BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Order Instituting Rulemaking into Distributed Generation.
	Rulemaking 99-10-025
(Filed October 21, 1999)	

NOTICE OF WORKSHOP

TO DISCUSS IMPACTS OF DISTRIBUTED GENERATION
ON DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM PLANNING
AND OPERATIONS

Pursuant to Rulemaking (OIR) 99-10-025, Ordering Paragraph 3(c), the Energy Division has scheduled a workshop to discuss how distributed generation impacts distribution system planning and operations.
The OIR recommends that the workshop consider:
•	What changes in distribution system operations may be needed with respect to deployment of DER;

•	How the utility distribution companies can identify the levels of future deployment of distributed energy resources (DER), and

•	How this forecast can be incorporated into the distribution system planning process. 

The workshop will be held on December 15, 1999, at the California Public Utilities Commission, located at 505 Van Ness Avenue, Hearing Room A, San Francisco, CA  94102.  The workshop will be conducted from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., if necessary.  Any member of the public may attend this workshop.  These facilities are wheelchair-accessible.  Questions regarding the workshop should be addressed to Valerie Beck of the Energy Division (phone:  415/703-2125; email: vjb@cpuc.ca.gov).  The workshop agenda may be obtained from the following website no later than Wednesday, December 7, 1999:  http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/distgen/docs.htm.
Following the workshop, the Energy Division will prepare, file and serve a workshop report no later than 60 days after the conclusion of the workshop. Interested parties may file comments within 30 days of the filing date of the workshop report.
Dated November 10, 1999, at San Francisco, California.

			
		Valerie Beck
Energy Division	

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that I have by mail this day served a true copy of the original attached Notice of Workshop to Discuss Impacts of Distributed Generation on Distribution System Planning and Operations on all parties of record in this proceeding or their attorneys of record.
Dated November 10, 1999, at San Francisco, California.

Fannie Sid	

NOTICE

Parties should notify the Process Office, Public Utilities Commission, 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 2000, San Francisco, CA  94102, of any change of address to insure that they continue to receive documents. You must indicate the proceeding number on the service list on which your name appears.

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