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Pacific Gas and Electric Company Seeks Intervention in Western Electricity Coordinating Council Investigation

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California utility with its principal place of business in Oakland, has submitted a motion to intervene in an ongoing investigation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) into the soft price cap framework of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC). The company, which transmits electric energy in interstate commerce and has placed its electric transmission facilities under the operational control of the California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO), claims it has a direct and substantial interest in the investigation's outcome. As a Participating Transmission Owner (PTO) and Scheduling Coordinator (SC) certified by the CAISO, PG&E asserts that it would be affected by the resolution of the investigation and cannot adequately be represented by other parties.

Key Takeaways:

  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company is a California utility with its principal place of business in Oakland.
  • The company seeks to intervene in an ongoing FERC investigation into the WECC's soft price cap framework.
  • PG&E claims it has a direct and substantial interest in the investigation's outcome due to its role as a PTO, SC, and Load Serving Entity (LSE) in California.
  • The company asserts that it has a legitimate interest in the investigation and would be affected by its outcome.
  • PG&E requests to be permitted to intervene in the proceeding with all attendant rights.
  • The company is a FERC-jurisdictional public utility and a PTO that has placed its electric transmission facilities under the operational control of the CAISO.
  • PG&E is also an LSE in California, distributing natural gas and electricity to customers throughout northern and central California.
  • The company is seeking to intervene in the investigation to protect its interests and ensure that its concerns are heard.
  • The WECC's soft price cap framework is the subject of the ongoing investigation, which is seeking to determine whether it is unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential, or otherwise unlawful.

Statistics:

  • The Pacific Gas and Electric Company is a California utility with a principal place of business in Oakland.
  • The company transmits electric energy in interstate commerce.
  • PG&E has placed its electric transmission facilities under the operational control of the CAISO.
  • The company is a PTO, SC, and LSE in California.
  • The WECC's soft price cap framework is the subject of the ongoing investigation by FERC.

Sources:

Pacific Gas and Electric Company Law Department, Submission Description: (doc-less) Motion to Intervene of Pacific Gas and Electric Company Law Department under EL10-56-000.

Note: The submitted document does not have a source listing or other references within the provided text.

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