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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.13-10-020 (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 email 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 email 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 91770 Email: case.admin@sce.com Facsimile: (626 302-6962 Telephone: (626 302-3062 1

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 91770 Telephone: (626 302-3475 Facsimile: (626 302-1926 E-mail: rebecca.furman@sce.com 2

EXHIBIT A

Rebecca Furman From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Rebecca Furman Wednesday, August 26, 2015 11:31 AM '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, Christopher; nsaracino@crowell.com; Peterson, Rachel A.; Rachel@LargeScaleSolar.org; SHruby@SempraUtilities.com; merideth.sterkel (cpuc.ca.gov; tandy.mcmannes@solar.abengoa.com; timothy.mcmahon@solar.abengoa.com; Udi@HelmanAnalytics.com; WXPX@pge.com; Case Admin RE: A.13-10-020 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 6 16. Additionally, SCE requested authority pursuant to Section 399.2.5 for backstop rate recovery. This was discussed on pages 16 17. 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 626/302 3475 From: Yacknin, Hallie [mailto:hallie.yacknin@cpuc.ca.gov] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 10:38 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

Udi@HelmanAnalytics.com; WXPX@pge.com; Case Admin <Case.Admin@sce.com> Subject: RE: A.13 10 020 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, 2015 10:35 AM To: 'Rebecca Furman'; 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, Christopher; nsaracino@crowell.com; Peterson, Rachel A.; Rachel@LargeScaleSolar.org; SHruby@SempraUtilities.com; Sterkel, Merideth "Molly"; tandy.mcmannes@solar.abengoa.com; timothy.mcmahon@solar.abengoa.com; Udi@HelmanAnalytics.com; WXPX@pge.com; Case Admin Subject: RE: A.13-10-020 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 email (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 415.703.1675 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, 2015 10:30 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

Christopher; nsaracino@crowell.com; Peterson, Rachel A.; Rachel@LargeScaleSolar.org; SHruby@SempraUtilities.com; Sterkel, Merideth "Molly"; tandy.mcmannes@solar.abengoa.com; timothy.mcmahon@solar.abengoa.com; Udi@HelmanAnalytics.com; WXPX@pge.com; Case Admin Subject: A.13-10-020 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 626/302 3475 3

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.13-10-020 (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.13-10-020 to each person named in the official service list by: [X] Transmitting the copies via e-mail to all parties who have provided an e-mail 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 94102 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

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