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PUC briefs supervisors on interconnection dispute with PG&E; FERC filings underway
Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission updated the Budget Committee on an impasse with Pacific Gas & Electric over wholesale/distribution interconnection terms, saying it has filed a complaint at FERC and asking the Board to support extending the existing agreement while disputes are resolved.
The Public Utilities Commission told the Budget and Finance Committee on Feb. 25 that it has filed a complaint at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission after failing to reach agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric on new wholesale distribution service terms.
Deputy General Manager Michael Carlin described the long history of interconnection arrangements stemming from the Raker Act and said the PUC seeks to preserve continued service to existing customers while resisting new requirements that PUC staff view as unnecessary for in-city customers. Carlin said the dispute centers on terms and conditions (not rates) and that FERC is the forum for deciding whether the existing interconnection agreement can be extended while parties negotiate updated terms. PUC files also asked for clarification on grandfathering of certain classes of customers and on whether newly built facilities would trigger new interconnection requirements.
Supervisors expressed support for keeping the status quo while the PUC and FERC consider the pleadings; the committee voted to file the PUC report.
