20240528Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: ADAM TRIPLETT
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: MAY 28,2024
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF VP INC.'S APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE
OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AND TO INCREASE ITS
RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE IN THE STATE OF
IDAHO; CASE NO. VPI-W-24-01.
On January 11, 2024, VP Inc. ("VP") applied for a Certificate of Public Convenience
and Necessity to provide water service near Sandpoint, Idaho ("Application"). The Commission
directed VP to apply after finding it was a water corporation subject to the Commission's
regulation as a public utility in Case No. GNR-W-17-01. See Order No. 35998 at 4. On February
20, 2024, VP amended its Application to also include a request to increase its rates and charges
for water service.
On March 12, 2024, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Notice of
Intervention Deadline. Order No. 36117. No parties petitioned to intervene.
On April 23, 2024, the Commission issued a Notice of Modified Procedure and
Notice of Suspension of the Company's proposed effective date for its rate increases, setting
public comment and Company reply deadlines and suspending the Company's proposed
effective date of July 1, 2024 for thirty days plus five months. Order No. 36156.
On May 20, 2024, the Commission issued a Notice of Virtual Public Workshop,
setting a virtual public workshop for June 6, 2024, at 6 p.m. (PDT). Order No. 36183.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission issue a Notice of Customer Hearing, setting a
customer hearing in Sandpoint, Idaho, for June 24, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PDT).
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COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Customer Hearing, setting a customer
hearing in Sandpoint, Idaho, for June 24, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PDT)?
Adam Triplett
Deputy Attorney General
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