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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approves Revisions to Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Wholesale Distribution Tariff

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) filed revisions to its Interconnection Agreement and Wholesale Distribution Service Agreement with the City and County of San Francisco under PG&E's Wholesale Distribution Tariff on April 29, 2022. The revisions reflect new, modified, or cancelled points of delivery under the Service Agreement and work performance agreements for existing points of delivery under the Interconnection Agreement during the first quarter of 2022. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has accepted the revisions for filing, effective March 31, 2022, as requested.

Key Takeaways:

  • The revisions to the Interconnection Agreement and Wholesale Distribution Service Agreement include new, modified, or cancelled points of delivery under the Service Agreement, and work performance agreements for existing points of delivery under the Interconnection Agreement.
  • The revisions were filed by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on April 29, 2022, and were accepted for filing by FERC on June 17, 2022.
  • The effective date of the revisions is March 31, 2022, as requested by PG&E.
  • The filing was publicly noticed, with interventions and protests due on or before May 20, 2022.
  • No protests or adverse comments were filed, and notices of intervention, timely-filed motions to intervene, and unopposed motions to intervene out-of-time are granted.
  • This action does not constitute approval of any service, rate, charge, classification, or any rule, regulation, contract, or practice affecting such rate or service provided for in the filed documents.
  • Requests for rehearing by the Commission may be filed within 30 days of the date of issuance of this order, pursuant to 18 C.F.R. § 385.713 (2021).
  • Carlos D. Clay, Acting Director, Division of Electric Power Regulation - West, issued the order.

Statistics:

  • 41 points of delivery under the WDT-Qualified Points of Delivery section of the Wholesale Distribution Tariff.
  • 21 municipal public purpose end-use customers under the B.2.1 section of the Wholesale Distribution Tariff.
  • 6 non-muni load served by agreement under the 1987 CCSF IA under the B.2.2 section of the Wholesale Distribution Tariff.
  • 4 prospective WDT loads under the B.2.3 section of the Wholesale Distribution Tariff.

Sources:

  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order/Opinion (Docket No. ER22-1726-000, Issued June 17, 2022).
  • 18 C.F.R. § 35.11 (2021).
  • 18 C.F.R. § 375.307 (2021).
  • 18 C.F.R. § 385.713 (2021).
  • 18 C.F.R. § 385.214 (2021).
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company Wholesale Distribution Tariff and Service Agreements (Tariff ID 2100).
  • Document Accession #: 20220617-3002 Filed Date: 06/17/2022.

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