BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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1 BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Joint Application to Establish Non-Bypassable Charge ( NBC ) for Above-Market Costs Associated with Tree Mortality Power Purchase Agreements ( Tree Mortality ) in Compliance with Senate Bill 859 and Resolution E A PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY S (U 39-E), SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY S (U 338-E) AND SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY S (U 902-E) NOTICE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATION PAUL A. SZYMANSKI Senior Regulatory Counsel Attorney for SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY 8330 Century Park Court, CP32D San Diego, CA Telephone: (858) Facsimile: (619) pszymanski@semprautilities.com JANET S. COMBS CAROL SCHMID-FRAZEE Attorneys for SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Post Office Box 800 Rosemead, CA Telephone: (626) Facsimile: (626) Carol.SchmidFrazee@sce.com WILLIAM V. MANHEIM M. GRADY MATHAI-JACKSON Attorneys for PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 77 Beale Street, B30A San Francisco, CA Telephone: (415) Facsimile: (415) grady.mathai-jackson@pge.com Dated: December 12, 2018

2 BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Joint Application to Establish Non-Bypassable Charge ( NBC ) for Above-Market Costs Associated with Tree Mortality Power Purchase Agreements ( Tree Mortality ) in Compliance with Senate Bill 859 and Resolution E A PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY S (U 39-E), SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY S (U 338-E) AND SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY S (U 902-E) NOTICE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATION Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison Company (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) (hereinafter referred to jointly as Joint Investor Owned Utilities or Joint IOUs ) hereby give notice pursuant to Rule 8.4(a) of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the California Public Utilities Commission ( Commission ) of the following communication. DATE AND TIME OF COMMUNICATION: December 7, 2018, from 2:00-2:30 pm. LOCATION: Commission offices, 505 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA, Rm 5209, and via teleconference. WHO INITIATED COMMUNICATION: PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E at the request of Adenike Adeyeye, Advisor to Commissioner Martha Guzman Aceves. NAMES AND TITLES OF NON-CPUC PERSONS PRESENT: (1) Matthew Plummer, PG&E Principal, Regulatory Relations; (2) Maria Wilson, PG&E Senior Manager, Portfolio Management; (3) Dawn Anaiscourt, SCE Director of Regulatory Affairs; (4) Carol Schmid- Frazee, SCE Senior Attorney; (5) Desiree Wong, SCE Senior Advisor Revenue Requirements; 1

3 (6) Mark Irwin, SCE Director of Energy Contract Management; (7) Billy Blattner, SDG&E Manager of Regulatory Relations; (8) Mike Ruzzo, SDG&E Energy Procurement Advisor; (9) David Thai, SDG&E Origination Analytics Manager; (10) Paul Szymanski, SDG&E Senior Counsel. NAMES AND TITLES OF CPUC PERSONS PRESENT: Adenike Adeyeye, Advisor to Commissioner Martha Guzman Aceves. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNICATION: The Joint IOUs discussed their comments on the Proposed Decision (PD), dated November 8, In particular, as the Joint IOUs comments pointed out, the PD would prohibit allocation of the costs of the existing Tree Mortality ( TM ) contracts through the Tree Mortality Non Bypassable Charge (TM NBC), if the generators violate any laws or regulations. The Joint IOUs noted that the PD creates, without explanation, a new legal standard for contract administration that is inconsistent with the Commission s long-standing reasonable manager standard for contract administration. This standard considers what the utility knew or reasonably should have known, which is vastly different from the strict liability construct that is reflected in the language from the PD, and which would unfairly prohibit an IOU from recovering its TM pass-through costs under the mandated TM contracts. Additionally, the Joint IOUs noted that the PD, if approved, could unfairly require them to continue paying the generators even in the event of a legal or regulatory violation by the counterparty if the existing TM contracts do not provide for termination of the contract due to that violation. The Joint IOUs urged the Commission to avoid this legal error and remove the punitive language from the PD by adopting the proposed changes provided in the Appendix to the Joint IOUs comments on the PD. If the Commission is concerned about air quality violations by TM contract counterparties, the Joint IOUs urged the Commission to consider this issue during the Senate Bill (SB) 901 implementation process. 2

