individuals that the Utilities contract with to carry out decommissioning activities. Also pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 451 all rates and charges collected by a public utility must be “just and reasonable,” and a public utility may not change any rate “except upon a showing before the commission and a finding by the commission that the new rate is justified.” (Pub. Util. Code § 454.) The Commission requires that the public utility demonstrate with admissible evidence that the costs it seeks to include in revenue requirement are reasonable and prudent. The Commission is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that all rates demanded or received by a public utility are just and reasonable. Pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 8326, SCE (for SONGS and PVNGS) and SDG&E (for its share of SONGS), must prepare, submit, and periodically revise their DCEs: (a) Each electrical utility owning, in whole or in part, or operating a nuclear facility, located in California or elsewhere, shall provide a decommissioning cost estimate to the commission or the board for all nuclear facilities which shall include all of the following: (1) An estimate of costs of decommissioning. (2) A description of changes in regulation, technology, and economics affecting the estimate of costs. (3) A description of additions and deletions to nuclear facilities. (4) Upon request of the commission or the board, other information required by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission regarding decommissioning costs. (b) The decommissioning costs estimate study shall be periodically revised in accordance with procedures adopted by the commission or the board pursuant to Section 8327.
individuals that the Utilities contract with to carry out decommissioning activities. Also pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 451 all rates and charges collected by a public utility must be “just and reasonable,” and a public utility may not change any rate “except upon a showing before the commission and a finding by the commission that the new rate is justified.” (Pub. Util. Code § 454.) The Commission requires that the public utility demonstrate with admissible evidence that the costs it seeks to include in revenue requirement are reasonable and prudent. The Commission is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that all rates demanded or received by a public utility are just and reasonable. Pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 8326, SCE (for SONGS and PVNGS) and SDG&E (for its share of SONGS), must prepare, submit, and periodically revise their DCEs: (a) Each electrical utility owning, in whole or in part, or operating a nuclear facility, located in California or elsewhere, shall provide a decommissioning cost estimate to the commission or the board for all nuclear facilities which shall include all of the following: (1) An estimate of costs of decommissioning. (2) A description of changes in regulation, technology, and economics affecting the estimate of costs. (3) A description of additions and deletions to nuclear facilities. (4) Upon request of the commission or the board, other information required by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission regarding decommissioning costs. (b) The decommissioning costs estimate study shall be periodically revised in accordance with procedures adopted by the commission or the board pursuant to Section 8327.
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