Pacific Gas and Electric Company Submits Offer of Settlement to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Strategic Insights -

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has submitted an Offer of Settlement to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in relation to the Wholesale Distribution Tariff (WDT) and the City and County of San Francisco's (CCSF) Service Agreement No. 275 under PG&E's WDT. The Settlement resolves all but two outstanding issues between PG&E and CCSF in the proceedings.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Settlement proposes revisions to six versions of Appendix B.1 of WDT SA 275, including version 59.1.0, which is based on pending version 59.0.0.
  • The Settlement resolves issues 1-4, 7, and 9 in the WDT3 Proceeding, and all issues in Docket No. TX21-4.
  • The Settlement was approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 4, 2025, and by the Mayor of San Francisco on June 6, 2025.
  • PG&E requests that the Commission not extend the period of time for comments or reply comments beyond the dates of September 2, 2025, and September 12, 2025, respectively.
  • The Settling Parties request that the Commission grant any waivers of the Commission's rules and regulations necessary for acceptance of this filing under the Federal Power Act.
  • The Settlement proposes changes to the WDT, FERC Electric Tariff Volume No. 4, and the CCSF's currently effective Service Agreement (Service Agreement No. 275) under PG&E's WDT.
  • The Settlement proposes the implementation of a new Appendix I to the Service Agreement No. 275, which includes a list of entities, a summary of qualifying category requirements, and a letter for affordable housing tariff records.

Statistics:

  • The Settlement resolves eleven issues in the WDT3 Proceeding.
  • The Settlement was submitted to FERC on August 11, 2025.
  • The deadline for initial comments on the Settlement is September 2, 2025.
  • The deadline for reply comments on the Settlement is September 12, 2025.
  • Version 59.1.0 of Appendix B.1 is based on pending version 59.0.0.

Sources:

  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Rule 602 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: Docket Nos. ER22-619-001, ER22-620-001, and ER20-2878-015 (Consolidated) and TX21-4-000 (not consolidated)
  • City and County of San Francisco: Service Agreement No. 275 under PG&E's WDT
  • 18 C.F.R. SSSS 385.602(d)(1)- 385.602(d)(2)
  • 18 C.F.R. SS 385.602(b)(2)(i)