BEFORE THE
CALIFORNIA ENERGY RESOURCES
CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
| In the matter of, | ) | Docket No. 03-IEP-01, 02-REN-1038, |
| Informational Proceeding and | ) | 03-RPS-1078, and 04-DIST-GEN-1 |
| Preparation of the 2004 Integrated, | ) | NOTICE OF COMMITTEE |
| Energy Policy Report Update | ) | HEARINGS AND AVAILABILITY |
| (2004 Energy Report Update) | ) ) ) |
OF DRAFT COMMITTEE 2004 ENERGY REPORT |
| ____________________________________ | ) |
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
AND AVAILABILITY OF
DRAFT COMMITTEE 2004 ENERGY REPORT UPDATE
The California Energy Commission's Integrated Energy Policy Report (Energy Report) Committee (Committee) will conduct hearings to seek public comment on the 2004 Draft Committee Energy Report Update (Draft Committee Report). Commissioner John L. Geesman is the Presiding Member and Commissioner James D. Boyd is the Associate Member of the Energy Report Committee.
The hearings will begin at 10:30 a.m. each day at the following locations:
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September 29, 2004 Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Building California Public Utilities Commission Auditorium 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco |
September 30, 2004 San Diego Association of Governments Board Room 401 B Street, 7th Floor San Diego |
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October 1, 2004 California Energy Commission Hearing Room A 1516 9th Street Sacramento |
October 5, 2004 Ronald Reagan State Building Auditorium 300 South Spring Street Los Angeles |
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October 8, 2004 Fresno State Building Room 1036 2550 Mariposa Mall Fresno For audio and video broadcast over the Internet please go to: www.energy.ca.gov/webcast/ Note: Because of technical limitations we are not webcasting the hearing in Fresno. |
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Availability of Draft Committee 2004 Energy Report Update
The Draft Committee Report provides an update to the 2003 Energy Report focusing on additional analysis and recommendations on three critical issues: reliability concerns associated with aging power plants, transmission planning, and accelerating renewable energy development. The Draft Committee Report is available from the Energy Commission's website at:
www.energy.ca.gov/2004_policy_update/documents/
Background
The Draft Committee Report is the based on the record developed during the update proceeding, which includes three draft staff white papers and extensive public and stakeholder comment. The report focuses on recommendations and includes a short summary of the key technical information underlying those recommendations. The three draft staff papers are:
- Resource, Reliability and Environmental Concerns of Aging Power Plant Operations and Retirements
- Upgrading California's Electric Transmission System: Issues and Actions for 2004 and Beyond
- Accelerated Renewable Energy Development
These draft documents, released in late July and early August 2004, were followed by Committee workshops in late August to ensure that the staff had captured public input and characterized information accurately. The three staff white papers can be found at www.energy.ca.gov/2004_policy_update/documents/.
The hearings scheduled for September and October will provide a forum for public comment on the Committee's recommendations before the Revised Draft Committee Report is considered for adoption by the full Energy Commission in November 2004.
Written Comments
The Committee is seeking the active participation of all interested parties in discussing the Draft Committee Report. The Energy Commission encourages members of the public to submit specific written comments on the Draft Committee Report. Interested parties may submit written comments at the hearing or reply comments following the hearing by October 13, 2004.
Parties may file a single copy electronically with the Docket Unit and follow up with an original copy by mail. The Energy Commission encourages comments by e-mail so that they may be posted on the Energy Commission's Energy Report proceeding website. If you cannot send comments by e-mail, please provide an original and12 copies by mail or in person to the Energy Commission's Docket Unit. All written materials filed with the Docket Unit will become part of the public record in this proceeding.
If filing comments by e-mail, please send one e-mail to [docket@energy.state.ca.us] with Ò03-IEP-01, 02-REN-1038, 03-RPS-1078, and 04-DIST-GEN-1" as the subject line and follow up with one original copy to the address below. Otherwise, please send or deliver written materials to:
California Energy Commission
Re: Docket Nos. 03-IEP-01, 02-REN-1038, 03-RPS-1078, and 04-DIST-GEN-1
Docket Unit, MS-4
1516 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-5504
Public Participation
The Energy Commission's Public Adviser, Margret J. Kim, provides the public assistance in participating in Energy Commission activities. If you would like information on how to participate in these hearings, please contact the Public Adviser's Office by phone at (916) 654-4489 or toll free at (800) 822-6228, by FAX at (916) 654-4493, or by e-mail at [pao@energy.state.ca.us]. If you have a disability and require assistance to participate in these hearings, please contact Lou Quiroz at (916) 654-5146 at least five days in advance.
If you have questions on the technical subject matter of this notice, please contact Sandra Fromm at (916) 654-4651 or by e-mail at [sfromm@energy.state.ca.us]. News media inquiries should be directed to Claudia Chandler, Assistant Executive Director, at (916) 654 4989.
 JOHN L. GEESMAN |
 JAMES D. BOYD |
| Commissioner and Presiding Member 2004-2005 Integrated Energy Policy Report Committee |
Commissioner and Associate Member 2004-2005 Integrated Energy Policy Report Committee |
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