FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Terrie Prosper, 415.703.1366, news@cpuc.ca.gov

PUC AND CEC TO HOLD JOINT MEETING ON CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE'S ENERGY ACTION PLAN

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26, 2005 - The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) today announced it will host a joint meeting with the California Energy Commission (CEC) regarding the continued implementation of the state's Energy Action Plan on June 15, 2005, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the PUC's Auditorium at 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco.

Topics of discussion will include:

· Continued implementation of the 2003 Energy Action Plan;

· Discuss, review, and seek comment on a new 2005 Energy Action Plan;

· Review the electric supply/demand outlook for the summer 2005; and,

· Discuss other current energy events and topics of joint interest.

A final agenda for the meeting will be available on both the PUC and CEC websites. Documents and presentations for the meeting will also be posted to these websites as they become available.

There will be a simultaneous audio cast of this meeting. Information on the Internet audio webcast can be found at: www.energy.ca.gov/webcast/. A toll-free listen-only call-in number is available at (866) 621-8358, passcode 9632806.

No decisions will be made at this public meeting. A quorum of Commissioners from the PUC may be present. Any person who wishes to address the members may do so by signing up at the start of the meeting. Public comments will be limited given the time constraints of the members; individual speakers should expect to have no more than 3 minutes.

If specialized accommodations are needed, such as sign and foreign language interpreters, please call the PUC Public Advisor's Office at 415-703-2074 or email public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov three business days in advance of the meeting.

For more information on the PUC, please visit www.cpuc.ca.gov.

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