8. Assignment of Proceeding
Michael R. Peevey is the assigned Commissioner and Jean Vieth is the assigned Administrative Law Judge in this proceeding.
1. Greenlining and CFC have satisfied all the procedural requirements necessary to claim compensation in this proceeding. Greenlining and CFC made a substantial contribution to D.06-12-029 as described herein.
2. Greenlining and CFC requested hourly rates for its representatives that, as adjusted herein, are reasonable when compared to the market rates for persons with similar training and experience.
3. Greenlining and CFC requested related expenses that are reasonable and commensurate with the work performed.
4. The total of the Greenlining's reasonable compensation is $97,111.45.
5. The total of the CFC's reasonable compensation is $57,412.96.
6. The appendix to this opinion summarizes today's awards.
1. Greenlining and CFC have fulfilled the requirements of Pub. Util. Code §§ 1801-1812, which govern awards of intervenor compensation, and are entitled to intervenor compensation for their claimed contributions, as adjusted herein, incurred in making substantial contributions to D.06-12-029.
2. Greenlining should be awarded $97,111.45 for its contribution to D.06-12-029.
3. CFC should be awarded $57,412.96 for its contributions to D.06-12-029.
4. Pursuant to Rule 14.6(c)(6), the comment period for this compensation decision may be waived.
5. This order should be effective today so that Greenlining and CFC may be compensated without further delay.
6. R.05-10-030 should be closed.
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. Greenlining Institute is awarded $97,111.45 as compensation for its substantial contributions to Decision (D.) 06-12-029.
2. California Consumer Federation is awarded $57,412.96 as compensation for its substantial contributions to D.06-12-029.
3. Within 30 days of the effective date of this decision, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), and Southern California Edison (SCE) shall pay their respective shares of the award.
4. We direct PG&E, SDG&E, SoCalGas, and SCE to allocate payment responsibility among themselves, based on their California-jurisdictional gas and electric revenues for the 2006 calendar year, to reflect the year in which the proceeding was primarily litigated.
5. Payment of the award shall include interest at the rate earned on prime, three-month commercial paper, as reported in Federal Reserve Statistical Release, H.15, commencing on May 9, 2007 for Greenlining Institute's award, and on May 2, 2007 for Consumer Federation of California's award.
6. The comment period for today's decision is waived.
7. Rulemaking 05-10-030 is closed.
This order is effective today.
Dated July 12, 2007, at San Francisco, California.
MICHAEL R. PEEVEY
President
DIAN M. GRUENEICH
JOHN A. BOHN
RACHELLE B. CHONG
TIMOTHY ALAN SIMON
Commissioners
APPENDIX
Compensation Decision Summary Information
Compensation Decision: |
D0707017 |
Modifies Decision? N |
Contribution Decision(s): |
D0612029 | |
Proceeding(s): |
R0510030 | |
Author: |
ALJ Jean Vieth | |
Payer(s): |
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Southern California Gas Company, and Southern California Edison Company | |
Intervenor Information
Intervenor |
Claim Date |
Amount Requested |
Amount Awarded |
Multiplier? |
Reason Change/Disallowance |
Greenlining Institute |
2/20/2007 |
$106,488.95 |
$97,111.45 |
No |
(1) failure to make substantial contribution; (2) unproductive effort; (3) failure to discount intervenor compensation preparation time; (4) failure to justify hourly rate; (5) increase in hourly rate |
Consumer Federation of California |
2/16/2007 |
$70,619.21 |
$57,412.96 |
No |
(1) administrative time not compensable; (2) excessive hours; (3) failure to justify hourly rate |
Advocate Information
First Name |
Last Name |
Type |
Intervenor |
Hourly Fee Requested |
Year Hourly Fee Requested |
Hourly Fee Adopted |
Robert |
Gnaizda |
Attorney |
Greenlining Institute |
$505 |
2006 |
$505 |
Chris |
Vaeth |
Expert |
Greenlining Institute |
$180 |
2006 |
$155 |
John |
Gamboa |
Expert |
Greenlining Institute |
$380 |
2006 |
$370 |
Samuel |
Kang |
Paralegal |
Greenlining Institute |
$180 |
2006 |
$115 |
Michael |
Phillips |
Expert |
Greenlining Institute |
$380 |
2006 |
$345 |
Alexis |
Wodtke |
Attorney |
Consumer Federation of California |
$350 |
2006 |
$300 |
Clerk |
Clerk |
Consumer Federation of California |
$75 |
2006 |
N/A |
(END OF APPENDIX )
