California Public Utilities Commission Daily Calendar Thursday, March 5, 2015
Public Utilities Commission of the State of CaliforniaTimothy J. Sullivan, Interim Executive Director
Headquarters / Southern California Office
505 Van Ness Avenue / 320 West 4th Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94102 / Los Angeles, CA 90013
(415) 703-2782 / (213) 576-7000
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Daily Calendar
Thursday, March 5, 2015
· Commission Meetings
· Notices
· Public Meetings and Workshops
· Notice of Draft Resolutions (PU Code § 311(g))
· New Filings
· Petitions for Modification and Applications for Rehearing
· Proposed Decisions/Alternates/Presiding Officer’s Decisions/Arbitrator’s Reports
· Advice Letter Filings
· Miscellaneous Transportation Items
· Miscellaneous Communications Matters
· Table of Submission Dates for the Preceding Two Weeks
· Changes to Hearing Calendar
· Hearings
· Notice of All-Party Meetings (PU Code §1701.3(c))
/ The Commission’s policy is to schedule hearings (meetings, workshops, etc.) in locations that are accessible to people with disabilities.The CPUC encourages all Californians to participate in its meetings, hearings, workshops, and proceedings. We try to hold our public meetings only in places that are wheelchair accessible and which can accommodate specialized equipment and other services useful to people with disabilities. Please see the notice of the meeting you wish to attend for more specifics.
If you plan to attend and need specialized accommodations for a particular meeting that are not listed in the notice, request them from the Public Advisor’s Office at least three business days in advance of the meeting. Contact the Public Advisor’s Office by any one of the following:
Email:
toll-free: 1-866-849-8390
Voice: 415-703-2074 / FAX: 415-355-5404 (Attn.: Public Advisor)
TTY: 1-866-836-7825 (toll-free)
1-415-703-5282
REGULAR COMMISSION BUSINESS MEETINGS
March 12, 2015 / 9:30 am / San FranciscoMarch 26, 2015 / 9:30 am / San Francisco
April 9, 2015 / 9:30 am / San Francisco
COMMISSION RATESETTING DELIBERATIVE MEETINGS(Not Open to the Public)
Ratesetting Deliberative Meeting dates are reserved as noted but will only be held if there are ratesetting matters to be considered.
March 9, 2015 / 1:30 pm / San FranciscoMarch 23, 2015 / 1:30 pm / San Francisco
April 6, 2015 / 1:30 pm / San Francisco
OTHER COMMISSION MEETINGS
Notice of Public Participation Hearing – A.14-11-013 - Joint Application of Liberty Utilities Co., Liberty WWH, Inc., Western Water Holdings, LLC, Park Water Company (U314W), and Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company (U346W) for Authority for Liberty Utilities Co. to Acquire and Control Park Water Company and Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company,
March 16, 20152 pm
and
6:30 pm / Town of Apple Valley Conference Center
14975 Dale Evans Parkway
Apple Valley, CA 92307
The Public Participation Hearing in the above entitled matter will be held at the date and time above. Assigned Commissioner Carla J. Peterman and Administrative Law Judge Kimberly H. Kim will preside. There may be a quorum of Commissioners present, however, no voting will occur.
Questions about the hearing date, time or place, call the Calendar Clerk at (415) 703-1203 or .
If you require special accommodations, please notify the Public Advisor’s Officer at toll free 1-866-849-8390 or , at least 3 business days before the hearing.
NOTICES
Charge for Commission Documents
To purchase Commission documents, there is a charge of 20 cents a printed page (postage prepaid) with a minimum purchase of $2.00.
Commission Resources Available for Rental
The auditorium, hearing rooms, and training room at the headquarters of the California Public Utilities Commission, located at 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California, are available for rent. Further information about requirements and fees can be obtained by contacting Scott Finger (415) 703-1641.
