Decision 00-05-049 May 18, 2000
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Investigation on the Commission's Own Motion to Consider the Costs and Benefits of Various Promising Revisions to the Regulatory and Market Structure Governing California's Natural Gas Industry and to Report to the California Legislature on the Commission's Findings. |
Investigation 99-07-003 (Filed July 8, 1999) |
SECOND INTERIM OPINION
APPROVAL OF COMPREHENSIVE SETTLEMENT ON
PROMISING OPTIONS SET FORTH IN DECISION 99-07-015 AS APPLIED TO
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY'S SYSTEM
I. Summary
In this opinion, we consider an uncontested settlement proposal addressing all the promising options raised in Decision (D.) 99-07-015 as applied to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) natural gas system. The Settlement Parties1 move for approval of the attached Comprehensive Gas OII Settlement Agreement ("Settlement Agreement") (Attachment I) and request that the Commission makes certain findings.
In keeping with Rule 51 et seq. of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, we approve the settlement as being reasonable in light of the whole record, consistent with the law, and in the public interest. We also find that under Assembly Bill (AB) 1421 and other relevant law brought to our attention, nothing in this Settlement Agreement shall require PG&E to offer consolidated gas billing for Core Transport Agents (CTAs) prior to its Billing Availability date.
1 PG&E, Aglet Consumer Alliance (Aglet); Association of Bay Area Governments Publicly Owned Energy Resources; California Cogeneration Council; California Industrial Group and California Manufacturers Association; California Utility Buyers JPA, a California joint powers authority; Calpine Corporation; Cellnet Data Systems, Inc.; City of Palo Alto; Coalition of California Utility Employees; Dynegy, Inc.; Enron North America and Enron Energy Services, Inc.; GreenMountain.com Company; Interstate Gas Services, Inc.; Northern California Generation Coalition; Northern California Power Agency; Office of Ratepayer Advocated (ORA); PanCanadian Energy Services Inc.; School Project for Utility Rate Reduction, a California joint powers authority; Southern Energy California, L.L.C.; Suncor, Inc.; The Utility Reform Network(TURN); United Energy Management, Inc.; TXU Energy Services; Western Hub Properties, LLC; and Wild Goose Storage, Inc.
