Commissioner Susan Kennedy is the Assigned Commissioner and Mark Wetzell is the assigned ALJ for Phase 1 in this proceeding.
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.
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.
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.
MICHAEL R. PEEVEY
President
GEOFFREY F. BROWN
SUSAN P. KENNEDY
DIAN M. GRUENEICH
JOHN A. BOHN
Commissioners
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 |