8. Schedule

A PHC is set for June 14, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission Courtroom, State Office Building, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California. At the PHC, the parties should be prepared to discuss the issues addressed in this order, as well as any procurement-related policy proposals not ruled out of scope in this OIR. In lieu of PHC statements, we request that parties file comments on the Preliminary Scoping Memo contained herein.

Track I - Preliminary Schedule

Proceeding Milestone	Date
Ruling on Preliminary Planning Standards	May 2010
Ruling on Energy Efficiency Assumptions	May 2010
Comments due on Preliminary Scoping Memo	June 4, 2010
Prehearing Conference	June 14, 2010
Draft ED Staff Report on renewables assumptions	June 2010
Comments / Reply and Party Alternative Proposals on DR, renewables, and other non-renewables assumptions	June 2010
Scoping Memo for Track I	July 2010
Deadline for inputs to Track II	November 2010
IOUs file system resource plans	Q1 2011
Testimony, Briefs, and Hearings (If Necessary)	Q2 2011
Proposed Decision	Q3 2011
Decision	Q4 2011

Track II - Preliminary Schedule

Proceeding Milestone	Date
Ruling on Preliminary Planning Standards	May 2010
Comments due on Preliminary Scoping Memo	June 4, 2010
Prehearing Conference	June 14, 2010
Scoping Memo for Track II	To Be Determined
Process: · Input Received from Tracks I and III · IOU Bundled Plans and Testimony · Intervenor Testimony · Evidentiary Hearings · Post-hearing Briefs · Post-hearing Reply Briefs · Preparation of the decision on IOU bundled procurement plans.	December 2010 through October 2011
Proposed Decision(s) on IOU-specific Bundled Procurement Plans	November 2011

Track III - Preliminary Schedule

Proceeding Milestone	Date
Comments due on Preliminary Scoping Memo	June 4, 2010
Prehearing Conference	June 14, 2010
Scoping Memo for Track III	To Be Determined
Proposals, Comments, and/or Workshops	June 2010 to October 2011
Deadline for inputs to Track II	November 2010
Assigned Commissioner Rulings or Decisions on Track III Issues and Assumptions	As Appropriate

Each of the issue areas outlined in the Preliminary Scoping Memo will likely require different types and degrees of public participation. Therefore, we delegate further definition of procedure and schedule for each issue area to the assigned Commissioner and ALJ as determined in the Scoping Memo or later ruling. We leave open the possibility that issue areas may be decided upon individually in interim decisions, if necessary. In addition, we authorize the assigned Commissioner and ALJ to organize issues within the proceeding, including moving issues between tracks.

This proceeding will conform to the statutory case management deadline for ratesetting matters set forth in § 1701.5. In particular, it is our intention to resolve all relevant issues within 24 months of the date of the assigned Commissioner's Scoping Memo for each track. In using the authority granted in § 1701.5(b) to set a time longer than 18 months, we consider the number and complexity of the tasks and the need to coordinate with other proceedings.