Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Requests Additional Information from Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Strategic Insights -

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a deficiency letter to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) regarding the company's proposed revisions to its Wholesale Distribution Tariff (WDT) to conform references to Uniform System of Accounts (USofA) revisions adopted in Order No. 898. The letter, issued on May 23, 2025, requests additional information from PG&E to process the filing, citing deficiencies in the company's submission. The commission has given PG&E 30 days to respond to the letter and make an amendment filing in accordance with the Commission's electronic tariff requirements.

Key Takeaways:

  • The FERC has issued a deficiency letter to PG&E, requesting additional information on its proposed revisions to the WDT to conform to USofA revisions adopted in Order No. 898.
  • The letter cites deficiencies in the company's submission, including the inclusion of plant accounts 363 and 363.01 in the WDT3 and WDT4 formula template and associated workpaper schedules.
  • PG&E is required to provide explanations for the continued inclusion of these accounts in their submission, specifically in regards to depreciation expense and identification of the annual depreciation rate for Storage Battery Equipment.
  • The commission has given PG&E 30 days to respond to the letter and make an amendment filing in accordance with the Commission's electronic tariff requirements.
  • Failure to respond to the deficiency letter within the specified time period may result in an order rejecting the filing.
  • The response must be filed using Type of Filing Code 180 - Deficiency Filing, and if there are no changes to tariff records, PG&E can attach a single tariff record with no changes.

Statistics:

  • 30 days: The time period given to PG&E to respond to the deficiency letter and make an amendment filing.
  • 1: The tariff record remainder, as mentioned in Duke Power Company, 57 FERC P 61,215 (1991).
  • 180: The Type of Filing Code required for the response to the deficiency letter.

Sources:

  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Request for Additional Information (Docket No. ER25-1794-000), May 23, 2025.
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Wholesale Distribution Tariff and Service Agreements, ATTACHMENT 2, Model (5.1.0).
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Wholesale Distribution Tariff and Service Agreements, ATTACHMENT 2, Model (6.1.0).
  • Order No. 898, 183 FERC P 61,205 (2024).
  • 18 C.F.R. pt. 35 (2024).
  • 18 C.F.R. pt. 101 (2024).
  • Duke Power Company, 57 FERC P 61,215 (1991).
  • Elec. Tariff Filings, 130 FERC P 61,047, at PP 3-8 (2010).