4 The Joint IOUs also urged the Commission to explicitly adopt, rather than to adopt by inference, the more detailed ratemaking mechanisms proposed by the Joint IOUs in their modifications to the Findings of Fact. WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED: None Respectfully submitted on behalf of PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E, JANET S. COMBS CAROL SCHMID-FRAZEE /s/ Carol Schmid-Frazee By: Carol Schmid-Frazee Attorneys for SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Post Office Box 800 Rosemead, California Telephone: (626) Facsimile: (626) Dated: December 12,

5 BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Joint Application to Establish Non-Bypassable Charge ( NBC ) for Above-Market Costs Associated with Tree Mortality Power Purchase Agreements ( Tree Mortality ) in Compliance with Senate Bill 859 and Resolution E A PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY S (U 39-E), SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY S (U 338-E) AND SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY S (U 902-E) NOTICE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATION CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that, pursuant to the Commission s Rules of Practice and Procedure, I have this day served a true copy of PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY S (U 39-E), SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY S (U 338-E) AND SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY S (U 902-E) NOTICE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATION on all parties identified on the attached service list A Service was effected by one or more means indicated below: Transmitting the copies via to all parties who have provided an address A true copy was also sent via to the following individuals at the following addresses: Adenike Adeyeye, Advisor to Commissioner Aceves Adenike.Adeyeye@cpuc.ca.gov Commissioner Martha Guzman Aceves Guzman_Aceves.Exparte@cpuc.ca.gov Cristine Fernandez cmf@cpuc.ca.gov Placing the copies in sealed envelopes and causing such envelopes to be delivered by U.S. Mail to the offices of the Commissioner(s) or other addressee(s): 1

6 ALJ Patrick Doherty California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA ALJ Peter V. Allen California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA Executed this December 12, 2018, at Rosemead, California. /s/ Norman Goss Norman Goss Legal Administrative Assistant Southern California Edison Company 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Post Office Box 800 Rosemead, California

7 CPUC - Service Lists - A Page 1 of 5 12/12/2018 CPUC Home CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Service Lists PROCEEDING: A EDISON, SDG&E, AND P FILER: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY LIST NAME: LIST LAST CHANGED: DECEMBER 7, 2018 Download the Comma-delimited File About Comma-delimited Files Back to Service Lists Index Parties JOHN W. LESLIE, ESQ DANIEL W. DOUGLASS PARTNER DENTONS US LLP DOUGLASS & LIDDELL 4766 PARK GRANADA, SUITE 209, CA CALABASAS, CA FOR: SHELL ENERGY NORTH AMERICA (US), FOR: ALLIANCE FOR RETAIL ENERGY MARKETS L.P. (AREM) AND DIRECT ACCESS CUSTOMER COALITION (DACC) CAROL A. SCHMID-FRAZEE PAUL A. SZYMANSKI SR. SR. COUNSEL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVE / PO BOX CENTURY PARK COURT, CP32D ROSEMEAD, CA SAN DIEGO, CA FOR: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY FOR: SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY CATHY DEFALCO, EJD, C.P.M. ROSANNE O'HARA ENERGY MGR. - REGULATORY CITY OF LANCASTER LEGAL DIVISION FERN AVENUE ROOM 5039 LANCASTER, CA VAN NESS AVENUE FOR: CITY OF LANCASTER SAN FRANCISCO, CA FOR: ORA AUSTIN M. YANG M. GRADY MATHAI-JACKSON DEPUTY CITY CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PL, RM BEALE STREET, B30A SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA FOR: CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

