FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Terrie Prosper, 415.703.1366, news@cpuc.ca.gov

STATE ENERGY ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION MEETING
SET FOR SEPTEMBER 18^th

SAN FRANCISCO, September 11, 2006 - Members of the California Public Utilities Commission and California Energy Commission, as well as other state representatives and the California Independent System Operator, will discuss the summer 2006 energy experience, the California Solar Initiative, and provide a loading order (the priority sequence for actions to address increasing energy needs) update. Though there may be a quorum of Commissioners present, no decisions will be made at this public meeting.

WHEN:           Monday, September 18, 2006

                        1 p.m. to 4 p.m.


WHERE:        PUC Auditorium
505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco

REMOTE
ACCESS: A listen-only call-in number will be available at 866-621-8358, passcode 9632806. This meeting will also be available via video webcast at http://www.californiaadmin.com/cgi-bin/cpuc.cgi.



The agenda for the meeting is on the PUC's website at http://www.californiaadmin.com/cgi-bin/cpuc.cgi.

For information on the state's Energy Action Plan, including presentations given at this meeting, please visit http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/energy/electric/energy+action+plan/index.htm.

For more information on the PUC, please visit www.cpuc.ca.gov.

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