June 14, Update of Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fee for Fiscal Year Gas

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1 Akbar Jazayeri Vice President, Revenue and Tariffs June 14, 2007 ADVICE 141-G (U 338-E) PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ENERGY DIVISION SUBJECT: Update of Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fee for Fiscal Year Gas In compliance with Resolution M-4819, Southern California Edison Company (SCE) hereby transmits for filing the following changes to its tariff schedules. The revised tariff sheets are listed on Attachment A and are attached hereto. PURPOSE This advice filing revises: (1) Schedule G-1, Santa Catalina Island Domestic Service; (2) Schedule G-2, Santa Catalina Island General Service; and (3) Schedule RF-G, Surcharge to Fund Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fee to reflect the updated Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fee (PUCRF) for fiscal year BACKGROUND The PUCRF was established by the California legislature in 1983 to fund the regulation of public utilities by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC or Commission). 1 The Commission determines the level of fees necessary to fund its annual budget and to maintain a reserve. Section 431 of the Public Utilities Code provides: The commission shall annually determine a fee to be paid by every electrical, gas, telephone, telegraph, water, sewer system, and heat corporation and every other public utility providing service directly to customers and subscribers and subject to the jurisdiction of the commission other than a railroad, except as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 421). The annual fee shall be established to produce a total amount equal to that amount established in 1 Classes of public utilities regulated by the PUC include: electrical corporations, gas corporations, heat corporations, sewer system corporations, water corporations and telephone and telegraph corporations. P.O. Box Walnut Grove Ave. Rosemead, California (626) Fax (626)

2 ADVICE 141-G (U 338-E) June 14, 2007 the authorized commission budget for the same year, including adjustments for increases in employee compensation, other increases appropriated by the Legislature, and an appropriate reserve to regulate public utilities After determining the total budget requirement to be recovered through the PUCRF, the Commission allocates fees to the classes of public utilities based on the resources required to regulate each class. Section 432 of the Public Utilities Code provides: The fee allocation among classes of public utilities shall reflect expenditures by the commission on regulatory and other authorized activities affecting each respective class, and shall bear the same ratio that the commission s workload for each class of public utility subject to the fee bears to the commission s total workload for all public utilities subject to the fee. PROPOSED RATE CHANGE On June 7, 2007, the Commission issued Resolution M-4819, in which it set forth the levels of PUCRF for fiscal year The currently effective PUCRF of $ per therm is decreased to $ per therm, effective July 1, This advice filing is made in compliance with Resolution M Due to constraints in SCE s billing system, SCE is not able to implement the required PUCRF rate change in customers bills until July 4, In order to make the Commission indifferent to the delay in implementing the revised PUCRF rate change, SCE will determine the amount of the PUCRF revenue that would have been realized, based on recorded sales, during the period July 1, 2007 through July 3, 2007 if the rate had been implemented on July 1, This amount will be transferred from SCE s recorded distribution revenues to recorded PUCRF revenues and remitted to the Commission with all other recorded PUCRF revenues. This advice filing will decrease rates for all retail customers, and will not cause the withdrawal of service, or conflict with any other schedule or rule. No cost information is required for this advice filing. EFFECTIVE DATE In accordance with Resolution M-4819, the changes submitted in this advice filing will become effective on July 1, 2007, but will be implemented effective on July 4, NOTICE Anyone wishing to protest this advice filing may do so by letter via U.S. Mail, facsimile, or electronically, any of which must be received no later than 20 days after the date of this advice filing. Protests should be mailed to:

3 ADVICE 141-G (U 338-E) June 14, 2007 CPUC, Energy Division Attention: Tariff Unit 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, California jnj@cpuc.ca.gov and mas@cpuc.ca.gov Copies should also be mailed to the attention of the Director, Energy Division, Room 4004 (same address above). In addition, protests and all other correspondence regarding this advice letter should also be sent by letter and transmitted via facsimile or electronically to the attention of: Akbar Jazayeri Vice President, Revenue and Tariffs Southern California Edison Company 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Rosemead, California Facsimile: (626) TariffManager@sce.com Bruce Foster Senior Vice President of Regulatory Operations c/o Karyn Gansecki Southern California Edison Company 601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 2040 San Francisco, California Facsimile: (415) Karyn.Gansecki@sce.com There are no restrictions on who may file a protest, but the protest shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which it is based and shall be submitted expeditiously. In accordance with Section III, Paragraph G, of General Order No. 96-A, SCE is furnishing copies of this advice filing to the interested parties shown on the attached GO 96-A service list. Address change requests to the GO 96-A service list should be directed by electronic mail to AdviceTariffManager@sce.com or at (626) For changes to all other service lists, please contact the Commission s Process Office at (415) or by electronic mail at Process_Office@cpuc.ca.gov. Further, in accordance with Public Utilities Code Section 491, notice to the public is hereby given by filing and keeping the advice filing open for public inspection at SCE s corporate headquarters. To view other SCE advice letters filed with the Commission, log on to SCE s web site at

