II. Procedural History

PG&E filed its application on January 24, 2006. Aglet Consumer Alliance (Aglet), the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), the Commission's Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA), and The Utility Reform Network (TURN) each filed protests or responses to the application and participated actively in the proceeding. The Agricultural Energy Consumers' Association (AECA) also filed testimony and participated in the hearings. This case is categorized as ratesetting and hearings were necessary. The case went to hearing during June 2006, and parties submitted post-hearing briefs in July 2006.