Decision 00-04-059 April 20, 2000

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion to Solicit Comments and Proposals on Distributed Generation and Competition in Electric Distribution Service.

Rulemaking 98-12-015 (Filed December 17, 1998)

OPINION REGARDING THE APPEAL AND PROTEST OF SOLAR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE'S RULING OF OCTOBER 13, 1999

I. Summary

This decision affirms the October 13, 1999 ruling of the assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). In that ruling, Solar Development Cooperative (SDC) and Eileen Smith were ruled ineligible to claim intervenor compensation in this proceeding because neither one qualified as a "customer" in accordance with Public Utilities Code § 1802(b).¹