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

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The California Public Utilities Commission has issued a regulatory update in the form of an administrative ruling, setting a remote-only webex status conference for September 11, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, to review the status and procedural posture of the A.24-12-003 proceeding. The proceeding, which began on December 6, 2024, aims to review and determine the reasonableness of decommissioning cost estimates, activities, and actual costs incurred by Southern California Edison Company (SCE) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) for the 2021-2023 review period.

The Commission has assigned Commissioner Darcie L. Houck and Administrative Law Judge Andrea D. McGary to this proceeding. On January 10, 2025, The Utility Reform Network, Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility, and Public Advocates Office at the California Public Utilities Commission filed protests to the application. SCE and SDG&E filed a joint reply on January 21, 2025, and the parties filed a joint prehearing conference statement on February 27, 2025.

Key Takeaways:

  • The public hearing and evidentiary hearing for the A.24-12-003 proceeding are scheduled to take place on September 23-25, 2025.
  • The Commission has ordered the parties to meet and confer and file a joint status conference statement on or before August 29, 2025, to discuss evidentiary hearing readiness matters, including settlement and offer/compromise, evidentiary hearing length and representation, witnesses, exhibits, and motions.
  • The status conference will be transcribed by a court reporter, and all participants are required to identify themselves for the record.
  • The parties are advised to minimize background noise and ensure a clear phone signal and/or strong internet connection when remotely accessing the conference.
  • Parties desiring expedited transcripts should advise the Chief Hearing Reporter via email no later than three Court days prior to the first day of the status conference.

Statistics:

  • The proceeding began on December 6, 2024.
  • The evidence hearing is scheduled to take place on September 23-25, 2025.
  • The status conference is scheduled for September 11, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
  • The parties must submit a joint status conference statement on or before August 29, 2025.
  • The statement must not exceed 20 pages.
  • The Commission has assigned Commissioner Darcie L. Houck and Administrative Law Judge Andrea D. McGary to the proceeding.

Sources:

  • Before the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California Joint Application of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U 902-E) For the 2024 Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding. Application 24-12-003
  • Joint Prehearing Conference Statement Of Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) and San Diego Gas and Electric Company (U 902-E) On Behalf of All Parties.
  • June 3, 2025 Assigned Commissioner's Scoping Memo and Ruling (Scoping Memo).
  • Protest Of The Utility Reform Network (January 10, 2025).
  • Alliance For Nuclear Responsibility's Protest (January 10, 2025).
  • Protest of The Public Advocates Office (January 10, 2025).
  • Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company's (U 902-E) Joint Reply To Protest (January 21, 2025).

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