definiens: shall mean Three Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars ( $ 300.000 ) per FTE with respect to activities performed by Edison pursuant to the Research Program during calendar year 2007 and Three Hundred Seven Thousand Five Hundred U.S. Dollars ( $ 307 500 ) per FTE with respect to such activities performed by Edison during calendar year 2008 ; provided that beginning with the calendar year 2009, Edison shall have the right to increase the FTE Rate once per year by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index, for All Urban 4 US1DOCS 6282676 ... 1 Execution Version CONFIDENTIAL Consumers for the San Francisco Bay Area, as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics ( 1982 - 1984=100 ) since the last such increase ( or in the case of the first such increase, January 1, 2008 ) and such increase shall be effective on a going - forward basis for activities perfonned by Edison pursuant to the Research Program until so further modified