6.3. What Impact, if any, will the Agreement Have on the Accounts, Trusts, or Funds Established for NBCs? Are any Conditions Needed to Ensure Costs are not Inappropriately Shifted to PG&E's Bundled Customers?

The February 26 Ruling sought comments on what impact, if any, the NBC Agreement will have on the accounts, trusts, or funds established for NBCs, and whether any conditions are needed to ensure costs are not inappropriately shifted to PG&E's bundled customers.

Applicants assert that the NBC Agreement does not affect the total remittances that PG&E will make to DWR because the Commission has established the mechanisms to ensure that the charges owed to DWR are promptly remitted by PG&E. Applicants state that the DWR charges are subject to balancing account treatment, and any amounts not collected in a given year are carried over to the following year. Therefore, according to Applicants, DWR is not harmed by the NBC Agreement and will remain whole in terms of remittances from PG&E.