WEDNESDAY AGGREGATE: Wildfire Financing, Gas Backbone Upgrades, IRP Procurement Pressure

Today's roundup spans wildfire securitization, compressor station upgrades, customer billing infrastructure, IRP ex parte communications, and Resource Adequacy scheduling.

• Woolsey Fire: in SCE's financing order application, Cal Advocates makes the opening challenge in what might be a hard-fought securitization battle.
• PG&E and the Hinkley Compressor Station Upgrade: PG&E's CPCN withdrawal and emergency exemption move is procedural arbitrage: move fast now, and litigate cost recovery in a General Rate Case.
• SoCalGas Customer Billing System: This is a cost-overrun battle, but a settlement with the Small Business Utility Advocates is a significant development.
• Integrated Resource Planning: A pending PD is fluid and both CalCCA and Cal Advocates are pushing against its perceived rigidity.