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Jeff - another issue for you to sink your teeth into.
You may be aware that at San Jose we recently installed a bi-directional meter to accommodate the PG&E power purchase agreement (PPA,sell to grid) and the regular intake off the grid. As we positioned ourselves to be the 'buy and sell' MDMA, PG&E has informed us, and SJSU, that the PPA stipulates that only PG&E meter data can be used to determine power purchase payments. The PG&E ESP Relations Department has internally protested this arrangement but the PG&E lawyers apparently prevailed. Since PG&E was not clear on this during the meter installation arrangement, PG&E has now decided to disconnect the outflow channel of the customer-owned meter and install its own meter at PG&E expense. This is a ludicrous but workable solution. Until the PG&E meter is installed, our webpage info will be used to determine the payments to SJSU. We are currently discussing a similar meter installation at Santa Cruz, and I am sure that others will follow on sites where customers have generation. We need to convince PG&E that customer-owned meters are just as good if not better than their meters and that their position is arcane. Will this be covered in the current proceedings before the CPUC? Dirk A.van Ulden (925) 543-3879 Fax (925) 543-3550 Dirk_vanUlden@enron.com
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