ALJ/MLC/hl2 DRAFT Agenda ID #3083

Ratesetting

2/11/2004 Item 36

Decision DRAFT DECISION OF ALJ COOKE (Mailed 12/26/2003)

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

In the Matter of the Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U 902-E) for a Certificate Of Public Convenience & Necessity Valley-Rainbow 500kV Inter-Connect Project.

Application 01-03-036 (Filed March 23, 2001)

DECISION AWARDING INTERVENOR COMPENSATION

TO SAVE SOUTHWEST RIVERSIDE COUNTY (SSRC) IN RESPONSE TO

SECOND REQUEST FOR COMPENSATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page

DECISION AWARDING INTERVENOR COMPENSATION 2

TO SAVE SOUTHWEST RIVERSIDE COUNTY (SSRC) IN RESPONSE TO 2

SECOND REQUEST FOR COMPENSATION 2

I. Summary 2

II. Background 2

A. SSRC's Request 2

B. SDG&E's Opposition 3

III. Requirements for Awards of Compensation 4

A. Notice of Intent 4

1. Timeliness of NOI 5

2. Customer Status 5

3. Financial Hardship 6

B. Timeliness of Compensation Request 10

IV. Substantial Contribution to Resolution of Issues 10

A. D.03-05-038 Re Applications for Rehearing 11

B. D.03-06-030 Re Petition for Modification 14

C. Division of Labor With Other Parties 15

V. The Reasonableness of Requested Compensation 16

A. Overall Benefits of Participation 18

B. Hours Claimed 19

1. Excessive Hours 19

2. Compensation for Press/Lobbying Time, Other Matters 20

C. Hourly Rates 21

1. Attorneys 21

2. Law Clerks 24

D. Costs 24

VI. Award 24

VII. Comments on Draft Decision 26

VIII. Assignment of Proceeding 26

Findings of Fact 27

Conclusions of Law 27

ORDER 28

DECISION AWARDING INTERVENOR COMPENSATION

TO SAVE SOUTHWEST RIVERSIDE COUNTY (SSRC) IN RESPONSE TO

SECOND REQUEST FOR COMPENSATION

I. Summary

This decision awards Save Southwest Riverside County (SSRC) $43,867.65 for time spent on rehearing applications related to and a petition for modification of Decision (D.) 02-12-066. The Commission resolved the applications for rehearing in D.03-05-038, and the petition for modification in D.03-06-030. This amount is $18,384.10 less than SSRC's requested amount of $62,251.75. We have reduced SSRC's request because we find that SSRC worked inefficiently, and thus did not meet the requirement that requested intervenor compensation be "reasonable," and spent a small amount of time on a non-compensable activity - communicating with the press.