20240717Final_Order_No_36269.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
July 17,2024
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN ) CASE NO. PAC-E-24-05
POWER'S APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL )
OF $62.4 MILLION ECAM DEFERRAL ) ORDER NO. 36269
On April 1, 2024, PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power ("Company") applied for
authorization to adjust its rates under the Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism ("ECAM"). The
Company seeks an order approving approximately $62.4 million in ECAM deferred costs and a
10.5 percent increase to Electric Service Schedule No. 94, Energy Cost Adjustment ("Schedule
94"). If the adjustment is approved, the monthly bill of an average residential customer using 783
kilowatt-hours of electricity would increase by about$7.39. The Company requested its proposed
adjustment be processed by Modified Procedure and become effective on June 1, 2024.
On May 31, 2024, the Commission issued Order No. 36207, partially approving the
Application. Specifically, the Commission disallowed recovery of costs the Company incurred to
comply with the Washington Climate Commitment Act and approved a revised ECAM deferral
amount of$60,093,960. Because the Commission approved a revised deferral amount, it directed
the Company to submit a revised Schedule 94 reflecting the amounts approved by the Commission.
On June 6, 2024, the Company submitted a revised Schedule 94 as a compliance filing in
response to Order No. 36207. Staff reviewed the filing and, at the Commission's June 25, 2024,
Decision Meeting, submitted a decision memorandum recommending approval of the proposed
Schedule 94 tariff.
COMMISSION FINDINGS AND DECISION
The Commission has jurisdiction over the Company's application and the issues in this
case under Title 61 of the Idaho Code including, Idaho Code §§ 61-501, 502, and -503. The
Commission is empowered to investigate rates, charges,rules,regulations,practices, and contracts
of public utilities and to determine whether they are just, reasonable,preferential, discriminatory,
or in violation of any provision of law, and to fix the same by order. Idaho Code §§ 61-502 and -
503.
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Having reviewed the record, the Company's submission, and Staff s recommendation, the
Commission finds that the Company has complied with the Commission's Order No. 36207 to file
a revised Schedule 94 tariff.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company's Schedule 94 is approved, effective as of
June 1, 2024.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the service date upon this Order regarding any
matter decided in this Order. Within seven (7) days after any person has petitioned for
reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration. Idaho Code § 61-626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this 17th day of
July 2024.
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