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Number of Documents: 635
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Type:
NOTICE
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Filing Date:
July 27, 2007
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Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Description:
Under Ordering Paragraph 5 of Decision 06-11-006.
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Type:
AMENDMENT
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Filing Date:
April 10, 2007
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
to Gas Market OIR Report on Receipt Point Utilization (Filed 03/26/07).
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Type:
COMPLIANCE FILING
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Filing Date:
March 26, 2007
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
Gas Market OIR Report on Receipt Point Utilization, pursuant to Ordering
Paragraph 4 of Decision 06-09-039.
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Type:
REQUEST
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Filing Date:
December 22, 2006
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Filed By:
The Utility Reform Network c/o Marcel Hawiger
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Description:
for Compensation for Substantial Contributions to Phase 2 Decisions.
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Type:
RESPONSE
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Filing Date:
November 13, 2006
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Filed By:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Southern California Gas Company
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Description:
to Application for Rehearing of Decision 06-09-039.
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Type:
RESPONSE
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Filing Date:
November 13, 2006
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Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Description:
Opposition to Applications for Rehearing of Decision 06-09-039.
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Type:
RESPONSE
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Filing Date:
November 13, 2006
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Filed By:
Sempra LNG
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Description:
to Applications for Rehearing of Decision 06-09-039.
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Type:
RESPONSE
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Filing Date:
November 13, 2006
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Filed By:
SHELL TRADING GAS & POWER
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Description:
to Application for Rehearing of Decision 06-09-039.
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Type:
BRIEF
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Filing Date:
October 27, 2006
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Filed By:
California Attorney General, Bill Lockyer
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Description:
Amicus Curiae.
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Type:
MOTION
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Filing Date:
October 27, 2006
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Filed By:
CITY OF SAN DIEGO
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Description:
to Intervene.
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Type:
MISCELLANEOUS FILING
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Filing Date:
October 27, 2006
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Filed By:
AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY
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Description:
Joinder in Application for Rehearing of Decision 06-09-039 by the South Coast
Air Quality Management District.
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Type:
REHEARING REQUEST
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Filing Date:
October 27, 2006
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Filed By:
CITY OF SAN DIEGO
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Description:
of Decision 06-09-039.
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Type:
REHEARING REQUEST
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Filing Date:
October 27, 2006
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Filed By:
AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY
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Description:
of Decision 06-09-039, as corrected by Decision 06-09-044.
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Type:
REHEARING REQUEST
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Filing Date:
October 25, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
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Description:
regarding D06-09-039.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
September 25, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
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Description:
LATE FILED. On September 18, 2006, Colin E. Cushnie, Director of Southern
California Edison Company (SCE), met with Lindsay Brown, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn,
in San Francisco. Cushnie stated that SCE supports the adoption of ALJ
Weissman's proposed decision. Cushnie said that if the Commission were to adopt
President Peevey's alternate, it should be amended to incorporate Calpine
Corporation's proposed Wobbe index rate-of-change limitation of two percent per
minute. Cushnie emphasized that any gas quality rules adopted in this
proceeding should be considered interim rules until further studies can be
performed.
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Type:
PROPOSED DECISION
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Filing Date:
September 15, 2006
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Filed By:
ALJ/WONG/CPUC
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Description:
Opinion regarding PG&E's Request to Modify Decision 04-09-022. Opening
Comments, which shall not exceed 15 pages, are due no later than Oct 5, 2006;
Reply Comments are due 5 days thereafter.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
September 13, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
On September 11, 2006, Marzia Zafar, CPUC Relations Manager for Southern
California Gas Company and San Diego Gas & Electric Company, met with Lindsay
Brown, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, in San Francisco. Zafar explained that Pres.
Peevey's alternate should be adopted. Zafar further explained, however, that
the alternate's view to adopt a local transmission policy that requires noncore
customers to make two-year commitments to support expansion in constrained
local transmission areas is incorrect. Finally, Zafar discussed the current
storage risk-reward structure and stated that it provides a clear disincentive
to expand storage. Zafar urged the Commission to modify the alternate.
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Type:
RULING
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Filing Date:
September 6, 2006
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Filed By:
ALJ/WEISSMAN/CPUC
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Description:
Scheduling Oral Argument( for Sept 19, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.)
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
September 5, 2006
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Filed By:
DRA/TUDISCO/PUC
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Description:
Reply [on the proposed and alternate proposed decisions].
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
September 5, 2006
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Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Description:
Reply; on Phase 2 Issues.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
September 5, 2006
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Filed By:
Southern California Edison Company
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Description:
Reply;
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
September 5, 2006
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Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
INDICATED PRODUCERS
WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
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Description:
reply; on the proposed and alternate Phase 2 orders.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
September 5, 2006
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Filed By:
SHELL TRADING GAS & POWER
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Description:
On August 30, 2006, John W. Leslie, attorney for Shell Trading Gas & Power
(Shell Trading), met with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, Lindsay Brown,
advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, and Andrew Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Chong, in three
separate meetings in San Francisco. At the meeting with Lindsay Brown also
present was Stephen St. Marie, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn. Also present were Marcie
Milner, Director of Regulatory Affairs for Shell Trading, and Edgar Kuipers,
Director, Market Access for Shell NA LNG, LLC. Written materials (attached to
the notice) were used. Milner stated that Shell Trading supports the alternate
decision (AD) of Cmmr. Peeevey. Milner urged the Commission to reject the
proposed decision of ALJ Weissman (PD). Leslie stated that the evidence in the
case supports a maximum Wobbe Index of 1400. Milner explained, however, that
the AD¿s proposed 1385 maximum Wobbe Index is acceptable to Shell Trading. Dr.
Kuipers explained that the PD's concerns regarding the performance of consumer
appliances and gas turbines with higher Wobbe Index gas are not valid. Leslie
explained that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to the
Commission¿s decision on gas quality. Leslie urged the Commission to deny
August 29th motion for oral argument. Miler asked the Commission to make one
change to the AD.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
September 5, 2006
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Filed By:
SEMPRA LNG
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Description:
Reply; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Weissman and on the Alternate Proposed
Decision of Commissioner Peevey.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
September 5, 2006
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Filed By:
BHP BILLITON LNG INTERNATIONAL INC.
