8. Assignment of Proceeding

President Michael R. Peevey is the assigned Commissioner and Timothy Sullivan is the assigned ALJ in this proceeding.

1. The City and County of San Francisco's Petition to Modify Decision 09-03-026 to Temporarily Suspend Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Installation of SmartMeters (Petition) provides no new facts to support its request for suspension of the SmartMeter installation program.

2. PG&E's General Rate Case, A.09-12-020, is addressing aspects of PG&E's SmartMeter Program.

3. General Rate Cases typically address customer service issues.

1. The Petition should be denied since no new facts justify modification of D.09-03-026.

2. D.09-03-026 deferred some issues associated with PG&E's SmartMeter installation program to PG&E's General Rate Case.

3. General rate cases are a common forum for determining the reasonableness of electric rates and for reviewing the quality of customer service.

ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that:

1. The City and County of San Francisco's Petition to Modify Decision 09-03-026 to Temporarily Suspend Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Installation of SmartMeters is denied.

2. Application 07-12-009 is closed.

This order is effective today.

Dated December 16, 2010, at San Francisco, California.

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