5. Service List and Electronic Distribution of Pleadings

The current service list for this proceeding is attached to this ruling. A current service list for this proceeding is also available on the Commission's website at http://www.cpuc.ca.gov.

IT IS RULED that:

1. This proceeding is categorized as quasi-legislative.

2. The scope and schedule for this investigation is set forth in Section 2 of this ruling.

3. Additional scoping for this proceeding, as necessary, will be addressed after the cost recovery and streamlining transmission permitting phases are underway and the Commission has had the opportunity to examine the status reports filed by the IOUs and CAISO on January 25, 2005, in the coordination of RPS procurement with transmission planning phase.

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

		/s/ DIAN M. GRUENEICH
		Dian M. Grueneich Assigned Commissioner

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that I have by mail, and by electronic mail, this day served a true copy of the original attached Assigned Commissioner's Scoping Memo and Ruling on all parties of record in this proceeding or their attorneys of record.

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

/s/ DAVID H. NG

David H. Ng

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.