X. Motion to File Under Seal
and for a Protective Order

Concurrent with this application, SDG&E filed a motion to keep the unredacted version of Exhibit SDG&E-5 (identified as Exhibit SDG&E-5C in the record) under seal. The unredacted version of Exhibit SDG&E-5 contains SDG&E's forecast energy portfolio for 2006-2016. The release of this forecast could put SDG&E at a competitive disadvantage regarding future energy transactions. This, in turn could lead to higher energy costs to ratepayers. Therefore, we grant the motion as it relates to filing under seal.

The motion also requested a protective order regarding confidential information, including workpapers and models, provided during discovery. The motion for a protective order is moot because it would not apply to DRA, SCE has not indicated a need for access to the information that would be the subject of the protective order, and Riverside is not an active party. The assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) denied the motion on this basis, at the June 8, 2006 prehearing conference, as it pertains to a protective order. We affirm the ALJ's ruling.