E's Motion for Modification of the Procedural Schedule.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: November 2, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/ANGELOPULO/PUC
Description: to the motion of SDG&E for modification of the procedural schedule.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: November 1, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: to SDG&E's motion for modification of the procedural schedule.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: October 20, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: for Modification of the Procedural Schedule.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: October 18, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On October 13, 2005, Lad Lorenz, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Julie Fitch, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, Ted Reguly, AMI Program Office Director, Ed Fong, Customer Operations Direction, and Kathe Hunter Cordova, Regulatory Case Manager, for SDG&E. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Blattner stated that SDG&E plans to file a motion requesting that the procedural schedule be modified. Reguly explained that SDG&E will be issuing a request for proposals for AMI solutions and that the new information will be useful in updating the costs and benefits of SDG&E's case-in-chief. Fong elaborated that the October 7th supplemental filing relies on the original 2004 case-in-chief cost and benefit data and analysis of this data should be considered in light of the fact that the data will be updated. Fong added that SDG&E will also provide a proposal for a new voluntary residentia

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: October 18, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On October 17, 2005, Billy Blattner, CPUC Relations Manager, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, at the San Diego Association of Governments offices in San Diego. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Blattner stated that SDG&E plans to file a motion requesting that the procedural schedule be modified. Blattner explained that SDG&E will be issuing a request for proposals for AMI solutions and that the new information will be useful in updating the costs and benefits of SDG&E's case-in-chief. Blattner noted that the October 7th supplemental filing relies on the original 2004 case-in-chief cost and benefit data and analysis of this data should be considered in light of the fact that the data will be updated.

Type: REQUEST

Filing Date: October 11, 2005
Filed By:
UTILITY CONSUMERS ACTION NETWORK
Description: for Award of Compensation.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: August 22, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA CONSUMER EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE
Description: on the draft decision approving settlement on pre-deployment costs.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: August 15, 2005
Filed By:
COALITION OF CALIFORNIA UTILITY EMPLOYEES
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: on the draft decision adopting settlement on pre-deployment costs.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: August 15, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on the Draft Decision of ALJ Cooke.

Type: DRAFT DECISION

Filing Date: July 26, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/COOKE/PUC
Description: Decision approving settlement on pre-deployment costs. Comments are due August 15, 2005; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: July 26, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/COOKE/PUC
Description: Modifies a schedule, as follows: evidentiary hearings - 1/30-2/10/06; opening briefs/request for final oral argument - 3/8/6; reply briefs - 3/17/6; decision - July 2006.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: July 20, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/COOKE/PUC
Description: Finds UCAN and TURN eligible to claim compensation.

Type: NOTICE

Filing Date: July 15, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: of intent to claim compensation.

Type: OPPOSITION

Filing Date: July 15, 2005
Filed By:
COALITION OF CALIFORNIA UTILITY EMPLOYEES
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: to the Motion of SDG&E, et al. for Approval of Settlement Agreement.

Type: SUPPLEMENT

Filing Date: July 8, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA CONSUMER EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE
HUNT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
ORA/PAULL/PUC
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE UTILITY CONSUMERS ACTION NETWORK
Description: to Motion for Approval of Settlement Agreement re: Pre-Deployment Funding and related issues.

Type: NOTICE

Filing Date: July 8, 2005
Filed By:
THE UTILITY CONSUMERS ACTION NETWORK
Description: of Intent to Claim Compensation.

Type: SCOPING RULING

Filing Date: July 1, 2005
Filed By:
CMMR/GRUENEICH/PUC
Description: Confirms that this is a ratesetting proceeding. Notices of intent to claim compensation should be filed not later than July 15, 2005. Sets evidentiary hearing for July 10-24, 2006; opening briefs - 8/22/6; reply briefs - 9/5/6; decision - December 2006 [as modified by the Ruling of July 26, 2005; as modified by the Ruling of November 18, 2005]].

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: July 1, 2005
Filed By:
CALIFORNIA CONSUMER EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE
HUNT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
ORA/PAULL/PUC
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE UTILITY CONSUMERS' ACTION NETWORK
Description: for Approval of Settlement Agreement re: Pre-Deployment Funding and related issues.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: June 30, 2005
Filed By:
COALITION OF CALIFORNIA UTILITY EMPLOYEES
Description: June 27, 2005, Marc Joseph, attorney for the Coalition of California Utility Employees (CUE), participated in a telephone conversation with Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich. Joseph explained the reason for the different position of CUE in the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) AMI proceedings. Joseph noted that PG&E has presented a case showing that AMI would be cost effective and had agreed to measures to protect utility employees that would be adversely affected. SDG&E has done neither.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: June 30, 2005
Filed By:
UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: On June 30, 2005, Nina Suetake of The Utility Reform Network, sent an email (attached to the notice) to ALJ Cooke. The email note concerned a marginal capacity cost value for San Diego Gas & Electric Company AMI scenario analysis.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: June 24, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/PAULL/PUC
Description: LATE FILED. On June 16, 2005, Dana Appling, Director of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA), met with Cmmr. Grueneich in San Francisco. Also present were Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, and Christopher Blunt and Robert Kinosian, Regulatory Analysts, James Scarff and Karen Paull, counsel, for ORA. Scarff and Kinosian observed that in response to the May 9 ruling, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) had scaled back significantly the scope of work and had reduced its request for pre-deployment finding from $50.3 million to no more than $9.3 million. ORA also noted that SDG&E's plan appeared to acknowledge realistically the risks and uncertainties associated with AMI deployment, and the proposal includes evaluation pointes and "off-ramps" that seem prudent to ORA. Kinosian summarized the provisions of the proposed settlement, and indicated that ORA supported it in principle. On Phase 2 issues, ORA suggested that for purposes of developing a useful record on demand response benefits, parties

Type: RULING

Filing Date: June 21, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/COOKE/PUC
Description: Grants SDG&E's motion for leave to file documents under seal, filed on March 30, 2005.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: June 16, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On June 13, 2005, Lad Lorenz, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Cmmr. Grueneich at Oliveto Café and Restaurant in Oakland. Also present were Debra Reed, President and Chief Operational Officer, and Anne Smith, Senior Vice President of Consumer Services, for SDG&E. Reed and Smith reiterated SDG&E's support for AMI but cautioned that the cost effectiveness cannot be justified solely on the basis of operational benefits and instead is also dependent upon demand response savings.

DECISIONS
Number of Decisions: 5

Decision Number: D0711002

Rendered Date: November 1, 2007
Effective Date: November 1, 2007
Description: Grants San Diego Gas & Electric Company's petition for modification of Decision 07-04-043 as set forth. This proceeding is closed.

Decision Number: D0704043

Rendered Date: April 12, 2007
Effective Date: April 12, 2007
Description: Approves settlement on San Diego Gas & Electric Company's advanced metering infrastructure project. This proceeding is closed.

Decision Number: D0612016

Rendered Date: December 14, 2006
Effective Date: December 14, 2006
Description: Grants in part and denies in part as set forth, San Diego Gas & Electric Company's September 1, 2006 petition for modification of Decision 05-08-018.

Decision Number: D0604016

Rendered Date: April 13, 2006
Effective Date: April 13, 2006
Description: Grants intervenor compensation to Utility Consumers' Action Network, for substantial contributions to Decision 05-08-018.

Decision Number: D0508018

Rendered Date: August 25, 2005
Effective Date: August 25, 2005
Description: Approves settlement on pre-deployment costs.

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