Discussion

The questions of whether to pursue the steam generator project and the cost effectiveness of the proposal, including the initial turbine scope of work, is already resolved in D.05-12-040, and we will not revisit those issues. SCE seeks to remove the turbine components from the authority to replace the steam generators and recover those costs only as a part of a larger turbine project is already included in the rates adopted for A.07-11-011 and included in its current 2012 general rate case, A.10-11-015, presently before the Commission.

SCE indicates that it does not wish to "double count" or over-collect the costs of the turbine work already approved in D.05-12-040 in the subsequent two rate cases. This petition may be viewed as over-abundant caution - SCE could have simply offset (or netted) the already approved turbine costs from its larger turbine project requests in A.07-11-011 and A.10-11-015. We will grant the petition to modify D.05-12-040 and protect ratepayers through whatever terms and conditions are found reasonable and adopted in A.10-11-015.