2. Background

D.04-10-035 provided definition and clarification with respect to the RAR policy framework adopted in D.04-01-050, identified remaining implementation issues to be resolved in further proceedings, and outlined the procedural steps to be undertaken in Phase 2 of the RAR portion of this proceeding to ensure that a functioning RAR program for can be implemented during 2005. Pursuant to the direction given in D.04-10-035, Commission advisory staff, along with California Energy Commission (CEC) staff acting in an advisory capacity, facilitated 19 workshops between November 2004 and April 2005. Staff filed and served its Phase 2 workshop report on June 10, 2005.¹

With the issuance of the Phase 2 workshop report, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) established a schedule for comments and replies to comments on the Phase 2 workshop report. The ALJ provided notice to parties that Phase 2 would be submitted to the Commission on the record which consists of the workshop report and the comments and replies thereon. As set forth in the following table, 24 sets of opening comments and 15 sets of reply comments were submitted.

COMMENTING PARTIES²

	Commenting Party or Parties	Short Title for Party or Parties	Opening Comments	Reply Comments
1	Alliance for Retail Energy Markets	AReM	X	X
2	APS Energy Services	APSES	X
3	California Independent System Operator	CAISO	X	X
4	California Electricity Oversight Board	CEOB	X
5	California Large Energy Consumers Association and California Manufacturers & Technology Association	CLECA/ CMTA	X
6	Calpine Corporation	Calpine	X	X
7	City and County of San Francisco	CCSF		X
8	Cogeneration Association of California and Energy Producers and Users Coalition	CAC/EPUC	X
9	Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc. and Constellation NewEnergy, Inc.	Constellation	X	X
10	Department of Water Resources-CERS	DWR-CERS	X	X
11	Department of Water Resources-State Water Project and State Water Contractors	SWP/SWC	X
12	Duke Energy North America, LLC	DENA	X	X
13	FPL Energy, LLC	FPLE	X
14	Independent Energy Producers Association	IEP	X	X
15	Mirant California LLC, Mirant Delta LLC, and Mirant Potrero LLC; and West Coast Power	Mirant/WCP	X
16	Office of Ratepayer Advocates	ORA	X	X
17	Pacific Gas and Electric Company	PG&E	X	X
18	Powerex Corp.	Powerex	X	X
19	San Diego Gas & Electric Company	SDG&E	X
20	Sempra Global	Sempra Global	X	X
21	Silicon Valley Leadership Group (formerly the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group)	SVLG	X
22	Southern California Edison Company	SCE	X	X
23	Southern California Water Company	SCWC	X
24	The Utility Reform Network	TURN	X	X
25	SCE, PG&E, AReM, CLECA, CMTA, TURN, and ORA (AReM and CMTA did not join in Joint Parties' reply comments)	Joint Parties	X	X

¹ The Phase 2 workshop report can be obtained at the following internet link:

http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUBLISHED/REPORT/46914.PDF

² DWR-CERS submitted comments and replies by memorandum to the ALJ. CAISO and CMTA also filed supplemental comments with authorization by the ALJ.