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1 BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Joint Application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U 902-E for the 2009 Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding to Set Contribution Levels for the Companies Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Funds and Address Other Related Decommissioning Issues Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company in its 2009 Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding (U39E A (Filed April 3, 2009 A (Filed April 3, 2009 OPENING BRIEF OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY S (U 338-E GLORIA M. ING ANGELICA M. MORALES Attorneys for SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Post Office Box 800 Rosemead, California Telephone: ( Facsimile: ( gloria.ing@sce.com March 18,

2 BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Joint Application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U 902-E for the 2009 Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding to Set Contribution Levels for the Companies Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Funds and Address Other Related Decommissioning Issues Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company in its 2009 Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding (U39E A (Filed April 3, 2009 A (Filed April 3, 2009 OPENING BRIEF OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY S (U 338-E Pursuant to the procedural schedule set forth in the February 1, 2011 ruling of Administrative Law Judge Darling in the above-referenced proceeding, Southern California Edison Company (SCE submits the following Opening Brief on whether the recommendation of the Independent Panel s (Panel March 1, 2011 should be adopted. 1 SCE submits that the recommendations in the report should be adopted. And, in the context of supporting adoption of all of the recommendations in the Panel s report, SCE would like to address Recommendation No. 6, which provides that The Owners should consider and agree on a Common Summary Format (Summary for use in the next NDCTP that includes decommissioning cost estimate assumptions and results. 2 In Appendix E, the Panel offers a table of a suggested format for the Common Summary Format. SCE appreciates the fact that the Panel provided a suggested Common Summary Format, but left the utilities the discretion to agree on the Common Summary Format that will ultimately be used by the utilities in the 1 See Section 11 of the March 1, 2011 Report. 2 March 1, 2011 Report, p

3 upcoming Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding. Based on the work of the Panel, SCE intends to collaborate further with Pacific Gas and Electric Company and San Diego Gas & Electric Company, along with ABZ Incorporated and TLG Services, Incorporated, the consulting engineering firms that develop the decommissioning cost estimates for the utilities, to review the Panel s suggested categories of information and to agree on a Common Summary Format that is both acceptable to the three utilities and feasible for the engineering firms. Therefore, SCE urges the Commission to retain the language in Recommendation No. 6, which provides that the Owners are to agree on the actual format. Respectfully submitted, GLORIA M. ING ANGELICA M. MORALES March 18, 2011 /s/ Gloria M. Ing By: GLORIA M. ING Attorneys for SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Post Office Box 800 Rosemead, California Telephone: ( Facsimile: ( gloria.ing@sce.com

4 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 the OPENING BRIEF OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY S (U 338-E on all parties identified on the attached service list. Service was effected by means indicated below: Transmitting the copies via to all parties who have provided an address. First class mail will be used if electronic service cannot be effectuated. Executed this 18 th day of March, 2011, at Rosemead, California. /s/ Cynthia Childs Cynthia Childs SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Post Office Box 800 Rosemead, California (

5 CPUC Home CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Service Lists PROCEEDING: A PG&E - FOR ITS 2009 FILER: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY LIST NAME: LIST LAST CHANGED: MARCH 17, 2011 DOWNLOAD THE COMMA-DELIMITED FILE ABOUT COMMA-DELIMITED FILES Back to Service Lists Index Parties MATTHEW FREEDMAN GLORIA M. ING THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK SENIOR ATTORNEY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, CA WALNUT GROVE AVE FOR: THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK ROSEMEAD, CA FOR: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY ALVIN S. PAK DONALD H. KORN ATTORNEY AT LAW DHK ASSOCIATES SEMPRA ENERGY 355 N SAN ANTONIO ROAD 101 ASH STREET, HQ12C LOS ALTOS, CA SAN DIEGO, CA FOR: DHK ASSOCIATES FOR: SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY RASHID A. RASHID CRAIG M. BUCHSBAUM LAW DEPARTMENT LEGAL DIVISION PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY ROOM 4107 PO BOX 7442 / 77 BEALE STREET 505 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA FOR: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR: DIVISION OF RATEPAYER ADVOCATES ANN L. TROWBRIDGE SCOTT L. FIELDER DAY CARTER & MURPHY LLP ATTORNEY AT LAW 3620 AMERICAN RIVER DRIVE, SUITE 205 FIELDER, FIELDER & FIELDER SACRAMENTO, CA SPRING STREET, SUITE A FOR: MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT NEVADA CITY, CA FOR: FIELDER, FIELDER & FIELDER