8 CPUC - Service Lists - A Page 2 of 5 12/12/2018 EVELYN KAHL BRIAN T. CRAGG BUCHALTER, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION GOODIN, MACBRIDE, SQUERI & DAY, LLP 55 SECOND STREET, SUITE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 900 SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA FOR: ENERGY PRODUCERS AND USERS FOR: INDEPENDENT ENERGY PRODUCERS COALITION ASSOCIATION JEANNE B. ARMSTRONG STEVEN S. SHUPE GENERAL COUNSEL GOODIN, MACBRIDE, SQUERI & DAY, LLP SONOMA CLEAN POWER AUTHORITY 505 SANSOME STREET, SUITE SANTA ROSA AVE., 5TH FL. SAN FRANCISCO, CA SANTA ROSA, CA FOR: SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION FOR: SONOMA CLEAN POWER AUTHORITY DAVID PEFFER DAVID PEFFER BRAUN BLAISING MCLAUGHLIN & SMITH, P.C. BRAUN BLAISING SMITH & WYNNE, P.C. 915 L STREET, SUITE L STREET, SUITE 1480 SACRAMENTO, CA SACRAMENTO, CA FOR: CALIFORNIA CHOICE ENERGY AUTHORITY FOR: SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY SCOTT BLAISING ANN L. TROWBRIDGE COUNSEL AT LAW BRAUN BLAISING SMITH WYNNE P.C. DAY CARTER & MURPHY LLP 915 L STREET, SUITE AMERICAN RIVER DRIVE, STE. 205 SACRAMENTO, CA SACRAMENTO, CA FOR: CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHOICE FOR: CALIFORNIA CLEAN DG COALITION ASSOCIATION Information Only BARBARA R. BARKOVICH CASE COORDINATION CONSULTANT PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY BARKOVICH & YAP, INC., CA 00000, CA DANIEL BARAD EBCE REGULATORY BIOMASS CAMPAIN ORGANIZER / REP. EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA, CA 00000, CA KAZEEM B. OMIDIJI MARCIE A. MILNER REGULATORY CASE MANAGER VP - REGULATORY AFFAIRS SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC SHELL ENERGY NORTH AMERICA (US), L.P., CA 00000, CA TODD EDMISTER MRW & ASSOCIATES DIR & DEPUTY GEN. COUNSEL EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY, CA 00000, CA 00000

9 CPUC - Service Lists - A Page 3 of 5 12/12/2018 RICK UMOFF BLAKE ELDER REGULATORY COUNSEL & DIR. CLEAN ENERGY SPECIALIST SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION EQ RESEARCH TH NW SUITE HARRISON OAKS BLVD., STE. 100 WASHINGTON, DC CARY, NC MAURICE BRUBAKER CASE ADMINISTRATION BRUBAKER & ASSOCIATES, INC. (BAI SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY PO BOX WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROOM 370 ST LOUIS, MO ROSEMEAD, CA DONALD C. LIDDELL BRANDON HENZIE REGULATORY CASE MGR. DOUGLASS & LIDDELL SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY ND AVENUE 8330 CENTURY PARK CT., CP32F SAN DIEGO, CA SAN DIEGO, CA CHRISTOPHER A. SUMMERS ELLEN N. ADLER REGULATORY BUSINESS MGR. SR. COUNSEL SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY 8330 CENTURY PARK CT., CP32F 8330 CENTURY PARK COURT, CP32D SAN DIEGO, CA SAN DIEGO, CA JENNIFER WRIGHT STACIE ATKINSON REGULATORY CASE MGR. REGULATORY CASE MGR. SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY 8330 CENTURY PARK COURT, CP32F 8330 CENTURY PARK COURT, CP31A SAN DIEGO, CA SAN DIEGO, CA CENTRAL FILES SUE MARA SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY CONSULTANT 8330 CENTURY PARK CT, CP31-E RTO ADVISORS L.L.C. SAN DIEGO, CA SPRINGDALE WAY REDWOOD CITY, CA HILARY STAVER AMANDA SINGH REGULATORY & LEGISLATIVE ANALYST SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY PROCUREMENT STRATEGY AND OVERSIGHT BRANC 333 W. EL CAMINO REAL, STE. 290 AREA SUNNYVALE, CA VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO, CA BUCHALTER DOCKET MIKE CADE BUCHALTER BUCHALTER, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 55 SECOND STREET, SUITE SECOND STREET, SUITE 1700 SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA BUCHALTER, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION TOM JARMAN 55 SECOND STREET, SUITE 1700 REGULATORY CASE MGR. SAN FRANCISCO, CA PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 77 BEALE STREET, RM. 909, MC B9A SAN FRANCISCO, CA LILLIAN RAFII CHARLES R. MIDDLEKAUFF BUCHALTER, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 55 SECOND STREET, STE PO BOX 7442, MC-B30A-2475

