HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.16.22 Board Correspondence - FW_ Progress Report submitted in FERC P-803-087 by Pacific Gas and Electric Company,et al.
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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Progress Report submitted in FERC P-803-087 by Pacific Gas and Electric Company,et al.
Date:Tuesday, August 16, 2022 2:19:32 PM
Please see Board Correspondence below.
Shaina Paulsen
Associate Clerk of The Board
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
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On 8/16/2022, the following Filing was submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.:
Filer: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (as Agent)
Docket(s): P-803-087
Lead Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Filing Type: Progress Report
Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits Quarterly Status Report for DeSabla-Centerville Project under P-803.
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Mailing Address
Kimberly Ognisty
Senior Counsel P.O. Box 7442
Law Department San Francisco, CA 94120
Street/Courier Address
Law Department
77 Beale Street, B30A
San Francisco, CA 94105
(510) 227-7060
Fax: (415) 973-5520
E-Mail: Kimberly.Ognisty@pge.com
DeSabla-Centerville Project
FERC No.803-087-- California
August 16, 2022
Via Electronic Filing
Kimberly D. Bose,Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20426
RE:DeSabla-Centerville Project, FERC No. 803-087
Quarterly Status Report
Dear Secretary Bose:
On June 16, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission)
issued a letter order to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) approving PG&E’s Plan and
Schedule for the Sale and Transfer of the DeSabla-Centerville Project, which was filed with the
Commission on May 19, 2017. The Commission’s letter order directed PG&E to file quarterly
progress reports starting on September 1, 2017, that include the following information: (1) an
update on the implemented plan and schedule; (2) the progress made in negotiating the sale and
transfer of the project; and (3) any other relevant information. PG&E’s quarterly update is
provided below:
1) Update on the implementedplan andschedule.
PG&E issued a Request for Offers (RFO) seeking proposals for the acquisition of the
DeSabla-Centerville Project (DeSabla) on September 6, 2017. Following is a brief summary of
the RFO process:
PG&E received twenty-eight signed Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) from
various parties, including independent power producers, public utilities,
institutional investors, and local government entities on or before October 16,
2017.
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Page 2
August 16, 2022
PG&E received seven indicative proposals from interested parties on or before
January 5, 2018.The four most qualified parties submitted final proposals to
PG&E on or before May 4, 2018.
PG&E selected a prospective buyer for the Project and executed a non-binding
Letter of Intent on June 21, 2018.
2) Progress made in negotiating the sale and transfer of the Project.
PG&E and the prospective buyer engaged in good faith negotiations since execution
of the Letter of Intent. These negotiations were adversely impacted by myriad challenges,
including the 2018 Camp Fire, PG&E’s bankruptcy proceedings, the completion
of technical interconnection studies, several local wildfires and other physical
conditions that hampered due diligence.
Unfortunately, PG&E and the counterparty wereunable to reach conclusion on
the final terms for sale and transfer of the Project and have mutually agreed to
terminate negotiations.
3) Other relevant information.
PG&E does not intend to initiate another RFO or otherwise seek proposals for
the sale and transfer of the Project at this time.
Further, PG&E does not intend to submit a notice of withdrawal of its October
7, 2007, application for new license.
Considering the above, PG&E hereby requests that the Commission move
forward with any actions necessary to continue the FERC Licensing Processfor
the Project initiated by PG&E’s October 7, 2007 application for new license for
the Project.
Because PG&E no longer intends to sell the Project and expects the Commission
to continue with the relicensing process for the Project, this will be PG&E’s final
submittal related to the Commission’s June 16, 2017, order directing it to file
quarterly progress reports on the implementation of its Plan and Schedule for the
Sale and Transfer of the DeSabla-Centerville Project.
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Page 3
August 16, 2022
If you have any questions related to the divesture of the project please contact Mike
Schonherr, Director, Strategic Agreementsat (415) 973-4535 or mike.schonherr@pge.com.
Questions related to the Relicensing of the Project should be directed to Janet Walther, Sr.
Manager, Licensing at (530) 966-4615 or janet.walther@pge.com. You can also reach me at
(510) 227-7060 orkimberly.ognisty@pge.com.
Sincerely,
/s/ Kimberly Ognisty
Kimberly Ognisty
SeniorCounsel,HydroGeneration
cc: TerryL. Turpin, Director Office of Energy Projects, FERC
Vince Yearick, Director Hydropower Licensing, FERC
John Katz, Deputy Associate General Counsel for Energy Projects, FERC
Gerald M. Lutticken
Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC
Valtec Power, LLC
Butte Creek Improvement Company, Inc.
Paradise Irrigation District
KC Hydro (family of companies)
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Friends of Butte Creek, American Whitewater,
andFriends of the River
DeSabla-Centerville Service List, FERCProject No. 803
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document upon each person
designated on the official service lists compiled by the Secretary in this proceeding (P-803-087),
in accordance with Rule 2010 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 C.F.R.
§ 385.2010.
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Dated at El Sobrante, California, this 16
day of August 2022.
/s/ Zora Richardson
ZORA RICHARDSON
PG&E Law Department
77Beale Street, B30A-3012
San Francisco, CA 94105-1814
(510) 418-1817
Zora.RichardsonThomas@pge.com