Direct Access Working Group (DAWG)

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• First Part of the Report
• Second Part of the Report

• First Draft, 08/01/96

OCTOBER 30, 1996 CONSUMER PROTECTION & EDUCATION REPORT (DAWG D)

1. Proposed Report Outline (Revised 9/26)
2. Preparation Schedule (9/26)
3. First Draft Report, October 8, 1996 (Complete Draft)
4. Final Meeting to Discuss Oct. 30 Report
5. Final Report of the Consumer Protection and Education Committee, October 30, 1996
   (This report is listed and may be accessed by individual chapter below.)
   • Table of Contents
   • Chapter 1 - Introduction and Executive Summary
   • Chapter 2 - Consumer Principles for Restructuring
   • Chapter 3 - Consumer Protection Needs
   • Chapter 4 - Consumer Protection Institutions and Mechanisms
   • Chapter 5 - Consumer Education
   • Chapter 6 - Access to Customer Information
   • Chapter 7 - Implementation

COMMENTS ON THE DAWG REPORT

• Executive Summary (SCE 10/23/96)
• Reply Comments (SCE 10/23/96)

Revised Proposed Decision of ALJ Wong on Direct Access (Rich Text Format, provided by PG&E)

• List of Participants (can be downloaded as either its original Access 2.0 .MDB and .LDB files, or in dBase (DBF) format, which can be read by most database and spreadsheet programs)

• Mission Statement

• You can use the DAWGNET e-mail list to stay in touch with the electric restucturing process. For details and subscription information, see this announcement.

Meeting Minutes

• Apr 29, 1996 (DAWG C)
• May 16, 1996 (DAWG D)
• May 16, 1996 (DAWG B)
• May 17, 1996 (DAWG A)
• May 17, 1996 (DAWG C)
• May 30, 1996 (DAWG C)
• June 6, 1996 (DAWG D) (Revised 6/13/96)
• June 7, 1996 (Full DAWG)
• June 7, 1996 (DAWG B and Agenda for June 19)
• June 19, 1996 (DAWG B)
• June 19, 1996 (DAWG D)
• July 1, 1996 (DAWG A)
• July 1, 1996 (DAWG C)
• July 2, 1996 (DAWG D)
• July 2. 1996 (DAWG B)
• July 9, 1996 (Coordinating Committee)
• July 10 (DAWG C)
• July 11 (DAWG D)
• July 11 (DAWG B)
• July 16 (DAWG A)
• July 17 (DAWG B: L. Kristov, CEC)
• July 17 (DAWG B: C. Mayers, PG&E)
• JULY 19 (Coordinating Committee Phone Call, CIU)
• August 28, 1996 (DAWG D)
• September 12, 1996 (DAWG D)
• September 26, 1996 (DAWG D)

Meeting Agendas

• Announcement of May 30/31 Meeting
• May 30, 1996 (DAWG C)
• May 31, 1996 (DAWG D)
• DAWG Meetings, June 5-7, San Diego
• June 6, 1996 (DAWG D)
• DAWG Meetings, June 19-21, Sacramento
• June 19, 1996 (DAWG D)
• June 20, 1996 (DAWG C)
• Announcement of Special Metering Workshop June 21
• DAWG Meetings, July 1-2, Los Angeles
• July 1, 1996 (DAWG A)
• July 1, 1996 (DAWG C)
• July 2, 1996 (DAWG D)
• DAWG Meetings, July 10-11, San Francisco
• July 11, 1996 (DAWG D)
• July 16, 1996 (DAWG C)
• July 17, 1996 Meeting Canceled (DAWG D
• August 1, 1996 (Full DAWG)
• Announcement Concerning Upcoming Meetings
• July 30/31, 1996 DAWG-C Meeting Cancelled
• July 31, 1996 Meeting Canceled (DAWG D)
• August 1, 1996 (Full DAWG)
• August 28, 1996 Agenda (DAWG D)
• August 28, 1996 Information (DAWG D)
• September 12, 1996 Information (Full DAWG)
• September 12, 1996 Agenda (Full DAWG)
• September 12, 1996 Agenda (DAWG D)
• September 26, 1996 Agenda (DAWG D)
• October 22, 1996 Information (DAWG D)

