Stop the Unfair San Onofre Settlement

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STOP THE UNFAIR SETTLEMENT

Background information (so you can catch up)

• M1252 2012-01 Improving Like-for-like RSGs -- Boguslaw Olech, SCE Nuclear Engineering International
• M1455 2013-05-28 Barbara Boxer wants U.S. probe on San Onofre -- AssociatedPress
• M1420 2014-04-03 CPUC I.12-10-013 - Motion for approval of settlement agreement -- SouthernCaliforniaEdison
• M1444 2014-05-14 Key Clips from Evidentiary Hearing of 2014-05-14 on San Onofre Settlement -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1430 2014-05-07 I.12-10-013 CDSO Opening Comment on Proposed Settlement of April 3, 2014 -- RayLutz CoalitionToDecommissionSanOnofre
• M1458 2014-06-26 Stop the Unfair Settlement -- Presentation by Ray Lutz -- RayLutz CitizensOversight

• M1470 2014-08-04 CDSO-509 Motion to Reopen Record on SONGS OII to allow Dr. Budnitz to complete his investigation -- Ray Lutz Aguirre Severson LLP Citizens Oversight Aguirre Severson LLP Coalition To Decommission San Onofre

• ASSIGNED COMMISSIONER AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES' RULING REQUESTING SETTLING PARTIES TO ADOPT MODIFICATIONS TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (9-5-2014)

• M1516 2014-10-09 Revised Proposed Decision on $3.3 Billion San Onofre Settlement -- Melanie Darling and Kevin Dudney CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission

• M1511 2014-10-23 Coalition Moves to Stay San Onofre Settlement to “clean house” of corruption at the CPUC -- RayLutz Citizens Oversight Coalition To Decommission San Onofre

• Unfortunately, this motion was quickly denied. As it turns out, it would have been best for everyone if this was granted and a slight delay allowed as the Peevey meeting came out in early 2015 * Comments on the proposed decision 2014-10-29

• Settling parties Comments on the proposed decision
• CDSO Comments on Proposed Decision
• Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility Comments on Proposed Decision
• California Large Energy Consumers Association
• Women's Energy Matters
• Ruth Henricks Comments on the proposed decision represented by Aguirre & Severson LLP * See Key Documents (below) for recent documents on this issue

Your next steps:

• Please send an email to the CPUC stating your opposition to this settlement by emailing to public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov
• Please ContactYourStateRepresentative <-- click to get more information
• Please contribute: DonateToCitizensOversight -- No amount is too small!
• Please let us know you want to be kept in the loop. Send an email to raylutz@citizensoversight.org to subscribe.

NO WALLSTREET INVESTOR BAILOUTS!

• San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) has not generated any power since 1/31/2012 after an emergency shutdown and radiation leak, the failure due to design mistakes made by Edison and their subcontractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
• Ratepayers continue to pay for SONGS just like an operating plant.
• Plus we have been paying for power not produced by the plant.
• The CPUC started an investigation into the failure in 2012.
• The utilities want to abort the investigation into their failure and then have ratepayers pay $3.3B to bail them out.
• Instead, ratepayers should see about a 10% REDUCTION in rates, since power from the plant averages 167% market price, and it comprised 10% to 20% of power used.
• The proposed settlement was negotiated in secret and without all official parties to the proceeding allowed to participate, to bail out wall street investors on the backs of ratepayers.

Related Projects

• See ShutSanOnofre for information on our fight to close the plant. We won, but now we have to deal with this ridiculous settlement.

