CMW/avs 2/13/2004

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Order Instituting Rulemaking to Establish Policies and Cost Recovery Mechanisms for Generation Procurement and Renewable Resource Development.

Rulemaking 01-10-024 (Filed October 25, 2001)

ASSIGNED ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE'S RULING (ALJ)
ON THE SCOPE AND SCHEDULE OF
RESOURCE ADEQUACY WORKSHOPS

1. Summary

This ruling provides a scope and schedule for handling the resource adequacy, reserve levels, and deliverability issues that the Commission directed in Decision (D.) 04-01-050 be handled in workshops.¹

To facilitate the workshop process, the respondent utilities are directed to file written comments on all discussion topics listed in each section prior to the first workshop. Other interested parties may also comment; the Commission especially welcomes the contributions of the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the Independent System Operator (ISO). We encourage all parties in their reply comments to highlight topics they consider candidates for consensus agreement.

After receipt and review of the written comments, an initial workshop will be held on March 16, 2004. This workshop will first explore areas of potential consensus agreement and memorialize any agreements reached. Next, the workshop will proceed to discuss the topics identified as "first round" issues and for any of these issues not resolved at the workshop, identify and assign work tasks that will facilitate resolution of each issue at the next series of workshops. Following the conclusion of these workshops, a status report and recommendation will be prepared and filed with the Commission by the workshop coordinator, James Hendry of the Commission's Division of Strategic Planning.

The schedule for comments and workshops is:

Opening Comments Filed March 4, 2004

Reply Comments Filed March 11, 2004

Initial Workshop March 16, 2004

Second Workshops April 12, 13, and, if necessary,

April 14, 2004

¹ See Sections IVA.8 and 9 of D.04-01-050, mailed January 26, 2004. Unless otherwise stated, all page references are to D.04-01-050.