3. Process and Proposed Schedule
In D.05-09-043, the Commission established a procedural process for addressing the issues in this phase of the proceeding. Specifically, in that decision the Commission directed the utilities to contract with appropriate expertise to develop a draft report presenting recommendations on avoided cost updating and related issues and to submit that draft report by February 20, 2006. The Commission also directed Energy Division to hold public workshops on the draft report, with the consultant(s) present. Based on feedback from the workshops, the consultant(s) will then finalize the report and Energy Division will develop recommendations on the 2006 Update issues for Commission consideration. The assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) will solicit comments on those recommendations.6
The following schedule reflects this process and the Commission's goal for a mid-2006 final decision:
Comments on Scope/Schedule for
2006 Update, including November 1
Workshop report (Concurrent) December 16, 2005
Final Scoping Ruling December 23, 2005
Consultant's Draft Report February 20, 2006
Pre-workshop Comments March 3, 2006
Energy Division Workshops Week of March 6, 2006
Consultant's Final Report March 24, 2006
Energy Division Recommendations April 21, 2006
Opening Comments on Energy
Division Recommendations/Final Report May 5, 2006
Reply Comments May 15, 2006
Draft Decision June 16, 2006
In their comments on the scope of the 2006 Update, the utilities and interested parties may also comment on this proposed schedule. I or the assigned ALJ will finalize this schedule in a final scoping ruling for the 2006 Update phase of this proceeding, after considering parties' comments.
6 D.05-09-043, pp. 137-138.
