PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGENDA ID #15869 ENERGY DIVISION RESOLUTION E-4872 August 10, 2017 Resolution E-4872. Pacific Gas and Electric Company Request for Reciprocal Use Agreement with the Bay Area Rapid Transit District pursuant to Advice Letter 5067-E. PROPOSED OUTCOME: This Resolution approves Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s (PG&E) Advice Letter (AL) 5067-E with an effective date of today. PG&E proposes to enter into a reciprocal use agreement (Agreement) with the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) (Parties) to permit the joint use of existing installed fiber optic communications equipment. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: Effective administration of PG&E’s fee property is part of the responsibility of PG&E to meet their obligations under Public Utilities Code Section 451 to provide services that promote the safety, health, comfort, and convenience of their patrons, employees and the public. There are no specific safety concerns with this transaction. This approval of AL 5067-E will assist the two Parties to enhance route diversity at critical locations and support the functions of safe and reliable service delivery, business continuity, and disaster mitigation and recovery efforts. ESTIMATED COST: A request for authority to enter into transactions pursuant to General Order (GO) 173 requires the filing of cost information. PG&E estimates the cost of implementing the Agreement to be roughly $93,800. No money or property rights will be exchanged pursuant to this Agreement. Under the terms of the Agreement, PG&E and BART will make in-kind exchanges of property. PG&E estimates that significant cost savings will result for the utility (on the order of at least $3.7 million) as it
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGENDA ID #15869 ENERGY DIVISION RESOLUTION E-4872 August 10, 2017 Resolution E-4872. Pacific Gas and Electric Company Request for Reciprocal Use Agreement with the Bay Area Rapid Transit District pursuant to Advice Letter 5067-E. PROPOSED OUTCOME: This Resolution approves Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s (PG&E) Advice Letter (AL) 5067-E with an effective date of today. PG&E proposes to enter into a reciprocal use agreement (Agreement) with the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) (Parties) to permit the joint use of existing installed fiber optic communications equipment. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: Effective administration of PG&E’s fee property is part of the responsibility of PG&E to meet their obligations under Public Utilities Code Section 451 to provide services that promote the safety, health, comfort, and convenience of their patrons, employees and the public. There are no specific safety concerns with this transaction. This approval of AL 5067-E will assist the two Parties to enhance route diversity at critical locations and support the functions of safe and reliable service delivery, business continuity, and disaster mitigation and recovery efforts. ESTIMATED COST: A request for authority to enter into transactions pursuant to General Order (GO) 173 requires the filing of cost information. PG&E estimates the cost of implementing the Agreement to be roughly $93,800. No money or property rights will be exchanged pursuant to this Agreement. Under the terms of the Agreement, PG&E and BART will make in-kind exchanges of property. PG&E estimates that significant cost savings will result for the utility (on the order of at least $3.7 million) as it