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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

October 23, 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 Tuesday, October 19, 2017. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The second order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Brandon Karpen’s October 16, 2017, Decision Memorandum re: Avista Rate Cases; Case Nos. AVUE-17-01 and AVU-G-17-01.
There were no questions and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for item 2 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
3. Daphne Huang’s October 17, 2017, Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power’s and Shorock’s Stipulated Motion to Separate Disputed Issues from the Application to approve their Agreement; Case No. IPC-E-17-14.

Ms. Huang reviewed her Decision Memo; she stated the Commission recently issued a Notice of Application and a Notice of Modified Procedure setting forth a case schedule, the qualified facility in this case, Shorock and Idaho Power have filed a Joint Motion asking to vacate that schedule which the Commission has just adopted to separate out the disputed issues, so it can be addressed in a separate contested matter and instead have this be a more typical energy sales agreement with a more typical modified procedure schedule. They are asking for a 21 day comment period, they suggested there be a reply deadline included. The Commission Staff has no problem with that.
Commissioner Kjellander asked if there were any comments or questions.
Commissioner Raper commented she had a question in regards to putting the new agreement in place and inclusion of the disputed terms. She stated it was her understanding that the new agreement would go into place with the terms and conditions that are disputed by Shorock; so payments can be made under those terms and conditions with some kind of understanding that at a future date that, if we decide something different it then changes going forward, is that correct.
Ms. Huang stated her understanding is that the parties are in agreement that this energy sales agreement would go back and have it changed per the ruling the Commission eventually makes.
Commissioner Raper stated; Shorock is agreeing to have the agreement approved by the Commission with the hopes that we go back and look at the additional issues.
Ms. Huang stated, that was correct.
Commissioner Raper made a motion that the Commission vacate the Procedural Order that was set in Order No. 338912, order a 21 day comment period and a 14 day reply deadline; that if the company wishes to waive, they can notify the Commission and waive that timeline.
A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
4. Deliberation re: Avista’s Annual Gas FCA Application; Case No. AVU-G-17-03. [Daphne Huang, Attorney]
5. Deliberation re: Rocky Mountain Power’s Application to Approve Capacity Deficiency for Avoided Cost Calculations; Case No. PAC-E-17-09. [Daphne Huang, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander announced that items 4 and 5 would be deliberated privately.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.

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