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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL
January 3, 2018 – 1:30 P.M.
In attendance were Commissioners Kristine Raper and Eric Anderson. Commissioner Paul Kjellander was excused. Commissioner Anderson called the meeting to order.
The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Tuesday, December 18, 2017. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.
The second order of business wasCONSENT AGENDA:
2. Brandon Karpen’s December 15, 2017, Decision Memorandum re: Joint Application of Hydro One and Avista Corporation for Approval of Merger Agreement; Case Nos. AVU-E-17-09 and AVU-G-17-05.
3. Daniel Klein’s December 12, 2017, Decision Memorandum re: Application of Cincinnati Bell Any Distance, Inc. Requesting a Name Change to CBTS Technology Solutions LLC. For Certificate No. 509 in Case No. BWT-T-12-01.
4. Carolee Hall’s December 13, 2017, Decision Memorandum re: Interconnection Agreement between Frontier Communications Northwest Inc. (“Frontier”) and AT&T Corp.; Case No. VZN-T-01-11.
There were no questions and Commissioner Anderson made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2, 3 and 4 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTEDMATTERS:
5. Deliberation re: The Application of Rocky Mountain Power to Update the Load and Gas Forecasts Used in the Integrated Resource Plan Avoided Cost Model; Case No. PAC-E-17-13. [Camille Christen, Attorney]
6. Deliberation re: Fully Submitted Application of Rocky Mountain Power for Binding Ratemaking Treatment for Wind Repowering; Case No. PAC-E-17-06. [Camille Christen, Attorney]
7. Deliberation re: Avista General Rate Case- Electric and Gas; Case Nos. AVU-E-17-01 and AVU-G17-01. [Brandon Karpen, Camille Christen, Attorneys]
Commissioner Anderson announced that items 5, 6 and 7 under Fully Submitted Matters would be deliberated privately.
The next order of business was EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS:
8. Pending or imminently likely litigation, per Idaho Code § 74-206(1), in FER-E-17-01, Franklin Energy Storage, LLC one through four, Petition for Declaratory Order and Enforcement under PURPA. [Daphne Huang, Camille Christen, Attorneys]
Commissioner Andersonmade a motion to adjourn into Executive Session and cited Idaho
Code § 74-206(1)(f). He stated that the purpose of the Executive Session would be to communicate with the Commissioner’s attorneys about pending litigation, FERC Case No. EL-18-50-000.
A role call was taken and they adjourned into Executive Session. The executive session began at 1:33 p.m. and ended at 1:38 p.m.
Commissioner Anderson reconvened the regular meeting at 1:39 p.m. He stated that there was no further business before the Commission and he adjourned the meeting.
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