ALJ/JPO/jyc Date of Issuance 2/6/2008
Decision 08-01-038 January 31, 2008
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Joint Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Southern California Gas Company (E-3921) for: Adoption of Their Residential Electric and Gas Line Extension Allowance Methodologies and its Monthly Ownership Charge Methodology. |
Application 05-09-019 (Filed September 14, 2005) |
And Consolidated Matters. |
Application 05-10-016 (Filed October 13, 2005) Application 05-10-019 (Filed October 14, 2005) |
OPINION GRANTING INTERVENOR COMPENSATION
TO THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK
FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION
TO DECISION 07-07-019
This decision awards The Utility Reform Network (TURN) $73,913.03 in compensation for its substantial contributions to Decision (D.) 07-07-019. This represents a decrease of $33.75 [0.05%] from the amount requested due to errors in its calculation. Application (A.) 05-09-019, A.05-10-016, and A.05-10-019 are closed.
1. Background
In D.07-07-019, we refined the calculation of line extension allowances and the cost of ownership (COO) charges applicable to refundable costs in excess of the line extension allowance for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison Company (SCE), San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), and Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas). The refinements are as follows:
· Electric net revenue shall be based on the average distribution revenue per residential customer calculated as the total residential distribution revenue divided by the total number of residential customers.
· If the cost of an electric distribution rate discount is not included in residential electric distribution rates, but recovered separately from residential customers through a surcharge, the revenue effect of the discount shall be excluded from the calculation of average distribution revenue per residential customer.
· The results of the most recent California Residential Appliance Saturation Survey, implemented at the direction of the California Energy Commission, shall be used to determine average household appliance usage for each type of gas use.
· The average residential gas distribution rate shall be calculated as total residential distribution revenues divided by total residential usage.
· If the cost of a residential gas distribution rate discount is not included in residential gas distribution rates, but recovered separately from residential customers through a surcharge, the revenue reduction due to the discount shall be excluded from the average residential gas distribution rate calculation.
· Replacement for 60 years shall be included in the calculation of the cost of service (COS) factor.
· The types of data used to calculate the allowances shall include data that have been previously adopted by the Commission or derived from such data, recorded data, or data adopted by other state or federal agencies.
· The calculation of the COO charge applicable to refundable costs in excess of the line extension allowance shall include facility replacement for 60 years and shall not include capital-related costs.