Key Documents and media coverage of this important issue (reverse date order)

• CitizensOversightStatusUpdate2019 2020-04-13 Citizens Oversight Status Update 2019 -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1905 2019-08-05 Earth Summit Series presents "Emergency at San Onofre: From Shutdown to Nuclear Waste on the Beach" -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• CitizensOversightStatusUpdate2018 2019-02-09 Citizens Oversight Status Update 2018 -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1866 2018-07-26 CPUC Commission Meeting on 2018 San Onofre Settlement -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1867 2018-07-26 State regulators approve San Onofre nuclear settlement, trimming $750M from original deal -- Jeff Mc Donald, Rob Nikolewski SanDiegoUnionTribune
• M1838 2018-05-02 2018-05-02 SONGS OII Status Conference (LA) -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1839 2018-05-02 2018-05-02 SONGS OII Public Participation Hearing on 2018 Settlement -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1836 2018-04-04 CPUC Hearing 2018-04-04 on San Onofre Closure -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1820 2018-01-30 CITIZENS OVERSIGHT SIGNS $873 MILLION SAN ONOFRE SHUTDOWN SETTLEMENT WITH SCE, SDG&E AND OTHER PARTIES -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• SanOnofreClosureSettlement2018 2018-01-30 San Onofre Closure Settlement 2018 -- CitizensOversight
• M1811 2018-01-12 San Onofre Shutdown Settlement FAQS -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1810 2018-01-10 New San Onofre deal reached between utilities, consumer groups -- JeffMcDonald UnionTribune
• CitizensOversightStatusUpdate2017 2017-12-20 Citizens Oversight Status Update 2017 -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1808 2017-11-21 CPUC Privilege Log -- CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission
• M1783 2017-08-18 Group Asks 9th Circuit to say who pays for San Onofre -- Malcolm Maclachlan San Francisco Daily Journal
• M1771 2017-06-07 Award Document in San Onofre dispute between SCE and MHI regarding Replacement Steam Generators -- SouthernCaliforniaEdison
• M1644 2016-02-09 Judge Rules that Superior Court can hear case on Public Records withheld. -- Judge Goldsmith CitizensOversight
• M1636 2016-01-31 It’s not just the steam generators that failed -- Four years after San Onofre shutdown, questions remain about flawed project -- JeffMcDonald UnionTribune
• M1643 2016-01-31 Ace Hoffman on four-year anniversary of San Onofre shutdown. -- AceHoffman CitizensOversight
• M1634 2016-01-27 San Onofre Power Plant closure sparks lawsuit -- DanPlante KUSI
• M1630 2016-01-06 Calif. Judge Retires Amid Controversy Over SoCal Edison Case -- Carmen Germaine Law 360
• M1628 2015-11-23 Anatomy of a Failure -- San Onofre Nuclear Plant presentation by Ray Lutz to IEEE -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1621 2015-10-21 Motion for Reassignment of ALJ Darling of 2015-10-21 -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1624 2015-09-25 Citizens group appeals San Onofre ruling -- JeffMcDonald UnionTribune
• M1622 2015-09-23 Appeal Opening Brief -- Citizens Oversight, Inc. vs. CPUC re Settlement -- AguirreSeversonLLP Citizens Oversight Aguirre Severson LLP
• M1611 2015-08-10 Ratepayer Group Citizens' Oversight Sends Open Letter to San Onofre Settlement Endorsers -- "It's time to pull your support" -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1607 2015-06-24 TURN Joins Petition for Modification of Settlement -- Freedman Matthew TheUtilityReformNetwork
• M1608 2015-06-22 Report to the California Public Utilities Commission Regarding Ex Parte Communications and Related Practices -- Strumwasser & Woocher LLP CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission
