VI. Small and Multijurisdictional Utilities (SMJUs)
The Governor recently signed AB 380, requiring all California Load Serving Entities (LSEs), including certain small and multijurisdictional electric utilities (SMJUs) not named as Respondents in this proceeding, to demonstrate to the Commission that they have adequate electric resources to serve the needs of California. The electric SMJUs in California are Avista Utilities, Bear Valley Electric Company (Bear Valley),4 Mountain Utilities, Sierra Pacific Power Company and PacifiCorp.
While the Commission has not yet commenced a proceeding to implement AB 380, it appears clear that in the future, electric SMJUs will be required to submit procurement information to the Commission. The same confidentiality issues that the IOUs and ESPs are now raising are likely to arise with regard to the electric SMJUs. So that the SMJUs may participate in the upcoming hearings, we will serve this scoping memo on the list appended hereto as Appendix B. We urge these SMJUs to participate.
4 Bear Valley is operated by Southern California Water Company.
