Erik Jacobson
Director
Regulatory Relations
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
P. O. Box 770000 Mail Code B13U
San Francisco, CA 94177
Fax: 415.973.3582
February 22, 2021
Advice 4389-G
(Pacific Gas and Electric Company ID U39 G)
Public Utilities Commission of the State of California
Subject: March 2021 G-SUR Rate Change
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”) hereby submits for filing revisions to its gas
tariffs. The affected tariff sheets are listed on the enclosed Attachment 1.
Purpose
The purpose of this filing is to submit monthly revisions to the gas Schedule G-SUR
effective March 1, 2021. In accordance with Resolution G-3326, the Schedule G-SUR
rate now changes in conjunction with core gas procurement rates. Consistent with
Decision (“D.”) 98-07-025, PG&E’s core procurement rates changes are made effective
no later than the fifth business day of the month.1
Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Sections 6350-6354, gas volumes procured by
customers from third-party entities and transported by PG&E may be subject to a gas
franchise fee surcharge under Schedule G-SUR--Customer-Procured Gas Franchise
Fee Surcharge. The franchise fee surcharge is calculated based on the monthly core
Weighted Average Cost of Gas (“WACOG”), exclusive of storage costs, and franchise
fees and uncollectibles, multiplied by the franchise fee factor adopted in PG&E’s most
recent General Rate Case.2
Effective March 1, 2021, the G-SUR price is $0.00281 per therm. The price in this
advice filing shall remain in effect until the next such filing with the California Public
Utilities Commission (“Commission” or “CPUC”). Prices are posted on PG&E’s internet
site at: http://www.pge.com/tariffs/.
1
2
See D.98-07-025, Ordering Paragraph 2.
This includes revised Franchise Fee factor of 0.009772, per 2020 General Rate Case D.20-12005.
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Advice 4389-G
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February 22, 2021
Protests
***Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the shelter at home orders, PG&E is
currently unable to receive protests or comments to this advice letter via U.S.
mail or fax. Please submit protests or comments to this advice letter to
EDTariffUnit@cpuc.ca.gov and PGETariffs@pge.com***
Anyone wishing to protest this filing may do so by letter sent via U.S. mail, by facsimile
or E-mail, no later than March 15, 2021, which is 21 days3 after the date of this filing.
Protests must be submitted to:
CPUC Energy Division
ED Tariff Unit
505 Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor
San Francisco, California 94102
Facsimile: (415) 703-2200
E-mail: EDTariffUnit@cpuc.ca.gov
Copies of protests also should be mailed to the attention of the Director, Energy
Division, Room 4004, at the address shown above.
The protest shall also be sent to PG&E either via E-mail or U.S. mail (and by facsimile,
if possible) at the address shown below on the same date it is mailed or delivered to the
Commission:
Erik Jacobson
Director, Regulatory Relations
c/o Megan Lawson
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
77 Beale Street, Mail Code B13U
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177
Facsimile: (415) 973-3582
E-mail: PGETariffs@pge.com
Any person (including individuals, groups, or organizations) may protest or respond to
an advice letter (General Order 96-B, Section 7.4). The protest shall contain the
following information: specification of the advice letter protested; grounds for the protest;
supporting factual information or legal argument; name, telephone number, postal
address, and (where appropriate) e-mail address of the protestant; and statement that
3
The 20-day protest period concludes on a weekend; therefore, PG&E is moving this date to
the following business day.
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February 22, 2021
the protest was sent to the utility no later than the day on which the protest was
submitted to the reviewing Industry Division (General Order 96-B, Section 3.11).
Notice
In accordance with General Order 96-B, Section IV, a copy of this advice letter is being
sent electronically and/or via U.S. mail to parties shown on the attached list. Address
changes to the General Order 96-B service list should be directed to PG&E at e-mail
address PGETariffs@pge.com. For changes to any other service list, please contact
the Commission’s Process Office at (415) 703-2021 or at Process_Office@cpuc.ca.gov.
Send all electronic approvals to PGETariffs@pge.com. Advice letter filings can also be
accessed electronically at: http://www.pge.com/tariffs.
