6. Positions of the Parties

All of the parties had an opportunity to file briefs on the question of whether the 12 recommendations made by the Panel should be adopted by the Commission, in whole or part. SCE supported adoption of all the recommendations, but emphasized that the Panel left it to the discretion of the utilities to agree on an exact Common Summary format. SDG&E "took no exceptions" to any of the findings or recommendations, but excluded support for Recommendations 10 and 11 regarding the Palo Verde cost estimates because it has no ownership interest in those facilities. SDG&E also agreed with Recommendation 9 that the site restoration costs related to the SONGS leases should be quantified, but left it to SCE as majority owner to determine whether and when a study would occur to do so. PG&E declined to file comments but said it "greatly appreciates the Panel's work." TURN supported all of the recommendations.