11. Assignment of Proceeding

Michael R. Peevey is the assigned Commissioner and David K. Fukutome is the assigned Administrative Law Judge in this proceeding.

Findings of Fact

1. This application is uncontested.

2. The Alta project is consistent with SCE's approved 2005 renewable procurement plan.

3. Selection of the Alta project is consistent with RPS solicitation protocol.

4. The Alta project fits with identified renewable resource needs.

5. SCE's bid evaluation process is consistent with the LCBF decision.

6. The Alta Contract standard terms and conditions, as amended, are consistent with D.04-06-014, as modified by D.07-11-025.

7. The pricing structure of the Alta Contract, as amended, is reasonable.

8. The Alta project is viable.

Conclusions of Law

1. The Alta Contract should be approved without modification.

2. Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 to the Alta Contract should be approved without modification.

3. SCE should be allowed, without further action by the Commission, to enter into power purchase agreements in the form of the PPA, as amended, in accordance with the requirements of the Master Agreement, as amended, and at prices at or below the energy price maximum for the applicable calendar year.

4. SCE should be allowed to fully recover in rates payments made pursuant to any power purchase agreement in the form of the PPA, as amended, subject only to further review with respect to the reasonableness of SCE's administration of the Master Agreement, any power purchase agreement in the form of the PPA, as amended, and Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2.

5. Procurement pursuant to the Alta Contract constitutes procurement from ERR for purposes of determining SCE's compliance with any obligation that it may have to procure ERR pursuant to the California RPS (§§ 399.11 et seq.), D.03-06-071, or other applicable law.

6. SCE's April 11, 2008 motion to offer its testimony into evidence is consistent with the provisions of Rule 13.8(d) and should be granted.

7. SCE's April 11, 2008 motion to seal the evidentiary record is consistent with the provisions of D.06-06-066 and should be granted.

ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that:

1. The "Alta Contract" which consists of (1) the Master Power Purchase and Wind Project Development Agreement (Master Agreement) between Southern California Edison Company (SCE) and Alta Windpower Development, LLC (Alta), and (2) the form Generating Facility Power Purchase and Sale Agreement (PPA) is approved.

2. Amendment No. 1 to the Alta Contract is approved.

3. Amendment No. 2 to the Alta Contract is approved.

4. SCE is granted the authority, without further action by the Commission, to enter into power purchase agreements in the form of the PPA, as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, in accordance with the requirements of the Master Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, and at prices at or below the energy price maximum for the applicable calendar year.

5. SCE shall send a letter to the Director of the Energy Division when a contract is executed in the form of the PPA. The letter shall include the capacity, energy, price, term, project development milestone schedule and commercial operation date of the generating facility.

6. SCE is authorized to fully recover in rates payments made pursuant to any power purchase agreement in the form of the PPA, as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, subject only to further review with respect to the reasonableness of SCE's administration of the Master Agreement, any power purchase agreement in the form of the PPA, as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, and Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2.

7. SCE's April 11, 2008 motion to offer testimony into evidence is granted. As described in the body of this decision, the pieces of SCE's testimony are identified as Exhibits 1 through 8 and are received into evidence.

8. SCE's April 11, 2008 motion to seal portions of the evidentiary record is granted. Exhibits 1 through 5, and 7 shall be placed under seal and shall remain sealed for a period of three years from the effective date of this decision.

9. Application 07-07-002 is closed.

This order is effective today.

Dated May 15, 2008, at San Francisco, California.

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