XXII. 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.243 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.
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 |
NATURAL GAS | |
Residential |
781,864 |
Small Commercial |
29,713 |
Natural Gas Vehicles |
232 |
Non-Core |
125 |
Total |
811,934 |
243 Ex. 24, pp. SSRW-2 ff., and Ex. 50, pp. GK-1, ff.