6 Information Only CASSANDRA SWEET NINA SUETAKE DOW JONES NEWSWIRES THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK, CA 00000, CA MRW & ASSOCIATES, LLC RAMIREZ ASSET MANAGAMENT, CA 00000, CA CLIFFORD SWINT RONALD M. QUIGLEY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT ALADDIN CAPITAL LLC BLAYLOCK ROBERT VAN, LLC SIX LANDMARK SQUARE STAMFORD, CT 06901, NY LOUIS A. SARNO NIALL J. KENNY RAMIREZ ASSET MANAGEMENT VP 61 BROADWAY, 29TH FL. RAMIREZ ASSET MANAGEMENT 61 BROADWAY 29TH FL. RAY O'CONNOR SAMUEL A. RAMIREZ JR. 61 BROADWAY PRESIDENT & CEO RAMIREZ ASSET MANAGEMENT 61 BROADWAY, 29TH FLOOR GREG PARSONS THOMAS B. MANDEL PRESIDENT SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR UCM PARTNERS UCM PARTNERS 52 BVANDERBILT AVNUE, SUITE VANDERBILT AVENUE, SUITE 401 NEW YORK, NY NEW YORK, NY DAIL ST CLAIRE DAIL ST. CLAIRE WILLIAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC WILLIAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TRUST 570 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE SEVENTH AVENUE, STE. 504 NEW YORK, NY NEW YORK, NY ELIZABETH HAVENS JOE SCHLATER BUSARA ADVISORS BUSARA ADVISORS 320 PARK AVE., 10TH FLOOR 320 PARK AVE., 10TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY NEW YORK, NY MONIKA MANTILLA CLIFFORD C. SWINT ALTURA CAPITAL BLAYLOCK & COMPANY 115 EAST 57 ST., 11TH FLOOR 600 LEXINGTON AVE., STE 300 NEW YORK, NY NEW YORK, NY JUAN D. ESPINOSA BETTE SMITH-MILNE CABRERA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC FIRST-CHOICE DISTRIBUTORS 122 EAST 42ND STREET, 15TH FLOOR W. OLYMPIC BOULEVARD, SUITE 425E NEW YORK, NY LOS ANGELES, CA 90064

7 JERRY J. RUIZ JANICE BRYANT HOWROYD ADORNO YOSS ALVARADO & SMITH ACT 1 GROUP 633 W. FIFTH STREET, SUITE W. 190TH STREET LOS ANGELES, CA TORRANCE, CA KEN LANDAU GORDON M. DE LANG ACT 1 GROUP SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMERCIAL BANKING 1999 W. 190TH STREET 135 NORTH LOS ROBLES AVE, SUITE 100 TORRANCE, CA PASADENA, CA ANGELICA MORALES PAUL T. HUNT ATTORNEY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY PO BOX WALNUT GROVE AVENUE 2244 WLANUT GROVE AVENUE ROSEMEAD, CA ROSEMEAD, CA RAQUEL IPPOLITI JAMES F. WALSH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY ATTORNEY AT LAW CASE ADMINISTRATION - LAW DEPARTMENT SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVE. PO BOX 1831, 101 ASH STREET ROSEMEAD, CA SAN DIEGO, CA WENDY KEILANI LINDA WRAZEN SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC REGULATORY CASE ADMINISTRATOR 8330 CENTURY PARK COURT, CP32D SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY SAN DIEGO, CA CENTURY PARK COURT, CP32D SAN DIEGO, CA CENTRAL FILES HAL CARDEN SDG&E AND SOCALGAS PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 8330 CENTURY PARK COURT, CP31-E PO BOX 56 SAN DIEGO, CA AVILA BEACH, CA BRUCE FOSTER EDMUND VIRAY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY WULFF HANSEN & CO. 601 VAN NESS AVENUE, STE CALIFORNIA STREET, STE., 1000 SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA LEONARD BERRY BONNIE TAM BACKSTROM MCCARLEY BERRY & CO., LLC PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 115 SANSOME STREET, MEZZANINE A 77 BEALE STREET, MC B10A, PO BOX SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA CHRISTOPHER J. WARNER HAUSMANN BANET PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 595 MARKET STREET, SUITE BEALE STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA JOHNITA MIZELLE THURMAN B. WHITE, JR. PROGRESS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO. LLC PROGRESS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO, LLC 33 NEW MONTGOMERY ST. 19TH FLOOR 33 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET, 19TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA ANTOINETTE CHANDLER MORGAN STANLEY HILARY CORRIGAN CALIFORNIA ENERGY MARKETS

