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CPUC Public Agenda 3314 Thursday , May 9, 2013, 9:30 a.m. San Francisco, CA

CPUC Public Agenda 3314 Thursday , May 9, 2013, 9:30 a.m. San Francisco, CA. Commissioners: Michael R. Peevey Michel Peter Florio Catherine J.K. Sandoval Mark J. Ferron Carla J. Peterman www.cpuc.ca.gov. Safety and Emergency Information.

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CPUC Public Agenda 3314 Thursday , May 9, 2013, 9:30 a.m. San Francisco, CA

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  1. CPUC Public Agenda 3314Thursday, May 9, 2013, 9:30 a.m.San Francisco, CA Commissioners: Michael R. Peevey Michel Peter Florio Catherine J.K. Sandoval Mark J. FerronCarla J. Peterman www.cpuc.ca.gov

  2. Safety and Emergency Information • The restrooms are located at the far end of the lobby outside of the security screening area. • In the event of an emergency, please calmly proceed out of the exits. There are four exits total. Two exits are in the rear and two exits are on either side of the public speakers area. • In the event of an emergency and the building needs to be evacuated, if you use the back exit, please head out through the courtyard and down the front stairs across McAllister. • If you use the side exits you will end up on Golden Gate Ave. Please proceed around the front of the building to Van Ness Ave and continue on down to the assembly point. • Our assembly point is between the War Memorial Building and the Opera Building (House) which is on Van Ness Ave, located between McAllister and Grove.

  3. Public Comment Per Resolution ALJ-252, any member of the public who wishes to address the CPUC about matters before the Commission must sign up with the Public Advisor’s Office table before the meeting begins. If an individual has signed up using the electronic system on the Commission’s website, they must check in with the Public Advisor’s Office on the day of the meeting, by the sign-up deadline. Once called, each speaker has up to 3 minutes at the discretion of the Commission President, depending on the number of speakers the time limit may be reduced to 1 minute. A sign will be posted when 1 minute remains. A bell will ring when time has expired. At the end of the Public Comment Section, the Commission President will ask if there are any additional individuals who wish to speak. Individuals who wish to speak but did not sign up by the deadline, will be granted a maximum of one minute to make their comments. The following items are NOT subject to Public Comment: Item: 18 All items on the Closed Session Agenda

  4. Public Comment Per Resolution ALJ-252, any member of the public who wishes to address the CPUC about matters before the Commission must sign up with the Public Advisor’s Office table before the meeting begins. If an individual has signed up using the electronic system on the Commission’s website, they must check in with the Public Advisor’s Office on the day of the meeting, by the sign-up deadline. Once called, each speaker has up to 2 minutes to address the Commission. A sign will be posted when 1 minute remains. A bell will ring when time has expired. At the end of the Public Comment Section, the Commission President will ask if there are any additional individuals who wish to speak. Individuals who wish to speak but did not sign up by the deadline, will be granted a maximum of one minute to make their comments. The following items are NOT subject to Public Comment: Item: 18 All items on the Closed Session Agenda

  5. Public Comment Per Resolution ALJ-252, any member of the public who wishes to address the CPUC about matters before the Commission must sign up with the Public Advisor’s Office table before the meeting begins. If an individual has signed up using the electronic system on the Commission’s website, they must check in with the Public Advisor’s Office on the day of the meeting, by the sign-up deadline. Once called, each speaker has up to 1 minute to address the Commission. A bell will ring when time has expired. At the end of the Public Comment Section, the Commission President will ask if there are any additional individuals who wish to speak. Individuals who wish to speak but did not sign up by the deadline, will be granted a maximum of one minute to make their comments. The following items are NOT subject to Public Comment: Item: 18 All items on the Closed Session Agenda

  6. Agenda Changes • Items shown on the Consent Agenda will be taken up and voted on as a group in one of the first items of business of each CPUC meeting. • Items on Today’s Consent Agenda are: 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27 & 28 • Any Commissioner, with consent of the other Commissioners, may request an item from the Regular Agenda be moved to the Consent Agenda prior to the meeting. • Items: 32, 34 & 35from the Regular Agenda have been added to the Consent Agenda. • Any Commissioner may request an item be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion on the Regular Agenda prior to the meeting. • Item: None have been moved to the Regular Agenda. • Items: 36 & 42have been withdrawn. • The following items have been held to future Commission Meetings: • Held to 5/23/13: 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 14, 24, 29, 29a, 30, 30a, 33, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, • 45, 46, 47 & 48

  7. Regular Agenda • Each item on the Regular Agenda (and its alternate if any) will be introduced by the assigned Commissioner or CPUC staff and discussed before it is moved for a vote. • For each agenda item, a summary of the proposed action is included on the agenda; the CPUC’s decision may, however, differ from that proposed. • The complete text of every Proposed Decision or Draft Resolution is available for download on the CPUC’s website: www.cpuc.ca.gov. • Late changes to agenda items are available on the Escutia Table.

