7. Award
As set forth in the tables below, we award UCS $48,056.65 and NRDC $95,478.39.
UCS' Award Calculation
Work on Proceeding |
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Attorney/Staff |
Year |
Hours |
Hourly Rate |
Total | |
Alan Nogee |
2006 |
0.35 |
$240.00 |
$84.00 | |
Alan Nogee |
2007 |
1.70 |
$260.00 |
$442.00 | |
Alan Nogee |
2008 |
0.24 |
$270.00 |
$64.80 | |
John Galloway |
2006 |
3.52 |
$125.00 |
$440.00 | |
John Galloway |
2007 |
4.75 |
$130.00 |
$617.50 | |
Cliff Chen |
2006 |
13.37 |
$115.00 |
$1,537.55 | |
Cliff Chen |
2007 |
207.20 |
$120.00 |
$24,864.00 | |
Cliff Chen |
2008 |
98.74 |
$130.00 |
$12,836.20 | |
Chris Busch |
2007 |
18.08 |
$165.00 |
$2,983.20 | |
Chris Busch |
2008 |
12.75 |
$170.00 |
$2,167.50 | |
Laura Wisland |
2008 |
14.00 |
$125.00 |
$1,750.00 | |
Work on Proceeding Total: |
374.70 |
$47,786.75 | |||
Total minus 3% reduction |
$46,353.15 | ||||
Preparation of NOI and Compensation Request | |||||
Attorney/Staff |
Year |
Hours |
Hourly Rate |
Total | |
John Galloway |
2006 |
2.50 |
$62.50 |
$156.25 | |
John Galloway |
2007 |
0.40 |
$65.00 |
$26.00 | |
Cliff Chen |
2008 |
21.00 |
$65.00 |
$1,365.00 | |
Laura Wisland |
2008 |
2.50 |
$62.50 |
$156.25 | |
NOI and Compensation Request Total: |
26.40 |
$1,703.50 | |||
CALCULATION OF FINAL AWARD | |||||
Work on Proceeding |
$46,353.15 | ||||
NOI and Compensation Request Preparation |
$1,703.50 | ||||
TOTAL AWARD |
$48,056.65 | ||||
NRDC's Award Calculation
Work on Proceeding | ||||
Attorney/Staff |
Year |
Hours |
Hourly Rate |
Total |
Audrey Chang |
2006 |
6.00 |
$115.00 |
$690.00 |
Audrey Chang |
2007 |
215.75 |
$150.00 |
$32,362.50 |
Audrey Chang |
2008 |
80.25 |
$155.00 |
$12,438.75 |
Kristin Grenfell |
2007 |
102.75 |
$170.00 |
$17,467.50 |
Kristin Grenfell |
2008 |
121.00 |
$175.00 |
$21,175.00 |
Peter Miller |
2007 |
55.50 |
$100.00 |
$5,550.00 |
Peter Miller |
2008 |
50.25 |
$100.00 |
$5,025.00 |
Devra Wang |
2007 |
92.00 |
$160.00 |
$14,720.00 |
Devra Wang |
2008 |
14.50 |
$165.00 |
$2,392.50 |
Noah Long |
2008 |
4.00 |
$150.00 |
$600.00 |
Work on Proceeding Total: |
742.00 |
$112.421.25 | ||
Work on Proceeding Total with 17% reduction (5% due to inefficiency and 12% due to excessive hours) |
$93,309.64 | |||
Preparation of NOI and Compensation Request | ||||
Attorney/Staff |
Year |
Hours |
Hourly Rate |
Total |
Audrey Chang |
2006 |
2.50 |
$57.50 |
$143.75 |
Kristin Grenfell |
2008 |
18.00 |
$87.50 |
$1,575.00 |
Noah Long |
2008 |
6.00 |
$75.00 |
$450.00 |
NOI and Compensation Request Total: |
26.50 |
$2,168.75 | ||
CALCULATION OF FINAL AWARD | ||||
Work on Proceeding |
$93,309.64 | |||
NOI and Compensation Request Preparation |
$2,168.75 | |||
TOTAL AWARD |
$95,478.39 | |||
Pursuant to § 1807, we order PG&E, Southern California Edison Company (SCE), Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), and San Diego Gas & Electric Company to pay these awards. We direct these utilities to allocate payment responsibility among themselves based upon their California-jurisdictional gas and electric revenues for the 2007 calendar year, to reflect the year in which the proceeding was primarily litigated. Consistent with previous Commission decisions, we order that interest be paid on the award amount (at the rate earned on prime, three-month commercial paper, as reported in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15) commencing on March 7, 2009, the 75th day after UCS and NRDC filed their respective compensation requests, and continuing until full payment of the award is made.
We remind all intervenors that Commission staff may audit their records related to the award and that intervenors must make and retain adequate accounting and other documentation to support all claims for intervenor compensation. UCS' and NRDC's records should identify specific issues for which the group requested compensation, the actual time spent by each employee or consultant, the applicable hourly rates, fees paid to consultants, and any other costs for which compensation was claimed. The records pertaining to an award of compensation shall be retained for at least three years from the date of the final decision making the award.
