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1 BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of the Application of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (U 338-E for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the West of Devers Upgrade Project and for an Interim Decision Approving the Proposed Transaction Between Southern California Edison and Morongo Transmission LLC A (Filed October 25, 2013 NOTICE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (U 338-E REBECCA A.FURMAN Attorney for SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Post Office Box 800 Rosemead, California Telephone: ( Facsimile: ( rebecca.furman@sce.com Dated: August 31, 2015

2 BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of the Application of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (U 338-E for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the West of Devers Upgrade Project and for an Interim Decision Approving the Proposed Transaction Between Southern California Edison and Morongo Transmission LLC A (Filed October 25, 2013 NOTICE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (U 338-E Pursuant to Rule 8.4 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the California Public Utilities Commission ( Commission or CPUC, Southern California Edison Company ( SCE hereby gives notice of the following ex parte communication. On Wednesday August 25, 2015 there were a series of communications between SCE s Attorney, Rebecca Furman and Administrative Law Judge Hallie Yaknin about the Scoping Memo in this proceeding. All of the active parties to the Proceeding were copied on the communication. The exchange is attached hereto as Exhibit A. To receive a copy of this ex parte notice, please contact: Case Administration Southern California Edison Company P.O. Box 800 Rosemead, California case.admin@sce.com Facsimile: ( Telephone: (

3 Respectfully submitted on this 31 st day of August, 2015, in Rosemead, California. REBECCA A. FURMAN By: Rebecca A. Furman Attorney for: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Post Office Box 800 Rosemead, California Telephone: ( Facsimile: (

4 EXHIBIT A

5 Rebecca Furman From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Rebecca Furman Wednesday, August 26, :31 AM 'Yacknin, Hallie'; Laura Renger; Lee, Cleveland; Blanchard, Billie C.; Case Admin; Chen, Connie; Huang, Xiao Selena; Jim.Kobus (morganstanley.com; matthew (turn.org; Myers, Christopher; Peterson, Rachel A.; merideth.sterkel (cpuc.ca.gov; Case Admin RE: A West of Devers CPCN- Scoping Memo Transcript PHC WOD Upgrade Project.pdf Judge Yaknin, The issue of the approval of the lease to the Morongo Transmission was discussed during the PHC. I have attached a copy of the transcript for your review. The discussion is located on pages Additionally, SCE requested authority pursuant to Section for backstop rate recovery. This was discussed on pages If you would still like SCE to meet and confer with the active parties and get back to you with the factual and legal findings that need to be made, we would be happy to do so. Please let me know if you have any questions. Rebecca Austin Furman Senior Attorney Southern California Edison Company 626/ From: Yacknin, Hallie [mailto:hallie.yacknin@cpuc.ca.gov] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, :38 AM To: Rebecca Furman <Rebecca.Furman@sce.com>; Laura Renger <Laura.Renger@sce.com>; Lee, Cleveland <cleveland.lee@cpuc.ca.gov>; alexeyorkin@flunnrci.com; amie.jamieson@nee.com; Austin.yang@sfgov.org; Blanchard, Billie C. <billie.blanchard@cpuc.ca.gov>; brflynn@flynnrci.com; Case Admin <Case.Admin@sce.com>; cem@newsdata.com; Chen, Connie <Connie.Chen@cpuc.ca.gov>; cjensen@brightsourceenergy.com; Huang, Xiao Selena <XiaoSelena.Huang@cpuc.ca.gov>; JClark@GoodinMacBride.com; Jim.Kobus (morganstanley.com <Jim.Kobus@morganstanley.com>; JLSalazar@SempraUtilities.com; kerry.hattevik@nee.com; lalberto.garcia@solar.abengoa.com; lcottle@winston.com; marc.campopiano@lw.com; matt.stucky@abengoa.com; matthew (turn.org <matthew@turn.org>; mday@goodinmacbride.com; Myers, Christopher <christopher.myers@cpuc.ca.gov>; nsaracino@crowell.com; Peterson, Rachel A. <rachel.peterson@cpuc.ca.gov>; Rachel@LargeScaleSolar.org; SHruby@SempraUtilities.com; merideth.sterkel (cpuc.ca.gov <merideth.sterkel@cpuc.ca.gov>; tandy.mcmannes@solar.abengoa.com; timothy.mcmahon@solar.abengoa.com; 1

