MP1/JMH/eap 5/26/05

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Authority, Among Other Things, To Increase Revenue Requirements for Electric and Gas Service and to Increase Rates and Charges for Gas Service Effective on January 1, 2003. (U 39 M)	Application 02-11-017 (Filed November 8, 2002)
Investigation on the Commission's Own Motion into the Rates, Operations, Practices, Service and Facilities of Pacific Gas and Electric Company.	Investigation 03-01-012 (Filed January 16, 2003)
Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company Pursuant to Resolution E-3770 for Reimbursement of Costs Associated with Delay in Implementation of PG&E's New Customer Information System Caused by the 2002 20/20 Customer Rebate Program. (U 39 E)	Application 02-09-005 (Filed September 6, 2002)

ASSIGNED COMMISSIONER'S SCOPING MEMO
AND RULING ESTABLISHING SCOPE, SCHEDULE, AND

PROCEDURES FOR PHASE II OF INVESTIGATION 03-01-012

Summary

Pursuant to Article 2.5 of the of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rules), ¹ and following a prehearing conference (PHC) held on March 22, 2005, this ruling sets forth the scope, schedule, and procedures for Phase II of Order Instituting Investigation (I.) 03-01-012, addressing the issues raised by The Utility Reform Network's (TURN) Motion for an Investigation into Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) Billing and Collection Practices (Investigation) and the Assigned Commissioner's Ruling granting TURN's motion issued on February 25, 2005 (ACR). The ACR consolidated the Investigation with I.03-01-012.

¹ Rule citations are to the Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure unless otherwise specified.