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Home My WebLink AboutCA Public Utilities Commission's Monthly Newsletter for July 2018 Menchaca. Clarissa From: California Public Utilities Commission <news@cpuc.ca.gov> Sent: Thursday,July 12, 2018 4:34 PM To: Clerk of the Board Subject: A Monthly Newsletter From the CPUC auaxx,� On a Mission to Save Lives: CPUC's Rail Team at Work Roger Clugston is on a mission. As the California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) Deputy Director of Rail Safety, he's always looking for ways to make sure that everyone who comes close to a train in California lives to tell about it. In a state so large,with hundreds of cities and more than 50 trains a day roaring through at street level in some locations,that's a formidable stress- filled task. But Clugston,who's worked around trains in one capacity or another for 45 years, loves what he does. "If we have to go to every single town in CPUC rail safety officials,including Deputy Director Roger California,"he told city officials in Corcoran, Calif., Clugston,far left,on a recent inspection tour. recently, "that's what we'll do to see if we can help because that's the job-keeping people safe." Clugston and his 108 employees also investigate The CPUC is required by state law to inspect accidents and inspect all railroad crossings, safety every mile of track in California.That includes signals, and the trains themselves. If inspectors track that carries heavy freight trains,commuter see something amiss,they can use both state and rail, hazardous materials, 15 local transit systems, federal law to cite the railroad and recommend and each of the 32 railroads doing business in civil penalties. More California. i CPUC and Energy Comm. Conduct Packed Hearing About Customer Choice When flipping the light switch,we take for granted that safe, reliable and affordable electricity will be there. But rapid changes in technology and options for customers to choose how and where they get electricity--as well as California commitment to renewable energy and de-carbonization--have brought new opportunities and challenges to managing the state's electric grid. About a year ago,the California Public Utilities Commission began an inquiry into what these changes, particularly the fast-growing number and diverse types of electricity suppliers, meant for California's traditionally stable grid.A policy team at the CPUC has been quizzing stakeholders, Commissioners from the CPUC and California Energy researching other states,and analyzing what Commission listen to testimony at the June 22 en banc on changes may be needed to maintain healthy customer choice. electricity markets in California. More CPUC Focuses on FERC to Benefit of California Consumers The CPUC's support of consumer advocacy at the Nl2 federal level could soon save utility customers hundreds of millions of dollars. e< Armed with new resources, CPUC attorneys are challenging the status quo and are making inroads against long-standing practices at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)that have harmed consumers.As a result, California utility customers could soon be reaping some of the financial benefits. The cases involve the CPUC's work representing utility customers before FERC,which has y jurisdiction over electric utilities'transmission rates. Transmission rates have increased —� dramatically in recent years, becoming a larger r part of consumer bills while the price of the $a$ electricity itself has dropped. More PG&E's Proposed Rate Design up for CPUC Vote Featured Application: A. 16-06-013 mostly for non-residential customers. 2 An Administrative Law Judge(ALJ)with the Besides the rate design issues,the proposed California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision also affects PG&E's methods of issued a Proposed Decision(PD)earlier this determining revenue allocation and marginal month that would revise numerous elements in the costs. way Pacific Gas and Electric(PG&E designs its rate structure. Highlights of the rate design changes include a year-round 4 p.m.to 9 p.m. peak period for most The 203-page PD from ALJ Patrick Doherty was non-residential customers and a 5 p.m.to 8 p.m. issued on July 5 and will be heard, at the earliest, peak period for agricultural customers,creating a by commissioners at the CPUC's Aug. 9 voting "super off-peak"period in the spring to increase meeting.The proposed decision resolves an utilization of renewable energy generation application from the utility that is more than two resources, and shrinking PG&E's summer season years old and, if approved,the decision would to a four-month period of June through make significant changes to PG&E's rate designs, September. More Docket: Proceedings Filed at the CPUC in June 2018 Proceeding Number-Filed Date- Filer Proceeding Number-Filed Date- Filer A1806001 -1-June-2018-Pacific Gas and Electric A1806008.8-June-2018-Metro Gold Line Foothill Company Extension Construction Authority Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Application of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Adoption of Electric Revenue Requirements and Construction Authority for an order authorizing Rates Associated with its 2019 Energy Resource construction of two light rail tracks,and alteration of Recovery Account(ERRA)and Generation Non- two commuter rail tracks at the College Avenue Bypassable Charges Forecast and Greenhouse Gas highway-rail crossing in the City of Claremont, Los Forecast Revenue and Reconciliation. (U39E)More Angeles County. More Al 806002-1-June-2018-San Diego Gas& R170626.12-June-2018-ALJ/ROSCOWICPUC Electric Co. Decision resolving Track 1 issues in the service Application of San Diego Gas&Electric Company territories of Southern California Edison Company (U902E)for Approval of: (i)Contract Administration, and San Diego Gas& Electric Company. More Least-Cost Dispatch and Power Procurement Activities in 2017, (ii)Costs Related to those Activities A1208007,A1208008,A1208009,A1208010.12- Recorded to the Energy Resource Recovery Account June-2018-ALJIROSCOWICPUC and Transition Cost Balancing Account in 2017 and Decision regarding 2018 Aliso Canyon-Related (iii)Costs Recorded in Related Regulatory Accounts Messaging. More in 2017. More A1806009.13-June-2018-Southern California Al 806006.4-June-2018-CallTower, Inc. Gas Company Application of CALLTOWER, INC., for a Certificate of In the Matter of the Application of Southern California Public Convenience of Necessity in order to provide Gas Company(U904G)Regarding Year 24(2017- Resold Competitive Local Exchange in the State of 2018)of Its Gas Cost Incentive Mechanism. More California. More VIEW MORE FILINGS About this Publication This monthly newsletter is to keep you informed of proposals by the CPUC's Commissioners and Administrative Law Judges, as well as utility applications,and other issues and work of note.We also include a list summarizing the filings at the CPUC in the previous month. We want to hear from you! If you have topics you'd like us to cover or if you'd like to make comment on our proceedings or work, please contact us at outreachocnuc.ca.gov or call(855)421-0400.You can find information about events we are having at www.cipuc.ca.gov/Events. 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