FULL DAWG

• Suggestions for Load Profiling, Forecasting, Settlements, and Payment of Fees (CMA)
• SPURR/REMAC Proposal
• Proposed Principles Governing Direct Access in Mobilehome Parks (WMA)
• Presentation on New Hampshire Direct Access Pilot (Working Assets 06/07/96)
• Alternative Scenarios (CEC 06/25)
• Clarification of Working Assets' Position (Working Assets 07/11)
• Definitions of A Utility for Report Writing (LADWP 07/15)
• Updated Outline for DAWG Report (Nancy Day, 7/23/96)

COMMITTEE A - IMPLEMENTATION

• Committee A Priorities The CMA View (06/01/96)
• Considerations Influencing Phasing of Direct Access (CEC/CLFP 06/04/96)
• (Second Draft, 6/17/96)
• Feedback on 6-5-96 Meeting - SPURR (06/11/96)
• CIU Feedback on Questions of Phase-In (06/12/96)
• CMA Feedback on Questions of Phase-In
• Phase-In DOD Version 1
• Phase In DOD Version 2
• SCE View Implementation
• SDG&E View Implementation (SDG&E 06/27)
• CIU Response to Draft 1 of Team 1 Report Re Phase-In by CEC (CIU, 07/15)
• Phase-In Report of Team A #2 (CEC, 07/17)
• Customer Education (SDG&E, 06/09)
• Draft of 18.2 Oversight of Implementation (CIU, 07/20)
• CIU Response to Draft 2 of Team A Report Re. Phase-In by CEC (CIU,07/23)
• Customer Choice Draft of 5.0 of Report (SCE, 07/23)
• Representation of All Customer Classes in Phase-In and Load Profiling.(CLSA, 07/24)
• Further DRA Perspectives on Phase-In (07/26)
• Home Depots Views on Implementation (07/26)
• SPURR-REMAC Views on Implementation (07/24)
• Utility Solution's Position on Direct Access Limitations (The Utility Solutions Partnership/ Michael Manning, 07/25)

COMMITTEE B - MARKET RULES AND AGGREGATION

• Forecasting Direct Access Load (CEC)
• Possible Solutions Concerning Load Profiling (DRA 06/03/96)
• Draft View of Load Profiling Issues (CMK/MMM 06/04/96)
• Upstream Metering: A Conceptual Assessment (UCAN)
• Retail Regulations (CEC 06/14/96)
• Market Rules for Aggregation, Billing, and Data Use (UCAN 06/26)
• PG&E Comments on Upstream Metering (PG&E, 7/5/96)
• PG&E Comments on DRA's Load Profiling Paper (PG&E, 7/5/96)
• Outline of Load Profiling Issues (PG&E, 7/5/96)
• Draft of Customer Information Issues (CEC, 7/01/96)
• Reply to PG&E re Load Profiling (Jim Price/ DRA, 7/9/96)
• Billing Issues Presentation (SDG&E, 7/2/96) (can also be downloaded in PowerPoint format)
• Responsibility for Metering Costs of Aggregation (SDG&E, 07/14)
• Obligation to Serve (SDG&E, 07/14)
• Team B, Aggregation text (UCAN, 07/13) (can also be downloaded in WP 5.1 format)
• Team B, Customer Billing text (Corey Mayers/PG&E, 07/18)
• Team B, 7.4 Draft (SDG&E, 07/16)
• Retail Reciprocity (SDG&E, 06/09)
• Aggregation For Municipalities (CSLA, 07/24)
• Draft of Chapter 10 of the Report (SDG&E, CEC, et al, 07/25)
• UDC Obligation to Serve Version 2 (DRA, 07/25)
• California UDC Power Marketing Affiliates - Scope of Action (DRA, 07/25)
• Line Losses (CellNet, 07/25)