/S/
Erik Jacobson
Director – Regulatory Relations
Attachments
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ADVICE LETTER
SUMMARY
ENERGY UTILITY
MUST BE COMPLETED BY UTILITY (Attach additional pages as needed)
Company name/CPUC Utility No.: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (ID U 39 G)
Utility type:
ELC
GAS
PLC
HEAT
ELC = Electric
PLC = Pipeline
WATER
Contact Person: Stuart Rubio
Phone #: (415) 973-4587
E-mail: PGETariffs@pge.com
E-mail Disposition Notice to: SHR8@pge.com
EXPLANATION OF UTILITY TYPE
GAS = Gas
WATER = Water
HEAT = Heat
(Date Submitted / Received Stamp by CPUC)
Tier Designation: 1
Advice Letter (AL) #: 4389-G
Subject of AL: March 2021 G-SUR Rate Change
Keywords (choose from CPUC listing): Compliance
AL Type:
Monthly
Quarterly
Annual
One-Time
Other:
If AL submitted in compliance with a Commission order, indicate relevant Decision/Resolution #:
D. 98-07-025 and Res G-332
Does AL replace a withdrawn or rejected AL? If so, identify the prior AL: No
Summarize differences between the AL and the prior withdrawn or rejected AL: N/A
Confidential treatment requested?
Yes
No
If yes, specification of confidential information:
Confidential information will be made available to appropriate parties who execute a
nondisclosure agreement. Name and contact information to request nondisclosure agreement/
access to confidential information:
Resolution required?
Yes
No
Requested effective date: 3/1/21
No. of tariff sheets: 3
Estimated system annual revenue effect (%): N/A
Estimated system average rate effect (%): N/A
When rates are affected by AL, include attachment in AL showing average rate effects on customer classes
(residential, small commercial, large C/I, agricultural, lighting).
Tariff schedules affected:
See Attachment 1
Service affected and changes proposed1: N/A
Pending advice letters that revise the same tariff sheets: N/A
1
Discuss in AL if more space is needed.
Clear Form
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Protests and all other correspondence regarding this AL are due no later than 20 days after the date
of this submittal, unless otherwise authorized by the Commission, and shall be sent to:
CPUC, Energy Division
Attention: Tariff Unit
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Email: EDTariffUnit@cpuc.ca.gov
Name: Erik Jacobson, c/o Megan Lawson
Title: Director, Regulatory Relations
Utility Name: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Address: 77 Beale Street, Mail Code B13U
City: San Francisco, CA 94177
Zip: 94177
State: California
Telephone (xxx) xxx-xxxx: (415)973-2093
Facsimile (xxx) xxx-xxxx: (415)973-3582
Email: PGETariffs@pge.com
Name:
Title:
Utility Name:
Address:
City:
State: District of Columbia
Telephone (xxx) xxx-xxxx:
Facsimile (xxx) xxx-xxxx:
Email:
Zip:
Clear Form
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Attachment 1
Advice 4389-G
Cal P.U.C.
Sheet No.
Title of Sheet
Cancelling
Cal P.U.C.
Sheet No.
36930-G
GAS SCHEDULE G-SUR
CUSTOMER-PROCURED GAS FRANCHISE FEE SURCHARGE
Sheet 1
36783-G
36931-G
GAS TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sheet 1
36927-G
36932-G
GAS TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sheet 3
36812-G
Page 1 of 1
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Revised
Revised
Cal. P.U.C. Sheet No.
Cal. P.U.C. Sheet No.
36930-G
36783-G
San Francisco, California
GAS SCHEDULE G-SUR
CUSTOMER-PROCURED GAS FRANCHISE FEE SURCHARGE
APPLICABILITY:
Sheet 1
Pursuant to California State Senate Bill No. 278 (1993) and pursuant to PU Code
sections 6350-6354, this schedule applies to all gas volumes procured by Customers from
third-party entities and transported by PG&E (“Customer-procured gas”) with the following
exceptions:
a.
The state of California or a political subdivision thereof;
b.
