Phase 2 of 2009 General Rate Case Witness Qualifications

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1 Application No.: Exhibit No.: Witnesses: A SCE-05 Various (U 338-E) Phase 2 of 2009 General Rate Case Witness Qualifications Before the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California Rosemead, California March 4, 2008

2 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY QUALIFICATIONS AND PREPARED TESTIMONY OF RUSSELL D. GARWACKI Q. Please state your name and business address for the record. A. My name is Russell D. Garwacki, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, California Q. Briefly describe your present responsibilities at the Southern California Edison Company. A. My current responsibilities include managing the Load Research and Rate Design functions within SCE s Regulatory Policy and Affairs (RP&A) department. Q. Briefly describe your educational and professional background. A. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Whittier College in 1980 and a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Claremont Graduate School in I have been employed by SCE since From 1983 to 1993, I worked in the load research area of RP&A, ultimately supervising the group. During that time, I gained an understanding of sample design, cost allocation, and other regulatory policies and procedures. In 1994, I joined the Customer Service Business Unit (CSBU) as the Credit Analysis Manager, working to reduce both write-off and credit operational costs. From 1997 to 1999, I managed the Measurement and Efficiency group, delivering process improvements for CSBU s Field Services, Credit, Payment, and Customer Communication Center functions. From 1999 to 2004, I managed various CSBU activities including Job Skills Training, Internet Delivery, Benchmarking, and various technical support functions. In 2004, I returned to RP&A to assume my current responsibilities. Q. What is the purpose of your testimony in this proceeding? 1

3 A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor Exhibit SCE-01 entitled Phase 2 of 2009 General Rate Case Policy Proposals. Q. Was this material prepared by you or under your supervision? A. Yes, it was. 2

4 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY QUALIFICATIONS AND PREPARED TESTIMONY OF PAUL D. NELSON Q. Please state your name and business address for the record. A. My name is Paul D. Nelson, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, California Q. Briefly describe your present responsibilities at the Southern California Edison Company. A. I am a Senior Economist and Project Manager in the Market Strategy and Resource Planning Division within the Power Procurement Department. In this position, I am responsible for marginal cost analysis and economic analysis relating to regulatory issues. Q. Briefly describe your educational and professional background. A. I received a Bachelor s Degree in Economics from the University of Southern California in 1988 and a Master s Degree in Economics from Claremont Graduate School in I joined Southern California Edison in my present position in October Prior to joining SCE, I was employed at an economic consulting firm to develop a utility regulatory framework consulting practice and to perform litigation support work. Prior to consulting, I was employed by SCE in the regulatory area. From 1996 to 1999, I was a Project Manager responsible for regulatory issues in the Distribution and Customer Service Business Units and represented SCE at CPUC sponsored workshops. From 1992 to 1996, I was a Regulatory Economist in the Regulatory Policy and Affairs department responsible for marginal costs studies. I have testified before the CPUC on marginal cost and performance based ratemaking issues Q. What is the purpose of your testimony in this proceeding? 3

5 A. The purpose of my testimony is to sponsor the portions of Exhibit SCE 02 entitled Phase 2 of 2009 General Rate Case Marginal Cost And Sales Forecast Proposals, as identified in the Tables of Contents thereto. Q. Was this material prepared by you or under your supervision? A. Yes, it was. Q. Insofar as this material is factual in nature, do you believe it to be correct? A. Yes, I do. Q. Insofar as this material is in the nature of opinion or judgment, does it represent your best judgment? Q. Does this conclude your qualifications and prepared testimony? 4