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Description:
Reply; on the Proposed Decision and on the Alternate Proposed Decision.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
September 5, 2006
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Filed By:
SHELL TRADING GAS & POWER
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Description:
Reply.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
September 5, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
Reply
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
September 5, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
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Description:
reply; on the proposed decision and alternate proposed decision.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
August 31, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
On August 30, 2006, Marzia Zafar, CPUC Relations Manager for Southern
California Gas Company and San Diego Gas & Electric Company, met with Belinda
Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Andrew Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Chong, in
two separate meetings in San Francisco. Zafar explained that Pres. Peevey's
alternate should be adopted. Zafar further explained that South Coast Air
Quality Management District's continued assertion that gas quality
specification with a maximum Wobbe of 1,385 somehow triggers California
Environmental Quality Act is just as misplaced as RACE's assertion during Phase
1 of this Rulemaking. Zafar also raised the issue of Uniform Hourly
Requirements and urged the Commission not to adopt a plus/minus twenty percent
for balancing of hourly deliveries.
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Type:
RESPONSE
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Filing Date:
August 30, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
in Opposition to Motion for Oral Argument.
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Type:
RESPONSE
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Filing Date:
August 30, 2006
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Filed By:
SHELL TRADING GAS & POWER
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Description:
in Opposition to Motion for Oral Argument.
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Type:
MOTION
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Filing Date:
August 29, 2006
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Filed By:
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Southern California Edison Company
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Description:
for Oral Argument.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
Laura DRA/TUDISCO/CPUC
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Description:
on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Weissman and on the Proposed Alternate Decision
of President Peevey.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Description:
on the Proposed Decision and on the Proposed Alternate Decision concerning
Phase 2 Issues.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
Southern California Edison Company
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Description:
on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Weissman and on the Alternate Proposed Decision
of Commissioner Peevey.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION
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Description:
in response to the proposed decision of ALJ Weissman concerning the Phase II
Order, etc.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
INDICATED PRODUCERS
WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
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Description:
on the proposed interim Phase II order.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
EL PASO NATURAL GAS COMPANY
MOJAVE PIPELINE COMPANY
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Description:
on proposed decisions regarding Phase II issues.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
KERN RIVER GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY
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Description:
opening; on Proposed Decision of ALJ Weissman and Alternate of Cmmr. Peevey.
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Type:
COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
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Description:
[of Cmmr. Peevey].
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GENERATION COALITION
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Description:
on the Proposed Decision and Alternate Proposed Decision.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
TRANSWESTERN PIPELINE COMPANY
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Description:
Opening; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Weissman and on the Alternate Proposed
Decision of President Peevey.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
BHP BILLITON LNG INTERNATIONAL INC.
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Description:
on the Proposed Decision and Alternate Proposed Decision.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
Opening; on the Proposed Decision and Alternate Proposed Decision.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
SEMPRA LNG
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Description:
Opening; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Weissman.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
SHELL TRADING GAS & POWER
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Description:
Opening; on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Weissman.
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Type:
COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
SEMPRA LNG
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Description:
Opening; Proposed Decision of Commissioner Peevey.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
CALPINE CORPORATION
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Description:
on Proposed Decision of ALJ Weissman and Alternate of Cmmr. Peevey.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
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Description:
on the proposed decision.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
QUESTAR SOUTHERN TRAILS PIPELINE COMPANY
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Description:
on Proposed Decision of ALJ Weissman and Alternate of Cmmr. Peevey.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
SES TERMINAL LLC
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Description:
on Proposed Decision of ALJ Weissman and Alternate of Cmmr. Peevey.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
CLEARWATER PORT LLC
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Description:
on the proposed decision of ALJ Weissman and the alternate of Cmmr. Peevey.
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Type:
COMMENTS ON ALTERNATE
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Filing Date:
August 28, 2006
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Filed By:
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
INDICATED PRODUCERS
WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
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Description:
on the alternate draft Phase II order.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 18, 2006
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Filed By:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Description:
Reply; in Response to July 25, 2006 ALJ Ruling regarding Proposed Modification
to Decision 04-09-022.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 14, 2006
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Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
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Description:
Reply; on Proposed Decision of ALJ Malcolm.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 14, 2006
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Filed By:
WILD GOOSE STORAGE LLC
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Description:
on ALJ Ruling regarding Proposed Modification to Decision 04-09-022.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 14, 2006
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Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
Reply; on Proposed Decision and on Proposed Alternate Decision concerning
Winter 2006-2007 Core Gas Hedging Plan.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 14, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
Reply; on Proposed Decision of ALJ Malcolm and on Proposed Alternate Decision
of President Peevey.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 14, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
Reply; on Proposed Decision of ALJ Malcolm and on Proposed Alternate Decision
of President Peevey.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
August 10, 2006
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Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
On August 9, 2006, Sidney Dietz, Manager, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and
Electric Company (PG&E), had a telephone conversation with Belinda Gatti,
advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Dietz stated PG&E's support of the alternate draft
decision. Dietz pointed out that having portfolio hedges within the CPIM
mechanism is not good policy since it puts the hedging costs and benefits into
CIPIM and provides the utility the wrong incentive of wanting high winter
prices in order to benefit shareholders.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
August 10, 2006
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Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
On August 9, 2006, Sidney Dietz, Manager, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and
Electric Company (PG&E), met with Andrew Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Chong, in
San Francisco. Also present were David Clare, Director, Core Gas Supply, and
Harold Pestana, Manager, Portfolio Management, for PG&E. A chart (attached to
the notice) was used. Dietz highlighted two major differences between the
hedging draft decision (DD) and Pres. Peevey's alternate - the treatment of the
hedges under CPIM as well as the confidentiality in reporting. Clare stated
that the DD's plan of including twenty-five percent of hedges for Winter
2006/2007 within CPIM was not appropriate. Clare also pointed out that
fundamentally hedging and CPIM serve different purposes. Clare reiterated that
when treated separately these programs complement each other but when combined
there is a conflict. Dietz noted that the challenge to developing a hedge
strategy and plan is arriving at sound assumptions on the risk preferences of
customers. Pestana and Clare stated that PG&E's winter peak and storage
situation might mean that PG&E customers have more interest, compared to other
California gas customers, in insurance against price spikes.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
August 9, 2006
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Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
On August 8, 2006, Sidney Dietz, Manager, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and
Electric Company (PG&E), met with Rami Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in San
Francisco. Also present were David Clare, Director, Core Gas Supply, and Harold
Pestana, Manager, Portfolio Management, for PG&E. Dietz stated PG&E's support
of the alternate draft decision (AD). Clare highlighted that the hedging plan
and the hedging activity for the coming winter, supported by the AD, would
provide protection for customers against price spikes for a small cost to
customers. Pestana noted that portfolio hedging is different than market
speculation, and is done to control risk, not to attempt to make money. Clare
explained that the draft decision's plan of including 25 percent of hedges for
Winter 2006/2007 within CPIM was not appropriate. Clare also pointed out that
fundamentally hedging and CPIM serve different purposes. Dietz noted that in
most years, this price insurance will not pay out, but taken over the long run,
it will be a wise investment.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
August 9, 2006
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Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
On August 8, 2006, Sidney Dietz, Manager, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and
Electric Company (PG&E), met with Steve St. Marie, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, in
San Francisco. Also present were Lindsay Brown, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and
Benjamin Allen, intern, office of Cmmr. Bohn, and David Clare, Director, Core
Gas Supply, and Harold Pestana, Manager, Portfolio Management, for PG&E.
Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Dietz highlighted two
major differences between the hedging draft decision (DD) and Pres. Peevey's
alternate - the treatment of the hedges under CPIM, and confidentiality in
reporting. Clare stated that the DD's plan of including 25 percent of hedges
for Winter 2006/2007 within CPIM was not appropriate. Clare also pointed out
that fundamentally hedging and CPIM serve different purposes. Clare reiterated
that when treated separately these programs complement each other but when
combined there is a conflict. Pestana noted that the CPIC was designed for low
and stable price scenarios. Clare pointed out that CPIM was not intended to
control price spikes, and that it did not seem well aligned with most
customers' risk preferences. Pestana noted that the confidentiality of reports
on PG&E's hedging activities should conform to the outcome of the
Confidentiality Proceeding.
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Type:
PROPOSED DECISION
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Filing Date:
August 8, 2006
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Filed By:
ALJ/SAW/CPUC
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Description:
Opening Comments, which shall not exceed 15 pages, are due no later than
08/28/08; Reply Comments are due 5 days thereafter.
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Type:
ALTERNATE
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Filing Date:
August 8, 2006
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Filed By:
CMMR/PEEVEY/CPUC
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Description:
Proposed Decision. Opening Comments, which shall not exceed 15 pages, are due
no later than 08/28/06; Reply Comments are due 5 days thereafter.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 7, 2006
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Filed By:
DRA/RASHID/CPUC
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Description:
on the Proposed Decision of ALJ Malcom and the Proposed Alternate Decision of
President Peevey.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 7, 2006
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Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
on Proposed Decision and Alternate concerning Winter 2006-2007 Core Gas Hedging
Plan.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 7, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
on Proposed Decision of ALJ Malcolm and the Proposed Alternate Decision of
President Peevey.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 7, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
supporting the Alternate Proposed Decision of President Peevey and Opposing the
Proposed Decision of ALJ Malcolm.
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Type:
BRIEF
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Filing Date:
August 3, 2006
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Filed By:
DRA/RASHID/PUC
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Description:
REDACTED, PUBLIC VERSION (Confidential Version was filed on July 26, 2006);
Opening, regarding the Petition of PG&E for further modification of D04-01-047,
for modification of D05-10-015, and request for expedited treatment.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
August 1, 2006
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Filed By:
ABAG PUBLICLY OWNED ENERGY RESOURCES
SCHOOL PROJECT FOR UTILITY RATE REDUCTION
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Description:
Joint; on Proposed Decision and Alternate Proposed Decision.
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Type:
RULING
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Filing Date:
July 25, 2006
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Filed By:
ALJ/WONG/PUC
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Description:
REGARDING PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO D04-09-022. A party that wants to comment on
the request of PG&E to modify the contract pre-approval process in D04-09-022
should file a response to the ruling, by August 14, 2006; replies to a response
to the ruling are due by August 25, 2006.
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Type:
ALTERNATE
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Filing Date:
July 18, 2006
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Filed By:
CMMR/PEEVEY/CPUC
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Description:
Proposed Decision of President Peevey. Comments are due no later than 08/07/06;
Reply Comments are due 5 days thereafter.
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Type:
PROPOSED DECISION
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Filing Date:
July 18, 2006
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Filed By:
ALJ/MALCOLM/CPUC
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Description:
OPINION MODIFYING DECISION (D.) 05-10-043, D.05-10-015, D.04-01-047; Comments
are due no later than 08/07/06; Reply Comments are due 5 days thereafter.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
July 10, 2006
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Filed By:
SEMPRA LNG
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Description:
On July 6, 2006, Yvonne L. Gross, Regulatory Policy Manager of Sempra Global,
representing Sempra LNG, had a telephone conversation with Rami Kahlon, advisor
to Pres. Peevey. After the conversation, Gross provided via email a copy
(attached to the notice) of the written presentation made by the National
Energy Technology Laboratory. Gross discussed the role played by the U.S.
Department of Energy in coordinating the Federal government's and private
industry's research on natural gas quality and interchangeability.
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Type:
BRIEF
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Filing Date:
June 30, 2006
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Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
reply; concerning Winter 2006-2007 Core Gas Hedging Plan.
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Type:
BRIEF
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Filing Date:
June 30, 2006
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Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
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Description:
reply; addressing utility proposals for hedging core gas purchases for the
winter of 2006-07. Confidential Appendix A submitted under seal pursuant to the
protective order granted by ALJ Weissman at the September 16, 2005 Prehearing
Conference.
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Type:
BRIEF
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Filing Date:
June 30, 2006
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Filed By:
ABAG PUBLICLY OWNED ENERGY RESOURCES
SCHOOL PROJECT FOR UTILITY RATE REDUCTION
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Description:
Joint, Reply; RE: PG&E, SoCal Gas and SDG&E Petitions for Authority to be
relieved of Risk from Natural Gas Hedging Purchases.
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Type:
BRIEF
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Filing Date:
June 30, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
Reply;
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Type:
BRIEF
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Filing Date:
June 30, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
Reply (PUBLIC & CONFIDENTIAL VERSIONS) re: Extension of its Current Hedging
Authorization through the 2006-2007 Winter.