One gas utility transporting gas for end use in its Commission-designated service
area through another utility’s service area;
c.
A utility transporting its own gas through its own gas transmission and distribution
system for purposes of generating electricity or for use in its own operations;
d.
Cogeneration Customers and other electrical generation facilities that meet an overall
electric efficiency of at least 45%, for that quantity of natural gas billed under
Schedule G-EG; and
e.
Advanced Electrical Distributed Generation Technology that meets all of the
conditions specified in Public Utilities Code Section 379.8 that is first operational at a
site prior to January 1, 2016.
TERRITORY:
Schedule G-SUR applies everywhere PG&E provides natural gas service.
RATES:
The Customer-procured gas Franchise Fee Surcharge is comprised of
the following components:
a.
b.
The monthly core Weighted Average Cost of Gas (WACOG),
exclusive of storage costs and Revenue Fees and Uncollectible
(RF&U) accounts expense, which is multiplied by:
The Franchise Fee factor* adopted in PG&E’s most recent
General Rate Case, which is .........................................................
The G-SUR Franchise Fee Surcharge is ...............................................
Per Therm
$0.28797 (I)
0.009772 (I)
$0.00281 (I)R)
SURCHARGE
RECOVERY:
The surcharge will be shown on the Customer’s monthly bill based on volumes procured
by the Customer from a third party and transported by PG&E (metered usage).
DELINQUENT
SURCHARGES:
In the event that payment on a transportation Customer’s closed account becomes more
than 90 days delinquent or a transportation Customer notifies the utility that they refuse to
pay the surcharge, PG&E shall, within 30 days, notify the municipality of the delinquency
and provide information on the name and address of the delinquent transportation
Customer and the surcharge amount owed. PG&E shall not be liable for delinquent
surcharges.
_______________
*
Does not include Uncollectibles factor of 0.003050
Advice
Decision
4389-G
Issued by
Robert S. Kenney
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Submitted
Effective
Resolution
February 22, 2021
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Revised
Cal. P.U.C. Sheet No.
Cal. P.U.C. Sheet No.
36931-G
36927-G
San Francisco, California
GAS TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sheet 1
CAL P.U.C.
SHEET NO.
TITLE OF SHEET
Title Page ........................................................................................................................................... 36931-G
Rate Schedules ....................................................................................................................... 36916,36932-G
Preliminary Statements ........................................................................................................... 36743,36670-G
Preliminary Statements, Rules ........................................................................................................... 36928-G
Rules, Maps, Contracts and Deviations .............................................................................................. 36929-G
Sample Forms ........................................................................................ 36186,36187,36188,36189,36190-G
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(T)
(Continued)
Advice
Decision
4389-G
Issued by
Robert S. Kenney
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Submitted
Effective
Resolution
February 22, 2021
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Revised
Cal. P.U.C. Sheet No.
Cal. P.U.C. Sheet No.
36932-G
36812-G
San Francisco, California
GAS TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sheet 3
CAL P.U.C.
SHEET NO.
