Proceeding A0505012
Date Filed: May 9, 2005
Status: Closed


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Filer Requested Category: Ratesetting
Preliminary Category: Ratesetting
Commission Designated Category: Ratesetting
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

DOCUMENTS
Number of Documents: 52

Type: PROPOSED DECISION

Filing Date: September 15, 2006
Filed By:
ALJ/GALVIN/CPUC
Description: Opinion Granting Modification of Decision 05-12-043. Opening Comments are due no later than Oct 5, 2006; Reply Comments are due 5 days thereafter.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: May 5, 2006
Filed By:
AGLET CONSUMER ALLIANCE
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: to Petition of SDG&E for Modification of D05-12-043.

Type: PETITION FOR MODIFICATION

Filing Date: April 5, 2006
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: of D05-12-043.

Type: REPLY

Filing Date: March 28, 2006
Filed By:
AGLET CONSUMER ALLIANCE
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: to Edison's response to Request for Award of Compensation.

Type: RESPONSE

Filing Date: March 13, 2006
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: to Request of Aglet Consumer Alliance and TURN for Award of Compensation.

Type: REQUEST

Filing Date: February 14, 2006
Filed By:
AGLET CONSUMER ALLIANCE
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: for award of Compensation.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: December 16, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On December 13, 2005, Lad Lorenz, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Nilgun Atamturk, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, in San Francisco. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Lorenz discussed the proposed decision of ALJ Galvin and stated the need to establish a fair and reasonable return on equity (ROE) based on the same methodology being applied to all three utilities. Lorenz presented four specific instances where SDG&E was treated differently and stated that correcting these errors would result in SDG&E deserving an 11.05 percent ROE.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: December 12, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/LEE/PUC
Description: On December 7, 2005, Dana Appling, Director of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA), met with Cmmr. Bohn, in San Francisco. Also present were Stephen St. Marie and Lindsay Brown, advisors to Cmmr. Bohn, Robert Kinosian and Mark Pocta of the ORA, and Diana Lee of the Legal Division. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Pocta explained that the proposed decision reflected an upward bias in the range of Return on Equity that was unprecedented and inconsistent with business and financial risks that the utilities face today.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: December 12, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/LEE/PUC
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Galvin.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: December 12, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Galvin.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: December 12, 2005
Filed By:
AGLET CONSUMER ALLIANCE
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
UTILITY CONSUMERS' ACTION NETWORK
Description: reply; on Proposed Decision of ALJ Galvin.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: December 12, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/LEE/PUC
Description: On December 7, 2005, Robert Kinosian of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA), met with Cmmr. Brown in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were David Gamson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Mark Pocta of the ORA, Diana Lee of the Legal Division and representatives from Aglet Consumer Alliance, The Utility Reform Network, Utility Consumers' Action Network, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), and Southern California Edison Company. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Pocta explained that the proposed decision reflected an upward bias in the range of Return on Equity that was unprecedented and inconsistent with business and financial risks that the utilities face today. Pocta discussed the lower forecast of interest rates for 2006 and the importance of requiring SDG&E's cost of capital to set by the established MICAM.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: December 12, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On December 7, 2005, Lee Schavrien, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Cmmr. Brown in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were Belinda Gatti and Peter Hanson, advisors to Cmmr. Brown, Nilgun Atamturk, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, Stephen St. Marie, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, Mark Pocta, Robert Kinosian, Maryam Ghadessi and Diana Lee from the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, James Weil from Aglet Consumer Alliance, Brian Cherry, Dick Patterson, Shirley Woo and Jennifer Dowdell from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), John Hughes, Mike Hoover and Paul Hunt from Southern California Edison Company (SCE), Lad Lorenz and Gary Hayes from SDG&E, and Haley Goodson from The Utility Reform Network. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Schavrien addressed the errors in the proposed decision with regard to treatment of SDG&E on an equitable basis with both SCE and PG&E that when corrected would result in SDG&E receiving an authorized

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: December 12, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: reply; on the proposed decision of ALJ Galvin.

Type: REPLY

Filing Date: December 12, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: to Comments on the proposed decision (of ALJ Galvin).