PUBLIC MEETINGS & WORKSHOP NOTICES
Public Workshop Notice - R.14-05-001 – Applicability of the Commission’ Right-of-Way Rules to Commercial Mobile Radio Service Carriers
March 5, 20159 am – 4 pm / Southern California Edison Company
Conference Room B in G.O. 4
2244 Walnut Grove Avenue
Rosemead, CA 91770
(Wheelchair Accessible and ADA Compliant)
To join by phone:
Call-in number: (866) 903-7224
Participant code: 3030561
The parties will self-facilitate these public workshops in accordance with the Administrative Law Judge’s Ruling issued on February 9, 2015. Persons may participate by attending the workshops or by conference calling. The agenda for the workshop consists of the following matters: (1) The Electric IOUs’ safety proposals identified in the Scoping Memo at page4, Items 2 and 3; (2) SED’s safety proposals in its report filed on December 5, 2014, as modified by SED’s reply comments filed on January7, 2015; (3) The mechanics of the Electric IOUs’ 7.4%-pricing proposal in their comments filed on December 19, 2014 (at pages 47), particularly with regard to pole-top antennas; (4) The Utility Reform Network’s (TURN) proposed 15%adder set forth in TURN’s comments filed on December 19, 2014; (5) The details of a possible balancing account that may be authorized for Electric IOUs to record their revenues and expenses associated with commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) attachments, with the net balance to be flowed through to CMRS carriers at a later time; and (6) Other related matters that the workshop participants agree upon. Workshops held on February 17-18 addressed the Electric IOUs’ and SED’s safety proposals. Workshops held on February 19-20 addressed the Electric IOUs’ 7.4% pricing proposal, TURN’s 15% adder, and a possible balancing account for the Electric IOUs. The workshops on March 4-5 will address all proposals, as needed.
For questions regarding workshop facilities, access, and logistics, please contact the following persons:
· Sam Stonerock, , 951-317-6149
· Karen Chung, , 714-514-2381
For all other questions, please contact Administrative Law Judge Timothy Kenney at .
Public Educational Webinar Notice– California Public Utilities Commission Basics of Cost-Effectiveness Training for Demand Side Resources
March 6, 20159 am – 12:30 pm / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Courtyard Room
(Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
San Francisco, CA 94102
Webinar information:
Meeting Number: 745 278 698
Meeting Password: !Energy1
To start or join the online meeting
Go to:
https://van.webex.com/van/j.php?MTID=m90334b1809fe18be45b3385ba1181b27
Teleconference information:
Toll-Free: 888-385-9409
Participant Passcode: 3086053
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Energy Division Staff are offering a Webinar-based training class on the basics of cost-effectiveness analysis for demand-side resources. This training is open to the public. Participants are welcome to attend in person, but most participants will be participating by Webinar.
This training is intended to provide stakeholders with a basic understanding of the various procedures, terminology, and models that the CPUC currently uses to determine the cost-effectiveness ofutility demand side programs. We are offering this training to assist all stakeholders to improve their understanding of this technically complex subject and further enable stakeholders to provide meaningful commentary on the CPUC’s efforts to refine and develop cost-effectiveness methods.
Note: This training will not discuss any proposed cost-effectiveness analysis pending in open proceedings at the CPUC. It is an educational forum only.
This training will cover:
Basic Concepts: Discount rates, discounted cash flows, benefit cost ratios, net benefits/net present value, payback period.
The Standard Practice Manual tests: Total Resource Cost (TRC) Test, Program Administrator Cost (PAC), Resource Impact Measure (RIM), Participant Test, Societal Test.
The Avoided Cost Calculator – the six types of avoided costs residual capacity value, resource balance year, loss of load probability/expectation, adjustment factors, avoided costs of Renewable Portfolio Standard/Greenhouse Gas/ancillary services.
Other cost concepts – net to gross/free ridership, incremental measure costs, administrative and capital costs, participant costs.
Non-energy benefits – participant, utility and social.
These concepts will be discussed within the context of the estimation techniques used in the existing cost-effectiveness frameworks established for Energy Efficiency, Demand Response, Distributed Generation and Low Income Energy Efficiency, so as to explain how the cost-effectiveness framework differs for these different resources. This training will not cover proposed or cost-effectiveness methods or models that may be adopted for use in the future.
For questions or more information, contact: Joy Morgenstern, Ph.D. or (415) 703-1900.
Public Workshop Notice: R.14-10-003 – Order Instituting Rulemaking to Create a Consistent Regulatory Framework for the Guidance, Planning, and Evaluation of Integrated Demand Side Resource Programs
March 11, 201510 am – 4 pm
and
March 12, 2015
10 am – 4 pm / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Golden Gate Training Room
(Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
San Francisco, CA 94102
Note: The workshop will be an interactive, roll-your-sleeves-up two-day session. The workshop will not be webcast. Space is limited and organizations in this proceeding are asked to send only the most appropriate representative. More information will provided at a later date.
During the course of this two-day workshop, parties will discuss and develop ideas for 1) definition(s) for integrated demand side resources/programs, 2) Goal, and 3) Objectives.
RSVPs are required for this workshop and should be emailed as soon as possible, as it is anticipated that this workshop will be popular and space is limited. The email should be addressed to the assigned Administrative Law Judge: .
Please be sure to include the following information in your email:
- The Subject of the email should read: R1410003 March 11-12 Workshop RSVP
- The Body of the email should include: The name of the organization represented and the name and email address for the person attending the workshop.
