II. Procedural Background

On June 1, 2001, ABAG POWER and SPURR jointly filed the Petition. The Petition requests a modification of one aspect of the capacity assignment rules that apply to the core aggregation program on the Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) system - the rules that apply to the upstream Canadian pipelines referred to as ANG and NOVA.

PG&E and The Utility Reform Network (TURN) filed separate responses to this Petition on July 2. PG&E states that it does not oppose the Petition, but raises certain facts and issues for Commission consideration and recommends modifications to the Petition's proposals. TURN, on the other hand, opposes the Petition and recommends Commission rejection.

On July 12, ABAG POWER and SPURR filed a joint reply to the PG&E and TURN filings.