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Type:
TRANSCRIPT
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Filing Date:
June 26, 2006
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Filed By:
REPORTING DIVISION
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Description:
Submitted; Volume 12, plus 4 sealed envelopes.
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Type:
RULING
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Filing Date:
June 26, 2006
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Filed By:
CMMR/PEEVEY/CPUC
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Description:
ASSIGNED COMMISSIONER'S RULING DENYING THE MOTION OF SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC
COMPANY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY, AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
COMPANY DATED JUNE 19, 2006, TO STAY CERTAIN ISSUES, TO SEVER NON-STAYED
ISSUES, AND TO REOPEN THE PROCEEDING. There is therefore no need for parties to
file pleadings in response to the Motion.
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Type:
BRIEF
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Filing Date:
June 26, 2006
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Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
opening; concerning Winter 2006-2007 core gas hedging plan.
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Type:
BRIEF
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Filing Date:
June 26, 2006
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Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
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Description:
[PUBLIC VERSION] opening; addressing utility proposals for hedging core gas
purchases for the winter of 2006-07. [CONFIDENTIAL Appendix A submitted under
seal pursuant to the PROTECTIVE ORDER granted by ALJ Weissman at the September
16, 2005 prehearing conference].
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Type:
BRIEF
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Filing Date:
June 26, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
Opening; re; Extension of its current hedging authorization through the
2006-2007 Winter.
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Type:
REPLY
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Filing Date:
June 26, 2006
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Filed By:
CORAL ENERGY RESOURCES, L.P.
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SEMPRA LNG
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
Joint; to R.A.C.E. Application for Rehearing of D.06-05-017.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
June 26, 2006
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Filed By:
SEMPRA LNG
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Description:
On June 21, 2006, Yvonne L. Gross, Regulatory Policy Manager of Sempra Global,
representing Sempra LNG, met with Rami Kahlon, advisor to Pres. Peevey, in San
Francisco. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. Gross
discussed gas quality issues, including the necessity of a forthcoming decision
on gas quality due to the nitrogen injection facility Sempra LNG will be
construction at Energia Costa Azul liquefied natural gas terminal and the role
played by the U.S. Department of Energy in coordinating the Federal
government's and private industry's research on natural gas quality and
interchangeability.
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Type:
BRIEF
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Filing Date:
June 26, 2006
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Filed By:
ABAG PUBLICLY OWNED ENERGY RESOURCES
THE SCHOOL PROJECT FOR UTILITY RATE REDUCTION
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Description:
Joint;
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Type:
BRIEF
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Filing Date:
June 26, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
Opening; re: Emergency Petition for Further Modification of D.02-06-023, for
Modification of D.05-10-043 and Request for Expedited Treatment.
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Type:
LAW & MOTION
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Filing Date:
June 26, 2006
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Filed By:
DRA/RASHID/PUC
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Description:
motion to file under seal; Confidential OPENING BRIEF regarding the petition of
PG&E for further modification of D04-01-047, for modification of D05-10-015,
and request for expedited treatment SUBMITTED AND FILED UNDER SEAL.
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Type:
LAW & MOTION
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Filing Date:
June 26, 2006
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Filed By:
DRA/RASHID/PUC
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Description:
motion to file under seal; Confidential OPENING BRIEF regarding the emergency
petition of SDG&E for further modification of D03-07-037, for modification of
D05-10-043, and request for expedited treatment SUBMITTED AND FILED UNDER SEAL.
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Type:
LAW & MOTION
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Filing Date:
June 26, 2006
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Filed By:
DRA/RASHID/PUC
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Description:
motion to file under seal; Confidential OPENING BRIEF regarding the emergency
petition of SoCalGas for further modification of D02-06-023, for modification
of D05-10-043, and request for expedited treatment SUBMITTED AND FILED UNDER
SEAL.
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Type:
BRIEF
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Filing Date:
June 26, 2006
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Filed By:
CORAL ENERGY RESOURCES, L.P.
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Description:
Concurrent Opening
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Type:
RESPONSE
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Filing Date:
June 23, 2006
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Filed By:
CORAL ENERGY RESOURCES, L.P.
SEMPRA LNG
SHELL TRADING GAS AND POWER
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Description:
to June 19, 2006 Motion of SoCal Gas, SDG&E, and Edison.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
June 21, 2006
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Filed By:
BHP BILLITON
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Description:
for authority to increase revenue requirements to recover the costs to deploy
an advanced metering infrastructure.
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Type:
MOTION
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Filing Date:
June 19, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
to Temporarily Stay Certain Issues, to Sever Non-Stayed Issues, and to Reopen
this proceeding for the sole purpose of accepting limited additional comments.
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Type:
REHEARING REQUEST
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Filing Date:
June 12, 2006
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Filed By:
RATEPAYERS FOR AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY
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Description:
of D06-05-017.
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Type:
NOTICE
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Filing Date:
June 1, 2006
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Filed By:
CALJ/MINKIN/PUC
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Description:
of co-assignment.
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Type:
RULING
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Filing Date:
May 30, 2006
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Filed By:
ALJ/MALCOLM/PUC
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Description:
Grants PG&E, SoCal, and SDG&E's motions to file under seal. Denies PG&E, SoCal,
and SDG&E's motions for protective order. Denies PG&E, SDG&E, and SoCal's
requests to shorten time to respond to their petitions for modification. Sets
an evidentiary hearing for June 9, 2006.
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Type:
RESPONSE
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Filing Date:
May 26, 2006
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Filed By:
THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
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Description:
to PG&E's Petition for Further Modification of Decision 04-01-047 and for
Modification of Decision 05-10-015.
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Type:
RESPONSE
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Filing Date:
May 26, 2006
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Filed By:
DRA/PELEO/PUC
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Description:
PUBLIC VERSION; to the petition of PG&E for further modification of D04-01-047,
and for modification of D05-10-015, and request for expedited treatment.
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Type:
LAW & MOTION
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Filing Date:
May 26, 2006
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Filed By:
DRA/PELEO/PUC
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Description:
Motion to File Under Seal [unredacted version of RESPONSE attached and filed
under seal].
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
May 22, 2006
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Filed By:
SHELL TRADING GAS & POWER
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Description:
On May 18, 2006, John W. Leslie, attorney for Shell Trading Gas & Power, sent a
letter (attached to the notice) to Pres. Peevey. Copies of the letter were also
sent to Cmmrs. Brown, Grueneich, Chong and Brown, and ALJ Weissman. The letter
responded to a letter dated May 3, 2006, from Barry Wallerstein of SCAQMD to
Pres. Peevey, and addressed matters related to gas quality in Phase II of this
proceeding.
