CPUC asked to reconsider approval of agreement regarding financial responsibilities for shutdown of San Onofre Nuclear Station

SAN DIEGO - One of the signatories to an agreement that assigns financial responsibilities for the shutdown of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station asked the California Public Utilities Commission yesterday, June 24, to reconsider its approval of the deal.

In its filing, The Utility Reform Network said the commission needs to address "the public perception that the outcome was a product of intervention by former (CPUC) President Michael Peevey.''

It was disclosed after the settlement was reached that Peevey had pre-negotiation discussions about the deal with an executive of Southern Calif...