Consistent with Section (§) 963(b)(3) of the Public Utilities Code, the objective is to fulfill the state’s policy of ensuring that the Commission and each energy utility place the safety of the public and its employees as the top priority, and for the Commission to carry out this safety priority policy consistent with the principle of just and reasonable costbased rates. As the Commission’s most recent GRC decision D.1511021 points out, the ultimate balance the Commission must strike is between safety and reasonable rate levels, or as expressed in that same decision, affordability and risk “between reductions.” As the precursor D.1412025 also emphasized, is our intent that the “It adoption of these additional procedures will result in additional transparency and participation on how the safety risks for energy utilities are prioritized by the Commission and the energy utilities, and provide accountability for how these safety risks are managed, mitigated and minimized.” To achieve these objectives, the Commission stated that an “such evaluation and decisionmaking framework” should be as the “institutionalized standard practice by incorporating it into the RCP.” (R.1311006 at 7.) Procedural Background On May 15, 2015, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison Company (SCE), and the two Sempra Utilities companies, Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), filed and served their respective S-MAP applications consistent with D.1412025.
Consistent with Section (§) 963(b)(3) of the Public Utilities Code, the objective is to fulfill the state’s policy of ensuring that the Commission and each energy utility place the safety of the public and its employees as the top priority, and for the Commission to carry out this safety priority policy consistent with the principle of just and reasonable costbased rates. As the Commission’s most recent GRC decision D.1511021 points out, the ultimate balance the Commission must strike is between safety and reasonable rate levels, or as expressed in that same decision, “between affordability and risk reductions.” As the precursor D.1412025 also emphasized, “It is our intent that the adoption of these additional procedures will result in additional transparency and participation on how the safety risks for energy utilities are prioritized by the Commission and the energy utilities, and provide accountability for how these safety risks are managed, mitigated and minimized.” To achieve these objectives, the Commission stated that “such an evaluation and decisionmaking framework” should be “institutionalized as the standard practice by incorporating it into the RCP.” (R.1311006 at 7.) Procedural Background On May 15, 2015, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison Company (SCE), and the two Sempra Utilities companies, Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), filed and served their respective S-MAP applications consistent with D.1412025.