BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Tariff Revisions of 

PUGET SOUND ENERGY

 Reflecting Modifications to Schedule 150, Net Metering Services for Renewable 
Energy Systems.
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	)	DOCKET NO. UE-991896
		
		ORDER APPROVING TARIFF MODIFICATIONS ON LESS THAN THIRTY-DAY NOTICE

 
 On December 3, 1999, PSE filed a proposed revision to Sheet No. 150-b - Net 
Metering Services for Renewable Energy Systems reflecting one change.  Under 
the proposal, customer-generators will no longer be required to maintain 
commercial general liability insurance, but instead will be required to 
maintain applicable liability insurance.  

 In addition to the proposed change on Sheet No. 150-b, PSE also proposes to 
revise the attachment to Schedule 150, the Net Metering Agreement.  The 
proposed revisions include the deletion of Section 13.5 and the addition of one 
sentence to Section 13.4.  This revision was prompted by the fact that some 
potential customer-generators are having difficulty obtaining insurance that 
would meet the requirements of this section.  Specifically, the requirement 
that PSE be named as an additional insured on the customer-generator’s 
insurance policy or that the policy include a waiver of the insurer’s rights of 
subrogation against the Company has made obtaining insurance extremely 
difficult for some customers.

 The filed Revised Sheets denote an effective date of January 3, 2000, for the 
proposed revision.  PSE requests that statutory notice be waived and the 
Commission issue an order approving the revised schedule to become effective on 
December 23, 1999, as there are certain customers who may benefit from these 
changes if the tariff revisions are effective prior to December 31, 1999.  PSE 
indicates that an Olympia-based organization (Climate Solutions) is providing 
access to federal grant money to Olympia homeowners (through its Solar Pioneers 
project) for residential photovoltaic systems installed and operational by the 
end of calendar year 1999.

 Because of the positive impact this tariff revision will have on customers if 
it becomes effective before the end of 1999, PSE’s request for waiver of 
statutory notice is not inconsistent with the public interest.  Therefore the 
Commission should grant the requested waiver and allow the tariff revisions to 
become effective on December 23, 1999.


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FINDINGS OF FACT

 1. Puget Sound Energy, Inc., is engaged in the business of furnishing electric 
and gas service within the state of Washington as a public service company, and 
is subject to the jurisdiction of this Commission.

 2. After reviewing PSE’s December 3, 1999, filing, and giving consideration to 
all relevant matters and for good cause shown, the Commission finds that the 
Company’s Schedule 150 revisions are in the public interest and should become 
effective on December 23, 1999.

ORDER

 THE COMMISSION ORDERS that Puget Sound Energy’s December 3, 1999, requested 
waiver of statutory notice regarding Schedule 150 revisions is granted and such 
revisions shall become effective on December 23, 1999.


 DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this      22nd day of December 
1999.

 WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSOIN



      Carole J. Washburn
      Secretary