STATE OF CALIFORNIA GRAY DAVIS, Governor

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

505 VAN NESS AVENUE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-3298

May 18, 2001

TO: PARTIES OF RECORD IN RULEMAKING 00-10-002

Attached are two draft decisions of Commissioner Carl Wood. Each decision will be on the Commission's May 24, 2001 meeting agenda. The Commission may act then, or it may postpone action until later.

When the Commission acts on a 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.

A shortened comment and reply comment period is adopted. (Rule 77.7 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.) As a result, separate comments on each draft decision must be filed and served by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2001. Parties who wish to, may file separate reply comments on each draft decision. Reply comments, if any, must be served by electronic mail by 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23, 2001, with filing and service of the paper copies by 5:00 p.m. on May 23, 2001. Only limited paper copy service is required, as explained below.

Parties alleging that evidentiary hearing must be held before one or the other draft decision is adopted must file and serve a motion for evidentiary hearing no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 22, 2001. The motion must identify the exact alleged factual issue in dispute, show how it is material and relevant to the proceeding, and state what evidence would be offered at hearing. Electronic mail service of responses to any such motions are due no later than 1:00 p.m. on May 23, 2001, with filing and serving of paper copies by 5:00 p.m. on May 23, 2001.

Service of comments, reply comments, motions and responses must be consistent with the December 7, 2000 ruling on service. That is, service shall be performed on the service list by electronic mail, including Commission members on the service list. In addition, limited service of paper copies is required as explained in the Ruling. Further, separate paper copy service must be performed on

TO: PARTIES OF RECORD IN RULEMAKING 00-10-002

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May 18, 2001

Presiding Officer and Assigned Commissioner Wood, Administrative Law Judge Galvin (paper copies, plus electronic mail service to mfg@cpuc.ca.gov), Administrative Law Judge Mattson (paper copies, plus electronic mail service to bwm@cpuc.ca.gov), Jonathan Lakritz (paper copies, plus electronic mail service to jol@cpuc.ca.gov), and three copies on Energy Division. For paper copy service, I suggest delivery at the same time the document is filed in the Docket Office.

/s/ LYNN T. CAREW

Lynn T. Carew, Chief

Administrative Law Judge

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Attachments

COM/CXW/t93 DRAFT Item 13

5/24/2001

Decision DRAFT DECISION OF COMMISSIONER WOOD
(Mailed 5/18/2001)

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Order Instituting Rulemaking into the Operation of Interruptible Loan Programs Offered by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, and Southern California Edison Company and the Effect of these Programs on Energy Prices, Other Demand Responsiveness Programs, and the Reliability of the Electric System.

Rulemaking 00-10-002 (Filed October 5, 2000)

ORDER MODIFYING THE OPTIONAL BINDING MANDATORY CURTAILMENT PROGRAM IN DECISION 01-04-006's

A. Summary

The Optional Binding Mandatory Curtailment (OBMC) program set forth in Decision (D.) 01-04-006 is modified to permit OBMC participants to participate in a utility operated capacity interruptible program as long as that program requires the reduction of load to a pre-established firm service level.