COMMITTEE C - METERING/COMMUNICATION

• Meter Ownership and Control (SDG&E 6/7/96)
• Infoco 1 (CEC 06/17/96)
• Infoco 2 (CEC 06/23/96)
• Meter Ownership & Information Issue (NEV 06/23/96)
• Universal Metering the SDG&E Proposal (SDG&E 06/27)
• Meter Ownership & Information Issue (CellNet 06/27/96)
• Meter Installation Issue - Position Paper (Greg Lizak 06/28/96)
• Baseline Metering (UCS 06/30)
• Customer Information Activities (DRA 07/01)
• Suggested Meter Standards (DRA 07/01)
• Customer Information Activities in an Open System (DRA 07/08)
• Meter Ownership2 (SDG&E 07/14)
• Meter Control 2 (SDG&E, 07/14)
• Ultimate Deployment of Metering/Communications (DRA, 07/17)
• Further Work For Committee C (Gault SCE, 07/20)
• Chapter 11 Outline (Gault SCE, 07/23)
• Chapter 11: Position Papers Sorted by Section (Gault SCE, 07/23)
• Potential Benefits of Network Meter Read (CellNet, 07/23)
• Draft of Chapter 11, Section 11.5 (07/28)
• Draft of Chapter 11, Section 11.6 - Standards (07/28)
• Utility Solution's Position on Meter Ownership and Customer Information (The Utility Solutions Partnership/ Michael Manning, 07/25)
• Alternative on meter-interface (UCAN, 7/25/96)

COMMITTEE D - CONSUMER PROTECTION AND EDUCATION

• Consumer Principles for Electric Restructuring (UCAN)
• Consumer Rights in Restructuring (UCAN)
  • Second Draft (6/4/96)
• Customer Privacy Concerns (DRA)
• Consumer Education Trust (DRA 6/14/96)
• Registration and Redress (UCAN)
• Consumer Education (UCAN)
• Telecom. Initial Rules for Local Exchange Service Competition
  • D.95-07-054, Appendix A
  • D.95-12-056, Appendix C
• Telecom. Rules for Competitive Local Carriers (CLCs)
  • D.95-07-054, Appendix B
• Response of Public Agencies to Market Rules (Lon House 06/24)
• License of Public Aggregators Comments (Michael Shames 06/25)
• Privacy (Michael Shames 06/27)
• Proposed Outline & Text, Consumer privacy (Rich Jarvinen, SDG&E 06/27)
• Public Entities as Energy Service Providers (Lon House 06/29)
• Public Entities as Energy Service Providers II (Lon House 06/29)
• Draft Position Statement, Issue - Obligation to Serve (DRA 07/08/96)
• Consumer Principles & Education -- Second Drafts (Michael Shames/ UCAN 07/08)
• Redress -- Second Drafts (Michael Shames/ UCAN 07/08)
• Definitions for Customer Information (SDG&E, 07/12)
• Regulatory Oversight of Electric Retailers (UCAN/ 07/19)
• Consumer Education Trust (DRA, 07/25)
• Draft of Consumer Issues for DAWG Report (Greenlining, 07/26)
• Unfair Trade & Marketing Practices (DRA, 08/23)
• Non-Discriminatory Access (UCAN/Greenlining 09/10)
• Education Framework (CEC, 09/12)
• CellNet Position Paper, Team D (9/23)
• Proposed Outline for October 30 DAWG-D Report (SDG&E, 9/23)
• Non-Discriminatory Access (UCAN/Greenlining; Revised by SDG&E 9/24)
• Consumer Education Implementation Proposal (EDISON, 9/26)
• Consumer Service Quality (PG&E, 9/26)