10 CPUC - Service Lists - A Page 4 of 5 12/12/2018 SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA MATT FOGELSON REGULATORY FILE ROOM SENIOR COUNSEL PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY PO BOX BEALE STREET, B30A SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA JESSICA HILGART MELISSA BRANDT REGULATORY AFFAIRS SR. DIR - PUBLIC AFFAIRS & GEN. COUNSEL PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY PO BOX (B9A) 1111 BROADWAY, STE 3000 SAN FRANCISCO, CA OAKLAND, CA TIM LINDL R. THOMAS BEACH COUNSEL PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT KEYES & FOX LLP CROSSBORGER ENERGY TH STREET, STE NINTH STREET, SUITE 213 A OAKLAND, CA BERKELEY, CA NATHANIEL MALCOLM CAROLYN M. KEHREIN REGULATORY LAW CLERK PRINCIPAL MARIN CLEAN ENERGY ENERGY MANAGEMENT SERVICES 1125 TAMALPAIS AVE CELEBRATION WAY SAN RAFAEL, CA WOODLAND, CA REGULATORY CLERK STEVEN KELLY BRAUN BLAISING SMITH WYNNE, PC POLICY DIR 915 L STREET, STE INDEPENDENT ENERGY PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION SACRAMENTO, CA K STREET, STE. 900 SACRAMENTO, CA ANDREW B. BROWN JEDEDIAH J. GIBSON AT LAW ELLISON SCHNEIDER & HARRIS LLP ELLISON SCHNEIDER HARRIS & DONLAN LLP 2600 CAPITOL AVENUE, SUITE CAPITOL AVENUE, SUITE 400 SACRAMENTO, CA SACRAMENTO, CA LAURA FERNANDEZ KAREN NORENE MILLS BRAUN BLAISING MCLAUGHLIN & SMITH, P.C. CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION 915 L STREET, STE RIVER PLAZA DRIVE SACRAMENTO, CA SACRAMENTO, CA FOR: SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY State Service ADENIKE ADEYEYE CHERYL LEE COMMISSIONER GUZMAN ACEVES PROCUREMENT STRATEGY AND OVERSIGHT BRANC ROOM 5303 AREA 4-A 505 VAN NESS AVENUE 505 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA CHRISTIAN KNIERIM DAVID PECK

11 CPUC - Service Lists - A Page 5 of 5 12/12/2018 ELECTRICITY PLANNING & POLICY BRANCH PRESIDENT PICKER AREA ROOM VAN NESS AVENUE 505 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA FOR: ORA KARIN M. HIETA MITCHELL SHAPSON ELECTRICITY PLANNING & POLICY BRANCH LEGAL DIVISION ROOM 5010 ROOM VAN NESS AVENUE 505 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA PATRICK DOHERTY PETER V. ALLEN DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES ROOM 5044 ROOM VAN NESS AVENUE 505 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA SUZANNE CASAZZA CHERYL COX MARKET STRUCTURE, COSTS AND NATURAL GAS PROCUREMENT STRATEGY AND OVERSIGHT BRANC AREA 300 Capitol Mall 505 VAN NESS AVENUE Sacramento, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA TOP OF PAGE BACK TO INDEX OF SERVICE LISTS