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Transcript of CPUC Public Agenda 3276 Thursday, June 23, 2011, 9:00 a.m. 505 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco...
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CPUC Public Agenda 3276Thursday, June 23, 2011, 9:00 a.m.505 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
Commissioners: Michael R. Peevey
Timothy Alan Simon Michel Peter Florio
Catherine J.K. SandovalMark J. Ferron
www.cpuc.ca.gov
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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: NoneAll items on the Closed Session Agenda
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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: NoneAll items on the Closed Session Agenda
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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: NoneAll items on the Closed Session Agenda
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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, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 & 34
• 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: 39, 42 & 44 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: 12 has been moved to the Regular Agenda.
• Items: 40 & 43 have been withdrawn.
• The following items have been held to future Commission Meetings:
Held to 7/14/11: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 35, 35a, 36, 37, 38 & 45
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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.
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Regular Agenda – Energy OrdersItem #12 [10425] Approving Settlement Subject to Condition
A10-07-017 Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company to Amend Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement with NaturEner Rim Rock Wind Energy, LLC and for Authority to Make a Tax Equity Investment in the Project.
Ratesetting Comr. Ferron/ ALJ Vieth--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PROPOSED OUTCOME:
• Approves settlement, subject to condition, and authorizes the filing under seal of certain confidential information in the settlement as well as the transactions documents attached to the settlement.
• Major terms of settlement include:
• Authorizing San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) ratepayers and shareholders to make a tax equity investment in what is known as the Rim Rock wind project;
• Reducing the Rim Rock power purchase agreement (PPA) from 309 megawatts (MW) to 189 MW;
• Imposing a quantified price cap on the green attributes associated with the PPA;
• Reducing ratepayer funding to no more than $250 million (from the initial request for as much as $600 million);
• Making repayment of shareholder investment subordinate to repayment of ratepayer investment;
• Providing for the Division of Ratepayer Advocate/The Utility Reform Network to review SDG&E’s “due diligence”; and
• SDG&E also guarantees ratepayer neutrality and agrees to limits its future pursuit of Tradable Renewable Energy Credits that are only tangentially associated with California.
• Condition: Should the parties negotiate an increase in SDG&E’s rate of return under specified settlement provisions, they must seek Commission approval through a petition for modification under Rule 16.4.
• Closes the proceeding.
ESTIMATED COST:
• SDG&E ratepayer funding (of up to $250 million) targeted substantially to be repaid within ten years of start of commercial operation;
• SDG&E comments to ensure ratepayer neutrality by the end of 20 years.
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Regular Agenda – Energy Orders
Item #41 [10446] Broadband Consortia Program
R10-12-008 Order Instituting Rulemaking to Consider Modifications to the California Advanced Services Fund Including Those Necessary to Implement Loan Program and Other Provisions of Recent Legislation.
Quasi-Legislative Comr. Peevey/ ALJ Pulsifer-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
• Implements the process for submission, review, approval, and disbursement of Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Account grants.
ESTIMATED COST:
• $10 million of fund to be collected and granted to consortia for broadband programs.
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Commissioners’ Reports
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Management Reports
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Regular Agenda – Management Reports and Resolutions
Item #46 [10462] Report and Discussion by Consumer Protection and Safety Division on Recent Safety Program Activities -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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CPSD Utilities Safety and Reliability Branch
Raymond Fugere, Program and Project Supervisor
California Public Utilities Commission
June 23, 2011
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Presentation Overview
• Definition of Reportable Incidents
• Basics of Incident Investigations
• Types of Underground Equipment
• Underground Explosion Investigation Procedures
• Utility and USRB Actions
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Incident Reporting Requirements
Incidents are events that involve electric facilities and result in either:– Overnight in-patient
hospitalization– Death– $50,000 worth of
damage– Significant media
attention
Within 2 hours of a reportable incident during normal working hours or within 4 hours of a reportable incident outside of normal working hours, the utility shall provide notice to designated CPUC staff of the general nature of the incident, its cause and estimated damage
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Basis of Investigations• Compliance with Commission General Orders
128 and 165• Compliance with the Public Utilities Code• Failure to follow acceptable industry standards• Failure to follow company’s procedure/policy• Failure to follow other agencies safety
requirement
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Type of Underground Structures
• Underground Vaults• BURD (Buried Underground Residential
Distribution)• Padmounted Structures• Handholes• Manholes• Walk-in Vaults• Above Ground Enclosures
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Underground Equipment• Cover• Ladder• Transformers• Switches (oil or gas)• Conductors• Ground Rods• Racks• Capacitors• Breakers• Fuses• Blowers• Sump Pumps• Elbows• Light Fixtures• Other Hardware
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Typical Underground Vault
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Typical Handhole
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BURD Structures
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Typical Padmounted Structures
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Investigation of Underground Electric Facilities Failures and Explosions
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Underground Explosion Investigation Procedure
Field Work• Immediate contact with the
utility• Meet with the utility
representative at the site • Interview Utility’s
personnel• Interview witnesses who
observed the incident • Take pictures of the site
and facilities (equipment, conductors,…)
• Examine evidence (transformers, conductors, switches,…)
Office Work• Review and analyze
construction and maintenance records
• Review and analyze inspection records
• Review the utility’s response to the incident
• Generate data requests as necessary
• Arrange to interviews of utility’s personnel as needed (including the utility’s employees who actually did the last inspection)
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Utilities Actions To Prevent Underground Electric Facilities Failures and Explosions
• Conduct inspections– Visual – Thermal – Oil sampling
• Examine trends of outages• Prioritize replacement of equipment
– Transformer replacement program– Condition-based maintenance programs
• Venting manhole cover program• Developing methods to improve field identification of cables
needing replacement
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USRB Actions
UtilityStandards
Regulation
MonitoringCriteria
Monitoring
Local Fixes
Utility / IndustryReview
ReformsNeeded
Industry / Nation
Standards
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Regular Agenda – Management Reports and Resolutions
Item #46 [10462] Report and Discussion by Consumer Protection and Safety Division on Recent Safety Program Activities -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Management Reports
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The CPUC Thanks YouFor Attending Today’s Meeting
The Public Meeting is adjourned.
The next Public Meeting will be:
July 14, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.