STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
505 VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-3298
July 26, 2005 Agenda ID # 4821
Ratesetting
TO: PARTIES OF RECORD IN APPLICATION 05-03-015
This is the draft decision of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Cooke. It will not appear on the Commission's agenda for at least 30 days after the date it is mailed. The Commission may act then, or it may postpone action until later.
When the Commission acts on the draft decision, it may adopt all or part of it as written, amend or modify it, or set it aside and prepare its own decision. Only when the Commission acts does the decision become binding on the parties.
Parties to the proceeding may file comments on the draft decision as provided in Article 19 of the Commission's "Rules of Practice and Procedure." These rules are accessible on the Commission's website at http://www.cpuc.ca.gov. Pursuant to Rule 77.3 opening comments shall not exceed 15 pages. Finally, comments must be served separately on the ALJ and the assigned Commissioner, and for that purpose I suggest hand delivery, overnight mail, or other expeditious method of service.
/s/ ANGELA K. MINKIN
Angela K. Minkin, Chief
Administrative Law Judge
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Attachment
ALJ/MLC/avs DRAFT Agenda ID # 4821
Ratesetting
Decision DRAFT DECISION OF ALJ COOKE (Mailed July 26, 2005)
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U-902-E) for Adoption of an Advanced Metering Infrastructure Deployment Scenario and Associated Cost Recovery and Rate Design. |
Application 05-03-015 (Filed March 15, 2005) |
DECISION APPROVING SETTLEMENT
ON PRE-DEPLOYMENT COSTS
1. Summary
This decision grants the Motion to accept a settlement agreement between San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) and several parties to this proceeding, finding it to be reasonable in light of the whole record, consistent with law, and in the public interest. The settlement agreement establishes a pre-deployment funding level of $3.4 million for the period of September 2005 through March 2006 as reasonable and establishes the manner by which the costs will be recovered. The settlement also establishes a bridge funding level of $5.9 million for the period after March 2006 through the end of 2006 as reasonable and establishes the manner by which the costs will be recovered.
