Definition of a Customer

Pursuant to Decision (D.) 98-04-059, we must determine, as a threshold matter, whether the intervenor is a customer, as defined in § 1802(b) by identifying whether the intervenor is:

(i) a participant representing consumers, or

(ii) a representative authorized by a customer, or

(iii) a representative of a group or organization that is authorized by its bylaws or articles of incorporation to represent the interests of residential ratepayers.

The Commission requires a participant to specifically identify in its Notice how it meets the definition of customer and, if it is a group or an organization, provide a copy of its articles or bylaws, noting where in the document the authorization to represent residential ratepayers can be found. (Decision (D.) 98-04-059, 70 CPUC 2d 628, (April 23, 1998) 648-649; see, also, fn. 13-16.)

A rebuttable presumption of eligibility pursuant to section 1804(b)(1) does not exist for Local 483. Local 483 has not previously filed for eligibility for intervenor compensation.