6 Case Admin Subject: RE: A West of Devers CPCN Scoping Memo To add: When you make such informal or formal motion, yes, SCE should propose the specific issues related to the requested authority, i.e., the factual and/or legal findings and conclusions that must be made to determine whether to grant or deny the requested authority. Thank you. From: Yacknin, Hallie Sent: Wednesday, August 26, :35 AM To: 'Rebecca Furman'; Laura Renger; Lee, Cleveland; Blanchard, Billie C.; Case Admin; Chen, Connie; Huang, Xiao Selena; Jim.Kobus (morganstanley.com; matthew (turn.org; Myers, Christopher; Peterson, Rachel A.; Sterkel, Merideth "Molly"; Case Admin Subject: RE: A West of Devers CPCN- Scoping Memo Ms. Furman I regret that you did not raise this during the discussion of scope of issues at the PHC. I would like SCE to meet and confer with the active parties without including me. If there is no opposition to your request, you may renew it informally by (reporting the lack of opposition. Otherwise, please make your request by formal motion (reporting the good faith meet and confer. Hallie Yacknin Administrative Law Judge ALJ Division Vision: Just, reasoned, efficient, and innovative resolution of matters in a manner that ensures integrity, due process and transparency, and respects the dignity of all participants. From: Rebecca Furman [mailto:rebecca.furman@sce.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, :30 AM To: Yacknin, Hallie; Laura Renger; Lee, Cleveland; alexeyorkin@flunnrci.com; amie.jamieson@nee.com; Austin.yang@sfgov.org; Blanchard, Billie C.; brflynn@flynnrci.com; Case Admin; cem@newsdata.com; Chen, Connie; cjensen@brightsourceenergy.com; Huang, Xiao Selena; JClark@GoodinMacBride.com; Jim.Kobus (morganstanley.com; JLSalazar@SempraUtilities.com; kerry.hattevik@nee.com; lalberto.garcia@solar.abengoa.com; lcottle@winston.com; marc.campopiano@lw.com; matt.stucky@abengoa.com; matthew (turn.org; mday@goodinmacbride.com; Myers, 2

7 Christopher; Peterson, Rachel A.; Sterkel, Merideth "Molly"; Case Admin Subject: A West of Devers CPCN- Scoping Memo Judge Yaknin, In addition to the issues that were identified in the Scoping Memo for this Proceeding, SCE has requested authority pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 851 to give Morongo Transmission a lease of transfer capability of the proposed project. Would it be possible to add this to the Scoping Memo as an issue to be decided in this Proceeding? If you would like SCE to send you a draft of how we think the issue should be written out in the scoping memo please let us know and we will do so right away. Please let us know if you have any questions. Rebecca Austin Furman Senior Attorney Southern California Edison Company 626/

8 BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of the Application of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (U 338-E for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the West of Devers Upgrade Project and for an Interim Decision Approving the Proposed Transaction Between Southern California Edison and Morongo Transmission LLC A (Filed October 25, 2013 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have this day served a copy of NOTICE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (U 338-E on all known parties to A to each person named in the official service list by: [X] Transmitting the copies via to all parties who have provided an address [X] Placing the copies in sealed envelopes and causing such envelopes to be delivered by hand or by overnight courier to the offices of the Assigned ALJ(s or other addressee(s. Hallie Yacknin CPUC 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA Executed this Monday, August 31, 2015 at Rosemead, CA. /s/ Cynthia Childs Cynthia Childs, Project Analyst SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Post Office Box 800 Rosemead, California 91770

