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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
March 19, 2018 – 1:30 P.M.
In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Kris 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, March 12, 2018. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.
The second order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Action Item: Karl Klein’s March 4, 2019, Decision Memorandum re: TDS Metrocom’s Application for a CPCN; Case No. TML-T-19-01.
3. Action Item: Karl Klein’s March 8, 2019, Decision Memorandum re: Proposed Phase II Settlement Regarding Pacificorp d/b/a Rocky Mountain Power in the Commission’s Investigation Into the Impact of Federal Tax Code Revisions on Utility Costs and Ratemaking; Case No. GNR-U-18-01.
4. Action Item:Edward Jewell’s March 5, 2019, Decision Memorandum re: Application of Spirit Lake East Water Company and Lynnwood for Amendment and Transfer of CPCN: Case No. SPL-W-19-01.
5. Action Item:Sean Costello’s March 6, 2019, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of the Application of Idaho Power Company to Study the Costs, Benefits, and Compensation of Net Excess Energy Supplied by Customer On-Site Generation: Case No. IPC-E-18-15.
6. Action Item:Carolee Hall’s March 4, 2019, Decision Memorandum re: Application for Approval of an Amendment to an Interconnection Agreement Between Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and Level 3 Telecom of Idaho, LLC.; Case No. QWE-T-04-20.
7. Action Item:Daniel Klein’s March 7, 2019, Decision Memorandum re: The 2018 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application for Albion Telephone Company; Case No. ALB-T-19-01.
Commissioner Kjellandermade a motion to approve Staff’s recommendation for items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTEDMATTERS:
8. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Rocky Mountain Power’s Petition for an Extension to File Its 2019 Integrated Resource Plan; Case No. PAC-E-19-01. [Edward Jewell, Attorney]
9. Deliberation re: Avista’s Application for a Change in Its Electric and Natural Gas Depreciation Rates; Case Nos. AVU-E-18-03 and AVU-G-18-02. [Sean Costello, Attorney]
10. Deliberation re: In the Matter of the Application of Idaho Power Company to Increase the Substation Allowance in Schedule 19, Large Power Service. Case No. IPC-E-19-02. [Karl Klein, Attorney]
11. Deliberation re: In the Matter of the Application of Teton Water & Sewer Company for Authority to Access the Company’s Emergency Reserve Account; Case No. TTS-W-18-01 [Karl Klein, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander announced that items 8, 9, 10 and 11 on under Fully Submitted Matters would be deliberated privately.
Commissioner Kjellander stated, there was no further business before the Commission and he adjourned the meeting.
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