5. Reasonableness of Requested Compensation
Aglet requests $17,148.652 for its participation in the PRG's of all three IOU's for the period shown below.
PG&E (October 1-December 31, 2006):
$2,309.50 14.9 hours, Reid professional time at $155.00
85.25 1.1 hours, Reid work on compensation request at $77.50
126.00 0.9 hours, Weil work on compensation request at $140.00
10.34 Expenses
$2,531.09 Total
SCE (October 1-December 31, 2006):
SDG&E (October 1-December 31, 2006):
$1,472.50 9.5 hours, Reid professional time at $155.00
93.50 1.1 hours, Reid work on compensation rate at $85.00
126.00 0.9 hours, Weil work on compensation request at $140.00
10.34 Expenses
$1,702.34 Total
The total compensation request is $17,148.65. The components of this request must constitute reasonable fees and costs when compared to market rates for similar services from comparably qualified persons. Jan Reid and James Weil have both appeared as experts before the Commission in other proceedings. The Commission has previously awarded Jan Reid's professional work at $155 per hour in 2006 in D.06-11-032 for 2006 and $170 per hour in D.07-05-037 for 2007, and we adopt these rates here. James Weil has previously been awarded $260 per hour in 2006 in D.06-10-018 and $280 per hour in 2007 in D.07-05-037 and we adopt these rates here.5
Aglet seeks compensation for 2007 hours and expenses for Reid's travel to San Francisco to attend certain PRG meetings. The Commission has previously determined that an individual's commute from their homes to San Francisco is routine commuting and thus not compensable. (See D.07-05-037, p11; D.07-04-010, p.12.) Accordingly, we disallow Aglet's hours and expenses for travel. We find the itemized direct expenses for photocopying and postage to be commensurate with the work performed and reasonable.
2 Aglet calculates the total requested amount of $17,158.10, however, the correct amount is $17,148.65. We correct this and other minor computation errors and use these corrected figures in this decision.
3 Disallowed (See D.07-05-037, p.11; D.07-04-010, p.12)
4 Disallowed (See D.07-05-037, p.11; D.07-04-010, p.12)
5 Intervenor compensation matters were correctly charged at half of the professional hourly rate. Since some documents for intervenor compensation matters were prepared in 2007, when hourly rates were increased (to $170 for Reid and to $280 for Weil), hourly rate for work on intervenor compensation matters was correctly calculated based on these higher rates.