SCHEDULE TITLE OF SHEET
Rate Schedules
Non-Residential
G-AFTOFF
G-SFT
G-AA
G-AAOFF
G-NFT
G-NFTOFF
G-NAA
G-NAAOFF
G-OEC
G-CARE
G-XF
G-PARK
Annual Firm Transportation Off-System ..................................................... 30657,35591,36176-G
Seasonal Firm Transportation On-System Only ......................................... 30678,36530,36531-G
As-Available Transportation On-System................................................................ 30651,36173-G
As-Available Transportation Off-System................................................................ 30653,36174-G
Negotiated Firm Transportation On-System ............................................... 30666,30667,36180-G
Negotiated Firm Transportation Off-System ............................................... 30669,30670,36181-G
Negotiated As-Available Transportation On-System .................................. 30660,30661,36178-G
Negotiated As-Available Transportation Off-System .................................. 30662,30663-36179-G
Gas Delivery To Off-System End-Use Customers ................................................. 30674,22264-G
CARE Program Service for Qualified Nonprofit Group Living and Qualified Agricultural
Employee Housing Facilities.......................................................................................... 23367-G
Pipeline Expansion Firm Intrastate Transportation Service ................................... 35604,35309-G
Market Center Parking Service .............................................................................. 33953,18177-G
Rate Schedules
Other
G-LEND
G-CT
G-CRED
G-SUR
G-PPPS
G-ESP
G-OBF
G-OBR
G-SOP
Market Center Lending Service ............................................................................. 33945,18179-G
Core Gas Aggregation Service .......................... 31674,31675,31676,35777,35778,35779,35780,
......................................................... 35781,35782,35783,35784,35785,35786,35787,35788-G
Billing Credits for CTA-Consolidated Billing...................................................................... 20063-G
Customer-Procured Gas Franchise Fee Surcharge ......................................................... 36930-G
Gas Public Purpose Program Surcharge............................................................... 33026,23704-G
Consolidated Pacific Gas and Electric Company Billing Services to Core
Transport Agents ........................................................................................................... 21739-G
On-Bill Financing Loan Program ................................................................ 34948,34949,34950-G
On-Bill Repayment (OBR) Pilots ........................................................................... 31548-31554-G
Residential Gas SmartMeterTM Opt-Out Program.................................................. 31912,31913-G
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Rate Schedules
Experimental
G-NGV1
G-NGV2
G-NGV4
G-LNG
Experimental Natural Gas Service for Compression on Customers
Premises............................................................................................................. 36795,27653-G
Experimental Compressed Natural Gas Service ................................................... 36796,36740-G
Experimental Gas Transportation Service to Noncore Natural Gas
Vehicles ................................................................................................... 35596,36391,27658-G
Experimental Liquefied Natural Gas Service ......................................................... 36390,21890-G
(Continued)
Advice
Decision
4389-G
Issued by
Robert S. Kenney
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Submitted
Effective
Resolution
February 22, 2021
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PG&E Gas and Electric
Advice Submittal List
General Order 96-B, Section IV
AT&T
Albion Power Company
East Bay Community Energy Ellison
Schneider & Harris LLP Energy
Management Service
Alta Power Group, LLC
Anderson & Poole
Engineers and Scientists of California
Atlas ReFuel
BART
Barkovich & Yap, Inc.
California Cotton Ginners & Growers Assn
California Energy Commission
California Hub for Energy Efficiency
Financing
California Alternative Energy and
Advanced Transportation Financing
Authority
California Public Utilities Commission
Calpine
Cameron-Daniel, P.C.
Casner, Steve
Cenergy Power
Center for Biological Diversity
Chevron Pipeline and Power
City of Palo Alto
City of San Jose
Clean Power Research
Coast Economic Consulting
Commercial Energy
Crossborder Energy
Crown Road Energy, LLC
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Day Carter Murphy
Dept of General Services
Don Pickett & Associates, Inc.
Douglass & Liddell
GenOn Energy, Inc.
Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Schlotz &
Ritchie
Green Power Institute
Hanna & Morton
ICF
IGS Energy
International Power Technology
Intestate Gas Services, Inc.
Kelly Group
Ken Bohn Consulting
Keyes & Fox LLP
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Los Angeles County Integrated
Waste Management Task Force
MRW & Associates
Manatt Phelps Phillips
Marin Energy Authority
McKenzie & Associates
Modesto Irrigation District
NLine Energy, Inc.
NRG Solar
Office of Ratepayer Advocates
OnGrid Solar
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Peninsula Clean Energy
Pioneer Community Energy
Redwood Coast Energy Authority
Regulatory & Cogeneration Service, Inc.
SCD Energy Solutions
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
SPURR
San Francisco Water Power and Sewer
Sempra Utilities
Sierra Telephone Company, Inc.
Southern California Edison Company
Southern California Gas Company
Spark Energy
Sun Light & Power
Sunshine Design
Tecogen, Inc.
TerraVerde Renewable Partners
Tiger Natural Gas, Inc.
TransCanada
Utility Cost Management
Utility Power Solutions
Water and Energy Consulting Wellhead
Electric Company
Western Manufactured Housing
Communities Association (WMA)
Yep Energy
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