II. Procedural Summary

Concurrently with PG&E, Southern California Edison Company (Edison) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) also filed their 1999 ATCP applications on September 1, 1999, Application (A.) 99-09-011 and A.99-09-013, respectively. The Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA) was the only party protesting these applications. These applications were subsequently consolidated for hearing. Separate decisions will be issued in each application.

On November 3, 1999, May 5, 2000, and June 7, 2000, the Assigned Commissioner and the presiding Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) convened prehearing conferences (PHCs) to determine the parties, positions of the parties, issues, and other procedural matters. PG&E and Edison each filed PHC Statements on November 2, 1999.

On November 23, 1999, following the first PHC, Commissioner Josiah L. Neeper issued a Scoping Memo categorizing the proceeding, designating the presiding ALJ, defining the scope of the proceeding, and establishing the proceeding schedule. Pursuant to the adopted procedural schedule, ORA submitted direct testimony on February 23, 2000. PG&E, Edison and SDG&E served rebuttal testimony on March 29, 2000. Finally, on April 3, 2000, PG&E and Edison served update testimony addressing modifications and additions necessitated by the Commission's decision in the 1998 ATCP.

Evidentiary hearings were held on May 30, June 8, 9, and 16, 2000. Opening briefs were filed on July 14 and the proceeding was submitted when reply briefs were filed on August 14, 2000. Opening and reply briefs were filed by the Coalition of California Utility Employees (CUE), ORA and PG&E.