VI. Award

We award SSRC $43,867.65, as follows and as shown in Appendix A to this decision:

Requested Amounts
Decision 03-05-038	Hours	Rate	Amount
M. Mihaly	9.6	$325/hr	$ 3,120.00
O. Armi	72.9	$230/hr	16,767.00
J. Schue	21.2	$175/hr	3,710.00
Law clerks	15.3	$60/hr	918.00
Attorney Subtotal			24,515.00
Expenses			569.98
TOTAL			25,084.98
Decision 03-06-030
M. Mihaly	10.5	$325/hr	3,412.50
O. Armi	131.9	$230/hr	30,337.00
J. Schue	11.9	$175/hr	2,082.50
Law clerks	1.5	$60/hr	90.00
Attorney Subtotal			35,922.00
Expenses			1,244.77
TOTAL			37,166.77
GRAND TOTAL			$62,251.75

Deduction for Inefficiency
Fees in D.03-05-038	$24,515.00
Fees in D.03-06-030	$35,922.00
Subtotal	$60,437.00
Less 30% for inefficiency	($18,131.10)
Total fee award	$42,305.90

Deduction for Disallowed Press Communication
	Hours	Rate	Amount to Deduct
O. Armi	1.1 (comm. with press)	$230/hr	($253.00)

Consistent with previous Commission decisions, we will order that interest be paid on the award amount (calculated at the three-month commercial paper rate), commencing on September 16, 2003, the 75th day after SSRC filed its compensation request, and continuing until the utility makes its full payment of award.

As in all intervenor compensation decisions, we put SSRC on notice that the Commission staff may audit SSRC's records related to this award. Thus, SSRC must make and retain adequate accounting and other documentation to support all claims for intervenor compensation. SSRC's records should identify specific issues for which it requests compensation, the actual time spent by each employee, the applicable hourly rate, fees paid to consultants, and any other costs for which compensation may be claimed.