Decision 05-10-045 October 27, 2005

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Order Instituting Rulemaking to Establish Policies and Rules to Ensure Reliable, Long-Term Supplies of Natural Gas to California.

Rulemaking 04-01-025 (Filed January 22, 2004)

ORDER MODIFYING DECISION (D.) 04-09-022,

AND DENYING REHEARING, AS MODIFIED

I. SUMMARY

In today's decision, we dispose of two applications for rehearing of D.04-09-022, one jointly filed by The Utility Reform Network's (TURN) and Ratepayers for Affordable Clean Energy's (RACE), and the other by RACE separately. For the reasons set forth below, we modify D.04-09-022, and deny rehearing of D.04-09-022, as modified.