• M1597 2015-05-22 CPUC ALJ Darling / SCE Russell Worden Emails of 2012-12-05 -- CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission
• M1584 2015-04-29 Southern California Edison Review of Documents Affirms Independent San Onofre Settlement Process -- SouthernCaliforniaEdison
• M1571 2015-04-14 San Onofre Deal in Federal Court -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1569 2015-04-10 Hotel notes show San Onofre deal hatched early -- Framework was set in Poland, before public process began -- JeffMcDonald UnionTribune
• M1563 2015-03-26 UC struggled with Peevey party funds -- Dean of public policy school felt loyalty to utilities boss -- JeffMcDonald UnionTribune
• M1557 2015-03-16 Assy Cte on Utilities and Commerce Hearing on CPUC -- California State Assembly
• M1554 2015-03-03 REGULATOR, EDISON HAD ‘REGULAR’ CHATS -- Emails reveal calls with PUC member Florio, whose contacts with PG&E prompted recusal -- JeffMcDonald UnionTribune
• M1552 2015-02-25 Citizens Oversight's Federal Case Against Edison, CPUC Ignited by Warsaw Meetings & Felony Searches -- AguirreSeversonLLP CitizensOversight
• M1547 2015-02-22 Anatomy of the San Onofre Secret Settlement -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1543 2015-02-11 Peevey Toasters Face Public Scrutiny -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1544 2015-02-11 Furor over $250-a-head party honoring former CPUC head -- JaxonVanDerbeken SanFranciscoChronicle
• M1539 2015-02-10 Meeting links CPUC probe to San Onofre -- Edison discloses it met at luxury hotel in Poland with former regulator -- JeffMcDonald UnionTribune
• M1540 2015-02-10 SCE reports private contact in 2013 with PUC head Peevey -- MarcLifsher LosAngelesTimes
• M1538 2015-02-09 SCE Admits Secret Meeting with CPUC Pres. Peevey in 2013 to Concoct Settlement -- SouthernCaliforniaEdison
• M1542 2015-02-09 Shut up! Shut up! -- Edison admits secret huddle with Michael Peevey on San Onofre -- DonBauder SanDiegoReader
• M1541 2015-02-02 INDUSTRY TO TOAST EX-PUC CHIEF PEEVEY -- Celebration for former utilities chief comes amid state corruption investigation -- JeffMcDonald UnionTribune
• M1812 2014-12-18 Application for Rehearing San Onofre Settlement Decision D.14-11-040 -- Citizens Oversight, Ruth Henricks
• M1813 2014-11-25 SONGS Settlement Decision D.14-11-040 -- CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission
• M1519 2014-11-14 Lawsuit alleges phantom power billings -- Advocates say customers pay for nonexistent San Onofre energy -- JeffMcDonald UnionTribune
• M1518 2014-11-13 COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF - San Onofre -- AguirreSeversonLLP CitizensOversight
• M1517 2014-10-31 San Onofre Outage CPUC Investigation -- Oral Arguments, Oct 31, 2014 -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1512 2014-10-24 CPRA Response in San Bruno Explosion Case -- CPUC and PG&E -- CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission
• M1515 2014-10-24 Utility scandal may impact nuke settlement -- MorganLee UnionTribune
• M1511 2014-10-23 Coalition Moves to Stay San Onofre Settlement to “clean house” of corruption at the CPUC -- RayLutz Citizens Oversight Coalition To Decommission San Onofre
• M1516 2014-10-09 Revised Proposed Decision on $3.3 Billion San Onofre Settlement -- Melanie Darling and Kevin Dudney CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission
• M1509 2014-10-08 SAN ONOFRE REPORT FAULTS OVERSIGHT BY REGULATORS -- ’09 inspection cited as ‘missed opportunity’ to identify weaknesses in generator project -- MorganLee UnionTribune
• M1480 2014-08-15 CONSUMER GROUPS WANT NUKE PLANT PROBE COMPLETED -- MorganLee UnionTribune
• M1470 2014-08-04 CDSO-509 Motion to Reopen Record on SONGS OII to allow Dr. Budnitz to complete his investigation -- Ray Lutz Aguirre Severson LLP Citizens Oversight Aguirre Severson LLP Coalition To Decommission San Onofre
