California Public Utilities Commission Issues Regulatory Update for Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding

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The California Public Utilities Commission has issued a regulatory update regarding the Joint Application of Southern California Edison Company and San Diego Gas & Electric Company for the 2024 Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding. The update confirms the In-Person Evidentiary Hearing dates for September 23-25, 2025, and provides instructions for participation in the hearings.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Joint Application of Southern California Edison Company (U338E) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U902E) for the 2024 Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding was filed on December 6, 2024.
  • The Commission has set the In-Person Evidentiary Hearing dates for September 23-25, 2025, in Los Angeles, California.
  • Parties must contact Proceeding Analyst Amjad Issa by email (amjad.issa@cpuc.ca.gov) to specify what electronic systems (video and audio) and other equipment they intend to bring and use to present digital and physical evidence during the hearing.
  • Each Party must disclose final proposed exhibit lists, including the Exhibit Number, Name, simple Description, and Bates Page Range of each exhibit, no later than September 18, 2025.
  • Parties must prepare and lodge one (1) original set and one (1) copy set of hard copy of their Final Proposed Exhibits to be lodged with Proceeding Analysts Sam Frank and Amjad Issa on or before the first hearing date, September 23, 2025.
  • The Parties must prepare a list of stipulated exhibits for entry into the record of this proceeding without objection and email serve and file a Joint Motion for Entry of Stipulated Exhibits on or before September 19, 2025.

Statistics:

  • The In-Person Evidentiary Hearings will take place on September 23-25, 2025, in Los Angeles, California.
  • The Parties have until September 18, 2025, to disclose final proposed exhibit lists.
  • The Parties have until September 19, 2025, to prepare and lodge stipulated exhibits and material facts.

Sources:

  • "Joint Application of Southern California Edison Company (U338E) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U902E) for the 2024 Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding" (Application 24-12-003)
  • "Administrative Law Judge's Ruling Regarding September 23-25, 2025 Evidentiary Hearing"
  • "California Public Utilities Commission Rules of Practice & Procedure, Rule 13.7 (f)"