Capacity Allocation Factors & As-Delivered Capacity Value Announcement

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On March 7, 1997, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted PG&E's 1996 General Rate Case Phase 2. In this Decision (D.97-03-017), the CPUC adopted new capacity allocation factors (CAFs) and a new as-delivered capacity value effective April 1, 1997. The new CAFs will be used to calculate firm and as-delivered capacity payments for energy deliveries beginning April 1, 1997, and replace existing seasonal average CAFs of 9.32 percent Winter and 90.68 percent Summer. The new CAFs are summarized in the following table:

Capacity Allocation Factors

Date	Season	Seasonal Average	Peak	Partial Peak	Off Peak
April 1 - December 31, 1997	Winter	10.71%	NA	10.63%	.08%
April 1 - December 31, 1997	Summer	84.64%	82.06%	2.56%	.02%
Beginning January 1, 1998	Winter	21.41%	NA	21.25%	.15%
Beginning January 1, 1998	Summer	78.59%	76.19%	2.38%	.02%

NOTES: Winter season is November through April, and Summer season is May through October.