Assignment of Proceeding
Geoffrey Brown is the assigned Commissioner and ALJ Brown is the assigned Administrative Law Judge.
1. The GIR decision has not yet been implemented.
2. It is impossible to speculate what formula for balancing account protection the Commission may adopt in the next BCAP. So too, it is impossible to speculate what noncore throughput forecast will be adopted. In the case of the throughput forecast, it is just that - a forecast - destined to be inaccurate by virtue of its being a prediction of what is to occur in the future.
3. Allowing SoCalGas the 100 percent balancing account protection does not require any change in revenue requirement and will not require a change in rates except if required to amortize an over or undercollection in a regulatory balancing account.
1. It is reasonable to allow SoCalGas 100 percent balancing for noncore throughput revenue risk during the period from January 1, 2003, until the new BCAP rates go into effect.
2. This 100 percent balancing treatment will not set a precedent for or against whatever the Commission shall adopt in the next BCAP.
3. This interim order shall be effective immediately.
INTERIM ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that Southern California Gas Company shall be allowed 100 percent balancing account protection for noncore throughput revenue risk during the period from January 1, 2003, until the new Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding.
This order is effective today.
Dated , at San Francisco, California.
