E9-26634. Power and Water Resources Pooling Authority, Complainant v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Respondent; Notice of Complaint

October 29, 2009.

Take notice that on October 21, 2009, the Power and Water Resources Pooling Authority (PWRPA) filed a formal complaint against Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e, and Rule 206 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, alleging that PG&E has unjustifiably refused to provide wholesale distribution service to PWRPA, an eligible customer under PG&E's open-access Wholesale Distribution Tariff on file with the Commission. PWRPA requests fast-track processing of the complaint and seeks an order requiring PG&E to provide an interconnection and wholesale distribution service for delivery of power to one of PWRPA's retail customers, Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, not later than January 1, 2010.

PWRPA certifies that copies of the complaint were served on the contacts for PPG&E as listed on the Commission's list of Corporate Officials.

Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainants.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov,, using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail [e-mail], or call [phone] (toll free). For TTY, call [phone].

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on November 10, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.