4 ADVICE 141-G (U 338-E) June 14, 2007 For questions, please contact Darrah Morgan at (626) or Darrah.Morgan@sce.com. Southern California Edison Company AJ:mm Enclosures Akbar Jazayeri

5 CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ADVICE LETTER FILING SUMMARY ENERGY UTILITY MUST BE COMPLETED BY UTILITY (Attach additional pages as needed) Company name/cpuc Utility No.: Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) Utility type: Contact Person: James Yee! ELC " GAS Phone #: (626) " PLC " HEAT " WATER EXPLANATION OF UTILITY TYPE ELC = Electric GAS = Gas PLC = Pipeline HEAT = Heat WATER = Water (Date Filed/ Received Stamp by CPUC) Advice Letter (AL) #: 141-G Subject of AL: Update of Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fee for Fiscal Year Keywords (choose from CPUC listing): Compliance, CPUC Reimbursement Fees AL filing type: " Monthly " Quarterly " Annual! One-Time " Other If AL filed in compliance with a Commission order, indicate relevant Decision/Resolution #: Resolution M-4819 Does AL replace a withdrawn or rejected AL? If so, identify the prior AL: Summarize differences between the AL and the prior withdrawn or rejected AL 1 : Resolution Required? " Yes! No Requested effective date: 7/1/07 No. of tariff sheets: 4 Estimated system annual revenue effect: (%): Estimated system average rate effect (%): When rates are affected by AL, include attachment in AL showing average rate effects on customer classes (residential, small commercial, large C/I, agricultural, lighting). Tariff schedules affected: Service affected and changes proposed 1 : Schedules G-1, G-2, RF-G and Table of Contents Pending advice letters that revise the same tariff sheets: 139-G 1 Discuss in AL if more space is needed.

6 Protests and all other correspondence regarding this AL are due no later than 20 days after the date of this filing, unless otherwise authorized by the Commission, and shall be sent to: CPUC, Energy Division Attention: Tariff Unit 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA and Akbar Jazayeri Vice President, Revenue and Tariffs Southern California Edison Company 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Rosemead, California Facsimile: (626) Bruce Foster Senior Vice President of Regulatory Operations c/o Karyn Gansecki Southern California Edison Company 601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 2040 San Francisco, California Facsimile: (415)

7 Public Utilities Commission 141-G Attachment A Cal. P.U.C. Sheet No. Title of Sheet Cancelling Cal. P.U.C. Sheet No. Revised 930-G Schedule G-1 Revised 891-G Revised 931-G Schedule G-2 Revised 892-G Revised 932-G Schedule RF-G Revised 846-G Revised 933-G Table of Contents Revised 919-G 1

8 Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 930-G Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 891-G ENERGY CHARGE COMPONENTS Schedule G-1 Sheet 2 SANTA CATALINA ISLAND DOMESTIC SERVICE (Continued) Base Rates: Baseline Service, per therm... $ Nonbaseline Service, per therm... $ Adjustment Rates: Gas Cost Adjustment Billing Factor: Baseline Service, per therm... $ Nonbaseline Service, per therm... $ PUC Reimbursement Fee, per therm... $ (R) The Gas Cost Adjustment Rate is described in Part F of the Preliminary Statement. The PUC Reimbursement Fee is described in Schedule No. RF-G. * Base Rates include CARE Surcharge of per therm, for both Baseline and Nonbaseline Service. SPECIAL CONDITIONS 1. Minimum Customer Charge: Service to customers shall be on an annual basis only with an annual Minimum Customer Charge of 365 times the applicable daily Customer Charge rate payable monthly, or as billed by the Company. 2. Seasonal Service: For summer cottage customers and others who normally require service for only part of the year, this schedule is applicable only on an annual contract. 3. Baseline Service: The rates above are subject to Baseline Service provisions which are described in Part E of the Preliminary Statement. The applicable baseline quantity of gas to be billed under rates designated as Applicable to Baseline Service shall be the total of any Medical Baseline Allocation permitted under Part E, Paragraph 4 of the Preliminary Statement, plus the applicable daily baseline allocation shown below by Season and Time Period. Therms Per Meter Season Time Period Day Winter November 1 through April Summer May 1 through October (Continued) (To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC) Advice 141-G Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed Jun 14, 2007 Decision Vice President Effective Jul 1, H10 Resolution

