FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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

PUC, CEC, AND OTHERS JOIN TO DISCUSS ISSUES
RELATED TO STATE'S ENERGY ACTION PLAN

SAN FRANCISCO, December 4, 2006 - Members of the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and California Energy Commission, as well as other state representatives and the California Independent System Operator, will meet to discuss the electricity supply-demand outlook for summer 2007, greenhouse gas reduction initiatives, and other energy issues related to the state's Energy Action Plan.

WHEN

Monday, December 11, 2006
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.


WHERE
PUC Auditorium
505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco

AGENDA

1. Opening Remarks

2. Summer 2007 Planning

3. Distributed Generation: Ownership of Renewable Energy Certificates and Other Key Near-Term Policy Issues

4. Renewables Portfolio Standard Issues

5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Performance Standard (SB1368) and AB 32 Implementation

6. Public Comments

REMOTE ACCESS
There will be a simultaneous free audio webcast and video webcast of this meeting accessible at the top of www.cpuc.ca.gov the day of the meeting. A toll-free listen-only call-in number will also be 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.

Any documents and presentations used at the meeting will be posted to the PUC's website as they become available at www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/energy/electric/energy+action+plan/061128_eapmeetingdecember.htm.

The Energy Action Plan is available at www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/energy/electric/energy+action+plan/index.htm.

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.

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

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