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ORDER NO. PSC -2020 -0293 -AS -EI DOCKET NOS. 20200067 -EI, 20200069 -EI, Attachment A 20200070-EI,20200071-EI,20200092-EI PAGE 16 be litigated in. Docket Nos. 20200070 -EI, 20200071-1;I, And 20200002 -EI (with regards to Gulf and FPL). Approving these stipulations should also reduce the volume of discovery in the SPPCRC.docket, ch fythe issues to'be litigated for .Gulf and FPL in both dockets, and promote administrative and, regulatory efficcttcy in tltosc dockets: 15. The :Parties will workiin earnest to review and, :if possible, stipulate and settle any remaining issues in [lie SPPQR docket, Docket No. 20200092-E1. 16. The terms of the proposed Agreement +reflect the Parties' ,assessments :of their respeetivelitigation positions; A§—Well as their efforts.to reach.a reasonAte Arid mutually"acceptable comp omiso. The Parties entered into the proposed Agreement;: each for their own reas'ons., but all iii reco..nit ion'that'the cumulative, total of the regulatory activity before the Coitimission—now and, for the"rest.of -2020. and.througII2021—is aniicipated to be greater.than" normal. To maximize. the administrative and regulatory efficiency' benefits inherent in he proposed Agreement for the PacCe's and the Commission and given that discovery .in the SPPGRC docket is anticipated to, begin in earnest with the filing of SPPCRC petitions on July 24; 2020,; the Parties jointly request that the Commission schedule the proposed. Agreement for consideration at an agenda conference as soon as possible. 17, Based on the foregoing, the Agreement represents a reasonable compromise of divergent positions and fully resolves all of the issues raised in the Gulf and I-P1;;SPP ptocceduigs£ Docket Nos. 2020070 -EI and 20200071 -EI, respectively,. and partially resolves significant matters in the SPPCRC proceeding, Docket No. 20200092 -Ill. Considered as a whole, the AgreeineiW fairly and.reasonably balances the iciterests of customers and the utilities, :and is, consistent with the stated purpose and intent of Section_366-96, F.S. Approviiigthe Agreement is consistent with the Commission's long-standing policy of encouraging the settlement of contested proceedings in G–IG