10. Comments on Alternate Proposed Decision

The alternate proposed decision of the assigned Commissioner was mailed to the parties in accordance with Pub. Util. Code § 311(d) and Rule 14.3 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure. Comments were filed by SCE, TURN, and DRA on July 16, 2007, and reply comments were received from DRA, SCE, and PG&E on July 23, 2007. In their comments, TURN and DRA supported the ALJ's proposed decision over the Assigned Commissioner's alternate, and SCE advocated for adoption of the alternate with minor modifications to clarify SCE's ability to shift funds among approved activities and authorize SCE to share technical and business requirements and testing results with other California utilities for limited purposes. In reply comments, DRA did not object to the changes suggested in SCE's opening comments. Several clarifications have been made in the text of this decision, as well as in its Findings and Conclusions, in response to these comments.