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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harry.kingerski@enron.com, tamara.johnson@enron.com, gordon.savage@enron.com, 