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CPUC Public Agenda 3289 Thursday, February 16, 2012, 9:00 a.m. 505 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

CPUC Public Agenda 3289 Thursday, February 16, 2012, 9:00 a.m. 505 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco. Commissioners: Michael R. Peevey Timothy Alan Simon Michel Peter Florio Catherine J.K. Sandoval Mark J. Ferron www.cpuc.ca.gov. Public Comment.

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CPUC Public Agenda 3289 Thursday, February 16, 2012, 9:00 a.m. 505 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

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  1. CPUC Public Agenda 3289Thursday, February 16, 2012, 9:00 a.m.505 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco Commissioners: Michael R. Peevey Timothy Alan Simon Michel Peter Florio Catherine J.K. Sandoval Mark J. Ferron www.cpuc.ca.gov

  2. Public Comment Per Resolution ALJ-252, any member of the public who wishes to address the CPUC about matters before the Commission must either sign up at the Commission's webpage section "Public Comment Sign-Up" or with the Public Advisor before the meeting begins. Public speakers must visit the Public Advisors table before the start of the meeting on the day of the Commission Meeting to ask our staff to mark their presence. Once called, each speaker has up to 3 minutes at the discretion of the Commission President, depending on the number of speakers. A sign will be posted when 1 minute remains. A bell will ring when time has expired. Those who sign up after 9:00 a.m. will only have 1 minute. The following items are NOT subject to Public Comment: Item: 10, 23, 25, 26 & 28 All items on the Closed Session Agenda

  3. Public Comment Per Resolution ALJ-252, any member of the public who wishes to address the CPUC about matters before the Commission must either sign up at the Commission's webpage section "Public Comment Sign-Up" or with the Public Advisor before the meeting begins. Public speakers must visit the Public Advisors table before the start of the meeting on the day of the Commission Meeting to ask our staff to mark their presence. 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. Those who sign up after 9:00 a.m. will only have 1 minute. The following items are NOT subject to Public Comment: Item: 10, 23, 25, 26 & 28 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 either sign up at the Commission's webpage section "Public Comment Sign-Up" or with the Public Advisor before the meeting begins. Public speakers must visit the Public Advisors table before the start of the meeting on the day of the Commission Meeting to ask our staff to mark their presence. Once called, each speaker has up to 1 minute to address the Commission. A bell will ring when time has expired. The following items are NOT subject to Public Comment: Item: 10, 23, 25, 26 & 28 All items on the Closed Session Agenda

  5. 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, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29 & 32 • 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: 34, 35, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 52, 53 & 54 from 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. • Item: 5has been withdrawn. • The following items have been held to future Commission Meetings: • Held to 3/8/12: 2, 17, 27, 30, 36, 47, 48, 49 & 50 • Held to 3/22/12: 3, 24, 31, 33, 40 & 40a • Held to 4/19/12: 41

  6. 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.

  7. Regular Agenda –Energy Orders Item #36 [10999] Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company and San Diego Gas & Electric Company to Enter Negotiations With Calpine's Sutter Energy Center Res E-4471 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ • PROPOSED OUTCOME: • Orders Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company and San Diego Gas & Electric Company to negotiate to enter into a contract with Calpine’s Sutter Energy Center to end no later than December 31, 2012. • Adopts a non-bypassable charge to pay for the cost of the contract. • ESTIMATED COST: • Not to exceed $2.95 million per month, to a total of $29.5 million.

  8. Resolution E-4471, Agenda Item 36 Contract with Calpine’s Sutter Energy Center Edward Randolph Director, Energy Division California Public Utilities Commission 2-16-2012 8

  9. The Sutter Plant • Sutter is a 500-525 MW air-cooled, gas-fired combined cycle power plant, located in Yuba City. It came online in 2001 and is interconnected to the Western Area Power Administration, but participates in CAISO markets via a pseudo-tie • Calpine filed a GO 167 notice on 11/26/2011 that it would retire the plant in 2012 unless it received payments since the plant was not currently economical to operate • Calpine simultaneously filed with the CAISO for Capacity Procurement Mechanism designation. The CAISO filed a waiver request with the FERC on 1/25/2012 • CPM would provide backstop procurement through the end of the current Resource Adequacy year

