April 10, 2018 Advice Letter 3948-G. SUBJECT: Revisions to Appendix F to the 1997 California Production Interconnection and Operating Agreement

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 505 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-3298 EDMUND G. BROWN JR.

1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 505 VAN NESS AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO, CA EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Governor April 10, 2018 Advice Letter 3948-G Erik Jacobson Director, Regulatory Relations Pacific Gas and Electric Company 77 Beale Street, Mail Code B13U P.O. Box San Francisco, CA SUBJECT: Revisions to Appendix F to the 1997 California Production Interconnection and Operating Agreement Dear Mr. Jacobson: Advice Letter 3948-G is effective as of April 1, Sincerely, Edward Randolph Director, Energy Division

2 Erik Jacobson Director Regulatory Relations Pacific Gas and Electric Company 77 Beale St., Mail Code B13U P.O. Box San Francisco, CA Fax: March 2, 2018 Advice 3948-G (Pacific Gas and Electric Company ID U 39 G) Public Utilities Commission of the State of California Subject: Revisions to Appendix F to the 1997 California Production Interconnection and Operating Agreement Purpose Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) hereby submits for filing revisions to the pro forma Appendix F to the current California Production Interconnection and Operating Agreement which was prepared in 1997 (1997 CPIOA). The proposed revisions are listed on the enclosed Attachment 1 (2018 Appendix F Sheet 2). Background PG&E provides open access to its gas system at various receipt points in Northern and Central California that accept California Production gas 1 for transportation on the PG&E system. Producers construct gas delivery facilities and request to connect such facilities to the PG&E gas pipeline system. On August 1, 1997, PG&E filed Gas Advice Letter 2030-G requesting approval of a standardized cost structure for recovery of start-up costs associated with the construction of interconnection facilities requested by producers in order to accept California Production gas into the PG&E system. Advice Letter 2030-G also requested approval of a pro forma Appendix F, Sheets 1 and 2, of the relevant appendices to the interconnection agreement that PG&E uses to receive California Production gas. Appendix F Sheet 1 details the current producer application fee assessed if new PG&E facilities are required to connect a production well at the request of a producer. Appendix F Sheet 2 details the PG&E positions and hourly rates schedule for well connections and to perform work at the request of a producer. Advice Letter 2030-G was approved by Commission Resolution G-3233 dated October 22, California Production is defined in PG&E s Gas Rule No. 1.

3 Advice 3948-G March 2, 2018 PG&E is submitting this request to update the Appendix F Sheet 2 (Attachment 1) to reflect that it will use California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)-approved costs for fully loaded labor rates when connecting wells and preparing estimates to perform work at the request of a producer. PG&E is also requesting authority to update Appendix F in the future when the CPUC approves revised costs. PG&E s costs are periodically updated and approved by the CPUC in rate case proceedings. PG&E then uses these approved costs to determine its labor rates. PG&E is proposing in this advice letter that it not be required to file a new advice letter with the revised labor rates each time the CPUC approves revised costs. Instead, PG&E will simply update Appendix F to reflect the new labor rates and will use the updated rates going forward. By approving PG&E s use of the then currentlyapproved costs, it will alleviate any administrative burden of submitting an advice letter with an updated Appendix F as rates change over time. Concurrent with this filing, PG&E is submitting to the Commission an updated CPIOA that is substantially different from the 1997 CPIOA. The updated CPIOA does not include an Appendix F and addresses costs and fees separately. Thus, this revision to Appendix F will only be applicable to existing 1997 CPIOA agreements that remain in place. It will not apply to the updated CPIOA. The filing would not increase any current rate or charge, cause the withdrawal of service, or conflict with any rate schedule or rule. Protests Anyone wishing to protest this filing may do so by letter sent via U.S. mail, facsimile or , no later than March 22, 2018, which is 20 days after the date of this filing. Protests must be submitted to: CPUC Energy Division ED Tariff Unit 505 Van Ness Avenue, 4 th Floor San Francisco, California Facsimile: (415) 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 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:

4 Advice 3948-G March 2, 2018 Erik Jacobson Director, Regulatory Relations c/o Megan Lawson Pacific Gas and Electric Company 77 Beale Street, Mail Code B13U P.O. Box San Francisco, California Facsimile: (415) 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) address of the protestant; and statement that 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). Effective Date PG&E requests that this Tier 2 advice filing become effective on regular notice, April 1, 2018, which is 30 calendar days after the date of filing. Notice In accordance with General Order 96-B, Section IV, a copy of this advice letter is being sent electronically and 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 address PGETariffs@pge.com. For changes to any other service list, please contact the Commission s Process Office at (415) or at Process_Office@cpuc.ca.gov. Send all electronic approvals to PGETariffs@pge.com. Advice letter filings can also be accessed electronically at: /S/ Erik Jacobson Director, Regulatory Relations Attachments cc: Service List

