7. Assignment of Proceeding

Timothy Alan Simon is the assigned Commissioner and Jacqueline A. Reed is the assigned ALJ in this proceeding.

Findings of Fact

1. The settlement agreements resolve all pending issues outlined in the respective assigned Commissioner's Rulings and Scoping Memos that relate to the Witch/ Rice and Guejito Fire OIIs.

2. No party filed in opposition to the proposed settlement agreements.

3. The settlement agreements are the product of good faith negotiations between the parties.

4. Exhibits 1-WR through 6-WR are the testimonies and supporting documents of the Witch/Rice Fire Investigation.

5. Exhibits 1-G through 21-G are the testimonies and supporting documents of the Guejito Fire Investigation.

6. In accordance with the settlement agreement, SDG&E will pay $14,350,000 to the General Fund of the State of California.

7. Under the settlement agreement, SDG&E will reimburse CPSD up to an additional $400,000 in order to implement a computer work module, and will remit any unused balance of this sum to the General Fund of the State of California.

8. In accordance with the CPSD-Cox settlement agreement, Cox will pay $2,000,000 to the General Fund of the State of California.

Conclusions of Law

1. The settlement agreements are reasonable in light of the whole record.

2. The settlement agreements are consistent with the law.

3. The settlement agreements are in the public interest because they provide significant and direct benefits to customers and the overall public.

4. To fully substantiate the extensive records in the Witch/Rice and Guejito Fire Investigations, the testimony and supporting documents should become part of the formal records of these proceedings.

5. The SDG&E-CPSD and Cox-CPSD agreements should be approved and adopted immediately so that the terms and conditions of the agreements can be promptly implemented.

ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that:

1. The Joint Motion of the Consumer Protection and Safety Division and San Diego Gas & Electric Company for approval and adoption of the Settlement Agreement in Investigation (I.) 08-11-006 and I.08-11-007, appended to this decision as Attachment I, is granted.

2. The Joint Motion of the Consumer Protection and Safety Division and CoxCom, Inc. and Cox California Telcom, LLC for approval and adoption of the Settlement Agreement in Investigation 08-11-007, appended to this decision as Attachment II, is granted.

3. The 27 exhibits identified in Attachment III to this decision as Exhibits 1-WR through 6-WR in Investigation 08-11-006, and Exhibits 1-G through 21-G in Investigation 08-11-007 are received as part of the formal records of the respective proceedings.

4. In accordance with Paragraph 8 of the Consumer Protection and Safety Division and San Diego Gas & Electric Company Settlement Agreement, within 60 days of the issuance of this decision, San Diego Gas & Electric Company shall pay $14,350,000 to the General Fund of the State of California.

5. Within 10 days of the remittal of payment, San Diego Gas & Electric Company shall provide photocopies of the settlement check to the Consumer Protection and Safety Division.

6. In accordance with Paragraph 8 of the Consumer Protection and Safety Division and San Diego Gas & Electric Company Settlement Agreement, San Diego Gas & Electric Company shall reimburse the Consumer Protection and Safety Division up to an additional $400,000 in order to implement a computer work module designed to assist the Consumer Protection and Safety Division in future audits and investigations of utility safety hazards and incidents.

7. San Diego Gas & Electric Company shall remit any unused portion of the $400,000 described in Ordering Paragraph 6 to the General Fund of the State of California within 60 days of being so directed by the Consumer Protection and Safety Division.

8. In accordance with Section 2.5 of the Consumer Protection and Safety Division and CoxCom, Inc. and Cox California Telcom, LLC Settlement Agreement, within 60 days of the issuance of a final non-appealable decision, CoxCom, Inc. and Cox California Telcom, LLC shall make a settlement payment of $2,000,000 to the General Fund of the State of California

9. Investigation (I.) 08-11-006 and I.08-11-007 are closed.

This order is effective today.

Dated April 22, 2010, at Los Angeles, California.

MICHAEL R. PEEVEY

President

DIAN M. GRUENEICH

JOHN A. BOHN

TIMOTHY ALAN SIMON

NANCY E. RYAN

Commissioners

ATTACHMENTS I thru III