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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

SUBJECT TO APPROVAL

October 19, 2017 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Kristine Raper and Eric Anderson. Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order.

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Monday, October 10, 2017. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The second order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:
2.  Nancy Ashcraft’s October 5, 2017, Decision Memorandum re: Updating List of Regulated Utilities for Assessment.

3.  Brandon Karpen’s October 6, 2017, Decision Memorandum re: Further Continuance of the Stay of Proceedings; Case No. EAG-W-15-01.
There were no questions and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 and 3 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
4.  Daphne Huang’s October 3, 2017, Decision Memorandum re:  Idaho Power’s Application to Approve or reject Energy Sales Agreement with Shorock Hydro, Inc. for Rock Creek Hydro Facility; Case No. IPC-E-17-14. (Held over from 10/5/17 Decision Meeting)

Ms. Huang reviewed her Decision Memo, she stated that this is an energy sale agreement. The parties in the case, Shorock Hydro and Idaho Power are in agreement on the contract except for two provisions. They agreed to have this case processed by modified procedure, they wish to have their arguments over their provisions addressed in comments. Ms. Huang placed this on the Agenda and she conferred with Staff and spoke with Mr. Louis, the PUC head Engineer about how they would like to process it and Mr. Louis said he would like to hear Shorock Hydro before they prepared their response. Randy Lobb is available to answer questions if the Commissioner have any questions for him about that process.
Commissioner Raper commented she was concerned, because this is atypical for Staff to comment simultaneously with the Company on anything because Staff is a party to the case, the same way any other Intervenor would be. She understands the way for this case is situated in order for Staff to have anything rather than a denial based on pass president that contracts have in them, they would like to at least consider the way Shorock’s position on why the contract should be changed. She is in agreement the way this is being processed now, she just wanted to be clear that this is not atypical way to process a case.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion that the Commission process this case under Modified Procedure with Staff’s proposed deadlines.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.

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