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DRA

Division of Ratepayer Advocates
California Public Utilities Commission

Dana S. Appling, Director

/ 505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 703-2544
Fax: (415) 703-2057
http://dra.ca.gov

DATA REQUEST

Southern California Gas Company

Application No. 08-09-023

Date: March 12, 2009

Due Date: March 23, 2009

To: / Andrew Steinberg
Regulatory Manager For:
Southern California Gas Company
555 West 5th Street, GT 14D6
Los Angeles, CA 90013 / Phone: (213) 244-3817
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From: / Robert Levin
Project Coordinator, A.08-09-023
Division of Ratepayer Advocates
Electricity Pricing & Customer Programs
505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 4102
San Francisco, CA 94102 / Phone: (415) 703-1862
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Data Request No: SCG A0809023-035

Originated by: Robert Levin Phone: (415) 703-1862

Subject: Errata Testimony Related to Changes in Benefits

Please provide the following information as it becomes available but no later than March 23, 2009. Please note that we are asking for an expedited response due to our upcoming early April 2009 testimony due date. If you are unable to provide the information by the date requested, please provide a written explanation to the DRA project coordinator by March 20, 2009 as to why the response date cannot be met and your best estimate of when the information can be provided. If you have any questions regarding this data request, please call the originator at the above phone number. Please also indicate the name of the person answering each of DRA’s questions. In each and every response to the data request question(s), please provide cross-references to the testimony, workpapers, and a hardcopy of any supporting material. Fully explain any calculations, assumptions inherent in the calculations, and any other assumptions supporting your response.

Background: On March 6, 2009, Southern California Gas Company (“SoCalGas”) filed Errata to A.08-09-023 for approval of Advanced Metering Infrastructure.

Request 1: In tables below, DRA summarizes cost information presented in SoCalGas’ Tables III-5, II-7, and II-3. DRA requests post-deployment direct costs for the components shown in Table III-5, and the PVRRs for 2009-2034 for each of the items in Tables III-5 and II-7. To that end, please fill in the highlighted cells in the printed tables below (“as filed” and March 6 Errata versions).

DRA has attached Excel versions of these combined-cost tables. Please include an Excel version of these tables with the highlighted cells filled in.

SoCalGas AMI Cost Breakdown
AS FILED - September 29, 2008 Testimony
Deploy / Post-Deploy
Period / Period / Total / PVRR
Source / Total / Total / Direct Cost / 2009-2034
Tab III-5 / Gas AMI Mods / 303.7
Tab III-5 / Meters / 160.3
Tab III-5 / Module Inst. / 93.3
Tab III-5 / MSA rebuilds / 0.8
Tab III-5 / Mtr testing / 0.8
Tab III-5 / Cust. Contact Ctr. / 0.1
Tab III-5 / Cust Billing Svcs / 3.7
Tab III-5 / PMO / 27.8
Tab III-5 / MR maintenance / 5.4
Tab III-5 / Cust. Comm. / 3.8
Tab III-5 / Other / 33.7
Tab III-5 / Total Op Costs / 633.4 / 331.7 / 965.1
Tab II-7 / IT+ AMI Tech / 140.9 / 162.4 / 303.3
Tab II-7 / Conservation / 5.5 / 0 / 5.5
Tab II-7 / Contingency / 99.1 / 0 / 99.1
Tab II-7 / Overheads, esc, sales tax / 210.7 / 360.3 / 571 / Incl.
Tab II-7, II-3 / Total Project Cost / 1089.6 / 854.4 / 1944 / 1051
March 6, 2009 Errata
Deploy / Post-Deploy
Period / Period / Total / PVRR
Source / Total / Total / Direct Cost / 2009-2034
Tab III-5 / Gas AMI Mods / 303.7
Tab III-5 / Meters / 160.3
Tab III-5 / Module Inst. / 81
Tab III-5 / MSA rebuilds / 0.8
Tab III-5 / Mtr testing / 0.8
Tab III-5 / Cust. Contact Ctr. / 0.1
Tab III-5 / Cust Billing Svcs / 4.2
Tab III-5 / PMO / 35.6
Tab III-5 / MR maintenance / 5.4
Tab III-5 / Cust. Comm. / 4
Tab III-5 / Other / 24.2
Tab III-5 / Total Op Costs / 620.1 / 282.6 / 902.7
Tab II-7 / IT+ AMI Tech / 146.3 / 170.1 / 316.4
Tab II-7 / Conservation / 5.5 / 0 / 5.5
Tab II-7 / Contingency / 98.1 / 0 / 98.1
Tab II-7 / Overheads, esc, sales tax / 209 / 311 / 520 / Incl.
Tab II-7, II-3 / Total Project Cost / 1079 / 763.7 / 1842.7 / 1039.6

Request 2: In tables below, DRA summarizes benefit information presented in SoCalGas’ Tables III-10, II-7, and II-3. DRA requests PVRRs for 2009-2034 for each of the items in Tables III-10 and II-7. To that end, please fill in the highlighted cells in the printed tables below (“as filed” and March 6 Errata versions).

DRA has attached Excel versions of these tables. Please include an Excel version of these tables with the highlighted cells filled in.

SoCalGas AMI Benefit Breakdown
AS FILED - September 29, 2008 Testimony
Total / PVRR
Source / Direct Cost / 2009-2034
Tab III-10 / Meter reading / 777.5
Tab III-10 / Offset / 185.9
Tab III-10 / Customer Service Field / 270.5
Tab III-10 / Customer Billing Services / 116.4
Tab III-10 / Customer Contact Center / 4.8
Tab III-10 / Facilities / 15
Tab III-10 / Safety / 1.4
Tab III-10 / HR / 6.1
Tab III-10 / Gas T&D / 53.9
Tab III-10, II-3 / Subt. Benefits / 1431.5 / 888.6
Tab III-10 / Theft / 2.4 / 1
Total OP Bens / 1433.9 / 889.6
Tab II-7, II-3 / Conservation / 575.7 / 148
Tab II-7, II-3 / Terminal Value / 251.6 / 26.6
Tab II-7, II-3 / Environmental / 29.2 / 8.3
Tab II-7 / OH, esc, sales tax / 1409.8 / included
Tab II-7, II-3 / Total Project Cost / 3700.2 / 1072.5
SoCalGas AMI Benefit Breakdown
March 6, 2009 Errata
Total / PVRR
Source / Direct Cost / 2009-2034
Tab III-10 / Meter reading / 777.4
Tab III-10 / Offset / 194.4
Tab III-10 / Customer Service Field / 298.5
Tab III-10 / Customer Billing Services / 119.9
Tab III-10 / Customer Contact Center / 4.8
Tab III-10 / Facilities / 15
Tab III-10 / Safety / 1.4
Tab III-10 / HR / 6.1
Tab III-10 / Gas T&D / 53.9
Tab III-10, II-3 / Subt. Benefits / 1471.4 / 883.3
Tab III-10 / Theft / 2.4 / 1
Total OP Bens / 1473.8 / 884.3
Tab II-7, II-3 / Conservation / 575.7 / 148
Tab II-7, II-3 / Terminal Value / 249.9 / 26.4
Tab II-7, II-3 / Environmental / 29.2 / 8.3
Tab II-7 / OH, esc, sales tax / 1434.9 / included
Tab II-7, II-3 / Total Project Cost / 3763.5 / 1067