9 CPUC - Service Lists - A Page 1 of 3 8/31/2015 CPUC Home CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Service Lists PROCEEDING: A EDISON - FOR A CERT FILER: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY LIST NAME: LIST LAST CHANGED: AUGUST 28, 2015 Download the Comma-delimited File About Comma-delimited Files Back to Service Lists Index Parties LAURA RENGER CLEVELAND LEE ATTORNEY CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY LEGAL DIVISION 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVE., PO BOX 800 ROOM 5122 ROSEMEAD, CA VAN NESS AVENUE FOR: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO, CA FOR: ORA MICHAEL DAY LISA A. COTTLE GOODIN MACBRIDE SQUERI & DAY LLP ATTORNEY AT LAW 505 SANSOME STREET, STE. 900 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP SAN FRANCISCO, CA CALIFORNIA STREET FOR: PALEN SOLAR HOLDINGS SAN FRANCISCO, CA FOR: NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC Information Only RACHEL GOLD UDI HELMAN POLICY DIRECTOR HELMAN ANALYTICS LARGE-SCALE SOLAR ASSOCIATION ONLY ONLY ONLY, CA ONLY, CA JIM KOBUS AMIE JAMIESON RESEARCH SR. ATTORNEY MORGAN STANLEY NEXTERA ENERGY REOSURCES, LLC 1585 BROADWAY, 38TH FLOOR 700 UNIVERSE BLVD., LAW/JB NEW YORK, NY JUNO BEACH, CA LUIS ALBERTO GARCIA ALONSO JEFF SALAZAR ABENGOA SOLAR LLC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY 1250 SIMMS ST., UNIT W. FIFTH STREET, GT14D6 LAKEWOOD, CO LOS ANGELES, CA STEVEN HRUBY CASE ADMINISTRATION

10 CPUC - Service Lists - A Page 2 of 3 8/31/2015 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY 555 W. FIFTH ST., GT14D WALNUT GROVE AVENUE / PO BOX 800 LOS ANGELES, CA ROSEMEAD, CA MARC T. CAMPOPIANO AUSTIN M. YANG LATHAM & WATKINS LLP DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY 650 TOWN CENTER DRIVE, 20TH FLOOR CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO COSTA MESA, CA OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY DENNIS J.HERRERA 1 DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PL, RM 234 SAN FRANCISCO, CA MATTHEW FREEDMAN SUSAN V. LEE THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK VP 785 MARKET STREET, 14TH FL ASPEN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP SAN FRANCISCO, CA MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 935 SAN FRANCISCO, CA JOHN L. CLARK NANCY SARACINO ATTORNEY AT LAW CROWELL & MORING GOODIN, MACBRIDE, SQUERI & DAY LLP 275 BATTERY STREET, 23RD FLOOR 505 SANSOME STREET, SUITE 900 SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA CALIFORNIA ENERGY MARKETS WILLIAM PETER 425 DIVISADERO ST STE 303 PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO, CA BELAE STREET, MC B25J SAN FRANCISCO, CA ALEXEY ORKIN BARRY R. FLYNN FLYNN RESOURCE CONSULTANTS INC. FLYNN RESOURCE CONSULTANTS, INC EDGEVIEW DRIVE 5440 EDGEVIEW DRIVE DISCOVERY BAY, CA DISCOVERY BAY, CA BARRY R. FLYNN PUSHKAR G. WAGLE FLYNN RESOURCE CONSULTANTS, INC. SENIOR CONSULTANT 5440 EDGEVIEW DRIVE FLYNN RESOURCE CONSULTANTS INC. DISCOVERY BAY, CA EDGEVIEW DRIVE DISCOVERY BAY, CA KERRY HATTEVIK CLAY JENSEN REG. DIR.- WEST GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BRIGHTSOURCE ENERGY NEXT ERA ENERGY RESOURCES LLC 1999 HARRISON ST., SE ARLINGTON BLVD. OAKLAND, CA EL CERRITO, CA MATT STUCKY TANDY MCMANNES ABENGOA SOLAR ABENGOA SOLAR LLC 1 KAISER PLAZA,SUITE 1675 THE ORDWAY BUILDING OAKLAND, CA KAISER PLAZA, SUITE 1675 OAKLAND, CA TIMOTHY MCMAHON ABENGOA SOLAR LLC THE ORDWAY BUILDING 1 KAISER PLAZA, STE OAKLAND, CA State Service CHRISTOPHER MYERS CONNIE CHEN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OFFICE OF RATEPAYER ADVOCATES DRA ONLY ONLY ONLY, CA ONLY, CA RACHEL PETERSON BILLIE C. BLANCHARD CHIEF OF STAFF TO COMM. LIANE RANDOLPH CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CPUC - ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND PERMITTING B ONLY AREA 4-A ONLY, CA VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO, CA HALLIE YACKNIN XIAO SELENA HUANG

11 CPUC - Service Lists - A Page 3 of 3 8/31/2015 CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CALIF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION ROOM 5108 AREA 3-D 505 VAN NESS AVENUE 505 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA TOP OF PAGE BACK TO INDEX OF SERVICE LISTS

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