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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20061214_1763.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM TO:CO MMISSI 0 NER KJELLAND ER COMMISSIONER SMITH COMMISSIONER HANSEN COMMISSION SECRETARY COMMISSION STAFF LEGAL FROM:WELDON STUTZMAN DATE:DECEMBER 11 2006 SUBJECT:CASE NO. PAC-06- P ACIFICORP'S REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AN IRRIGATION LOAD CONTROL DISPATCH PILOT PROGRAM On December 5 , 2006 , PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power filed an Application requesting approval of an Irrigation Load Control Dispatch Pilot Program. Rocky Mountain currently has an Irrigation Load Control Program that rewards customers who allow the Company to interrupt service at designated irrigation pump sites. Rocky Mountain proposes to make changes to the program after convening workshops with members of the Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association. The changes would allow the Company to remotely dispatch interruptions by way of a central network server maintained in Boise, Idaho, and interruptions would be at the Company s discretion. Rocky Mountain proposes to implement the program on a limited basis during the 2007 irrigation season, making it available on a first-come, first-serve basis up to a total participation of 45 MW. At the conclusion of the 2007 season, the Company plans to evaluate the pilot program and again seek input from participants and Commission Staff. Rocky Mountain requests that its Application be processed by Modified Procedure, and Staff recommends that the Application be processed by Modified Procedure. COMMISSION DECISION Should the Application of Rocky Mountain for approval of its 2007 Irrigation Load Control Dispatch Pilot Program be processed by Modified Procedure? !~ ~/-----?" Weldon Stutzman bls/M:PAC-O6-12 ws