8 101 CALIFORNIA STREET, 7TH FLOOR 425 DIVISADERO ST. SUITE 303 SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA CASE ADMINISTRATION JANET LIU PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 77 BEALE STREET, MC B9A PO BOX ; MC B9A SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA LINDSEY HOW-DOWNING S. JULIO FRIEDMANN LAW OFFICES OF LINDSEY HOW-DOWNING ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY 3020 EL CERRITO PLAZA, NO. 175 PO BOX 808 L-184 EL CERRITO, CA LIVERMORE, CA FOR: PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY DONALD E. RAGSDALE JAMES ADAMS 1290 PARKMOOR AVE NO MIRA DEL RIO DRIVE SAN JOSE, CA SACRAMENTO, CA RALPH R. NEVIS DAY CARTER & MURPHY LLP 3620 AMERICAN RIVER DR., SUITE 205 SACRAMENTO, CA State Service BERNARD AYANRUOH CLAYTON K. TANG UTILITY AUDIT, FINANCE & COMPLIANCE BRAN ENERGY COST OF SERVICE & NATURAL GAS BRA AREA 3-C ROOM 4205 DONALD J. LAFRENZ ERIC GREENE ENERGY DIVISION ENERGY DIVISION AREA 4-A AREA 4-A MELANIE DARLING PAUL M. CHAN DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES ENERGY COST OF SERVICE & NATURAL GAS BRA ROOM 5041 ROOM 4205 PAUL S. PHILLIPS ROBERT M. POCTA EXECUTIVE DIVISION ENERGY COST OF SERVICE & NATURAL GAS BRA ROOM 5212 ROOM 4205 THOMAS M. RENAGHAN

9 ENERGY COST OF SERVICE & NATURAL GAS BRA ROOM VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO, CA TOP OF PAGE BACK TO INDEX OF SERVICE LISTS

10 CPUC Home CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Service Lists PROCEEDING: A EDISON AND SDG&E - F FILER: SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY LIST NAME: LIST LAST CHANGED: MARCH 17, 2011 DOWNLOAD THE COMMA-DELIMITED FILE ABOUT COMMA-DELIMITED FILES Back to Service Lists Index Parties MATTHEW FREEDMAN GLORIA M. ING THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK SENIOR ATTORNEY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, CA WALNUT GROVE AVE FOR: THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK ROSEMEAD, CA FOR: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY ALVIN S. PAK DONALD H. KORN ATTORNEY AT LAW DHK ASSOCIATES SEMPRA ENERGY 355 N SAN ANTONIO ROAD 101 ASH STREET, HQ12C LOS ALTOS, CA SAN DIEGO, CA FOR: DHK ASSOCIATES FOR: SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY RASHID A. RASHID CRAIG M. BUCHSBAUM LAW DEPARTMENT LEGAL DIVISION PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY ROOM 4107 PO BOX 7442 / 77 BEALE STREET 505 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA FOR: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR: DIVISION OF RATEPAYER ADVOCATES ANN L. TROWBRIDGE SCOTT L. FIELDER DAY CARTER & MURPHY LLP ATTORNEY AT LAW 3620 AMERICAN RIVER DRIVE, SUITE 205 FIELDER, FIELDER & FIELDER SACRAMENTO, CA SPRING STREET, SUITE A FOR: MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT NEVADA CITY, CA FOR: FIELDER, FIELDER & FIELDER

11 Information Only CASSANDRA SWEET NINA SUETAKE DOW JONES NEWSWIRES THE UTILITY REFORM NETWORK, CA 00000, CA MRW & ASSOCIATES, LLC RAMIREZ ASSET MANAGAMENT, CA 00000, CA CLIFFORD SWINT RONALD M. QUIGLEY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT ALADDIN CAPITAL LLC BLAYLOCK ROBERT VAN, LLC SIX LANDMARK SQUARE STAMFORD, CT 06901, NY LOUIS A. SARNO NIALL J. KENNY RAMIREZ ASSET MANAGEMENT VP 61 BROADWAY, 29TH FL. RAMIREZ ASSET MANAGEMENT 61 BROADWAY 29TH FL. RAY O'CONNOR SAMUEL A. RAMIREZ JR. 61 BROADWAY PRESIDENT & CEO RAMIREZ ASSET MANAGEMENT 61 BROADWAY, 29TH FLOOR GREG PARSONS THOMAS B. MANDEL PRESIDENT SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR UCM PARTNERS UCM PARTNERS 52 BVANDERBILT AVNUE, SUITE VANDERBILT AVENUE, SUITE 401 NEW YORK, NY NEW YORK, NY DAIL ST CLAIRE DAIL ST. CLAIRE WILLIAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC WILLIAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TRUST 570 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE SEVENTH AVENUE, STE. 504 NEW YORK, NY NEW YORK, NY ELIZABETH HAVENS JOE SCHLATER BUSARA ADVISORS BUSARA ADVISORS 320 PARK AVE., 10TH FLOOR 320 PARK AVE., 10TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY NEW YORK, NY MONIKA MANTILLA CLIFFORD C. SWINT ALTURA CAPITAL BLAYLOCK & COMPANY 115 EAST 57 ST., 11TH FLOOR 600 LEXINGTON AVE., STE 300 NEW YORK, NY NEW YORK, NY JUAN D. ESPINOSA BETTE SMITH-MILNE CABRERA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC FIRST-CHOICE DISTRIBUTORS 122 EAST 42ND STREET, 15TH FLOOR W. OLYMPIC BOULEVARD, SUITE 425E NEW YORK, NY LOS ANGELES, CA 90064