  10. The Resolution • Orders IOUs to negotiate with Calpine • Final price shall not exceed $2.95 million per month or $17.4 million in total • IOUs file a Tier 3 AL on completion of negotiations for Commission approval • Requires use of the Independent Evaluator • “Open Book” financial information provided to Energy Division and the Independent Evaluator • Justifies contracting with Sutter on the basis of it’s pseudo-tie, but not for system, local, or renewable integration needs • Pseudo-ties and dynamic transfers are likely to play an increasing role for renewable energy and integration in the future

  11. Impacts if Rejected • CAISO has requested that the FERC act to grant the waiver regardless of the Commission approving or rejecting a contract with Sutter • May establish a precedent for long-term use of the CPM • CAISO has asked for FERC approval by March 29, 2012 • If the resolution is rejected and FERC denies the waiver, the Sutter plant may retire and potentially not be able to reenter service in the future due to changed air emissions requirements since the plant was built

  12. Regular Agenda –Energy Orders Item #36 [10999] Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company and San Diego Gas & Electric Company to Enter Negotiations With Calpine's Sutter Energy Center Res E-4471 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ • PROPOSED OUTCOME: • Orders Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company and San Diego Gas & Electric Company to negotiate to enter into a contract with Calpine’s Sutter Energy Center to end no later than December 31, 2012. • Adopts a non-bypassable charge to pay for the cost of the contract. • ESTIMATED COST: • Not to exceed $2.95 million per month, to a total of $29.5 million.

  13. Regular Agenda –Energy Orders Item #37 [11001] Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Three Contract Transactions With GWF A11-07-010 Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Approval of the GWF Transaction and Associated Cost Recovery. Ratesetting Comr. Florio/ ALJ Gamson ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • PROPOSED OUTCOME: • Approves three contracts between Pacific Gas and Electric Company and GWF which will close five petroleum coke power plants and extend two combustion turbine peakers for 10 years. • Closes the proceeding. • ESTIMATED COST: • Likely ratepayer benefits of between $0 and $22 million.

  14. Regular Agenda –Energy Orders Item #38 [11003] Status Report and/or Discussion of Petition for Modification of Decision 10-04-027 and Related Motion for Stay of Implementation of that Decision, Related to Southern California Gas Company's Smart Meter Implementation Application A08-09-023 Application of Southern California Gas Company for Approval of Advanced Metering Infrastructure. Ratesetting Comr. Peevey/ ALJ Hecht ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Request of Commissioners Mark J. Ferron and Michel Peter Florio for status report and/or discussion of the Petition for Modification of Decision (D) 10-04-027 and the Motion for an Immediate Stay of implementation of D10-04-027, both filed by the Division of Ratepayer advocates and The Utility Reform Network on November 16, 2011.

  15. Regular Agenda –Energy Orders Item #38 [11003] Status Report and/or Discussion of Petition for Modification of Decision 10-04-027 and Related Motion for Stay of Implementation of that Decision, Related to Southern California Gas Company's Smart Meter Implementation Application A08-09-023 Application of Southern California Gas Company for Approval of Advanced Metering Infrastructure. Ratesetting Comr. Peevey/ ALJ Hecht ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Request of Commissioners Mark J. Ferron and Michel Peter Florio for status report and/or discussion of the Petition for Modification of Decision (D) 10-04-027 and the Motion for an Immediate Stay of implementation of D10-04-027, both filed by the Division of Ratepayer advocates and The Utility Reform Network on November 16, 2011.

  16. Regular Agenda –Energy Orders Item #39 [11004] Status Report and/or Discussion of Request for Commission Review of Industry Division Approval of Southern California Gas Company Advice Letters (AL) 4245 and AL 4245-A Filed in Compliance with Decision 10-04-027 Advice Letters (AL) 4245 filed May 27, 2011 and AL 4245-A filed October 21, 2011 - Related matters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Request of Commissioners Mark J. Ferron and Michel Peter Florio for status report and/or discussion of request for Commission Review of Industry Division approval of Advice Letters (AL) 4245 and AL 4245-A, related to Smart Meter Implementation Contracts.