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Type:
PETITION FOR MODIFICATION
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Filing Date:
May 18, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
(PUBLIC VERSION) Emergency; for Further Modification of Decision 02-06-023; for
Modification of Decision 05-10-043; and Request for Expedited Treatment.
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Type:
LAW & MOTION
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Filing Date:
May 18, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
Motion for Adoption of Protective Order and Shortening Time for Responses.
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Type:
LAW & MOTION
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Filing Date:
May 18, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
Emergency Motion for Authority to File and Maintain Confidential, Commercially
Sensitive, Proprietary Information Under Seal, namely, Addendum A to the
Emergency Petitions for Modification filed concurrently herewith; and Request
for Expedited Treatment.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
May 17, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
On May 16, 2006, Ed Guiles, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Southern
California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company, sent a
letter to Pres. Peevey. Written materials, consisting of a copy of the letter
and of a map of SoCalGas' Btu districts are attached to the notice. The letter
responds to the South Coast Air Quality Management District's letter dated May
10, 2006.
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Type:
LAW & MOTION
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Filing Date:
May 17, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
Emergency Motion for Authority to File and Maintain Confidential, Commercially
Sensitive, Proprietary Information Under Seal, namely, Addendum to the
Emergency Petitions for Modification filed concurrently herewith; and Request
for Expedited Treatment.
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Type:
PETITION FOR MODIFICATION
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Filing Date:
May 17, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
(PUBLIC VERSION) Emergency; for Further Modification of Decision 03-07-037; for
Modification of Decision 05-10-043; and Request for Expedited Treatment.
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Type:
LAW & MOTION
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Filing Date:
May 17, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
Motion for Adoption of Protective Order and Shortening Time for Responses.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
May 16, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
THIS IS AN AUGMENTED NOTICE OF AN EX PARTE COMMUNICATION THAT WAS FILED ON May
15, 2006, AND APPEARED IN THE CALENDAR ON May 16, 2006. On May 10, 2006,
Marzia Zafar, CPUC Relations Manager for Southern California Gas Company
(SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company, met with Belinda Gatti,
advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San Francisco. Written materials (attached to the
notice) were used. Zafar urged the Commission to not impose an overly
restrictive Wobbe number because up to thirty percent of SoCalGas' existing
supplies may have to be eliminated. Referring to the South Coast Air Quality
Management District's proposal, Zafar stated that the potential NOx emission
increase due to the use of LNG-derived natural gas would be one tenth of one
percent of total South Coast Air Basin emissions and the air quality impact
would be expected to be negligible. Zafar stated that setting an artificially
low Wobbe Number is not a cost effective way to address the potential change in
emissions.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
May 15, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On May 10, 2006, Marzia Zafar, CPUC Relations Manager
for Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric
Company, met with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown. Written materials
(attached to the notice) were used. Zafar urged the Commission to not impose an
overly restrictive Wobbe number because up to thirty percent of SoCalGas'
existing supplies may have to be eliminated. Referring to the South Coast Air
Quality Management District¿s proposal, Zafar stated that the potential NOx
emission increase due to the use of LNG-derived natural gas would be one tenth
of one percent of total South Coast Air Basin emissions and the air quality
impact would be expected to be negligible. Zafar stated that setting an
artificially low Wobbe Number is not a cost effective way to address the
potential change in emissions.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
May 15, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
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Description:
On May 10, 2006, Dr. Barry Wallerstein, Executive Officer of the South Coast
Air Quality Management District (AQDM), mailed a letter (attached to the
notice) to Pres. Peevey. Copes of the letter were also mailed to Cmmrs. Bohn,
Brown, Chong, and Grueneich. The letter urged the Commission to support a 1360
Wobbe Index limit for new LNG imports in light of the extreme air pollution
problems in the South Coast District.
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Type:
PETITION FOR MODIFICATION
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Filing Date:
May 5, 2006
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Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
of D04-01-047, and of D05-10-015 and request for expedited treatment.
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Type:
LAW & MOTION
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Filing Date:
May 5, 2006
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Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
motion for leave to file and maintain confidential, commercially sensitive,
proprietary information under seal and request for expedited treatment.
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Type:
LAW & MOTION
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Filing Date:
May 5, 2006
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Filed By:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Description:
motion for adoption of protective order and proposed protective order.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
May 2, 2006
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Filed By:
SEMPRA LNG
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Description:
On April 27, 2006, Alvin Pak, Director of Regulatory Affairs of Sempra Global
representing Sempra LNG, met with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and
Rami Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in two separate meetings in San
Francisco. Also present was Yvonne L. Gross, Manager Regulatory Affairs of
Sempra Global representing Sempra LNG. Written materials (attached to the
notice) were used. Pak and Gross urged the Commission to adopt
gas-interchangeability standards that would increase the potential pool of LNG
supplies available to California from various Pacific Rim sources. Pak and
Gross also noted that the delivery of supplies complying with different
gas-interchangeability values, e.g., Wobbe indices of 1400 and 1360, would have
speculative, negligible or, at worst, relatively insignificant impacts on air
quality and NOx emissions in the southern California region.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
May 1, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
THIS IS AN AUGMENTED NOTICE OF AN EX PARTE COMMUNICATION THAT WAS FILED ON
APRIL 20, 2006, AND APPEARED IN THE CALENDAR OF APRIL 24, 2006. On April 18,
Marzia Zafar, CPUC Relations Manager for Southern California Gas Company
(SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with Andy
Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Chong, in San Francisco. A copy of exhibit 129 in
this proceeding was used. Zafar stated that SoCalGas and SDG&E have proposed a
Wobbe index range of 1290 to 1400 for gas supplies delivered to its system.
