JJJ/TIM/jt2 12/21/2005

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (U 39-M) for Authority, Among Other Things, to Increase Rates and Charges for Electric and Gas Service Effective on January 1, 2007.

Application 05-12-002 (Filed December 2, 2005)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES' RULING

SETTING A PREHEARING CONFERENCE (PHC),

REQUIRING PHC STATEMENTS, AND

ADDRESSING OTHER PROCEDURAL MATTERS

Notice of Prehearing Conference

A PHC is set for 10:00 a.m. on January 23, 2006, at the Commission's Hearing Room, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California, 94102. The PHC will address the scope and schedule of this proceeding, establish the service list, and address other procedural issues that may arise.