  8. Regular Agenda – Energy Orders Item #31 [12039] San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Southern California Gas Company's General Rate Case Applications for Test Year 2012 A10-12-005, A10-12-006 - Related matters. Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company for Authority, Among Other Things, to Increase Rates and Charges for Electric and Gas Service Effective on January 1, 2012. Ratesetting Comr. Ferron/ Judge Wong -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • PROPOSED OUTCOME: • Authorizes San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) a $1.733 billion revenue requirement for test year 2012 to operate and maintain its electric and natural gas delivery system. • Today's authorized revenue requirement is $115.907 million lower than SDG&E’s request of $1.849 billion. • Authorizes Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) a $1.959 billion revenue requirement for test year 2012 to operate and maintain its natural gas transmission, distribution, and gas storage systems. • Today’s authorized revenue requirement is $153.731 million lower than SoCalGas’ request of $2.112 billion. • Today’s authorized revenue requirements for both SDG&E and SoCalGas will ensure that there are sufficient funds for both utilities to comply with the recent federal pipeline inspection and maintenance requirements, and to comply with new environmental regulations. • Closes both proceedings. • SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: • Provides the necessary funds for SDG&E and SoCalGas to maintain, replace, and improve its aging infrastructure, and to operate their respective utility systems in a manner which provides safe and reliable service to their customers. Today’s revenue requirements also provide the necessary funding to allow SDG&E and SoCalGas to inspect and maintain their natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines in accordance with federal pipeline requirements, and to lessen the danger of wildfires in SDG&E’s service territory by providing sufficient monies for tree trimming, brush removal, undergrounding of electric overhead facilities, and replacing wooden poles with metal poles. SDG&E and SoCalGas are also required to submit reports regarding their maintenance and capital improvements to their respective gas transmission, distribution, and storage systems. • ESTIMATED COST: • For SDG&E, an increase of $123.379 million over present rates. For an electric customer of SDG&E, it is expected that on September 1, 2013, a customer using 500 kilowatts hours per month (based on system average rates) will experience an increase of $9.95 per month, a 12.20% increase in the monthly electric rate. For an SDG&E gas customer using 33 therms of gas per month, it is estimated that on September 1, 2013, the customer’s gas rate will increase by about $3.55 per month, a 9.60% increase in the monthly gas rate. • For SoCalGas, an increase of $84.831million over present rates. For a SoCalGas customer using 38 therms of gas per month, it is estimated that on July 1, 2013, the customer’s gas rate will increase by about $1.94 per month, a 5% increase in the monthly gas rate.

  9. Commissioners’ Reports

  10. Management Reports

  11. Management Reports

  12. Regular Agenda – Management Reports and Resolutions Item #49 [12066] Report and Discussion by Safety and Enforcement Division on Recent Safety Program Activities ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  13. Vegetation Management Raymond Fugere, PE Safety and Enforcement Division

  14. Introduction to Utility Safety and Reliability

  15. Agenda Objective: Provide an overview of utility issues associated with vegetation management and the role of the CPUC • Rules and Regulations • Utility Systems • Customer Refusals • CPUC Role

  16. State: Rules and Regulations • CPUC • Transmission & distribution • General Order 95 • Rule 35 • Appendix E • CALFire • Transmission & distribution • Public Resource Code • 4292 • 4293 • CAISO • Transmission • Maintenance procedures

  17. Federal: Rules and Regulations • NERC • Transmission lines • Minimum Clearances • Self Reporting • Zero tolerance • Significant fines for violations • Tree-Line Contact initiated Northeast Black of 2003

  18. Utilities: Yearly Work • Yearly Vegetation Patrols • PG&E ~ 5.0 Million Trees • SCE ~ 1.47 Million Trees • SDG&E ~ 420,000 Trees • Vegetation Management Work • Trees Trimmed • PG&E ~ 1.3 Million • SCE ~ 660,000 • SDG&E ~ 175,000 • Removals • PG&E ~ 250,000 Trees • SCE ~ 6,400 Million Trees

  19. Why do we trim trees

  20. How many outages happen due to trees • 1995 • PG&E: 5,844 • SCE: 619 • SDG&E: 441 • 2012 • PG&E: 3603 • SCE: 422 • SDG&E: 23

  21. Customer Complaint“Utilities Butchered My Tree” • “Cut” Too Much: • Required to maintain compliance year round • Trees Look “Ugly” • Direction Trimming\Pruning • ANSI A-300, Best Management Practices • Arborists are consulted

  22. Customer Refusals • Reasons: • Aesthetics • Meets clearance specified in rules • Want utility to do other work • Utilities Resources: • Easements and Right of Way Rights • Required by law • Local law enforcement • Safety and Enforcement Division

  23. Safety and Enforcement Division Actions • Posted Tree Regulations Online • Developing Tree Trimming Pamphlet • Developing Letters to Refusal Customers • Site Visits • Ongoing Fire Safety Rulemaking R.08-11-005 • 2012 decision allows disconnect for safety

  24. Regular Agenda – Management Reports and Resolutions Item #49 [12066] Report and Discussion by Safety and Enforcement Division on Recent Safety Program Activities ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  25. Management Reports

  26. The CPUC Thanks YouFor Attending Today’s Meeting The Public Meeting is adjourned. The next Public Meeting will be: May 23, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. in San Francisco, CA

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