BWM/KLM/hkr 1/10/2005

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company To Revise Its Electric Marginal Costs, Revenue Allocation, and Rate Design. (U 39 M)	Application 04-06-024 (Filed June 17, 2004)
Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company to Revise its Gas Rates and Tariffs to be Effective July 1, 2005. (U 39 G)	Application 04-07-044 (Filed July 30, 2004)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES' RULING
(A) GRANTING WMA MOTION (TO CONSIDER GAS MASTER METER DISCOUNT ISSUES IN APPLICATION 04-07-044) AND
(B) MODIFYING SCOPING MEMO IN APPLICATION 04-07-044

This ruling grants the December 29, 2004 motion of the Western Manufacturing Housing Communities Association (WMA) to move an issue from Application (A.) 04-06-024 to A.04-07-044,¹ which is PG&E's BCAP. This ruling also modifies the Scoping Memo in A.04-07-044 to include this issue and set a schedule.

1. Background

On December 29, 2004, WMA filed a motion seeking to move issues related to the setting of the master meter discount for natural gas customers from A.04-06-024 to A.04-07-044. (The motion does not seek to similarly move the setting of the master meter discount for electric customers.) Responses in opposition to WMA's motion were filed by PG&E, the Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA), and The Utility Reform Network. WMA filed a reply.

¹ A.04-06-024 is the rate design phase (Phase II) of the general rate case (GRC) of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). A.04-07-044 is PG&E's 2005 Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding (BCAP).