STATE OF CALIFORNIA GRAY DAVIS, Governor

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

505 VAN NESS AVENUE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-3298

October 29, 2003

TO: PARTIES OF RECORD IN CASE 02-12-037

DECISION 03-10-068, Mailed October 29, 2003

On September 25, 2003, a Presiding Officer's Decision in this proceeding was mailed to all parties. Public Utilities Code Section 1701.2 and Rule 8.2 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures provide that the Presiding Officer's Decision becomes the decision of the Commission 30 days after its mailing unless an appeal to the Commission or a request for review has been filed.

No timely appeals to the Commission or requests for review have been filed. Therefore, the Presiding Officer's Decision is now the decision of the Commission.

The decision number is shown above.

/s/ ANGELA K. MINKIN

Angela K. Minkin, Chief

Administrative Law Judge

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Attachment

ALJ/JJJ-POD/jva Mailed 10/29/2003

Decision 03-10-068 October 28, 2003

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

The Colony Mobile Home Park, Ltd., a California Limited Partnership, and the Western Manufactured Housing Community Association, Complainants, v. Southern California Edison Company; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Southern California Gas Company; San Diego Gas & Electric Company; and DOES 1 through 10, Defendants.

Case 02-12-037 (Filed December 26, 2002)

(See Appendix A for List of Appearances)

OPINION DENYING THE COMPLAINT AGAINST
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY AND DISMISSING
THE COMPLAINT AGAINST PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page

OPINION DENYING THE COMPLAINT AGAINST SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY AND DISMISSING THE COMPLAINT AGAINST PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 33

I. Summary 33

II. The Controversy 33

A. Summary 33

B. Complainants 44

C. Description of Colony Park and Complainants' Allegations
of the Need for New Service from Edison 44

D. The Allegations of the Complaint 66

1. Edison 66

2. PG&E 77

E. The Utilities' Defenses 88

1. Edison 88

2. PG&E 99

3. SoCalGas and SDG&E 99

F. Burden of Proof 99

III. Procedural Background 99

IV. Discussion 1010

A. Master-Metered Mobile Home Parks 1010

B. The Purpose of Revenue-Based Allowances 1111

C. Edison 1212

1. Rule 16 1212

a) Applicability 1212

b) Service Rearrangement 1313

2. Complainants' Other Arguments 1717

a) Rule 15 1717

b) Allowances 1818

3. Miscellaneous Arguments 2020

D. PG&E 2020

V. Assignment of Proceeding 2121

Findings of Fact................................................................................... 2121

Conclusions of Law.............................................................................. 2323

ORDER ............................................................................................. 2525

Appendix A List of Appearances

OPINION DENYING THE COMPLAINT AGAINST
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY AND DISMISSING
THE COMPLAINT AGAINST PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY