Caithness Energy, LLC (Caithness)

Caithness filed a Motion to Become a Party on August 1, 2007, along with its Opening Brief. Caithness' Motion is granted and its brief was accepted for filing and considered along with all other post-hearing filings.

In summary, Caithness addresses three topics and presents recommendations to the Commission. First, Caithness supports SCE's request for additional procurement authority because Caithness believes that SCE demonstrated the need for the additional capacity in SP 26, and the rejection of the DPV 2 transmission line increased SCE's need for additional generation resources. Second, Caithness proposes that the Commission direct that the bid evaluation criteria in a competitive RFO include a criterion whether or not a project has received a certificate from the CEC. Caithness believes that a project with CEC certification stands a much better chance of being completed than a project that has not yet begun the CEC process. Finally, Caithness proposes that the Commission allow the CAM from D.06-07-029 to extend to contracts with longer terms than ten years.