Zafar explained that this Wobbe range decreases the existing maximum while
increasing the existing minimum gas quality specifications. Zafar explained
that a narrower Wobbe range will not only reduce existing supplies but also
future supplies. Zafar stated that the Air Quality District's proposal of a
maximum Wobbe of 1360 could eliminate up to thirty percent of existing
supplies. Zafar urged the Commission to not issue an overly restrictive
standard.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
April 26, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On April 24, 2006, Lee Stewart, Senior Vice President of
Gas Operations for Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), met with Rami
Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey. Written material (attached to the notice) was
used. Also present were Richard Myers, Harvey Morris, and Dave Effross of the
Commission, and Lad Lorenz, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Beth Musich,
Regulatory Case Manager, and Marzia Zafar, CPUC Relations Manager, for SoCalGas
and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E). Stewart explained that SoCalGas'
proposed gas quality standards are based on principles that would protect the
health and safety of utility customers and employees and the operational
integrity of the pipeline system. Steward stated that new gas quality standards
should not be based on a specific end use, without consideration of their cost
impact on all customers. Steward asserted that SoCalGas' proposed Wobbe range
of 1290 - 1400 is supported by the interim recommendations in the National Gas
Plus Report. Stewart stated that the Air Quality District's proposal of a
maximum Wobbe of 1360 could eliminate up to 30 percent of existing supplies.
Steward urged the Commission to not issue an overly restrictive standard.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
April 26, 2006
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Filed By:
KERN RIVER GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY
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Description:
On April 25, 2006, Jeanne Armstrong of the law firm Goodin MacBride Squeri
Ritchie & Day, counsel for Kern River Gas Transmission Company (Kern), met with
Rami Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were
Michael Dunn, Vice President, Operations, IT and Engineering, Robert Checketts,
Director of Operation, and Greg Snow, Manager, Business Development and
Planning, for Kern. Written material (attached to the notice) was used. Kern
representatives discussed how changes in required gas quality specifications
for the Southern California Gas Company system and/or the Pacific Gas and
Electric Company system, could detrimentally impact the flow of gas supply off
of the Kern River system into California. Snow described the projected increase
in Rocky Mountain supply over the next few years. Checketts explained that the
new production tends to be gas which has a higher Wobbe Index number. Kern
representatives explained that if the Commission sets a Wobbe number which is
too restrictive, then it might prevent significant volumes of gas entering the
state via Kern River. Checketts noted that the cost to the suppliers connected
to Kern River of adding facilities could run in the hundreds of millions of
dollars and that given such an option, suppliers might decide to send their gas
to markets east of California.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
April 25, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
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Description:
On April 20, 2006, Colin E. Cushnie, Director of Southern California Edison
Company (SCE), met with Andrew Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Chong, in San
Francisco. Also present were Luis Pando, Manager of SCE, and Henry Hogo of the
South Coast Air Quality Management District. Written material (attached to the
notice) was used. Cushnie stated that the Commission should adopt SCE¿s
proposal to implement an interim gas quality standard that is consistent with
the quality of natural gas historically delivered to end-use customers of
Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company
(SDG&E). Cushnie urged the Commission to require a definitive study to
determine whether it is more cost effective to require LNG facilities to
deliver gas supplies to the SoCalGas/SDG&E system that is consistent with the
historical heat content of natural gas deliveries to end-use customers or to
require end-use customers to be responsible for making any necessary
modifications to their gas-burning equipment to accept higher heat content gas.
Hogo explained that higher heat content gas from LNG deliveries should not be
allowed and that instead, the Commission should require SoCalGas and SDG&E to
accept natural gas supplies with a heat content that is more reflective of
historical gas deliveries to end-use customers in southern California.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
April 21, 2006
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Filed By:
INDICATED PRODUCERS
WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
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Description:
On April 19, 2006, Evelyn Kahl, counsel to the Indicated Producers: Aera Energy
LLC, BP Energy Company, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Midway Sunset Cogeneration Company
(an affiliate of Aera Energy), Occidental Energy Marketing Inc. and Occidental
of Elk Hills, Inc., and Western States Petroleum Association, met with Rami
Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Also present were Nilgun
Atamturk, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, Andrew Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Chong,
William Boyer of Occidental of Elk Hills, Inc., and Christopher Sorenson of
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Written materials (attached to the notice) were used. The
parties' representatives provided a recap of their position in the Gas Quality
phase of this proceeding. The parties highlighted four proposals, including
their reasoning: adopt a Wobbe Index Range of 1290-1400 on the Southern
California Gas (SoCalGas) system; retain the status quo three percent limit on
CO2 and .2 percent limit on O2 on the SoCalGas system; continue to treat
California Air Resource Board compressed natural gas vehicle specifications as
fuel dispensation specifications, and do not incorporate these specifications
into the utility pipeline quality tariff.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
April 20, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
AUGMENTATION REQUIRED. On April 18, Marzia Zafar, CPUC Relations Manager for
Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company
(SDG&E), met with Andy Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Chong. A copy of exhibit 129
in this proceeding was used. Zafar stated that SoCalGas and SDG&E have proposed
a Wobbe index range of 1290 to 1400 for gas supplies delivered to its system.
Zafar explained that this Wobbe range decreases the existing maximum while
increasing the existing minimum gas quality specifications. Zafar explained
that a narrower Wobbe range will not only reduce existing supplies but also
future supplies. Zafar stated that the Air Quality District's proposal of a
maximum Wobbe of 1360 could eliminate up to thirty percent of existing
supplies. Zafar urged the Commission to not issue an overly restrictive
standard.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
April 17, 2006
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Filed By:
CORAL ENERGY RESOURCES, L.P.
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
Joint Reply;
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
April 11, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
On April 7, 2006, Marzia Zafar, CPUC Relations Manager for Southern California
Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with
Rami Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Zafar urged the
Commission to approve the expansion policies as proposed by SoCalGas/SDG&E and
reject those who have proposed to expand the infrastructure when there is no
basis to do so.
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Type:
COMMENTS
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Filing Date:
April 10, 2006
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Filed By:
RATEPAYERS FOR AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY
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Description:
on Draft Decision of ALJ Wong.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
April 10, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
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Description:
On April 5, 2006, Colin E. Cushnie, Director of Southern California Edison
Company (SCE), met with Nilgun Atamturk, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, and
Lindsay Brown, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, in two separate meetings in San
Francisco. Also present were Luis Pando, Manager of SCE, and Henry Hogo of the
South Coast Air Quality Management District. Written material (attached to the
notice) was used. Cushnie stated that the Commission should adopt SCE's
proposal to implement an interim gas quality standard that is consistent with
the quality of natural gas historically delivered to end-use customers of
Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company
(SDG&E). Cushnie urged the Commission to require a definitive study to
determine whether it is more cost effective to require LNG facilities to
deliver gas supplies to the SoCalGas/SDG&E system that is consistent with the
historical heat content of natural gas deliveries to end-use customers or to
require end-use customers to be responsible for making any necessary
modifications to their gas-burning equipment to accept higher heat content gas.
