Procedural Summary

Concurrently with SDG&E, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Southern California Edison Company (Edison) also filed their 1999 Annual Transition Cost Proceeding (ATCP) Applications on September 1, 1999, Application (A.) 99-09-006 and A.99-09-013, respectively. ORA was the only party protesting SDG&E's application. PG&E, SDG&E, and Edison's applications were subsequently consolidated for hearing. Separate decisions will be issued in each application.

On November 3, 1999, May 5, 2000, and June 7, 2000, the Assigned Commissioner and the presiding Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) convened prehearing conferences (PHCs) to determine the parties, positions of the parties, issues, and other procedural matters.

On November 23, 1999, following the first PHC, the Assigned Commissioner issued a Scoping Memo categorizing the proceeding, designating the presiding ALJ, defining the scope of the proceeding, and establishing the proceeding schedule. Pursuant to the adopted procedural schedule, ORA submitted direct testimony on February 23, 2000. PG&E, SDG&E, and Edison served rebuttal testimony on March 29, 2000.

Evidentiary hearings were held on June 8, 9, and 16, 2000. Opening briefs were filed on July 14 and reply briefs were filed on August 14, 2000.