ALJ/MLC/k47 DRAFT CA-14

10/5/00

Decision DRAFT DECISION OF ALJ COOKE (Mailed 9/5/00)

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U 902-E) for an Ex Parte Order Approving Modifications to Uniform Standard Offer No. 1 and Standard Offer No. 3.	Application 95-11-057 (Filed November 22, 1995)
Application of Southern California Edison Company (U-338-E) for an Ex Parte Order Approving Modifications to Uniform Standard Offer No. 1 and Standard Offer No. 3.	Application 96-01-008 (Filed January 3, 1996)
Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (U 39-E) for an Order Approving Modifications to Uniform Standard Offer No. 1.	Application 96-01-014 (Filed January 12, 1996)

OPINION

Summary

The petition to modify Decision (D.) 96-10-036, filed by Monsanto Company (Monsanto), is denied.

Procedural Background

D.96-10-036 addressed a joint recommendation to reduce the term of Uniform Standard Offer 1 (USO1), the contract under which utilities purchase as-available power from qualifying facilities (QFs). D.96-10-036 also took the opportunity to resolve "[t]ransitional issues for dispatch of USO1's after the power exchange is operating ... to protect fair competition and ... require new USO1's to be subject to all source bidding." (68 CPUC2d 434, 438.)

On September 4, 1998, Monsanto filed a petition to modify D.96-10-036. Responses to the petition were filed by San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), and Southern California Edison Company (SCE) on October 13, 1998. Monsanto filed a reply to SDG&E and PG&E on October 23, 1998 and a reply to SCE on November 10, 1998. On December 7, 1998, Monsanto requested the Commission take official notice of D.98-12-004.¹