COM/MP1/rbg Date of Issuance 11/7/2008
Decision 08-11-009 November 6, 2008
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Rulemaking to implement the provisions of Public Utilities Code Section 761.3 enacted by Chapter 19 of the 2001-02 Second Extraordinary Legislative Session. |
Rulemaking 02-11-039 (Filed November 21, 2002) |
FINAL DECISION REGARDING PETITION TO MODIFY
DECISION 04-05-018 AND GENERAL ORDER 167
1. Summary
In response to the energy crisis of 2000-2001, the Legislature found that electric powerplants "are essential facilities for maintaining and protecting the public health and safety of California residents and businesses."1 The Legislature also found that it "is in the public interest to ensure that electric generating facilities and powerplants located in California are effectively and appropriately maintained and efficiently operated" in order to provide the "critical and essential good" that is electricity.2
The Legislature implemented these findings by establishing the California Electricity Generation Facilities Standards Committee (Committee). The Committee was charged with developing and adopting operation and maintenance standards for California's electric generating facilities and powerplants. The Legislature also ordered that the Commission implement and enforce Committee-adopted standards, and enforce the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Outage Coordination Protocol.
The Commission responded by adopting General Order (GO) 167, which includes both (a) Committee-adopted standards and (b) provisions for implementation and enforcement. Upon considering applications for rehearing, we made clarifying changes to the enforcement protocols, and directed further development of those protocols.
Here, we grant a petition for modification that adds further procedural details to the enforcement mechanisms in GO 167. These details include specification of the form and content of citations, and clarification of the process for issuance and review of citations. This results in a program with enhanced clarity, improved efficiency, and desirable consistency with other Commission citation programs. All issues are now resolved. This proceeding is closed.
1 Senate Bill (SB) 39XX, § 1(a). (SB 39XX ( Burton and Spier), added by Statutes 2002, Second Extraordinary Session, Chapter 19, Section 4, effective August 8, 2002.) SB 39XX repealed Pub. Util. Code § 342, amended § 362, and added § 761.3. All subsequent statutory references are to the Public Utilities Code, unless noted otherwise.
2 SB 39XX, §§ 1(b) and (c).