• M1462 2014-07-11 Timing of UCAN payment questioned -- Consumer group and CPUC deny any connection to San Onofre matter -- JeffMcDonald UnionTribune
• M1458 2014-06-26 Stop the Unfair Settlement -- Presentation by Ray Lutz -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1457 2014-06-17 Armed with papers -- Public Utilities Commission advisor calls cops on Michael Aguirre -- DonBauder SanDiegoReader
• M1450 2014-05-26 Peeved Commissioner Peevey hints at CPUC's disarray -- The regulators' fixed deal is naked -- DonBauder SanDiegoReader
• M1448 2014-05-22 Mike Aguirre gets cussed out at CPUC -- MorganLee UnionTribune
• M1445 2014-05-20 Is the Public Utilities Commission Complicit in a Cover-up? -- Roy L Hales TheEcoReport
• M1440 2014-05-14 Settling The Bill For Closing The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station -- ErikAnderson Kpbs Radio
• M1441 2014-05-14 Excerpts of Settlement Evidentiary Hearing of 2014-05-14 -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1444 2014-05-14 Key Clips from Evidentiary Hearing of 2014-05-14 on San Onofre Settlement -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1447 2014-05-14 Commissioner Peevey Loses it when asked about meeting with SCE -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1438 2014-05-13 RATEPAYER ADVOCATES TO SPEAK ON $3.3 BILLION SAN ONOFRE BAILOUT OF GIDDY UTILITY INVESTORS -- RayLutz CoalitionToDecommissionSanOnofre
• M1439 2014-05-13 Ratepayer rep’s role questioned -- JeffMcDonald UnionTribune
• M1435 2014-05-11 Who pays for a worthless power plant? -- MorganLee UnionTribune
• M1434 2014-05-10 Nuclear deal slams consumers, as usual -- DanMcSwain UnionTribune
• M1437 2014-05-10 Battles over San Onofre nuclear plant costs gaining steam -- MarcLifsher LosAngelesTimes
• M1433 2014-05-08 Labor, Customer Groups and Community-Based Organizations File Comments Supporting State Regulatory Settlement Regarding San Onofre Nuclear Plant -- Maureen Brown SouthernCaliforniaEdison
• M1431 2014-05-08 I.12-10-013 CDSO-504 CDSO Joins HENRICKS Objection, Motion to Strike -- Ray Lutz, Ruth Henricks Coalition To Decommission San Onofre Citizens Oversight
• M1430 2014-05-07 I.12-10-013 CDSO Opening Comment on Proposed Settlement of April 3, 2014 -- RayLutz CoalitionToDecommissionSanOnofre
• M1432 2014-05-07 Electricity refund? Not in California -- California utility regulators want to screw you, boost company profits. -- DonBauder SanDiegoReader
• M1429 2014-05-05 PUC’s Kabuki dance extends to San Onofre, San Bruno: Thomas Elias -- Thomas Elias LADaily News
• M1427 2014-05-01 Settlement Press Conference on 2014-05-06 -- RayLutz CitizensOversight
• M1428 2014-04-25 Ruling by ALJs on Settlement Schedule -- CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission
• M1423 2014-04-20 $3.3B Fair or Foul? -- MorganLee UnionTribune
• M1421 2014-04-11 CDSO-501 CDSO Objection to Motion to Adopt San Onofre Settlement -- Coalition To Decommission San Onofre Citizens Oversight
• M1420 2014-04-03 CPUC I.12-10-013 - Motion for approval of settlement agreement -- SouthernCaliforniaEdison
• M1419 2014-03-27 Proposed Settlement Agreement for San Onofre Outage -- RaymondLutz CitizensOversight
• M1446 2014-03-20 Letter from SCE to Parties of SONGS OII (I12-10-013) announcing Settlement Conference -- Russell Worden SouthernCaliforniaEdison
• M1436 2013-11-05 Closing of nuke helps Edison to higher earnings -- Eric Wolff SNL Generation Markets Week
• M1442 2013-05-13 Go Down Swinging! -- MichaelTurko KusiNews
• M1568 2013-03-26 RSG Notes on Hotel Bristol Stationery -- Michael Peevey, Stephen Pickett CitizensOversight
• M1625 2006-06-07 Initial NRC Briefing by SCE on RSG Project, June 7, 2006 -- SouthernCaliforniaEdison
• M1623 1934-05-08 Johnson Act -- U.S. House of Representatives Federal Register

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