Motion to File Under Seal

PG&E's April 23, 2004 motion to file Table 9-5 of the Errata under seal states that the table contains "commercially sensitive, confidential and proprietary information on PG&E's new power purchase costs." PG&E further states that maintaining "the confidentiality of this information is critical to protecting PG&E's ability to function effectively in the energy markets," and if "this information were to fall into other market participants' hands, it could and would be used to take advantage of PG&E as it seeks to secure and execute transactions to acquire energy products, dispose of long positions, and achieve least cost management of PG&E's electric energy portfolio in 2004 and beyond." (Motion, p. 2.) PG&E points out that this same kind of information has been protected in other proceedings, and in this proceeding as a result of the February 19, 2004 administrative law judge's ruling.

No one opposed PG&E's motion.

The table which PG&E seeks to file under seal contains the same type of information which was placed under seal in accordance with the February 19, 2004 ruling. The April 23, 2004 motion of PG&E to file under seal the unredacted version of Table 9-5 of the April 23, 2004 Errata should be granted.