5. Schedule

Parties are directed to file and serve comments on the scope and issues of this proceeding as proposed in the preliminary scoping memo within 30 days of issuance of this investigation. A prehearing conference (PHC) will be scheduled shortly after receipt of comments on the preliminary scoping memo. We expect that the assigned Commissioner may refine the issues to be addressed when ruling on the final scoping memo.

This proceeding will conform to the statutory case management deadline for quasi-legislative matters set forth in Pub. Util. Code § 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 phase. In using the authority granted in Section 1701.5(b) to set a time longer than 18 months, we consider the number and complexity of the tasks, the need to coordinate with other proceedings, and the need to coordinate with the processes and role of the CEC and the CAISO.