PG&E wants to raise the rates of CA customers! (San Francisco: how much, purchase)

[Artisan10]

Contact the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Contact Us and ask them to postpone rate increases until Assembly Bill 32: Global Warming Solutions Act can be repealed.

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NOTIFICATION OF APPLICATION FILING BY
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY: THE MANZANA WIND PROJECT
What is the Manzana Wind Project?
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is seeking approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
to construct, own and operate the Manzana Wind Project (Project), a proposed wind generation facility to be constructed
in eastern Kern County, in the Tehachapi region of southern California. The Project will range in size from 189 Megawatts
(MW) to 246 MW, and is forecast to be operational by December 31, 2011. The project is intended to help meet
California’s renewable energy goals and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Information about PG&E’s Application:
On December 3, 2009, PG&E filed an application with CPUC, in which PG&E requests authority to collect in electric
generation rates the costs associated with purchasing the Project development rights and constructing, owning and
operating the Project. If the CPUC approves PG&E’s Application, recovery of costs in electric rates will begin in 2012.

Will Electric Rates Increase as a result of this project?
Yes. PG&E is requesting an increase in electric rates for the costs associated with the Project. If the CPUC approves
PG&E’s Application, rates for existing bundled customers (those who receive electric generation as well as transmission
and distribution services from PG&E) will increase by $131.8 million, or 1.1 percent, in 2012 (relative to current rates),
which is when the project is expected to be operational. PG&E proposes to recover in rates the cost of the facility over
its expected thirty year life. The rates for the first year of recovery will decline each year thereafter as the project costs
are depreciated. In general, rates for existing direct access customers (those who purchase their electricity from non-
PG&E suppliers) will not be subject to change. Finally, customers who depart PG&E’s bundled service in the future may
be responsible for a portion of these costs via a non-bypassable charge.

If the CPUC approves PG&E’s Application, the average monthly bill for a typical bundled residential customer using 550
kilowatt-hours per month will change from $74.13 to $74.38, an increase of $0.25 per month. The average monthly bill
for a bundled residential customer using 850 kilowatt-hours per month, which is about twice the baseline allowance, will
change from $164.15 to $166.04, an increase of $1.89 per month. Individual customers’ bills may differ.

PG&E will provide a table illustrating the allocation of the potential rate increases by customer class in this proposal, in a
bill insert to be mailed directly to customers beginning in mid-December.

THE CPUC PROCESS
The CPUC’s Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA) will review this Application. DRA is an independent arm of the
CPUC, created by the Legislature to represent the interests of all utility customers throughout the state and obtain the
lowest possible rate for service consistent with reliable and safe service levels. DRA has a multi-disciplinary staff with
expertise in economics, finance, accounting and engineering. DRA’s views do not necessarily reflect those of the CPUC.
Other parties of record will also participate.

The CPUC may hold evidentiary hearings where parties of record present their proposals in testimony and are subject to
cross-examination before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). These hearings are open to the public, but only those who
are parties of record can present evidence or cross-examine witnesses during evidentiary hearings. Members of the
public may attend, but not participate, in these meetings.

After considering all proposals and evidence presented during the hearing process, the ALJ will issue a draft decision.
When the CPUC acts on this Application, it may adopt all or part of PG&E’s request, amend or modify it or deny the
Application. The CPUC’s final decision may be different from PG&E’s proposed Application filing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
For more details call PG&E at 1-800-PGE-5000
Para más detalles llame al 1-800-660-6789
1-800-893-9555
For TDD/TTY(speech-hearing impaired) call 1-800-652-4712

If you have questions regarding the proposed project, you may contact PG&E at the phone numbers noted above. If
you would like a copy of the application and exhibits, you can write to PG&E at the address listed below:

Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Manzana Wind Project Application
P.O. Box 7442, San Francisco, CA 94120.
You may contact the CPUC’s Public Advisor with comments:
Public Advisor’s Office
505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 2103
San Francisco, CA 94102
1-415-703-2074 or 1-866-849-8390 (toll free)
TTY 1-415-703-5282, TTY 1-866-836-7825 (toll free)
E-mail to public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov

If you are writing a letter to the Public Advisor’s Office, please include the name of the Application to which you are
referring: Manzana Wind Project. All comments will be circulated


application 09-12-002 https://www.pge.com/regulation/ManzanaWindProject/Pleadings/PGE/2009/ManzanaWindProject_Plea_PGE_20091221-01.pdf (broken link)

[bayarea-girl]

You should also post this on the bay area thread.

[BayAreaHillbilly]

This is even a national issue, many idiots in DC tout "wind power" as a cure all. Sure it has its place but good old coal is one of the best things going.

[Artisan10]

Thank you for the replies.

I thought this might be a good topic for other threads but it was my understanding that we were not allowed to post the same topic on more than one thread. Is that so?

[BayAreaHillbilly]

No, it's fine. Especially one like that which clearly impacts a major portion of the state. OK to hit affected metros as well.

[steel7]

EVERYTHING is going up in ca. Its discusting!

[Clarks]

This is even a national issue, many idiots in DC tout "wind power" as a cure all. Sure it has its place but good old coal is one of the best things going.

Thanks for that info, I had thought of putting in a windgen, but now, I think I will put in a coalfired generator down by the creek.

[Malloric]

Oh Gawdz, 1.1% increase. Cannot comprehend how much this will totally not have any impact on me at all.