Procedural Summary
On December 1, 1998, as required by Ordering Paragraph 6 of Decision (D.) 98-09-070, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison Company (Edison), and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), filed proposed changes to their line extension rules. On February 10, 1999, PG&E filed an amended proposal and Edison filed supplemental comments and proposed tariff sheets.
Following a prehearing conference held on January 26, 1999, on March 12, 1999, PHASER Advanced Metering Services (PHASER), and The Utility Reform Network (TURN)1 filed comments on the utilities' proposals. On March 29, 1999, The California Building Industry Association (CBIA), the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA), PG&E and SDG&E filed reply comments.
A second prehearing conference was held on April 8, 1999. The consensus was that evidentiary hearings would not be necessary.
On May 24, 1999, opening briefs were filed by CBIA, ORA, PG&E, EDISON, SDG&E, and TURN. On June 4, 1999, reply briefs were filed by PG&E, Edison, SDG&E and Southern California Gas Company (jointly SE Utilities) and TURN, and this matter was submitted for decision based on the pleadings filed.
1 All references to TURN include Utility Consumer Action Network (UCAN).