6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY QUALIFICATIONS AND PREPARED TESTIMONY OF CARL H. SILSBEE Q. Please state your name and business address for the record. A. My name is Carl H. Silsbee, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, California Q. Briefly describe your present responsibilities at Southern California Edison Company. A. I am Manager of Resource Economics in the Market Strategy and Resource Planning Department. In this position, I am responsible for SCE s involvement in resourceplanning related proceedings including the CPUC s Long Term Procurment Plan and the CEC s Integrated Energy Plan Review, cost effectiveness studies, and a variety of special projects. I have held this position since July Q. Briefly describe your prior responsibilities at Southern California Edison Company. A. Prior to my present position, I held various positions in the Regulatory Economics group in the Regulatory Policy and Affairs Department. I joined Southern California Edison in My previous responsibilities at SCE have included coordinating and preparing operating and maintenance expense forecasts for CPUC general rate cases, preparing revenue requirement analyses in support of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) applications, supporting wholesale rate case applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, developing avoided cost prices and pricing policies for qualifying facilities, and incentive ratemaking. I have previously testified before this Commission. Q. Briefly describe your educational and professional background. A. I received a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College in 1974 and a Master's degree in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University in

7 Q. What is the purpose of your testimony in this proceeding? A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor the portions of Exhibit SCE-02 entitled Phase 2 of 2009 General Rate Case Marginal Cost And Sales Forecast Proposals, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. Q. Was this material prepared by you or under your supervision? A. Yes. Q. Insofar as this material is factual in nature, do you believe it to be correct? A. Yes, I do. Q. Insofar as this material is in the nature of opinion or judgment, does it represent your best judgment? Q. Does this conclude your qualifications and prepared testimony? 6

8 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY QUALIFICATIONS AND PREPARED TESTIMONY OF CYRUS SOROOSHIAN Q. Please state your name and business address for the record. A. My name is Cyrus Sorooshian, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, California Q. Briefly describe your present responsibilities at the Southern California Edison Company. A I am the Manager of Load Research in the Regulatory Policy and Affairs Department. My responsibilities include development, analysis, and reporting of load research studies in support of regulatory proceedings, pricing, forecasting, and load profiling for Direct Access. Q. Briefly describe your educational and professional background?. A. I have a Master s Degree in Economics from the University of Southern California (USC) where I also completed all coursework required for a Ph.D. in Economics, with special emphasis in Econometrics. As a research assistant at USC, I was involved in energy research projects, specifically in load research studies. I joined SCE in 1984, as an Environmental Statistician in the Research and Development Department. I began working in SCE s Load Research group in 1985 as a Load Research Analyst. In that capacity, I was involved in all aspects of load research, including sample design and selection, data management, estimation of load profiles for various rate groups and customer classes, market segmentation, statistical estimation, and econometrics modeling. I was promoted to my current position in Q. What is the purpose of your testimony in this proceeding? A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor those portions of Exhibit SCE-02 entitled Phase 2 of 2009 General Rate Case Marginal Cost 7

9 And Sales Forecast Proposals and Exhibit SCE-04 entitled Phase 2 of 2009 General Rate Case Rate Design Proposal, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. Q. Was this material prepared by you or under your supervision? A. Yes, it was. Q. Insofar as this material is factual in nature, do you believe it to be correct? A. Yes, I do. Q. Insofar as this material is in the nature of opinion or judgment, does it represent your best judgment? A. Yes it does. Q. Does this conclude your qualifications and prepared testimony? 8

10 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY QUALIFICATIONS AND PREPARED TESTIMONY OF ROBERT THOMAS Q. Please state your name and business address for the record. A. My name is Robert Thomas, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, California Q. Briefly describe your present responsibilities at the Southern California Edison Company. A. I am Manager of the Rate Design Group in the Regulatory Policy and Affairs Department at Southern California Edison Company. In this position, I am responsible for development of SCE s rate designs. I have held this position since November 20, Q. Briefly describe your educational and professional background. A. I hold a Bachelor s of Science and Engineering from the University of Arizona, a Masters in Business Administration from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and a Professional Engineering License in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to my present position, my responsibilities have included Manager of the Analysis and Program Support Group, within SCE s Business Customer Division, where I was responsible for providing complex customer specific rate and financial analyses involving self-generation, load growth, contract rates, and hourly pricing options. Prior to this position, I was SCE s Program Manager for the Self Generation Incentive Program. In this position, I was responsible for all aspects of the program to include dispute resolution, processing applications, program promotion and was SCE s lead representative on the Working Group. Q. What is the purpose of your testimony in this proceeding? A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor Exhibit SCE-03 entitled Phase 2 of 2009 General Rate Case Revenue Allocation Proposals 9

