Agenda
Ratesetting Working Group
August 12, 1996
PG&E Energy Center, 851 Howard St., San Francisco

1.  Selection of Minutes-Taker, Approval of Agenda & Minutes of 7/25&26
    Meetings, Other Announcements, 9:30 - 9:40

2.  Review Draft of August 26 Submission to Commission (Cathy Yap) 9:40 - 12:00

Lunch (assumes going out for sandwiches and returning with them) 12:00 - 12:30 

3.  Identification and Possible Resolution of Line Extension Issues (Jeff
    Nahigian)  12:30 - 1:00

4.  Baseline Rate Issues/ Coordination with Low Income Working Group 1:00 - 1:45

5. Comparison of Utilities' 7/15/96 Preliminary Unbundling Filings (SDG&E) 1:45
   - 2:30
a.  Comparison table
b.  Proposed process for facilitating the collection of comments/issues that
    need to be discussed and resolved in preparation for the utilities' 11/15/96
    Unbundling Applications

6.  Implications and Approaches Concerning PBR 2:30 - 2:45 

7.  Set Agendas for Next WG and Subteam Meetings 2:45 - 3:00

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Subteam Meetings:  CPUC, Room 5305, 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco

Agenda for Analysis Subgroup, 8/13, 9:30 AM -- (1) Telecommunications  billing
and incremental cost methodologies (DRA), (2) Unbundling Competitive
Distribution Services (SDG&E): as discussed at our previous subgroup meeting and
Full Working Group meeting, the Analysis Subgroup will initiate the process of
defining the competitive services included with the broader categories of
Billing, Metering, Customer Service/Support and Uncollectibles/Collections, and
will conduct the unbundling and costing process from start to finish.  This
meeting will follow up on this previous discussion an d to initiate work on this
process.  Other issues will be addressed a s needed, including any technical
questions that participants wish to explore concerning the utilities' July 15
filings, and any issues identified in context of 5/20/96 Scoping Workshop that
have not been otherwise addressed by WG

Interpretation of Existing Tariffs, 1:00 PM: (1) Any unresolved Baseline rate
implementation issues or issues involving line extension rules, following
discussion at full group on 8/12, (2) Functioning of non-firm rates, including
termination provisions -- continuing discussion of issue papers pursuant to
previous meetings.  (Identification of master-metering issues (R. Hairston, WMA)
will be deferred to Sept. 4.)