of Settlement Agreement on Phase date of issuance, Three Issues, December 12, 2014, the Commission stated, decision confirms a “This policy statement that the use of generation in demand response programs is antithetical to the Energy Action Plan and the Loading Order.” 7. Settlement Verified. Evidentiary hearings were scheduled CFC would like very much to to commence on June 9, 2013, and cite to a specific point in the CFC reserved time for record where the ALJ and was prepared for specifically rules that ongoing and ready to conduct workshops would be more of witnesses. CFC productive and efficient than expended valuable time and weeks of evidentiary hearings. resources in preparation for the While CFC is in possession of evidentiary hearing. the June 9, 2014 and June 12, 2014 transcripts, it is difficult to On June 9, 2014, the evidentiary pinpoint where this ruling hearings scheduled for the week of regarding workshops is actually June 9, 2014 was vacated and made, on the record. We would replaced with a brief hearing. The comment that there were ALJ then ruled in favor of significant the record” “off workshops and two and a half days conversations during this of workshops commenced. hearing. That said, we would direct staff to RT, June 12, 2014, at page 53. More settlement workshops were held throughout June and July. During a prehearing conference on CFC was an active participant July 30, 2014, parties” in workshops, and meetings, “settling reported settlement had been reached pertaining to settlement. and was in the process of being finalized. Duplication of Effort (§ 1801.3(f) and § 1802.5): Intervenor’s CPUC Assertion Discussion
of Settlement Agreement on Phase Three Issues, date of issuance, December 12, 2014, the Commission stated, “This decision confirms a policy statement that the use of generation in demand response programs is antithetical to the Energy Action Plan and the Loading Order.” 7. Settlement Evidentiary hearings were scheduled to commence on June 9, 2013, and CFC reserved time for and was prepared for and ready to conduct of witnesses. CFC expended valuable time and resources in preparation for the evidentiary hearing. On June 9, 2014, the evidentiary hearings scheduled for the week of June 9, 2014 was vacated and replaced with a brief hearing. The ALJ then ruled in favor of workshops and two and a half days of workshops commenced. More settlement workshops were held throughout June and July. During a prehearing conference on July 30, 2014, “settling parties” reported settlement had been reached and was in the process of being finalized. CFC would like very much to cite to a specific point in the record where the ALJ specifically rules that ongoing workshops would be more productive and efficient than weeks of evidentiary hearings. While CFC is in possession of the June 9, 2014 and June 12, 2014 transcripts, it is difficult to pinpoint where this ruling regarding workshops is actually made, on the record. We would comment that there were significant “off the record” conversations during this hearing. That said, we would direct staff to RT, June 12, 2014, at page 53. CFC was an active participant in workshops, and meetings, pertaining to settlement. Verified. Duplication of Effort (§ 1801.3(f) and § 1802.5): Intervenor’s Assertion CPUC Discussion