Prior to adopting a settlement, the Commission must be satisfied that the parties have a sound and thorough understanding of the application and of all the underlying assumptions and data included in the record. This level of understanding of the application and development of an adequate record is necessary to consider a settlement as required by Article 12 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. The Settlement Agreement between SDG&E and all the active parties in this proceeding is a detailed proposal and shows the differences in litigation positions of parties and agreedupon compromises in each item where settlement was reached. The settling parties complied with Rule 12.1(a) by making the appropriate filings in a timely manner and noticing of a settlement conference. The Motion to adopt the Settlement Agreement and the Settlement Agreement contain statements of the factual and legal considerations adequate to advise the Commission of the scope of the settlement, and of the grounds for its adoption. All of the settling parties submitted extensive testimony containing analyses and recommendations concerning the application. After review of the above, as well as the various briefs and pleadings filed by the parties, and after going through evidentiary hearings, we are able to conclude that the parties to the Settlement Agreement have demonstrated a thorough understanding of the Application. ORA, TURN, and UCAN are also parties to SDG&E’s current GRC application and in SDG&E’s prior GRCs and have a thorough understanding of how the CIS Replacement Project will impact SDG&E’s revenue requirement in the current and in future GRCs. We conclude that the proposals in the Settlement Agreement resolving all of the issues in this proceeding are made by parties that are competent and well
Prior to adopting a settlement, the Commission must be satisfied that the parties have a sound and thorough understanding of the application and of all the underlying assumptions and data included in the record. This level of understanding of the application and development of an adequate record is necessary to consider a settlement as required by Article 12 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. The Settlement Agreement between SDG&E and all the active parties in this proceeding is a detailed proposal and shows the differences in litigation positions of parties and agreedupon compromises in each item where settlement was reached. The settling parties complied with Rule 12.1(a) by making the appropriate filings in a timely manner and noticing of a settlement conference. The Motion to adopt the Settlement Agreement and the Settlement Agreement contain statements of the factual and legal considerations adequate to advise the Commission of the scope of the settlement, and of the grounds for its adoption. All of the settling parties submitted extensive testimony containing analyses and recommendations concerning the application. After review of the above, as well as the various briefs and pleadings filed by the parties, and after going through evidentiary hearings, we are able to conclude that the parties to the Settlement Agreement have demonstrated a thorough understanding of the Application. ORA, TURN, and UCAN are also parties to SDG&E’s current GRC application and in SDG&E’s prior GRCs and have a thorough understanding of how the CIS Replacement Project will impact SDG&E’s revenue requirement in the current and in future GRCs. We conclude that the proposals in the Settlement Agreement resolving all of the issues in this proceeding are made by parties that are competent and well
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