issues that had been a subject of substantial earlier communication between FOE and the Commission, including, notably, the cost-effectiveness of continued operation of San Onofre. FOE contended repeatedly, both in meetings with Commissioners' offices before the OII was initiated, as well as in its filings after the OII was initiated, that the costs of maintaining San Onofre in the future would be substantially greater than the costs of serving ratepayers with readily available alternatives. As part of this effort, FOE commissioned two economic analyses, on from Arjun Makhijani of IEER and the other from Steve Moss of MCubed. FOE made a major contribution to the resolution of the case, as well. To put it bluntly, FOE, not part of the record, did not contribute to the Commission’s decision making process, and did not substantially contribute to proceeding D.14-11-040. As such, FOE’s hours for this work are not compensable. FOE was not part of the four-party settlement discussions. Pursuant to D.94-10-029, the Commission has discretion to award compensation to parties who participated in settlement agreements, when there is a finding that they made a substantial contribution to a decision. We award limited hours for this participation based on FOE’s subsequent active support of the settlement agreement.
more than any other non-utility party, had amassed the evidence, referred to above, that persuaded Edison to concede a billion dollars and settle. The FOE evidence was crucial in averting years of expensive litigation. FOE actually initiated settlement negotiations with one of the utilities that owned San Onofre, namely, SDG&E, shortly after the OII was initiated. FOE continued to work behind the scenes to encourage such a settlement through most of 2013. FOE saw settlement of this case as the best path forward for ratepayers. Accordingly, FOE joined the Settling Parties to support the Settlement right after the settlement conference, actively supported the settlement in oral arguments before the Commission, and FOE is a signatory to the Settlement and to the various documents accompanying it. Well before the issues raised in the Investigation came on for hearing, FOE was actively preparing to make a compelling case that SCE and SDG&E would be required to expend billions of dollars of funds in order to maintain San Onofre in operation for the long term, as well as that the alternatives to the energy that San Onofre had provided in the past would result in overall lower costs to consumers than would continued reliance on San Onofre. The fact that SCE ultimately FOE presents no evidence of and provides no link to its substantial contribution. Such “preparation” did not influence the Commission’s decisionmaking process and is not compensable. FOE was not part of the four-party settlement discussions. Pursuant to D.94-10-029, the Commission has discretion to award compensation to parties who participated in settlement agreements, when there is a finding that they made a substantial contribution to a decision. We award limited hours for this participation.
APPENDIX Compensation Decision Summary Information Compensation Decision: D1701017 Modifies Decision? No Contribution Decision(s): D1411040 Proceeding(s): I1210013 Author: ALJ Division Southern California Edison Company and San Gas & Electric Intervenor Information Intervenor Claim Date Amount Requested Amount Awarded Multiplier? Reason Friends of the (FOE) January 23, 2015 $483,503.01 $72,289.37 No See CPUC and above. Advocate Information Name Last Name Type Hourly Fee Requested Year Hourly Fee Requested Hourly Fee Adopted Laurence Chaset Attorney FOE $350 2012 $350.00 Laurence Chaset Attorney FOE $360 2013 $355.00 Laurence Chaset Attorney FOE $370 2014 $365.00 Laurence Chaset Attorney FOE $370 2015 $365.00 Timothy Lindl Attorney FOE $215 2012 $155.00 Timothy Lindl Attorney FOE $225 2013 $160.00 Thadeus Culley Attorney FOE $210 2013 $195.00 Pica Expert FOE $200 2012 $200.00 Erich Pica Expert FOE $200 2013 $205.00 Erich Pica Expert FOE $200 2014 $210.00
Damon Moglen Expert FOE $150 2012 $150.00 Damon Moglen Expert FOE $150 2013 $155.00 Damon Moglen Expert FOE $150 2014 $160.00 Shaun Burnie Expert FOE $130 2012 $130.00 Shaun Burnie Expert FOE $130 2013 $135.00 Kendra Ulrich Expert FOE $75 2012 $75.00 Kendra Ulrich Expert FOE $75 2013 $75.00 Steven Moss Expert FOE $225 2013 $210.00 Silvie Cohen Research Assistant FOE $150 2013 $85.00 Ashley Spalding Research Assistant FOE $150 2013 $85.00 Arnie Gundersen Expert FOE $300 2012 $300.00 Arnie Gundersen Expert FOE $300 2013 $310.00 John Large Expert FOE $300 2012 $300.00 John Large Expert FOE $300 2013 $305.00 Diane Moss Expert FOE $62.50 2012 $60.00 Diane Moss Expert FOE $62.50 2013 $60.00 Makhijani Expert FOE $175 2012 $175.00 Annie Makhijani Expert FOE $125 2012 $125.00 Christina Mills FOE $75 2012 $75.00 Lois Chalmers Librarian (Paralegal) FOE $90 2012 $90.00 (END OF APPENDIX)