Rate Surcharge Proceedings Move Forward

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=09"Daniel Douglass" <Douglass@ArterHadden.com<
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=09=09 Subject: Rate Surcharge Proceedings Move Forward

On Friday, the Commission issued the attached Assigned Commissioner's Ruli=
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in the rate surcharge proceedings which does the following:
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1.? It identifies the issues for Phase 1 as being:
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(a) Reviewing the independent audit results of PG&E and SCE, ordered in =20
D.00-12-067 and, as part of that analysis, determining whether or not there=
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is a financial necessity for other or additional relief for the utilities.=
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Included here is a recognition that the utilities may make other interim =
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proposals and this would be included within the scope of the first phase; =
and
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(b) TURN=01,s accounting proposal for the proper reconciliation of the =20
Transition Revenue Account (TRA) and Transition Cost Balancing Account=20
(TCBA) accounts and the Generation Memorandum Accounts (GMA).
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2.? The retention of utility generating assets and the interim ratemaking=
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treatment for these assets is being separately handled and hearings will n=
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occur on this issue in Phase 1.? Parties may file testimony on interim=20
valuation in addressing whether the rate freeze has ended on a prospective=
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basis.

3.?? The Commission will consider whether the rate freeze has ended only o=
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a prospective basis in Phase I.

4.?? The Commission will address the reasonable and prudent cost issue in =
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later phase of this proceeding.

5.?? The Commission will also consider parties=01, proposals for tiered ra=
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similar to those discussed by Senator Bowen in the December public hearing=
s.
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6.?? PG&E and?Edison are required to?notify the Commission and all parties=
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by January 30, 2001 of the specific portions of their testimony that are=
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within the scope of this phase.
7. The hearing schedule adopted is:?=20

February 5, 2001????????????? Intervenor testimony served
February 9, 2001????????????? Rebuttal testimony served
February 15 =01)21, 2001????? Hearings
February 23, 2001??????????? Closing Argument
February 27, 2001??????????? Briefs, not to exceed 15 pages
March 23, 2001????????????????Proposed Decision
March 26, 2001????????????????Final Oral Argument
March 27, 2001????????????????Anticipated Final Commission Decision
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Please let me know if anyone feels WPTF should be involved in this phase of=
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the proceeding.
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Dan

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