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: December 12, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On December 7, 2005, Brian Cherry, Director, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Cmmr. Brown in an all-party meeting in San Francisco. Also present were Belinda Gatti and David Gamson, advisors to Cmmr. Brown, Stephen St. Marie, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, ALJ Galvin, Brian Cherry, Director, Regulatory Relations, Richard Patterson, Manager, Finance, Business and Financial Planning, Shirley Woo, Attorney, and Jennifer Dowdell, Chief, Regulatory Relations, for PG&E, and other attendees listed on the attachment to the notice. Cherry expressed support for the proposed decision (PD) of ALJ Galvin as well-reasoned, but urged that, if the PD is changed to adjust any utility's allowed Return on Equity upward from what is currently proposed similar upward adjustments should be made for all utilities.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: December 9, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: On December 7, 2005, Bruce Foster, Vice President of Regulatory Operations, Southern California Edison Company (SCE), participated in an all-party meeting with Cmmr. Brown. Also present were Peter Hanson, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Nilgun Atamturk, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, Stephen St. Marie, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, ALJ Galvin, Mark Pocta, Maryam Ghadessi, Robert Kinosian, and Diana Lee, for the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, Michael Hoover, Director of Regulatory Affairs, John Hughes, Manager of Regulatory Policy and Affairs, Paul Hunt, Manager of Regulatory Finance and Economics, and William Harn, Senior Attorney, for SCE, James Weil on behalf of Aglet Consumer Alliance, The Utility Reform Network (TURN) and Utility Consumers' Action Network, Hayley Goodson, also for TURN, Richard Patterson, Shirley Woo, Brian Cherry, and Jennifer Dowdell, on behalf of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and Lee Schavrien, Lad Lorenz, and Gary Hayes, on behalf of San Diego Gas & Electric Company. Hunt explained that SCE would

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: December 8, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/LEE/PUC
Description: to strike portions of the comments of SDG&E on the proposed decision.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: December 6, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On December 1, 2005, Brian Cherry, Director, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), met with Cmmr. Bohn in San Francisco. Also present were Stephen St. Marie, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, and Jennifer Dowdell, Manager, Regulatory Relations, PG&E. Cherry indicated that while the proposed decision by ALJ Galvin is generally well-reasoned, policy considerations support an upward adjustment of PG&E's return on equity based on risk metrics, such as Beta, business position and debt equivalence.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: December 6, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On December 5, 2005, Lad Lorenz, , Vice President of Regulatory Affairs - San Francisco, for San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Rami Kahlon, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San Francisco. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Lorenz discussed the proposed decision of ALJ Galvin and urged further consideration of SDG&E's proposal to increase its equity percentage from 49 percent to 51 percent. Lorenz explained that such a change is warranted by the record and would appropriately reflect the impact of debt equivalence on SDG&E's financial condition. Further, Lorenz pointed out that a change to a 51 percent ratio would reverse the trend of a widening disparity in equity returns between SDG&E and the other two investor-owned utilities.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: December 5, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on Proposed Decision of ALJ Galvin.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: December 5, 2005
Filed By:
AGLET CONSUMER ALLIANCE
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
UTILITY CONSUMERS' ACTION NETWORK
Description: on Proposed Decision of ALJ Galvin.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: December 5, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/LEE/PUC
Description: on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Galvin.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: December 5, 2005
Filed By:
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Description: on the Proposed Decision.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: December 5, 2005
Filed By:
AGLET CONSUMER ALLIANCE
UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: On December 59, 2005, Hayley Goodson, attorney for The Utility Reform Network, met with Rami Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, and Cmmr. Bohn, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Cmmr. Peevey attended the meeting with Rami Kahlon via videoconference from the Los Angeles offices. In the meeting with Cmmr. Bohn also participated Stephen St. Marie, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn. James Weil, Director of Aglet Consumer Alliance, was also present. Goodson and Dr. Weil addressed the proposed decision (PD) of ALJ Galvin and explained that the record in this proceeding does not justify an increase in return on equity for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Southern California Edison Company (SCE). Dr. Weil and Goodson emphasized that the PD provides San Diego Gas & Electric Company with an adequate return on equity relative to the returns that the PD would authorize for PG&E and SCE.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: December 5, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Opening; on Proposed Decision of ALJ Galvin.

Type: COMMENTS

Filing Date: December 5, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: on Proposed Decision of ALJ Galvin.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: December 2, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On November 29, 2005, Lee Schavrien, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Cmmr. Bohn, Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, and Cmmr. Peevey in three separate meetings in San Francisco. At them meeting with Cmmr. Bohn also present was Stephen St. Marie, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, and with Cmmr. Peevey - Rami Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey. Steve Davis, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of External Affairs, and Lad Lorenz, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, San Francisco Office, for SDG&E, also attended the meetings. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Davis explained the business risks and investment magnitude associated with SDG&E's re-entering the generation business, the impact of debt equivalency on the company's financial ratios and its capital investment program. Schavrien addressed the errors in the proposed decision with regard to treatment of SDG&E on an equitable basis with Southern California Edison Company a

Type: PROPOSED DECISION

Filing Date: November 14, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/GALVIN/PUC
Description: Comments are due December 3, 2005; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: October 20, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On October 17, 2005, Jennifer Dowdell, Manager, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), me with Karl Bemesderfer, advisor to Cmmr. Kennedy, in San Francisco. Dowdell indicated that PG&E's risk profile is higher than San Diego Gas & Electric Company's, and the same as Southern California Edison Company's (SCE). Dowdell stated that, based on this, PG&E's return on equity should at least be equal to SCE's.