12 JERRY J. RUIZ JANICE BRYANT HOWROYD ADORNO YOSS ALVARADO & SMITH ACT 1 GROUP 633 W. FIFTH STREET, SUITE W. 190TH STREET LOS ANGELES, CA TORRANCE, CA KEN LANDAU GORDON M. DE LANG ACT 1 GROUP SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMERCIAL BANKING 1999 W. 190TH STREET 135 NORTH LOS ROBLES AVE, SUITE 100 TORRANCE, CA PASADENA, CA ANGELICA MORALES PAUL T. HUNT ATTORNEY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY PO BOX WALNUT GROVE AVENUE 2244 WLANUT GROVE AVENUE ROSEMEAD, CA ROSEMEAD, CA RAQUEL IPPOLITI JAMES F. WALSH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY ATTORNEY AT LAW CASE ADMINISTRATION - LAW DEPARTMENT SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVE. PO BOX 1831, 101 ASH STREET ROSEMEAD, CA SAN DIEGO, CA WENDY KEILANI LINDA WRAZEN SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC REGULATORY CASE ADMINISTRATOR 8330 CENTURY PARK COURT, CP32D SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY SAN DIEGO, CA CENTURY PARK COURT, CP32D SAN DIEGO, CA CENTRAL FILES HAL CARDEN SDG&E AND SOCALGAS PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 8330 CENTURY PARK COURT, CP31-E PO BOX 56 SAN DIEGO, CA AVILA BEACH, CA BRUCE FOSTER EDMUND VIRAY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY WULFF HANSEN & CO. 601 VAN NESS AVENUE, STE CALIFORNIA STREET, STE., 1000 SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA LEONARD BERRY BONNIE TAM BACKSTROM MCCARLEY BERRY & CO., LLC PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 115 SANSOME STREET, MEZZANINE A 77 BEALE STREET, MC B10A, PO BOX SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA CHRISTOPHER J. WARNER HAUSMANN BANET PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 595 MARKET STREET, SUITE BEALE STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA JOHNITA MIZELLE THURMAN B. WHITE, JR. PROGRESS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO. LLC PROGRESS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO, LLC 33 NEW MONTGOMERY ST. 19TH FLOOR 33 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET, 19TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA ANTOINETTE CHANDLER MORGAN STANLEY HILARY CORRIGAN CALIFORNIA ENERGY MARKETS

13 101 CALIFORNIA STREET, 7TH FLOOR 425 DIVISADERO ST. SUITE 303 SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA CASE ADMINISTRATION JANET LIU PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 77 BEALE STREET, MC B9A PO BOX ; MC B9A SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAN FRANCISCO, CA LINDSEY HOW-DOWNING S. JULIO FRIEDMANN LAW OFFICES OF LINDSEY HOW-DOWNING ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY 3020 EL CERRITO PLAZA, NO. 175 PO BOX 808 L-184 EL CERRITO, CA LIVERMORE, CA FOR: PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY DONALD E. RAGSDALE JAMES ADAMS 1290 PARKMOOR AVE NO MIRA DEL RIO DRIVE SAN JOSE, CA SACRAMENTO, CA RALPH R. NEVIS DAY CARTER & MURPHY LLP 3620 AMERICAN RIVER DR., SUITE 205 SACRAMENTO, CA State Service BERNARD AYANRUOH CLAYTON K. TANG UTILITY AUDIT, FINANCE & COMPLIANCE BRAN ENERGY COST OF SERVICE & NATURAL GAS BRA AREA 3-C ROOM 4205 DONALD J. LAFRENZ ERIC GREENE ENERGY DIVISION ENERGY DIVISION AREA 4-A AREA 4-A MELANIE DARLING PAUL M. CHAN DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES ENERGY COST OF SERVICE & NATURAL GAS BRA ROOM 5041 ROOM 4205 PAUL S. PHILLIPS ROBERT M. POCTA EXECUTIVE DIVISION ENERGY COST OF SERVICE & NATURAL GAS BRA ROOM 5212 ROOM 4205 THOMAS M. RENAGHAN

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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Joint Application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U 902-E) for the 2009 Nuclear Decommissioning