5 CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ADVICE LETTER FILING SUMMARY ENERGY UTILITY MUST BE COMPLETED BY UTILITY (Attach additional pages as needed) Company name/cpuc Utility No. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (ID U39 G) Utility type: Contact Person: Kingsley Cheng ELC GAS Phone #: (415) PLC HEAT WATER and EXPLANATION OF UTILITY TYPE ELC = Electric GAS = Gas PLC = Pipeline HEAT = Heat WATER = Water (Date Filed/ Received Stamp by CPUC) Advice Letter (AL) #: 3948-G Tier: 2 Subject of AL: Revisions to Appendix F to the 1997 California Production Interconnection and Operating Agreement Keywords (choose from CPUC listing): Agreements AL filing type: Monthly Quarterly Annual One-Time Other If AL filed in compliance with a Commission order, indicate relevant Decision/Resolution #: N/A 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: Is AL requesting confidential treatment? If so, what information is the utility seeking confidential treatment for: No Confidential information will be made available to those who have executed a nondisclosure agreement: N/A Name(s) and contact information of the person(s) who will provide the nondisclosure agreement and access to the confidential information: Resolution Required? Yes No Requested effective date: April 1, 2018 Estimated system annual revenue effect (%): N/A Estimated system average rate effect (%): N/A No. of tariff sheets: 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: N/A Service affected and changes proposed: N/A Pending advice letters that revise the same tariff sheets: N/A Protests, dispositions, and all other correspondence regarding this AL are due no later than 20 days after the date of this filing, unless otherwise authorized by the Commission, and shall be sent to: California Public Utilities Commission Energy Division EDTariffUnit 505 Van Ness Ave., 4 th Flr. San Francisco, CA EDTariffUnit@cpuc.ca.gov Pacific Gas and Electric Company Attn: Erik Jacobson Director, Regulatory Relations c/o Megan Lawson 77 Beale Street, Mail Code B13U P.O. Box San Francisco, CA PGETariffs@pge.com

6 Advice 3948-G March 2, 2018 Attachment Appendix F Sheet 2

7 Appendix F Sheet 2 Positions and Hourly Rates Schedule for a Request to Add New Gas Well Production Through Existing Facilities and Work Performed at the Request of a Producer Position Rate/Hr ($) Gas Gathering Program Manager Gas Engineering/Planning Gas Reservoir Engineering Gas Estimating Gas System Operations Field Operations Legal Gas Quality Station Engineering Transmission & System Planning Pipeline Corrosion Environmental Services Acquisition & Litigation Services (Land) GC Construction Services Capital Investment Support Mapping

8 PG&E Gas and Electric Advice Filing List General Order 96-B, Section IV AT&T Downey & Brand Pacific Gas and Electric Company Albion Power Company Ellison Schneider & Harris LLP Praxair Alcantar & Kahl LLP Energy Management Service Regulatory & Cogeneration Service, Inc. Anderson & Poole Evaluation + Strategy for Social SCD Energy Solutions Innovation Atlas ReFuel G. A. Krause & Assoc. SCE BART GenOn Energy, Inc. SDG&E and SoCalGas Barkovich & Yap, Inc. Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Schlotz & SPURR Ritchie Braun Blaising Smith Wynne P.C. Green Charge Networks San Francisco Water Power and Sewer CalCom Solar Green Power Institute Seattle City Light California Cotton Ginners & Growers Assn Hanna & Morton Sempra Utilities California Energy Commission ICF Southern California Edison Company California Public Utilities Commission International Power Technology Southern California Gas Company California State Association of Counties Intestate Gas Services, Inc. Spark Energy Calpine Kelly Group Sun Light & Power Casner, Steve Ken Bohn Consulting Sunshine Design Cenergy Power Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. Tecogen, Inc. Center for Biological Diversity Linde TerraVerde Renewable Partners City of Palo Alto Los Angeles County Integrated Waste Tiger Natural Gas, Inc. Management Task Force City of San Jose Los Angeles Dept of Water & Power TransCanada Clean Power Research MRW & Associates Troutman Sanders LLP Coast Economic Consulting Manatt Phelps Phillips Utility Cost Management Commercial Energy Marin Energy Authority Utility Power Solutions County of Tehama - Department of Public McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Utility Specialists Works Crossborder Energy McKenzie & Associates Verizon Crown Road Energy, LLC Modesto Irrigation District Water and Energy Consulting Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Morgan Stanley Wellhead Electric Company Day Carter Murphy NLine Energy, Inc. Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association (WMA) Dept of General Services NRG Solar Yep Energy Don Pickett & Associates, Inc. Office of Ratepayer Advocates Douglass & Liddell OnGrid Solar

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