STATEWIDE CONSISTENCY WORKING GROUP
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1998
MEETING NOTES
(Revised Web Posting on May 21, 1998)

ALJ Weissman opened the meeting with a few remarks.  He outlined what he felt were the two main objectives he would like to see accomplished from this workshop:
1.	He would like a detailed, comprehensive listing/discussion of the differences between the California gas utilities.  This listing/discussion should include the reasons for the differences.  This work product could be thought of as something like a comparison exhibit.
2.	After the listing/discussion is completed, parties should attempt to reach agreement on as many differences as possible.
After these opening remarks, the ALJ left.

PG&E distributed two handouts.  The first was a calendar that showed PG&E’s schedule of meetings through September; the second contained PG&E’s suggested list of four major categories that should be investigated for utility differences:
1.	Market Structure
2.	Operations
3.	Procurement
4.	Ratemaking
Enron distributed a handout that included a much more detailed breakdown of areas that should be compared.

The remainder of the meeting primarily involved discussing how the PG&E and Enron lists should be merged into a usable matrix/template for displaying the differences among the utilities, who should do the work, and developing due dates.  It was eventually decided that a fifth major category, “consistency of tariff schedules”, should be added to PG&E’s four major categories.  PG&E agreed to take the lead in producing a first draft of the matrix/template to be used for the detailed differences.  A schedule of the “due dates” for this document is as follows:
•	If any party has any inputs/suggestions, they should be provided to PG&E by Monday, May 18.  (Contact Eric Eisenman; see Contact List, below.)
•	PG&E will distribute a draft of the matrix/template to the other utilities (SoCalGas, SDG&E, and Southwest Gas) on Tuesday, May 19.  Any comments should be immediately conveyed to PG&E.
•	PG&E will distribute the matrix/template to the entire group on Thursday, May 21.
•	Any comments on the matrix/template should be given to PG&E by the end of the following week (May 29).
•	Working with the other utilities, PG&E will “fill-in” the matrix/template by Friday, June 12.  Copies of the completed document will be e-mailed to all parties, or mailed using overnight delivery.
	
The entire group will meet again on Monday, June 22 (10 am at the PUC building in S.F.) to discuss the “filled-in” document.  It is anticipated that at that time, sub-groups may need to be formed in order to complete the remainder of the ALJ’s two objectives.  The Energy Division will endeavor to set up an area on the PUC’s web site where all of the various documents can be accessed.

UTILITY CONTACTS:

PG&E – Eric Eisenman
e-mail:  exe3@pge.com
Phone:  (415) 973-2748
Fax:  (415) 973-7226

SoCalGas – Denise Canning
e-mail:  dcanning@pacent.com
Phone:  (213) 244-2517
Fax:  (213) 244-8262

SDG&E – Rod Winter
e-mail:  rwinter@sdge.com
Phone:  (619) 696-4817
Fax:  (619) 696-4027

Southwest Gas – Keith Brown
e-mail:  keith.brown@swgas.com
Phone:  (702) 876-7157
Fax:  (702) 873-3820

CPUC CONTACTS:

Sarita Sarvate
e-mail:  sbs@cpuc.ca.gov
Phone:  (415) 703-1506
Fax:  (415) 703-2200

Greg Wilson
e-mail:  gaw@cpuc.ca.gov
Phone:  (415) 703-2159
Fax:  (415) 703-2200