Hogo explained that higher heat content gas from LNG deliveries should not be
allowed and that instead, the Commission should require SoCalGas and SDG&E to
accept natural gas supplies with a heat content that is more reflective of
historical gas deliveries to end-use customers in southern California.
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Type:
NOTICE
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Filing Date:
April 10, 2006
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Filed By:
RATEPAYERS FOR AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY
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Description:
of Availability of Exhibit A to Comments on Draft Decision of ALJ Wong.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
April 3, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELETRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
On March 30, Marzia Zafar, CPUC Relations Manager for Southern California Gas
Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), had a
telephone conversation with Rami Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in San
Francisco. In response to Santa Clara Air Quality Management District's
proposal, Zafar stated that the potential NOx emission increase due to the use
of LNG-derived natural gas would be less than 0.11 percent of total SCAB
emissions and the air quality impact would be expected to be negligible. Zafar
stated that setting an artificially low Wobbe Number is not a cost effective
way to address the potential change in emissions. Zafar urged the Commission
not to jeopardize the availability of existing supplies by imposing unnecessary
and overly restrictive gas quality specifications.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
March 27, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
SOUTHERN COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
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Description:
On March 22, 2006, Colin E. Cushnie, Director of Southern California Edison
Company (SCE), met with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Rami Kahlon,
advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Also
present were Luis Pando, Manager of SCE, and Dr. Chung Liu of the South Coast
Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). Written material (attached to the
notice) was used. Cushnie stated that the Commission should adopt SCE's
proposal to implement an interim gas quality standard that is consistent with
the quality of natural gas historically delivered to end-use customers of
Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company
(SDG&E). Cushnie urged the Commission to require a definitive study to
determine whether it is more cost effective to require LNG facilities to
deliver gas supplies to the SoCalGas/SDG&E system that is consistent with the
historical heat content of natural gas deliveries to end-use customers or to
require end-use customers to be responsible for making any necessary
modifications to their gas-burning equipment to accept higher heat content gas.
Dr. Liu explained that higher heat content gas from LNG deliveries should not
be allowed and that instead, the Commission should require SoCalGas and SDG&E
to accept natural gas supplies with a heat content that is more reflective of
historical gas deliveries to end-use customers in southern California.
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Type:
RESPONSE
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Filing Date:
March 23, 2006
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Filed By:
SHELL TRADING GAS & POWER
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Description:
to SoCal Gas and SDG&E's Amended Motion for Expedited Decision.
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Type:
RESPONSE
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Filing Date:
March 23, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GENERATION COALITION
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Description:
to SDG&E Amended Motion for Expedited Decision on Limited Issues and for
shortened time in which to respond.
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Type:
DRAFT DECISION
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Filing Date:
March 21, 2006
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Filed By:
ALJ/WONG/PUC
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Description:
Opinion Regarding the Petition for Modification of D04-09-022. Comments are due
April 10, 2006; reply comments - 5 days after comments are filed.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
March 16, 2006
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Filed By:
SEMPRA LNG
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Description:
On March 14, 2006, Alvin Pak, Director of Regulatory Affairs of Sempra Global
representing Sempra LNG, met with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, in San
Francisco. Also present was Bill Tobin, Manager Regulatory Affairs of Sempra
Global representing Sempra LNG. Written material (attached to the notice) was
used. Pak and Tobin updated the Commission on the progress of construction at
the Energia Costa Azul terminal in Baja California and pointed out that the
market conditions that resulted in the initiation of the project, specifically,
a looming supply-demand imbalance in the United States gas markets, are being
confirmed with the passage of time. Tobin and Pak noted that the Commission's
decision declaring the Otay Mesa interconnection a 'joint receipt point'
serving both Southern California Gas Company and San Diego Gas & Electric
Company was a positive step in assuring the supplies delivered via Energia
Costa Azul would provide an economic solution to that imbalance. Tobin and Pak
further stated that they were hopeful that a proposed decision in Phase II of
this proceeding would be adopted very soon.
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Type:
MOTION
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Filing Date:
March 16, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
Amended; for Expedited Decision on Limited Issues and for shortened time in
which to respond.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
March 15, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
On March 10, Marzia Zafar, CPUC Relations Manager for Southern California Gas
Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), met with
Lindsay Brown, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, in San Francisco. Written material
(attached to the notice) was used. Referring to the infrastructure adequacy,
Zafar stated that SoCalGas and SDG&E's system is adequate and that SoCalGas has
not identified any constraints in its ability to receive gas supply at its
receipt points or in its ability to transport those supplies on its backbone
transmission system to the local transmission system. On the issue of gas
quality Zafar stated that it does the Commission no good to adopt
ultra-stringent gas quality specifications that will restrict supplies of
clean-burning natural gas.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
March 15, 2006
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Filed By:
SEMPRA LNG
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Description:
On March 10, 2006, Alvin Pak, Director of Regulatory Affairs of Sempra Global
representing Sempra LNG, met with Lindsay Brown, advisor to Cmmr. Bohn, and
Rami Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in two separate meetings in San
Francisco. Also present was Bill Tobin, Manager Regulatory Affairs of Sempra
Global representing Sempra LNG. Pak and Tobin updated the Commission on the
progress of construction at the Energia Costa Azul terminal in Baja California
and pointed out that the market conditions that resulted in the initiation of
the project, specifically, a looming supply-demand imbalance in the United
States gas markets, are being confirmed with the passage of time. Tobin and Pak
noted that the Commission's decision declaring the Otay Mesa interconnection a
'joint receipt point' serving both Southern California Gas Company and San
Diego Gas & Electric Company was a positive step in assuring the supplies
delivered via Energia Costa Azul would provide an economic solution to that
imbalance. Tobin and Pak further stated that they were hopeful that a proposed
decision in Phase II of this proceeding would be adopted very soon.