Type: EXPARTE

Filing Date: October 18, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: On October 13, 2005, Jennifer Dowdell, Manager, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), had a telephone conversation with Aaron Johnson, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich. Dowdell indicated that PG&E's risk profile is higher than SDG&E's, and the same as Southern California Edison Company's (SCE). Dowdell stated that, based on this, PG&E's return on equity should at least be equal to SCE's.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: October 6, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: reply.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: October 6, 2005
Filed By:
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES/DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Description: reply.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: October 6, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/LEE/PUC
Description: reply.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: October 6, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Reply

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: October 6, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Reply

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: October 6, 2005
Filed By:
AGLET CONSUMER ALLIANCE
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
UTILITY CONSUMERS' ACTION NETWORK
Description: reply.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: September 28, 2005
Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: opening.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: September 28, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/LEE/PUC
Description: opening.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: September 28, 2005
Filed By:
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES/DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Description: opening.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: September 28, 2005
Filed By:
AGLET CONSUMER ALLIANCE
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
UTILITY CONSUMERS' ACTION NETWORK
Description: opening.

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: September 28, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: Opening;

Type: BRIEF

Filing Date: September 28, 2005
Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Description: Opening;

Type: TRANSCRIPT

Filing Date: September 12, 2005
Filed By:
REPORTING DIVISION
Description: Submitted; Volume 3.

Type: OPPOSITION

Filing Date: September 1, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/DIANA LEE/PUC
Description: to the Motion of SDG&E to strike the testimony of the ORA.

Type: MOTION

Filing Date: August 29, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COOMPANY
Description: to Strike Portions of Testimony of ORA.

Type: RULING

Filing Date: July 28, 2005
Filed By:
ALJ/GALVIN/PUC
Description: Finds that Aglet and TURN are eligible to claim compensation.

Type: NOTICE

Filing Date: July 13, 2005
Filed By:
AGLET CONSUMER ALLIANCE
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
Description: [joint]; of intent to claim intervenor compensation.

Type: SCOPING RULING

Filing Date: June 22, 2005
Filed By:
CMMR/PEEVEY/PUC
Description: Confirms that this consolidated proceeding is a ratesetting proceeding. Sets evidentiary hearing for September 8, 2005. Opening briefs are due September 28, 2005; reply briefs/proposed submission date - October 6, 2005; final decision - December 15, 2005.

Type: PROTEST

Filing Date: June 13, 2005
Filed By:
ORA/LEE/PUC
Description: [to Application.]

Type: RESOLUTION ALJ-176 CATEGORIZATION

Filing Date: May 26, 2005
Filed By:
COMR/PUC
Description: Resolution ALJ 176-3153; Ratification of preliminary determination of category adopted.

Type: APPLICATION

Filing Date: May 9, 2005
Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
Description: for authority to increase its authorized return on common equity, adjust its authorized capital structure, adjust its authorized embedded costs of debt and preferred stock, increase its overall rate of return, and revise its electric distribution and gas rates accordingly, and for related substantive and procedural relief.

DECISIONS
Number of Decisions: 4

Decision Number: D0610031

Rendered Date: October 19, 2006
Effective Date: October 19, 2006
Description: Grants modification of Decision 05-12-043. These proceedings are closed. (Commissioner Dian M. Grueneich, being necessarily absent, did not participate.)

Decision Number: D0606049

Rendered Date: June 29, 2006
Effective Date: June 29, 2006
Description: Grants intervenor compensation to Aglet Consumer Alliance and The Utility Reform Network for substantial contributions to Decision 05-12-043.

Decision Number: D0602042

Rendered Date: February 23, 2006
Effective Date: February 23, 2006
Description: Corrects typographical error in D.05-12-043. These three proceedings are closed.

Decision Number: D0512043

Rendered Date: December 15, 2005
Effective Date: December 15, 2005
Description: Establishes the 2006 ratemaking return on common equity for PG&E, SCE and SDG&E. These proceedings are closed.

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