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Exclusion Procedures for Commercial, Industrial or Agricultural Users

Commercial Users
If you own or manage a business, other than an industrial or agricultural business, your request for exclusion must state the business name, list every address at which the business receives natural gas or electricity service within the State of California, and state that the business is excluding itself from the Class. The exclusion request must be signed by someone with the legal authority to act for the business, and state that person’s capacity (e.g., owner, general partner, president). In addition, you must submit a recent bill for natural gas and for electricity for your business. The exclusion request must be postmarked on or before October 14, 2003, and mailed to:

El Paso Commercial Exclusion Requests
P.O. Box 4098
Portland, OR 97208-4098


Industrial and Agricultural Users
If you own or manage an industrial or agricultural business, your request for exclusion must state the business name, list every address at which the business receives natural gas or electricity service within the State of California, and state that the business is excluding itself from the Class. The exclusion request must be signed by someone with the legal authority to act for the business, and state that person’s capacity (e.g., owner, general partner, president). In addition, you must submit a recent bill for natural gas and for electricity for your business. The exclusion request must be postmarked on or before October 14, 2003, and mailed to:

El Paso Industrial Exclusion Requests
P.O. Box 3240
Portland, OR 97208-3240

If you are uncertain whether your business is classified as Commercial, Industrial, or Agricultural, please click here for information on how to make this determination by referring to your gas and electric bills. Exclusion requests that are otherwise valid but mailed to the wrong address will be honored.