6. Award
We will award TURN the amount requested for substantial contributions to D.00-06-054. 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 the 75th day after TURN filed this compensation request, not counting the number of days between the date of this Interim Decision and the date of a Final Decision, and continuing until full payment is made.
Comment Period
Pursuant to Rule 77.7(f)(6), the otherwise applicable 30-day period for public review and comment is being reduced.
Findings of Fact
1. TURN has made a timely request for compensation for its contributions to D.00-06-054.
2. TURN contributed substantially to the Commission's decision in these proceedings.
3. The hourly rates for attorneys and experts for TURN and Weil are no greater than the market rates for individuals with comparable training and experience.
4. The miscellaneous costs incurred by TURN and Weil in these proceedings are reasonable.
5. TURN has shown that all of its claimed expenses are reasonable and in compliance with §§ 1801 - 1812.
Conclusions of Law
1. TURN has fulfilled the requirements of Pub. Util. Code §§ 1801-1812, which govern awards of intervenor compensation.
2. TURN should be awarded $118,714.42.
3. This order should be effective today so that TURN may submit its supplemental filing and be compensated without unnecessary delay.
INTERIM ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. The Utility Reform Network (TURN) will be awarded compensation for its substantial contribution to Decision (D.) 00-06-054. Southern California Edison Company (Edison) shall be responsible for payment of this award of compensation.
2. Edison shall pay TURN $118,714.42 plus interest for each day after the 76th day after the compensation request was filed, until the payment is made.
This order is effective today.
Dated ______________, 2002 at San Francisco, California.
ALJ/GEW/epg/t94*/eap DRAFT H-1
9/6/2001
Decision ___________
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of the Application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) for a Certificate that the Present and Future Public Convenience and Necessity Requires or Will Require Edison to Construct and Operate a 220 kV Double-Circuit Transmission Line Between the Kramer Substation and the Victor Substation in San Bernardino County, California. |
Application 89-03-026 (Filed March 22, 1989) |
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INTERIM OPINION ON REQUEST FOR INTERVENOR COMPENSATION
This decision approves an award of compensation to The Utility Reform Network (TURN) for substantial contributions to Decision (D.) 00-06-054, but reduces the award by an amount to be determined. TURN sought compensation totaling $118,714.42, but a part of that request dealt with time spent pursuing alleged violations by Southern California Edison Company (Edison) of Rule 1, the Commission's Code of Ethics. The Rule 1 allegations were withdrawn, and the record reflects that Rule 1 matters were not considered in the Commission's deliberations. We direct TURN to file a supplemental pleading recalculating the amount it requests without the Rule 1 fees and charges. Edison had protested TURN's request in part, including the request for Rule 1 recovery. This proceeding remains open pending a supplemental filing and issuance of a final decision.
