20080331_2204.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER KEMPTON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:SCOTT WOODBURY
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE:MARCH 25, 2008
SUBJECT:CASE NO. IPC-08-05 (Idaho Power)
AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE 72 - INTERCONNECTIONS TO NON-
UTILITY GENERATION
On March 18 , 2008 , Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power; Company) filed an
Application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission) proposing additional
language for inclusion in its Schedule 72 - Interconnections to Non-Utility Generation tariff.
The Company s filing is in response to the Commission s directive in Order No. 30493 issued on
January 31 , 2008 in Case No. IPC-07-13 wherein the Commission stated:
The additional language should describe in general the three-step study
process that the Company follows including (1) opportunities to pay for
additional required studies on incremental amounts , (2) opportunities to exit
the interconnection process, and (3) opportunities to qualify for and provide
alternative financial guarantees in lieu of full prepayment of the initial cost
estimate.
Order No. 30493 pp. 6-
As defined by the Company, the non-utility "generator interconnection process" is the
Company s generation facility interconnection application, engineering review and construction
process. The intent of the generator interconnection process is to ensure a safe and reliable
generation interconnection and compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, good
utility practices and national safety standards. The language submitted by the Company includes
further description of the generator interconnection process including the application stage and
the three-step study process (i., the feasibility study; the system impact study and the facility
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study). The Company s tariff proposal also sets forth the payment and security requirements for
the cost of interconnection.
The Company has requested that its filing be processed pursuant to Modified
Procedure , i., by written submission rather than by hearing. Reference Commission Rules of
Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.201-204.
COMMISSION DECISION
Idaho Power in Case No. IPC-08-05 submits proposed additional Schedule 72
language describing the three-step study process followed by the Company in its non-utility
generation interconnection agreements. The Company recommends and Staff agrees that this
matter is appropriate for processing pursuant to Modified Procedure. Does the Commission
agree with the recommended procedure?
Scott D. Woodbury
Deputy Attorney General
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