Come to the Thursday morning hearing in San Francisco if you can, or send a comment. Call on CPUC to issue an Order Instituting Investigation of the economic costs of continuing operation of San Onofre. For more info, go to http://www.nuclearfreecal.org/nfcnet/2012/07/cpuc-investigation-of-san-onofr... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: 8/2 CPUC Action Alert Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:27:16 -0700 From: Roger Herried <rogerh@energy-net.org> To: *There's a lot more resources at the online site for this alert. <http://www.nuclearfreecal.org/nfcnet/2012/07/cpuc-investigation-of-san-onofre/> *If you can't show use the online tools to make a call or send email. Action Alert California Public Utilities Commission San Onofre OII Vote Thursday -- August 2nd -- 9:00 AM 505 Van Ness Ave -- San Francisco CPUC Main Auditorium The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will vote whether to do a special investigation called an OII(Order Instituting Investigation) for San Onofre on August 2nd at the CPUC's headquarters in San Francisco at 9:00 AM during their regular meeting. What's at stake couldn't be more important. The CPUC has the power to close San Onofre on the grounds that it is no longer economically viable to run. The politically appointed commissioners will be under immense pressure to allow Southern California Edison (SoCal Ed), the company that owns San Onofre, to continue with the status quot. In fact, the chairman of the CPUC, Michael Peevey, also happens to be the former head of SoCal Ed. There has been major pressure for Peevey to step down because his role in protecting PG&E from stronger actions as a result of the 2009 San Bruno gas pipeline explosion. At a minimum he should either step aside on this issue due to a conflict of interest or vote for the investigation. If you are able to attend, please do so and sign up to speak. The public is given 3 minutes to speak at the start of the meeting. Here are the rules for speaking. <http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/aboutus/Divisions/CSID/Public+Advisor/Public+Comment+Rules.htm> If you can't attend please send an email with your written concerns. Here are the rules for written comments. <http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/aboutus/Divisions/CSID/Public+Advisor/Written+Informal+Comments.htm> Please see below for individual addresses of the commissioners (note that not all of them can be reached via email). Here's the link to the agenda <http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/published/agenda/docs/3298.pdf> ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contacting the CPUC Commissioners The CPUC which is made up of several major Divisions. The CPUC Commissioners aren't interested in public interaction directly, but request that you send your comments to the Public Advisor that is supposed to forward your concerns to them. They assume that the primary means for reaching them is during the Public Comment session reserved at the beginning of each meeting, which gives each person 3 minutes to make a comment. (Rules governing Public Comments <http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/aboutus/Divisions/CSID/Public+Advisor/Public+Comment+Rules.htm>) How the Public Advisor handles Email Comments. <http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/aboutus/Divisions/CSID/Public+Advisor/Written+Informal+Comments.htm> However, some of the Commissioners do have email options, while one has a Facebook Account!(see below) Please see sample letter or Economic Issues to craft your message. Online signup form to make comments during the CPUC meeting <https://ia.cpuc.ca.gov/requesttocomment/> Toll Free information # for CPUC - 800.848.5580 Send Email Comments to: ** public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov <mailto:public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov> *CPUC Public Advisor* 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 2103 San Francisco, CA 94102 ***Commissioner Mark J. Ferron* California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone: 415.703.2444 Send E-mail <https://ia.cpuc.ca.gov/sendemail/sendemail.aspx?cmr=5213> *Commissioner Mike Florio* California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone: 415.703.2440 *Commissioner Catherine J.K. Sandoval* California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 *Commissioner Timothy Simon* California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 5213 San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone: 415-703-1407 Commissioner Simon's Facebook Page <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Commissioner-Timothy-Alan-Simon/74613357160?ref=s> *President Michael R. Peevey* California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 Telephone: 415.703.2782 or 3703 Send E-mail <https://ia.cpuc.ca.gov/sendemail/sendemail.aspx?cmr=5218> -- Roger Herried Abalone Alliance Clearinghouse archivist Energy Net <http://www.energy-net.org>