RE: Standby Charge decision by CPUC

This is troubling but not devastating.? I think we need to go back to the
Leg and get an intent letter so that as the PUC moves forward with
implementing 28X they remember that it supercedes the?99-10-025.? Then we
need to come together as an industry and lobby hard.
?
Steven?
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Subject: RE: Standby Charge decision by CPUC

Yesterday the PUC defeated (3-2) on a party line vote the proposed decision
of Commissioner Bilas re interim policy on standby charges.? Instead, the
Commission approved Commissioner Wood's alternate, which several parties
(State Consumers, ORA, New Energy, Capstone, et al) had protested.? My
understanding is that Commr. Wood's alternate was approved with no changes.?
It agreed with utilities that standby charges should not reflect diversity
benefits of DG in distribution because none currently exist.

This decision may have negative implications for the sharing of grid
benefits of DG with end use consumers and other distributed generators who
may provide them.

Best,

Jay Morse, ORA