11 and the portions of Exhibit SCE-04 entitled Phase 2 of 2009 General Rate Case Rate Design Proposal as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. Q. Was this material prepared by you or under your supervision? A. Yes, it was. Q. Insofar as this material is factual in nature, do you believe it to be correct? A. Yes, I do. Q. Insofar as this material is in the nature of opinion or judgment, does it represent your best judgment? Q. Does this conclude your qualifications and prepared testimony? 10

12 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY QUALIFICATIONS AND PREPARED TESTIMONY OF LISA VELLANOWETH Q. Please state your name and business address for the record. A. My name is Lisa Vellanoweth, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, California Q. Briefly describe your present responsibilities at the Southern California Edison Company. A. I am the Manager of Tariffs in the Regulatory Policy & Affairs Department. In this capacity, I oversee the development and management of SCE s California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) jurisdictional tariffs, and the management and resolution of customer Complaint Cases filed with the Commission. Q. Briefly describe your educational and professional background. A. I hold a Masters Degree in Business Administration from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Management from the University of La Verne. I began my career with SCE in 1982 and have held various professional, supervisory, and management positions within the Customer Service and Regulatory Policy & Affairs Departments. I have been involved in managing SCE s tariffs since Q. What is the purpose of your testimony in this proceeding? A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor Appendix L (Proposed Tariffs and Tariff Changes) to Exhibit SCE-04 entitled Phase 2 of 2009 General Rate Case Rate Design Proposal. Q. Was this material prepared by you or under your supervision? A. Yes, it was. Q. Insofar as this material is factual in nature, do you believe it to be correct? 11

13 A. Yes, I do. Q. Insofar as this material is in the nature of opinion or judgment, does it represent your best judgment? Q. Does this conclude your qualifications and prepared testimony? 12

14 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY QUALIFICATIONS AND PREPARED TESTIMONY OF STEVE VERDON Q. Please state your name and business address for the record. A. My name is Steve Verdon, and my business address is 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, California Q. Briefly describe your present responsibilities at the Southern California Edison Company. A I am a financial analyst in the Rate Forecasting and Analysis in the Regulatory Policy and Affairs Department. My responsibilities include the development, analysis and reporting of the rate group level forecast and present rate revenue models in support of regulatory proceedings, pricing, forecasting. Q. Briefly describe your educational and professional background. A. I have a Bachelor s degree in Economics from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). I also completed all coursework required for a Ph.D. in Economics at the George Washington University, with special emphasis in Econometrics and Public Finance. I joined SCE in 1998, as a Financial Analyst in the Regulatory Policy and Affairs Department. I began working on SCE s rate group forecast in 1998, and in 1999 took over the Present Rate Revenue Model. In that capacity, I was involved in all aspects of forecasting customers usage and demand by rate group including, program design, data extraction and verification, and econometric modeling. Q. What is the purpose of your testimony in this proceeding? A. The purpose of my testimony in this proceeding is to sponsor those portions of Exhibit SCE-02 entitled Phase 2 of 2009 General Rate Case Marginal Cost And Sales Forecast Proposals and Exhibit SCE-04 entitled Phase 2 of

15 General Rate Case Rate Design Proposal, as identified in the Table of Contents thereto. Q. Was this material prepared by you or under your supervision? A. Yes, it was. Q. Insofar as this material is factual in nature, do you believe it to be correct? A. Yes, I do. Q. Insofar as this material is in the nature of opinion or judgment, does it represent your best judgment? A. Yes it does. Q. Does this conclude your qualifications and prepared testimony? 14