It could be quite some time before FERC responds to San DiegoGas and Electric’s (SDG&E) emergency request seekingreinstatement of price caps on short-term capacity releases for gastransportation service to the California market.

That’s because FERC is requiring SDG&E and the parties thatcommented on the utility’s emergency request to respond to 15 verydetailed “data requests” before it takes any action. The deadlinefor their replies is Jan.16.

Daniel L. Larcamp, director of FERC’s Office of Markets, Tariffsand Rates, sent out letters to the major intervenors in the caselast week, which included the data requests.

A sampling of the information being sought by the Commissionincludes the following: 1) provide your system’s gas sales andtransportation requirements (i.e. daily demands) by core, non-coreand electric generation loads, by year, for each of the last threeyears; 2) provide by pipeline and type of service, the firm servicecapacity your system has under contract on upstream interstatepipelines during the last three years; 3) provide your storageservice rights, by facility; 4) supply a summary of your system’sgas purchases (volumes and prices) by month for each of the lastthree years; and 5) provide “relevant details” on releases of yourfirm service interstate pipeline capacity during 2000.

FERC said it would consider requests to treat the informationbeing submitted as privileged. Such documents will be placed in a”nonpublic file while the request for privileged treatment, or anychallenge to such a request, is pending before the Commission.”

The data-request replies should be submitted to FERC SecretaryDavid Boergers. And a copy of the responses should be filed withJames A. Pederson (Room 72-27).

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