I. Introduction
The Commission's Energy Division Staff has developed a draft work plan proposal for how to prioritize and organize the 2006 procurement proceeding. This draft work plan will be discussed in a workshop on December 14, 2005, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the Commission's Auditorium, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco. Parties are invited to submit comments on this Assigned Commissioner's Ruling that will serve as pre-workshop comments.
The purpose of this draft work plan is to identify activities and timelines required to accomplish the proposed goals of the 2006 long-term procurement planning proceeding. For the goals already identified below, staff provides a brief overview of the topic and provides questions that may be addressed as part of that section of the proceeding. The "Proposed Activities" sections outline the process for addressing the issues identified.
Parties are asked to provide comments on Appendix A in a format that mirrors the structure of this document, i.e., along the suggested goals of the proceeding. Additional goals may be suggested. Comments are requested on whether the proposed activities and timelines are feasible and/or sufficient to meet the requirements of the Commission's procurement policy framework, as well as AB 57 and AB 380. Comments are requested on whether the questions to be addressed as part of each phase of the proceeding are appropriate. Parties should not feel compelled to answer the questions asked below; instead, parties should focus on whether we are asking the right questions, in the right order. Parties are encouraged to identify additional questions or topics which need to be addressed in each phase. Parties may consider the process of the 2004 LTPP cycle in their comments (e.g., what parts of the process worked best).12 Parties are asked to comment on staff proposals about the process proposed, i.e., the use of workshops, briefs, testimony, and/or hearings to establish the record required to act in this proceeding. Parties are reminded the purpose of this document and the December 14th workshop are to establish the process and issues, not to argue the merits of the issues.
12 For reference, parties may wish to refer to the summary of the 2004 LTPPs that was attached to D.04-12-048 as Appendix A. The document is available at http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/word_pdf/FINAL_DECISION/43225.PDF.
