Southern California Edison Disappointed with CPUC Judge’s Ruling
August 05 2015 - 11:29PM
Business Wire
Southern California Edison (SCE) expressed disappointment with
today’s ruling by a California Public Utilities Commission
administrative law judge regarding ex parte communication
issues.
The ruling rejected many of the allegations from the Alliance
for Nuclear Responsibility, which asserted SCE engaged in 72
communications with the commission that should have been reported.
The ruling found that the majority of those communications were not
subject to reporting under the commission’s rules.
The ruling nevertheless found that 10 SCE communications should
have been reported. The commission will conduct a further process
to consider appropriate sanctions, which may include monetary
penalties, for SCE’s failure to file these reports. SCE will submit
its position on the sanctions issue by Aug. 20, as provided in the
ruling. SCE will also comply with the order to file notice of the
10 communications.
“SCE’s leadership strives to be conscientious and comply with
the commission’s rules,” said Pedro Pizarro, president of SCE.
“Based on the information we had at the time, we did not believe
these communications were reportable. We’re disappointed that the
ruling reaches a different conclusion.”
The Wednesday ruling was issued in relation to communications
pertaining to the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear plant. In
April 2014, six parties, representing consumer, environmental and
labor interests as well as SCE and San Diego Gas & Electric
Co., proposed a settlement of that proceeding. The commission,
after an extensive and public proceeding, unanimously approved the
settlement.
“Today’s ruling does not alter the settlement,” Pizarro said.
“SCE continues to believe that the settlement was properly
negotiated and approved, and that it should continue to remain in
effect.”
SCE is focused on safely decommissioning San Onofre, guided by
core principles of safety, stewardship and engagement. SCE has
established a Community Engagement Panel to support those
principles. For more information, visit songscommunity.com.
About Southern California EdisonAn Edison International
(NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California Edison is one of the
nation’s largest electric utilities, serving a population of nearly
14 million via 5 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile
service area within Central, Coastal and Southern California.
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