8. Direct Access Customers

There is agreement among the parties that the rate increases that SDG&E customers will pay that result from implementing the DWR revenue requirement should not be made applicable to direct access customers. This decision provides for such an exclusion, consistent with D.01-05-064. However, we may further explore whether any services funded by the DWR revenue requirement and other rate stabilization measures provide any benefit to direct access customers. If we find there is any such benefit, we will revisit this issue.

In this phase of this proceeding we are considering the DWR revenue requirement, and we are not at this time considering whether SDG&E should be authorized to assess a surcharge related to any undercollections that might be associated with the small customer rate ceiling or the large customer rate freeze. Accordingly, this decision does not address proposals pertaining to the applicability of any such surcharge to direct access customers.