56 Pa. P.U.C. 553 (Order entered Duick v. Pennsylvania Gas and Water Company, December 17, 1982) (quoting ). Such petitions are likely to succeed only when they raise and not previously heard or considerations which appear to have “new novel arguments” been overlooked or not addressed by the Commission. at 559. Duick Based on our review of CAUSE-PA’s Petition and the Petition, the OCA’s letters filed in response thereto, and the record in this proceeding, we are in agreement with both Petitions that our requires clarification to ensure that any June 2017 Order interested party to this proceeding has the ability to participate within the OCMO meetings to discuss solutions to the CAP-SOP implementation issues. It was not our intention to exclude any interested party from participating in the meetings to discuss implementation issues to ensure the success of such an important program as the CAP-SOP program. Furthermore, we are persuaded by the arguments presented by CAUSE-PA and the OCA that the issues identified by RESA, and acknowledged by the Commission in our may impact all parties to June 2017 Order, the proceeding, and may extend into the realm of policy decisions that are not limited to pure technical questions. Accordingly, we shall grant the Petitions for Reconsideration and/or Clarification filed by CAUSE-PA and the OCA and clarify our such June 2017 Order that any interested party in this proceeding, including CAUSE-PA and the OCA, may participate in the meetings led by OCMO for the purpose of addressing and resolving any operational CAP-SOP issues and details. As previously mentioned, in our July 2017 we suspended the directives within our that OCMO hold a Order June 2017 Order meeting within thirty days and provide a status report within ninety days pending a final Commission Order on the merits of the instant Petitions. As such, within thirty days of the entry date of this Opinion and Order, we shall direct OCMO to facilitate meetings with PPL, the affected EGSs, including RESA, CAUSE-PA, the OCA and any other interested Party to this proceeding to examine and resolve any operational issues that are
Duick v. Pennsylvania Gas and Water Company, 56 Pa. P.U.C. 553 (Order entered December 17, 1982) (quoting ). Such petitions are likely to succeed only when they raise “new and novel arguments” not previously heard or considerations which appear to have been overlooked or not addressed by the Commission. Duick at 559. Based on our review of CAUSE-PA’s Petition and the OCA’s Petition, the letters filed in response thereto, and the record in this proceeding, we are in agreement with both Petitions that our June 2017 Order requires clarification to ensure that any interested party to this proceeding has the ability to participate within the OCMO meetings to discuss solutions to the CAP-SOP implementation issues. It was not our intention to exclude any interested party from participating in the meetings to discuss implementation issues to ensure the success of such an important program as the CAP-SOP program. Furthermore, we are persuaded by the arguments presented by CAUSE-PA and the OCA that the issues identified by RESA, and acknowledged by the Commission in our June 2017 Order, may impact all parties to the proceeding, and may extend into the realm of policy decisions that are not limited to pure technical questions. Accordingly, we shall grant the Petitions for Reconsideration and/or Clarification filed by CAUSE-PA and the OCA and clarify our June 2017 Order such that any interested party in this proceeding, including CAUSE-PA and the OCA, may participate in the meetings led by OCMO for the purpose of addressing and resolving any operational CAP-SOP issues and details. As previously mentioned, in our July 2017 Order we suspended the directives within our June 2017 Order that OCMO hold a meeting within thirty days and provide a status report within ninety days pending a final Commission Order on the merits of the instant Petitions. As such, within thirty days of the entry date of this Opinion and Order, we shall direct OCMO to facilitate meetings with PPL, the affected EGSs, including RESA, CAUSE-PA, the OCA and any other interested Party to this proceeding to examine and resolve any operational issues that are