5. Phase 2 Timeline and Scheduling Issues

The Commission is required by law to establish reasonable time periods for resolution of its proceedings, not to exceed eighteen months in this instance (Stats. 1996, ch. 856, § 1). In the first scoping memo issued in this proceeding on August 16, 2002, I established the schedule for what became Phase 1 of this rulemaking, culminating in two decisions.¹⁶ We now approach the end of the eighteen-month time period, with much left to do in a multi-year effort to promote demand response. As noted in the September 19 Ruling, in this successor phase we will build on the foundation of Phase 1 and spend the remainder of this proceeding exploring a focused set of issues that are a necessary prelude to longer term demand response development.¹⁷ I anticipate that the Phase 2 issues identified in this scoping memo will be resolved within a period of six to nine months. At the conclusion of Phase 2, the Commission will close this proceeding and issue and scope a new demand response rulemaking to continue its work.

Procedural Schedule¹⁸

1. AMI Business Case Development · Parties' File Proposals on AMI, including Lists Of Costs/Benefits Categorized as "Short Term", "Long Term", and "Out of Scope," and Proposals to Measure Costs/Benefits. Parties also Address AC Cycling as Interface with AMI Elements · Workshops (WG 3) to Discuss AMI Proposals · Agency Staff Workshop Report · Parties File Responses · Draft Decision Issued	December 22, 2003 January 2004 - February 2004 30-days after Workshops End 21 Days after Report Released (Projected Submission Date) May/June 2004
2. Respondents file plans for achieving 2007 Targets	March 31, 2004
3. RTP Tariff Development (WG 2)	Throughout Phase 2
4. Ongoing Implementation Issues (ALJs)	Throughout Phase 2

¹⁶ D.03-03-036 and D.03-06-032.

¹⁷ Consistent AB 1735 (Stats. 2003, ch. 452) effective January 1, 2004, the Commission must resolve the issues raised in a scoping memo within 18 months of the date the scoping memo is issued, except where a longer period is specifically justified and approved by the Assigned Commissioner (Pub. Util. Code § 1701.5 (a) and (b)). This scoping memo, which envisions a closure of R. 02-06-001 sometime in 2004, attempts to adhere to the spirit of applicable case management directives.

¹⁸ This Procedural Schedule does not include timetables for resolution of ongoing implementation issues related to CPA DRP, agricultural customer participation, and meter service "clean up" issues which will be addressed by the assigned ALJs in individual rulings. Nor does it address the schedule for ongoing RTP tariff development, which will be developed by the WG 2 facilitator in consultation with the parties involved in that effort.