VIII. Competitive Bidding Rule

SDG&E seeks exemptions from the Commission's competitive bidding rule consistent with prior exemptions. This has become a routine exemption for all major utilities - see for example SDG&E's last decision, D.04-01-009 and PG&E's D.04-10-037 (mimeo., pp. 26 - 28, and Ordering Paragraph 12).

We grant SDG&E's request for exemptions from the Competitive Bidding Rule. We do so based on SDG&E's representation that granting the exemptions will enable SDG&E to obtain debt in a manner advantageous to SDG&E and its ratepayers. This decision makes no finding regarding the reasonableness of the rates, terms, and conditions of debt issued by SDG&E pursuant to the exemptions granted herein.