20171211MIN.docx

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL
December 18, 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, December 11, 2017. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.
The second order of business wasCONSENT AGENDA:
2. Carolee Hall’s December 5, 2017, Decision Memorandum re: Joint Application Between Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC (“CenturyLink”) and Granite Telecommunications, LLC. (“Granite”) for Approval of Amendments to the Interconnection Agreement between the Companies; Case No. QWET-04-03.
3. Bentley Erdwurm’s December 8, 2017, Decision Memorandum re: Revisions to Idaho Power’s Schedule 98, Residential and Small Farm Energy Credit.
There were no questions and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for item 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 December 7, 2017, Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power’s Application to Determine Hells Canyon Relicensing Costs Through 2015 as Prudently Incurred; Case No. IPC-E-16-32.
Ms. Huang reviewed her Decision Memo and stated, before you is the settlement agreement that has been filed and the joint motion to approve that, by the signing parties as well as an agreement of all the parties to a schedule with a January 5th public comment and all party comment deadline on the settlement stipulation and a January 31st all party reply deadline.
The decision before you is to put notice of that settlement stipulation notice forward, vacate the current deadlines in Order 33849 and then to adopt the procedural schedule.
Commissioner Raper made a motion to issue a notice of settlement stipulation, vacate the deadlines of Order No. 33849 and adopt the proposed procedural schedule.
A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
5. Deliberation re: Idaho Power’s Application to Approve or Reject Energy Sales Agreement with Shorock Hydro; Case No. IPC-E-17-14. [Daphne Huang, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander announced that item 5 under Fully Submitted Matters would be deliberated privately.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.
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