forward evidence supporting the longevity claim.” D.15-10-028: Rolling Verified Letters sent by the Coalition to Portfolio Framework Commissioner Ferron on dated July 30, 2013 and Sept. 18, 2013 [Ph2-RC, Ph2-RC-CoordCmte, (attached to this Claim at Ph2-RC-Funding, Ph2-RC-PR, Attachment 5) Ph2-RC-StakeProc, R.13-11-005, p. 10 (encouraging and parties to present a joint proposal for a rolling portfolio structure in Phase II) efforts that resulted in TURN’s a substantial contribution to Notice of Ex Parte See D.15-10-028 began before the Communication, filed 12/18/14 Commission opened this by NRDC (providing notice of proceeding. TURN, along with the letter sent that day by NRDC the Natural Resource Defense on behalf of itself, TURN, and Counsel (NRDC), convened a 16 other parties, to broad group EE stakeholders in Commissioner Peterman and search of common ground. ALJ Edmister, proposing that 5 This group consisted of nearly specific issue areas be included thirty parties, including in the Scope of Phase II of program administrators, Attachment B to the consumer advocates, local Notice is the 12/18/14 Letter, government representatives, which references the two earlier environmental organizations, letters sent by TURN, NRDC, efficiency companies and and the coalition on July 30 and and other key September 18, 2013. stakeholders. These Assigned and Commissioner’s discussions resulted in 2 letters Administrative Law Judge’s to then-assigned Commission Joint Ruling Re Phase II Ferron, presenting Prehearing Conference recommendations from this 1/13/15, p. 3. Statements, diverse collective of stakeholders for the scope of D.16-02-023, pp. 3-5 (granting the forthcoming EE intervenor compensation to rulemaking. The first letter, NRDC for substantial dated July 30, 2013, outlined contributions to D.15-10-028, the for EE including work with groups’ priorities NRDC’s policy to be considered in the TURN prior to the new EE rulemaking. These commencement of R.13-11-005, priorities included transitioning and work with the coalition to to a new regulatory framework influence the scope and develop that would (a) provide the joint proposal for a rolling
forward evidence supporting the longevity claim.” D.15-10-028: Rolling Portfolio Framework [Ph2-RC, Ph2-RC-CoordCmte, Ph2-RC-Funding, Ph2-RC-PR, Ph2-RC-StakeProc, and TURN’s efforts that resulted in a substantial contribution to D.15-10-028 began before the Commission opened this proceeding. TURN, along with the Natural Resource Defense Counsel (NRDC), convened a broad group EE stakeholders in search of common ground. This group consisted of nearly thirty parties, including program administrators, consumer advocates, local government representatives, environmental organizations, efficiency companies and and other key stakeholders. These discussions resulted in 2 letters to then-assigned Commission Ferron, presenting recommendations from this diverse collective of stakeholders for the scope of the forthcoming EE rulemaking. The first letter, dated July 30, 2013, outlined the groups’ priorities for EE policy to be considered in the new EE rulemaking. These priorities included transitioning to a new regulatory framework that would (a) provide Letters sent by the Coalition to Commissioner Ferron on dated July 30, 2013 and Sept. 18, 2013 (attached to this Claim at Attachment 5) R.13-11-005, p. 10 (encouraging parties to present a joint proposal for a rolling portfolio structure in Phase II) See Notice of Ex Parte Communication, filed 12/18/14 by NRDC (providing notice of the letter sent that day by NRDC on behalf of itself, TURN, and 16 other parties, to Commissioner Peterman and ALJ Edmister, proposing that 5 specific issue areas be included in the Scope of Phase II of Attachment B to the Notice is the 12/18/14 Letter, which references the two earlier letters sent by TURN, NRDC, and the coalition on July 30 and September 18, 2013. Assigned Commissioner’s and Administrative Law Judge’s Joint Ruling Re Phase II Prehearing Conference Statements, 1/13/15, p. 3. D.16-02-023, pp. 3-5 (granting intervenor compensation to NRDC for substantial contributions to D.15-10-028, including NRDC’s work with TURN prior to the commencement of R.13-11-005, and work with the coalition to influence the scope and develop the joint proposal for a rolling Verified
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