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Type:
RULING
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Filing Date:
March 13, 2006
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Filed By:
ALJ/WEISSMAN/PUC
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Description:
in response to the March 8, 2006 motion of SDG&E and SoCalGas.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
March 10, 2006
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Filed By:
SEMPRA LNG
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Description:
On March 7, Alvin Pak, Director of Regulatory Affairs of Sempra LNG, met with
Andy Campbell, advisor to Cmmr. Chong, in San Francisco. Also present was Bill
Tobin, Manager of Regulatory Affairs, Sempra Global, for Sempra LNG. Written
materials (attached to the notice) were used. Sempra LNG representatives
pointed out that the market conditions, specifically, a looming supply-demand
imbalance in the U.S. gas markets, are being confirmed. Sempra LNG
representatives noted that the Commission's decision declaring the Otay Mesa
interconnection a 'joint receipt point' was a positive step in assuring that
supplies delivered via Energia Costa Azul would provide an economic solution to
that imbalance. Sempra LNG representatives further submitted that certainty of
the operating rules for the delivery of liquefied natural gas into California
is necessary as soon as possible.
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Type:
MOTION
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Filing Date:
March 8, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
for Expedited Decision on Limited Issues and for shortened time in which to
respond.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
March 6, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
On March 3, 2006 Marzia Zafar, CPUC Relations Manager for Southern California
Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), had a
telephone conversation with Rami Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey. Harvey Morris
from the Legal Division also participated in the conversation. Zafar urged the
Commission to allow SoCalGas and SDG&E to hold an open season in the Rainbow
Corridor prior to a final decision in Phase II.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
February 28, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
On February 27, 2006, Marzia Zafar, CPUC Relations Manager for Southern
California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E),
met with Nilgun Atamturk, advisor to Cmmr. Grueneich, in San Francisco. Zafar
stated that the Gas Market Order Instituting Rulemaking deals with two main
issues. On infrastructure adequacy, Zafar stated that SoCalGas and SDG&E's
system is adequate and that SoCalGas has not identified any constraints in its
ability to receive gas supply at its receipt points or in its ability to
transport those supplies on its backbone transmission system to the local
transmission system. On the issue of gas quality, Zafar cautioned that setting
an overly restrictive gas quality standard could potentially restrict future
LNG supply to California as well as existing supply. Zafar asserted that gas
quality standards should be established so as to allow the widest range of gas
supply to be received by the utilities without decreasing the current safety,
efficiency and reliability of end-use operations. Zafar stated that Commission
approval of a Wobbe Number range of 1290-1400 will make more supplies of
reasonably priced natural gas available throughout southern California and that
it does no good to adopt ultra-stringent gas quality specifications.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
February 27, 2006
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Filed By:
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
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Description:
On February 24, 2006, Marzia Zafar, CPUC Relations Manager for Southern
California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E),
met with Rami Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, in San Francisco. Copies of
SDG&E and SoCalGas maps which are part of David Bisi's testimony in this
proceeding were used. Zafar stated that SoCalGas has become aware of a
potential new load in the Rainbow Corridor that may cause the combined SoCalGas
Rainbow Corridor and SDG&E system to become constrained and that the utilities
would need to have an open season in the first half of this year to be sure
facilities are built in time (if needed). Zafar urged that the Commission issue
a final decision on the infrastructure adequacy matter. Zafar suggested that
alternatively, the Commission could allow SoCalGas and SDG&E to hold the open
season prior to a final decision being issued. Zafar reiterated that SoCalGas
has not identified any constraints in its ability to receive gas supply at its
receipt points or in its ability to transport those supplies on its backbone
transmission system to the local transmission system. Zafar cautioned that
setting an overly restrictive gas quality standard could potentially restrict
future LNG supply to California.
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Type:
OPPOSITION
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Filing Date:
February 21, 2006
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Filed By:
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
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Description:
to BHP Billiton LNG Int'l Motion to Clarify the record, or, in the alternative,
Motion to Strike,
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
February 14, 2006
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Filed By:
INDICATED PRODUCERS
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Description:
On February 9, 2006, Evelyn Kahl, counsel to the Indicated Producers (IP), met
with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr. Brown, and Rami Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr.
Peevey, in two separate meetings in San Francisco. Kahl discussed areas of
concern in the gas quality arena. First, Kahl observed that a 1400 Wobbe value
would be a restriction, rather than an expansion, in existing specifications.
Second, Kahl explained that Southern California Gas Company's (SoCalGas)
proposed reductions in CO2 and O2 specifications have not been substantiated.
Third, Kahl observed that most parties agree that it would not be prudent to
adopt the CARB compressed natural gas vehicle specifications - fuel pump
specifications - as inlet specifications on the SoCalGas system. Finally, Kahl
raised a practical concern over the potential designation of this matter as
requiring California Environmental Quality Act review.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
February 14, 2006
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Filed By:
SHELL TRADING GAS & POWER
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Description:
On February 8, 2006, Marcie Milner, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Shell
Trading Gas & Power, (Shell Trading), met with Belinda Gatti, advisor to Cmmr.
Brown, Rami Kahlon, advisor to Cmmr. Peevey, and Robert Lane, advisor to Cmmr.
Bohn, in three separate meetings in San Francisco. Also present were Edgar
Kuipers, Director, Market Access for Shell NA LNG, LLC, and John Leslie,
attorney for Shell Trading. Written materials (attached to the notice) were
used. Dr. Kuipers stated that Shell Trading supports Southern California Gas
Company's (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company's (SDG&E) proposed
maximum Wobbe limit of 1400 as well as a Wobbe index range of plus or minus 4
percent. Leslie noted that the reasons for proposed 1391 and 1360 Wobbe limit
(concerns about the performance of DLN/DLE turbines and increased NOx
emissions) are not valid. Leslie explained that California Environmental
Quality Act does not apply to the gas quality phase of the proceeding. Milner
urged the Commission to act quickly on the gas quality issue in order to
provide certainty to Shell Trading and to all other new suppliers that must
make facility investment decisions and long-term gas supply commitments.
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Type:
EXPARTE
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Filing Date:
February 10, 2006
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Filed By:
CORAL ENERGY RESOURCES, L.P.
SHELL TRADING GAS & POWER
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Description:
On February 7, 2006, Marcie Milner, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Shell
Trading Gas & Power, (Shell Trading), met with Brian Prusnek, advisor to Cmmr.
Chong, in San Francisco. Also present were Andrew Campbell of the Division of
Strategic Planning, and Edgar Kuipers, Director, Market Access for Shell NA
LNG, LLC, and John Leslie, attorney for Shell Trading and Coral Energy |