  17. Regular Agenda –Legal Division Matters Item #42 [10992] Comments Before the Federal Communications Commission in the Matter of Connect America Fund, et al. FCC 11-161; WC Docket No. 10-90; GN Docket No. 09-51; WC Docket No. 07-135; WC Docket No. 05-337; CC Docket No. 01-92; CC Docket No. 96-45; WC Docket No. 03-109; WT Docket No. 10-208 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking In the Matter of Connect America Fund; A National Broadband Plan for Our Future; Establishing Just and reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers; High-Cost Universal Service Support; Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Lifeline and Link-Up; Universal Service Reform – Mobility Fund; FCC 11-161; WC Docket No. 10-90; GN Docket No. 09-51; WC Docket No. 07-135; WC Docket No. 05-337; CC Docket No. 01-92; CC Docket 96-45; WC Docket No. 03-109; WT Docket No. 10-208; rel. November 18, 2011. On November 18, 2011, the FCC issued a report and order and further notice of proposed rulemaking seeking further comment on various related to the reform and modernization of the intercarrier compensation system, and on additional topics to guide the next steps to comprehensive reform initiated in the Order, including the transition to bill-and-keep and IP-to-IP interconnection. Staff seeks authority to file comments in response.

  18. Commissioners’ Reports

  19. Management Reports

  20. Regular Agenda – Management Reports and Resolutions Item #55 [11021] Report and Discussion by Consumer Protection and Safety Division on Recent Safety Program Activities -------------------------------------------------------------------------

  21. CPSD Investigates Recent Safety EventsSan Onofre Nuclear Generating StationFebruary 16, 2012Valerie Beck, CPSD

  22. Three Safety Concerns A contractor lost his balance and fell into the Unit 2 reactor pool (uranium fuel was not present). He was exposed to 5 millirem of radiation. A tube leak in Unit 3’s steam generator allowed radioactive water circulating from the reactor to mix with water in the steam generator. Some radioactive steam may have leaked out of the turbine building. According to early media reports, the NRC observed signs of excessive wear on up to 800 out of roughly 9,700 tubes in Unit 2’s reactor.

  23. Worker Radiation Exposure What is a millirem? A unit for measuring absorbed doses of radiation 1000 milirem = 1 rem 1 milirem = 0.01 millisievert Contractor received 5.0 millirem (or 0.05 millisievert) of radiation from falling into the reactor cooling pool at SONGS.

  24. ReactorCore Steam Generator Turbine Turbine Generator • Fast Facts • ON THE STEAM GENERATOR • Built in Japan and weigh 640 tons • Contains 9,727 tubes Each tube is 60 feet long • Equivalent to 120 miles of piping. • 3/4-inch diameter alloy steel pipes carry • radioactive water and heat from the reactor Cross-section of a steam generator

  25. Jurisdiction of Regulatory Agencies • NRC • License nuclear facilities • Administer reactor safety and security • Oversee safety of radioactive material • Manage spent fuel • CPUC • Regulate Southern California Edison Co. • Set rates and funding for SONGS • Oversee general safety of utilities and power plants in California OSHA Limited to non-radiological health and safety of employees in the work areas and to their exposure to radiation from radiation sources not regulated by the NRC.

  26. CPUC Actions Initiated investigation of all three safety events. In contact with the CAISO, NRC and OSHA. On-going investigation of ammonia leak from a storage tank (November 2011). Tracks SONGS outage status.

  27. Regular Agenda – Management Reports and Resolutions Item #55 [11021] Report and Discussion by Consumer Protection and Safety Division on Recent Safety Program Activities -------------------------------------------------------------------------

  28. Management Reports

  29. The CPUC Thanks YouFor Attending Today’s Meeting The Public Meeting is adjourned. The next Public Meeting will be: March 8, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. in San Francisco, CA

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