Procedural Background
Following the issuance of D.01-06-010, the assigned Administrative Law Judge issued a ruling dated June 19, 2001,seeking comments on whether the other energy utilities under the Commission's jurisdiction should apply the same eligibility and discount levels as those adopted in D.01-06-010, and requested comments.
Avista Utilities (Avista), Sierra Pacific, Southern California Water, Southwest Gas, and PacifiCorp filed comments.3 No reply comments were received. While this decision does not require those utilities without CARE or LIEE programs to begin offering them, such utilities may still be affected by today's decision. We put all parties and respondents on notice that any energy utility that begins to provide CARE or LIEE programs shall be subject to the criteria we establish today. While the Commission may establish other criteria for an individual utility, today's decision establishes a default for all jurisdictional utilities.
3 PacifiCorp requested leave to file its comments late, with an effective date of approximately July 20. While PacifiCorp's Motion for Leave to File Late was essentially devoid of factual or legal content, the Motion is nevertheless granted. PacifiCorp has a direct interest in the outcome of this proceeding, and the delayed filing does not appear to have prejudiced any other party.
