Filing Requirements and Electronic Service Protocols

All documents in this proceeding shall be filed and in accordance with the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures, including the Electronic Service Protocols set forth in Rules 2.3 and 2.3.1. In addition, any party submitting documents in this proceeding shall (1) provide a hardcopy of the documents to the Assigned Commissioner and the assigned ALJs, and (2) provide two electronic copies of each document to the assigned ALJs. One electronic copy should be in PDF format. The second copy should be in Microsoft Word and/or Excel format to the extent that it is practical to do so.

IT IS RULED that:

1. A prehearing conference (PHC) is set for 10:00 a.m. on January 23, 2006, at the Commission's Hearing Room, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, 94102.

2. Prior to the PHC, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) shall arrange one or more all-party conference calls to (1) develop a joint schedule and case management statement for this proceeding; (2) identify and resolve issues; and (3) consider the possibility of using alternative dispute resolution techniques to narrow and/or resolve disputed issues. The first conference call shall occur no later than January 7, 2006.

3. PG&E, the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, and other interested parties shall contact and work with the Commission's Public Advisor to (i) set the dates, times, and places for the public participation hearings (PPHs), and (ii) prepare a draft notice of the PPHs to PG&E's customers and the public, as more fully set forth in the ruling.

4. Interested parties shall file, serve, and email a written PHC statement by no later than Wednesday, January 18, 2005, served on the temporary service list, the Assigned Commissioner, and Administrative Law Judges (ALJ). The PHC statements shall address the matters identified in the body of this Ruling.

5. Any party that wishes to participate in this proceeding must submit an appearance form at the PHC. Parties unable to attend the PHC may mail an appearance form to ALJ Kenney prior to the PHC.

6. Pending the taking of appearances at the PHC, the service list in Application 02-11-017 will serve as the temporary service list for this proceeding. A permanent service list will be established at the PHC.

7. All documents shall be filed and serviced in accordance with the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, including the Electronic Service Protocols set forth in Rules 2.3 and 2.3.1.

8. Any party submitting documents in this proceeding shall provide (i) hard copies of the documents to the Assigned Commissioner and the assigned ALJs, and (ii) two electronic copies via email to the assigned ALJs. One electronic copy shall be in PDF format. The other copy shall be in Microsoft Word and/or Excel format to the extent that it is practical to do so.

Dated December 21, 2005, at San Francisco, California.

/s/ TIMOTHY KENNEY by JAE		/s/ JANET A. ECONOME
Timothy Kenney Administrative Law Judge		Janet A. Econome Administrative Law Judge

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that I have this day served the attached Administrative Law Judge's Ruling Setting a Prehearing Conference (PHC), Requiring PHC Statements, and Addressing Other Procedural Matters on all parties of record on the service lists for this proceeding and Application 02-11-017 or their attorneys of record by electronic mail to those who provided electronic mail addresses, and by U.S. mail to those who did not provide email addresses.

Dated December 21, 2005, at San Francisco, California.

/s/ JOYCE TOM

Joyce Tom

NOTICE

Parties should notify the Process Office, Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 2000, San Francisco, CA 94102, of any change of address to insure that they continue to receive documents. You must indicate the proceeding number on the service list on which your name appears.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Commission's policy is to schedule hearings (meetings, workshops, etc.) in locations that are accessible to people with disabilities. To verify that a particular location is accessible, call: Calendar Clerk (415) 703-1203.

If specialized accommodations for the disabled are needed, e.g., sign language interpreters, those making the arrangements must call the Public Advisor at (415) 703-2074,TTY 1-866-836-7825 or (415) 703-5282 at least three working days in advance of the event.