14. Confidential Information
At SCE's request, the following exhibits were identified and received into evidence under seal20:
o Exhibit 9 - ERRA Reasonableness of Operations, Volume 1
o Exhibit 10 - Errata to Exhibit 9
o Exhibit 13 -- ERRA of Operations, Volume 2
o Exhibit 14 - Errata to Exhibit 9
o Exhibit 19 - Rebuttal Testimony
o Exhibit 22 - Workpapers associated with
Exhibit 13, Chapter 5, Pages 3 and 4.
o Exhibit 23 -- SCE analysis of a contract in dispute
o Exhibit 24 - Comparison of SCE Available Supply with SCE Load
o Exhibit 25 - Additional Errata to Exhibit 9
According to SCE, portions of the testimony and exhibits accompanying its application contain commercially sensitive, confidential, and proprietary information on its electric energy resources and its plans for managing its power resources to meet customer needs on a least cost basis. SCE claims that maintaining the confidentiality of this information is critical to protecting its ability to function effectively in both the electric and gas markets.
A review of Exhibit 1 indicates that the redacted portions relate to details of SCE's least cost dispatch implementation, benefit/cost information related to transition capacity contracts, bidding strategies related to the auction of firm transmission rights, and details of contract dispute settlement payments and other information that might put SCE at a competitive disadvantage, if revealed. Maintaining this information under seal for a period of one year is reasonable and consistent with the provisions of Pub. Util. Code § 454.5(g), which states the Commission shall adopt appropriate procedures to ensure the confidentiality of any market sensitive information submitted in an electrical corporation's proposed procurement plan.
Similarly, confidential and redacted versions of the Report on Reasonableness Review were introduced by ORA and received as Exhibits 27 and 28. The redacted portions of ORA's testimony are consistent with the information that SCE has redacted in its exhibits. Therefore, since we have determined that it is reasonable to maintain SCE's requested information under seal, it is reasonable to do likewise for Exhibit 27, with the same conditions.
20 Redacted versions of Exhibits 9, 10, 13, 14 and 19 were also introduced by SCE and received into evidence.
