San Francisco-Peninsula Area

A stakeholder group continues to meet to discuss upgrades to the Jefferson-Martin 230 kV line that are needed for reliability reasons. The stakeholder group has submitted a report to the ISO that identifies several technical options for addressing the reliability issue, but identifies the Jefferson-Martin 230 kV line as the most promising project based on a number of criteria. The next step is for PG&E to finalize detailed cost estimates and present additional information that will be considered by the ISO Board. PG&E anticipates that it will submit a CPCN to the Commission for this project by September 2002. PG&E and the City and County of San Francisco agree that this is a very high priority project, but do not believe that this project would be ripe for evidentiary hearings at the Commission before the CPCN is filed.

PG&E and the City and County of San Francisco also agree that "Alternative 4" identified in the stakeholder group report is independent of the Jefferson-Martin project, and should move forward without delay. Alternative 4 is the upgrade of the line between San Mateo and Martin from 60 to 115 kV. PG&E states that it has not yet determined the licensing requirements for this project, e.g., whether a permit to construct under General Order 131-D would be required. PG&E should report on the results of its meeting(s) with Energy Division on this issue in its monthly status reports.

Per the discussion at the PHC, it is my expectation that PG&E will meet with the City and County of San Francisco on a monthly basis to ensure that the developmental analysis for addressing San Francisco-Peninsula area transmission constraints is moving along. PG&E will also report on the status of these meetings in its monthly status reports.

Within five days from the date of this ruling, the City and County of San Francisco will file a copy of the October 19, 2000 stakeholder report referred to in its PHC comments, and serve a notice of its availability to the service list in this proceeding. As discussed at the PHC, PG&E will also file in this proceeding all additional documents regarding the Jefferson-Martin project submitted to the ISO and serve a notice of their availability to the service list in this proceeding.