ALJ/JSW/hkr DRAFT Agenda ID #4884

Ratesetting

9/8/2005 Item 13

Decision

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U 902-E) for an Order Implementing Assembly Bill 265.	Application 00-10-045 (Filed October 24, 2000)
Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U 902-E) for Authority to Implement an Electric Rate Surcharge to Manage the Balance in the Energy Rate Ceiling Revenue Shortfall Account.	Application 01-01-044 (Filed January 24, 2001)

OPINION GRANTING INTERVENOR COMPENSATION
TO THE UTILITY CONSUMERS ACTION NETWORK FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO DECISION (D.) 02-12-064 AND D.03-08-072

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page

OPINION GRANTING INTERVENOR COMPENSATION
TO THE UTILITY CONSUMERS ACTION NETWORK
FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
TO DECISION (D.) 02-12-064 AND D.03-08-072 22

I. Summary 22

II. Background 22

III. Requirements for an Award of Compensation 44

IV. Procedural Issues 55

V. Substantial Contribution 66

A. Background 66

B. UCAN 77

C. SDG&E 88

D. Discussion 99

VI. Reasonableness of Requested Compensation 1717

A. Reasonableness of Time Spent 1919

B. Market Rates 2020

C. Productivity 2323

D. Direct Expenses 2424

VII. Award 2424

VIII. Waiver of Comment Period 2525

IX. Assignment of Proceeding 2525

Findings of Fact 2525

Conclusions of Law 2626

ORDER 2727

OPINION GRANTING INTERVENOR COMPENSATION
TO THE UTILITY CONSUMERS ACTION NETWORK FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO DECISION (D.) 02-12-064 AND D.03-08-072

I. Summary

This decision awards the Utility Consumers Action Network (UCAN) $78,191.31 in compensation for its contributions to Decision (D.) 02-12-064, D.03-08-072,¹ and for its participation in the subsequent judicial review in the California Court of Appeal (Court of Appeal). In D.02-12-064, the Commission adopted the June 14, 2002 settlement agreement between the Commission and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), which resolved a federal court proceeding concerning certain intermediate term power purchase contracts entered into by SDG&E in late 1996 and early 1997. D.03-08-072 addressed the applications for rehearing of D.02-12-064.