filters and products with the attachment mechanism to other utilities and entities that might be able to use them. This effort to commercialize intellectual property (IP) by SDG&E is consistent with D.13-05-010, where the Commission encourages commercialization of IP as beneficial to both ratepayers and shareholders. General Order 173, Rule 3 Public Utilities (P.U.) Code Section 851 and General Order (G.O.) 173 are germane to this request. G.O. 173 Rule 3 establishes a series of conditions that must be met in order for a sale or licensing of assets to qualify for Advice Letter treatment. The criteria of G.O. 173 include California Environmental Quality Act compliance, no adverse effect on the public good, distribution of the financial proceeds from the transaction, and a total valuation under $5 million. Terms of the Licensing Agreement The terms of the licensing agreement include the terms and conditions necessary to satisfy Section 851 and G.O. 173 as outlined above. The licensing agreement includes additional terms and conditions that provide further financial benefits and legal protections for SDG&E, its shareholders, and the ratepayers. Notice of AL 3092-E was made by publication in the Commission’s Daily Calendar. San Diego Gas & Electric states that a copy of the Advice Letter was mailed and distributed in accordance with Section 4 of General Order 96-B. Advice Letter 3092-E was not protested. The Commission finds that the proposed agreement meets each of the applicable criteria set forth in G.O. 173, Rule 3 as discussed below. The activity proposed in the transaction will not require environmental review by the “a.
filters and products with the attachment mechanism to other utilities and entities that might be able to use them. This effort to commercialize intellectual property (IP) by SDG&E is consistent with D.13-05-010, where the Commission encourages commercialization of IP as beneficial to both ratepayers and shareholders. General Order 173, Rule 3 Public Utilities (P.U.) Code Section 851 and General Order (G.O.) 173 are germane to this request. G.O. 173 Rule 3 establishes a series of conditions that must be met in order for a sale or licensing of assets to qualify for Advice Letter treatment. The criteria of G.O. 173 include California Environmental Quality Act compliance, no adverse effect on the public good, distribution of the financial proceeds from the transaction, and a total valuation under $5 million. Terms of the Licensing Agreement The terms of the licensing agreement include the terms and conditions necessary to satisfy Section 851 and G.O. 173 as outlined above. The licensing agreement includes additional terms and conditions that provide further financial benefits and legal protections for SDG&E, its shareholders, and the ratepayers. Notice of AL 3092-E was made by publication in the Commission’s Daily Calendar. San Diego Gas & Electric states that a copy of the Advice Letter was mailed and distributed in accordance with Section 4 of General Order 96-B. Advice Letter 3092-E was not protested. The Commission finds that the proposed agreement meets each of the applicable criteria set forth in G.O. 173, Rule 3 as discussed below. “a. The activity proposed in the transaction will not require environmental review by the
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