9 Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 931-G Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 892-G APPLICABILITY Applicable to general service of liquefied petroleum gas-air. TERRITORY The City of Avalon, and vicinity, Santa Catalina Island. Schedule G-2 Sheet 1 SANTA CATALINA ISLAND GENERAL SERVICE RATES Customer Charge: Per Meter Per Day For 175 cubic feet per hour meter...$0.270 For 305 cubic feet per hour meter...$0.470 For 400 cubic feet per hour meter...$0.616 For 675 cubic feet per hour meter...$1.040 For 1,000 cubic feet per hour meter...$1.540 For 2,000 cubic feet per hour meter...$3.071 For 3,000 cubic feet per hour meter...$4.606 For 4,000 cubic feet per hour meter...$6.141 For 5,000 cubic feet per hour meter...$7.677 Energy Charge (To be added to Customer Charge): All therms, per therm......$ The rates above include Base Rates and the applicable Adjustment Rates as shown below: ENERGY CHARGE COMPONENTS Base Rates: All Therms, per therm...$ Adjustment Rates: Gas Cost Adjustment Billing Factor, per therm...$ PUC Reimbursement Fee, per therm...$ (R) The Gas Cost Adjustment Rate is described in Part F of the Preliminary Statement. The PUC Reimbursement Fee is described in Schedule No. RF-G. * Base Rate includes CARE Surcharge of per Therm. (Continued) (To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC) Advice 141-G Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed Jun 14, 2007 Decision Vice President Effective Jul 1, H10 Resolution

10 Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 932-G Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 846-G Schedule No. RF-G Sheet 1 SURCHARGE TO FUND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION REIMBURSEMENT FEE APPLICABILITY This surcharge applies to all gas sales rendered under all tariff rate schedules authorized by the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, with the exception of interdepartmental sales or transfers and sales to electric, gas, or steam heat public utilities. TERRITORY This schedule is applicable within the entire territory served by the Company. RATES SURCHARGE* Per Meter Per Month For all service, per therm... $ (R) * In 1983 the Legislature established the Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fee to be paid by utilities to fund their regulation by the Commission (Public Utilities (PU) Code Section ). The surcharge to recover the cost of that fee is ordered by the Commission under authority granted by PU Code Section 433. (To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC) Advice 141-G Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed Jun 14, 2007 Decision Vice President Effective Jul 1, H10 Resolution

11 Southern California Edison Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 933-G Rosemead, California (U 338-E) Cancelling Revised Cal. PUC Sheet No. 919-G TABLE OF CONTENTS Sheet 1 Cal. P.U.C. Sheet No. TITLE PAGE G TABLE OF CONTENTS - RATE SCHEDULES G TABLE OF CONTENTS - LIST OF CONTRACTS AND DEVIATIONS G TABLE OF CONTENTS - RULES G TABLE OF CONTENTS - SAMPLE FORMS G (T) PRELIMINARY STATEMENT: A. Territory Served by the Utility G B. Types and Classes of Service G C. Procedure to Obtain Service G D. Symbols G E. Baseline Service G F. Santa Catalina Island Gas Cost Adjustment Clause (GCAC) G G. Income Tax Component of Contributions Provision G SERVICE AREA MAP... 3-G RATE SCHEDULES Schedule Cal. P.U.C. No. Title of Sheet No. DE Domestic Service to Utility Employees G G-1 Domestic Service G G-1-CARE Domestic Service G G-2 General Service G GM Domestic Service, Multifamily Accommodation G G-SE Service Establishment Charge G RF-G Surcharge to Fund Public Utilities Commission Reimbursement Fee G (T) (T) (T) LIST OF CONTRACTS AND DEVIATIONS Cal. P.U.C. Sheet No. List of Contracts and Deviations G (Continued) (To be inserted by utility) Issued by (To be inserted by Cal. PUC) Advice 141-G Akbar Jazayeri Date Filed Jun 14, 2007 Decision Vice President Effective Jul 1, H10 Resolution