8. Assignment of Proceeding

Commissioner Susan Kennedy is the Assigned Commissioner and Mark Wetzell is the assigned ALJ for Phase 1 in this proceeding.

Findings of Fact

1. Aglet and TURN were both found eligible for an award of compensation in an ALJ ruling dated August 27, 2002, and both have filed timely requests for awards of compensation.

2. Greenlining was found conditionally eligible for an award of compensation in an ALJ ruling dated January 18, 2003, and it has filed a timely request for an award of compensation. Greenlining has met the condition of that ruling by establishing the operation of a rebuttable presumption of significant financial hardship.

3. Aglet, Greenlining, and TURN each made substantial contributions to D.04-07-022 as described herein.

4. The hourly rates adopted herein are reasonable when compared to the market rates for persons with similar training and experience.

5. The total of the reasonable compensation for Aglet is $97,978.20.

6. The total of the reasonable compensation for Greenlining is $102,827.31.

7. The total of the reasonable compensation for TURN is $497,687.74.

Conclusions of Law

1. Each intervenor has fulfilled the requirements of Pub. Util. Code §§ 1801-1812, which govern awards of intervenor compensation, and each of them is entitled to compensation for the costs it incurred in making substantial contributions to D.04-07-022.

2. Aglet should be awarded $97,978.20 for its contributions to D.04-07-022.

3. Greenlining should be awarded $102,827.31 for its contributions to D.04-07-022.

4. TURN should be awarded $497,687.74 for its contributions to D.04-07-022.

5. Pursuant to Rule 77.7(f)(6), the comment period for this compensation decision may be waived.

6. This order should be effective today so that the intervenors may be compensated without further delay.

ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that:

1. Aglet Consumer Alliance is awarded $97,978.20 as compensation for its substantial contributions to Decision (D.) 04-07-022.

2. Greenlining Institute is awarded $102,827.31 as compensation for its substantial contributions to D.04-07-022.

3. The Utility Reform Network is awarded $497,687.74 as compensation for its substantial contributions to D.04-07-022.

4. Within 30 days of the effective date of this decision, Southern California Edison Company shall pay the total awards ordered in Ordering Paragraphs 1, 2, and 3. Payment of the awards shall include interest at the rate earned on prime, three-month commercial paper as reported in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15, beginning the 75th day after the requests were filed.

5. The comment period for today's decision is waived.

6. This proceeding shall remain open.

This order is effective today.

Dated June 16, 2005, San Francisco, California.

APPENDIX A

Compensation Decision Summary Information

Compensation Decision:

D0506031

Contribution Decision(s):

D0407022

Proceeding(s):

A0205004/I0206002

Author:

ALJ Wetzell

Payer(s):

Southern California Edison Company

Intervenor Information

Intervenor

Claim Date

Amount Requested

Amount Awarded

Multiplier

Reason Change/Disallowance

Aglet Consumer Alliance

9/2/04

$105,255.33

$97,375.33

No

Failure to make substantial contribution

Aglet Consumer Alliance

10/7/04

$602.87

$602.87

No

 

Greenlining Institute

9/14/04

$111,280.81

$102,827.31

No

Failure to make substantial contribution, failure to justify hourly rates

The Utility Reform Network

9/14/04

$499,746.69

$495,317.74

No

Failure to make substantial contribution

The Utility Reform Network

10/29/04

$2,310.00

$2,370.00

No

Arithmetic error

Advocate Information

First Name

Last Name

Type

Intervenor

Hourly Fee Requested

Year Hourly Fee Requested

Hourly Fee Adopted

James

Weil

Policy Expert

Aglet Consumer Alliance

$220

2002

$220

James

Weil

Policy Expert

Aglet Consumer Alliance

$220

2003

$220

James

Weil

Policy Expert

Aglet Consumer Alliance

$250

2004

$250

Robert

Gnaizda

Attorney

Greenlining Institute

$435

2002

$435

Robert

Gnaizda

Attorney

Greenlining Institute

$450

2003

$450

Robert

Gnaizda

Attorney

Greenlining Institute

$495

2004

$490

Itzel

Berrio

Attorney

Greenlining Institute

$265

2002

$265

Itzel

Berrio

Attorney

Greenlining Institute

$290

2003

$275

Itzel

Berrio

Attorney

Greenlining Institute

$310

2004

$300

Noelle

Abastillas

Paralegal

Greenlining Institute

$110

2004

$110

John

Gamboa

Policy Expert

Greenlining Institute

$325

2002

$320

John

Gamboa

Policy Expert

Greenlining Institute

$350

2003

$330

John

Gamboa

Policy Expert

Greenlining Institute

$385

2004

$360

Michael

Phillips

Policy Expert

Greenlining Institute

$360

2002

$310

Michael

Phillips

Policy Expert

Greenlining Institute

$360

2003

$310

Gelly

Borromeo

Policy Expert

Greenlining Institute

$300

2002

$160

Gelly

Borromeo

Policy Expert

Greenlining Institute

$300

2003

$160

Marcel

Hawiger

Attorney

The Utility Reform Network

$200

2002

$200

Marcel

Hawiger

Attorney

The Utility Reform Network

$250

2003

$250

Marcel

Hawiger

Attorney

The Utility Reform Network

$270

2004

$270

Robert

Finkelstein

Attorney

The Utility Reform Network

$340

2002

$340

Robert

Finkelstein

Attorney

The Utility Reform Network

$365

2003

$365

Robert

Finkelstein

Attorney

The Utility Reform Network

$395

2004

$395

Daniel

Edington

Attorney

The Utility Reform Network

$190

2003

$190

Michel

Florio

Attorney

The Utility Reform Network

$385

2002

$385

Michel

Florio

Attorney

The Utility Reform Network

$435

2003

$435

Matthew

Freedman

Attorney

The Utility Reform Network

$200

2002

$200

William

Marcus

Economist

The Utility Reform Network

$175

2002

$175

William

Marcus

Economist

The Utility Reform Network

$185

2003

$185

William

Marcus

Economist

The Utility Reform Network

$195

2004

$195

Gayatri

Schilberg

Economist

The Utility Reform Network

$130

2002

$130

Gayatri

Schilberg

Economist

The Utility Reform Network

$140

2003

$140

Gayatri

Schilberg

Economist

The Utility Reform Network

$150

2004

$150

Jeff

Nahigian

Economist

The Utility Reform Network

$115

2002

$115

Jeff

Nahigian

Economist

The Utility Reform Network

$125

2003

$125

Jeff

Nahigian

Economist

The Utility Reform Network

$140

2004

$140

Jim

Helmich

Engineer

The Utility Reform Network

$150

2002

$150

Jim

Helmich

Engineer

The Utility Reform Network

$150

2003

$150

Greg

Ruszovan

Modeling

The Utility Reform Network

$115

2002

$115

Greg

Ruszovan

Modeling

The Utility Reform Network

$115

2003

$115

Jacob

Pous

Depreciation

The Utility Reform Network

$150

2002

$150

Jacob

Pous

Depreciation

The Utility Reform Network

$150

2003

$150

Sara

Coleman

Accounting

The Utility Reform Network

$100

2002

$100

Sara

Coleman

Accounting

The Utility Reform Network

$100

2003

$100

Cynthia

Mitchell

Policy Expert

The Utility Reform Network

$115

2002

$115

Peter

Bradford

Policy Expert

The Utility Reform Network

$250

2002

$250

Eugene

Coyle

Policy Expert

The Utility Reform Network

$100

2002

$100

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