Procedural Requirements

The initial PHC in this matter was held on April 30, 2004, and UCS timely filed its NOI. In its NOI, UCS addressed its anticipated scope of participation, estimated cost of participation, customer status and significant financial hardship. Pursuant to an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ruling on July 27, 2004 UCS received a finding of financial hardship and was found to be eligible for intervenor compensation in this proceeding. A finding of significant financial hardship shall create a rebuttable presumption of eligibility for compensation in other Commission proceedings commencing within one year of the date of that finding.¹⁵ UCS timely filed its request for compensation on January 6, 2005,¹⁶ within 60 days of the Commission's issuance of D.04-12-048. UCS's request for compensation includes a description of its substantial contribution to the decision, as well as a detailed description of services and expenditures.

¹⁵ Pub. Util. Code § 1804.

¹⁶ UCS filed an errata to its compensation request on January 21, 2005, that corrected mathematical calculation errors found in the January 6, 2005, claim. Since the correction amount to less than a $100 change in the requested award, the Commission will use the January 6, 2005, date as the date the compensation claim was made.