XX. Test Year 2004 Customer Forecast

SoCalGas and SDG&E developed the test year forecast for residential, commercial and industrial customers using economic and demographic assumptions from a third-party index prepared by Data Resources, Inc.²¹³ After reviewing them, no party took issue with the customer forecast for SoCalGas and SDG&E in Test Year 2004; ORA asserted that it tested the estimates and derived similar forecasts. We therefore find the forecasts to be reasonable and adopt these estimates shown below.

Table 9

SoCalGas Average 2004 Active Meters by Customer Class
Residential single-family	3,378,000
Residential multi-family	1,623,000
Residential master meter	44,000
Commercial	189,000
Industrial	22,000
Total	5,256,000
SDG&E Average 2004 Active Meters by Customer Class
ELECTRIC
Residential	1,165,857
Small Commercial	117,122
Large Comm./Industrial	19,223
Agriculture	3,400
Street Lighting	5,832
Total	1,311,434

Table 10

NATURAL GAS
Residential	781,864
Small Commercial	29,713
Natural Gas Vehicles	232
Non-Core	125
Total	811,934

²¹³ Ex. 24, pp. SSRW-2 ff., and Ex. 50, pp. GK-1, ff.