March 17, 2008 Advice Letter 2211-E

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1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION SAN FRANCISCO, CA March 17, 2008 Advice Letter 2211-E Akbar Jazayeri Vice President, Regulatory Operations Southern California Edison Company P O Box 800 Rosemead, CA Subject: California Public Utilities Commission Opinion Granting Approval Under Public Utilities Code Section 851 for Conveyance of a Lease by Southern California Edison Company to Dillon Wind, LLC, on Several Transmission Rights-of-Way in Palm Springs and Unincorporated Riverside County Dear Mr. Jazayeri: Advice Letter 2211-E is effective March 2, Sincerely, Sean H. Gallagher, Director Energy Division

2 Akbar Jazayeri Vice President of Regulatory Operations February 1, 2008 ADVICE 2211-E (U 338-E) PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ENERGY DIVISION SUBJECT: California Public Utilities Commission Opinion Granting Approval Under Public Utilities Code Section 851 for Conveyance of a Lease by Southern California Edison Company to Dillon Wind, LLC, on Several Transmission Rights-of-Way in Palm Springs and Unincorporated Riverside County PURPOSE In compliance with California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) Decision (D.) Southern California Edison Company (SCE) hereby submits this advice filing to provide a legal description of the property leased to Dillon Wind, LLC (Dillon). BACKGROUND SCE is a public electric utility organized under the laws of the State of California which engages in the business of electric generation, transmission, and distribution. As a public utility, SCE is subject to regulation of the Commission. Dillon is an Oregon-based limited liability company, which is 100 percent owned by PPM Energy Inc. (PPM), an Oregon corporation. PPM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Power, PLC, a United Kingdom utility located in Glasgow, Scotland. D granted the unopposed application of SCE which sought authorization under Section 851 for SCE to convey a 30-year lease of property on certain SCE rights-of-way located in unincorporated Riverside County and the City of Palm Springs to Dillon. Dillon will install, operate, and maintain facilities on the rights-of-way in order to interconnect wind generation turbines, towers, and related facilities that Dillon will construct on SCE non-operating property adjacent to SCE s transmission system. If Dillon wishes to utilize the site for other purposes, SCE must file a new application for approval under Section 851, obtain any additional required local permits, and undergo any additional required environmental review. P.O. Box Walnut Grove Ave. Rosemead, California (626) Fax (626)

3 ADVICE 2211-E (U 338-E) February 1, 2008 Pursuant to Ordering Paragraph No. 2 of D , the legal description of the property being leased to Dillon is being provided as Attachment A to this advice filing. No cost information is required for this advice filing. This advice filing will not increase any rate or charge, cause the withdrawal of service, or conflict with any other schedule or rule. TIER DESIGNATION Pursuant to D , Energy Industry Rule 5.1, this advice letter is submitted with a Tier 1 designation. EFFECTIVE DATE This advice filing will become effective on March 2, 2008, which is the 30 th calendar day, after the date filed. NOTICE Anyone wishing to protest this advice filing may do so by letter via U.S. Mail, facsimile, or electronically, any of which must be received no later than February 21, Protests should be mailed to: CPUC, Energy Division Attention: Tariff Unit 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, California jnj@cpuc.ca.gov and mas@cpuc.ca.gov Copies should also be mailed to the attention of the Director, Energy Division, Room 4004 (same address above). In addition, protests and all other correspondence regarding this advice letter should also be sent by letter and transmitted via facsimile or electronically to the attention of: Akbar Jazayeri Vice President of Regulatory Operations Southern California Edison Company 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Rosemead, California Facsimile: (626) AdviceTariffManager@sce.com

4 ADVICE 2211-E (U 338-E) February 1, 2008 Bruce Foster Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs c/o Karyn Gansecki Southern California Edison Company 601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 2040 San Francisco, California Facsimile: (415) Karyn.Gansecki@sce.com There are no restrictions on who may file a protest, but the protest shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which it is based and shall be submitted expeditiously. In accordance with Section 4 of General Order No. 96-B, SCE is serving copies of this advice filing to the interested parties shown on the attached GO 96-B service list and A Address change requests to the GO 96-B service list should be directed by electronic mail to AdviceTariffManager@sce.com or at (626) For changes to all other service lists, please contact the Commission s Process Office at (415) or by electronic mail at Process_Office@cpuc.ca.gov. Further, in accordance with Public Utilities Code Section 491, notice to the public is hereby given by filing and keeping the advice filing at SCE s corporate headquarters. To view other SCE advice letters filed with the Commission, log on to SCE s web site at For questions, please contact Jack Horne at (626) or by electronic mail at Jack.Horne@sce.com. Southern California Edison Company AJ:jh:sq Enclosures Akbar Jazayeri

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.: Southern California Edison Company (U 338-E) Utility type: Contact Person: James Yee! ELC " GAS Phone #: (626) " PLC " HEAT " WATER Disposition Notice to: EXPLANATION OF UTILITY TYPE ELC = Electric GAS = Gas PLC = Pipeline HEAT = Heat WATER = Water (Date Filed/ Received Stamp by CPUC) Advice Letter (AL) #: 2211-E Tier Designation: 1 Subject of AL: California Public Utilities Commission Opinion Granting Approval Under Public Utilities Code Section 851 for Conveyance of a Lease by Southern California Edison Company to Dillon Wind, LLC, on Several Transmission Rights-of-Way in Palm Springs and Unincorporated Riverside County Keywords (choose from CPUC listing): Compliance AL filing type: " Monthly " Quarterly " Annual! One-Time " Other If AL filed in compliance with a Commission order, indicate relevant Decision/Resolution #: D Does AL replace a withdrawn or rejected AL? If so, identify the prior AL: Summarize differences between the AL and the prior withdrawn or rejected AL 1 : 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: 3/2/08 No. of tariff sheets: -0- Estimated system annual revenue effect: (%): Estimated system average rate effect (%): 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: None Service affected and changes proposed 1 : Pending advice letters that revise the same tariff sheets: 1 Discuss in AL if more space is needed.

6 Protests 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: CPUC, Energy Division Attention: Tariff Unit 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA and Akbar Jazayeri Vice President of Regulatory Operations Southern California Edison Company 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Rosemead, California Facsimile: (626) Bruce Foster Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs c/o Karyn Gansecki Southern California Edison Company 601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 2040 San Francisco, California Facsimile: (415)

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