- It is encouraged that the same person attend both workshop days but if this is not the case please indicate so in the body of the email.
For questions about this workshop, please contact Administrative Law Judge Kelly A. Hymes at .
Public Workshop Notice – Energy Resource Recovery Account PCIA Vintaging Workshop (A.14-05-024)
March 12, 20151 pm – 4 pm / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Hearing Room A
(Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
San Francisco, CA 94102
Conference Phone Line: 888-385-1540
Participant Code: 314653
WebEx information:
Meeting Number: 743 443 122
Meeting Password: !Energy1
To start or join the online meeting:
Go to: https://van.webex.com/van/j.php?MTID=m00f4e1859237dd3a551cb8f739832d07
AGENDA
Agenda for Phase 2 of Energy Resource Recovery Account forecast proceeding. This workshop will be the public forum to discuss 1) Whether departure dates used to establish vintage for Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) customers should be tied to the individual customer, or the service point address; and 2) Should new service points established in a CCA service area after the phase in date be assigned vintages.
The workshop is part of phase 2 of the PG&E ERRA forecast proceeding A. 14-05-024. The amended scoping memo was distributed to for the service list for A.14-05-024 along with the following service lists: A.14-04-015, A.14-06-011, A.14-08-002, A.12-02-013, A.12-02-014, and R.03-10-003.
Parties should contact Administrative Law Judge S. Pat Tsen at or Leuwam Tesfai at by March 9, 2015 if they would like to present a proposal.
1:10 pm / Proposal for PCIA vintaging methodology from CCA representatives
2:00 pm / Break
2:15 pm / Proposal for PCIA vintaging methodology in a joint utility proposal
3:15 pm / Q&A, discussion, procedural next steps
4:00 pm / Close
Meeting Notice/Public Meeting - California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) Administrative Committee
March 13, 201510 am – 3 pm / California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Golden Gate Training Room
(Corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
San Francisco, CA 94102
MEETING AGENDA
1) Introductions, 2) Public comments, 3) Approval of minutes, 4) Budget Report and Surcharge Increase, 5) Applications Report, 6) Claims Report, including number of claims processed and claims pending YTD, submission dates of pending claims, and average turnaround time for approval after claim submitted, 7) Federal and state legislative update, including E-Rate and impact on CTF, 8) OIR Status Report, 9) Update on meeting with Commissioner Peterman, 10) Update on AC Conflict of Interest rules, 11) Discussion of whether to recommend adding a seat on the AC for community colleges, 12) AC Annual Report, 13) Election of new CTF-AC Chair and Vice Chair, and 14) Next meeting date. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Lauren Saine at .
Public Meeting Notice: Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program (DDTP) - Equipment Program Advisory Committee (EPAC)
March 13, 201510 am – 4 pm / DDTP Main Office
1333 Broadway St., Suite 500, Large Conference Room
Oakland, CA 94612
PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA
I. Administrative Business: A. Introductions, B. Agenda Modification and Approval, 1. Review of Emergency Evacuation Procedures, C. Review of Minutes from Previous Meetings; II. CPUC Update; III. Public Input; IV. CCAF Staff Reports: A. CRS Report, B. Field Operations Report, C. Marketing Report, D. Consumer Affairs Report, E. Customer Contact Report, F. Equipment Report, G. Wireless Report; V. Lunch; VI. CTAP Presentation; VII. EPAC Business: A. Report from the Chair, B. Review of Action Items List, C. Discussion of Committee Member Recruitment Efforts, D. Committee Member Equipment Update, E. Member Reports; and VIII. Future Meetings and Agendas.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For additional information, please contact Patsy Emerson, DDTP Committee Coordinator, (510) 302-1147, or by email at , or visit the website at ddtp.org. If you plan to attend the meeting and need sign language interpreters or other special communication accommodations, please call the DDTP office at least five days prior to the meeting date.
ENVIRONMENTAL REMINDER
Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents to DDTP meetings. Persons with environmental illness or multiple-chemical sensitivity must reduce their exposure in order to attend this meeting.
DOCUMENT PREPARATION
All documents reviewed by EPAC must be available in a Braille format: Therefore, when submitting documents for the EPAC binder, please send a copy, in an electronic format, to for Brailling prior to the meeting. Handouts should also be made available in an electronic format.
NOTICE OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS (Pursuant to PU Code § 311(g))
The Energy Division has prepared Draft Redacted Comment Resolution E-4704 for the March 12, 2015, Commission Meeting. This resolution addresses: “Southern California Edison Company (SCE) requests Commission approval of three renewable power purchase agreements with Silver Ridge Power, 8minutenergy, and Copper Mountain Solar.”