20240906Notice_of_Application_Order_No_36315.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
September 6,2024
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN ) CASE NO. PAC-E-24-10
POWER'S APPLICATION FOR A )
PRUDENCY DETERMINATION OF ITS ) NOTICE OF APPLICATION
DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT EXPENSES )
INCURRED IN 2022 AND 2023 ) NOTICE OF INTERVENTION
DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 36315
On August 19, 2024, Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp ("Company")
applied for an order designating $9,102,982 in 2022 and 2023 Demand Side Management
("DSM") expenditures as prudently incurred. The Company funds its DSM programs through
Schedule 191-Customer Energy Efficiency Service Rate Adjustment ("Schedule 191"). Schedule
191 funds four energy efficiency programs and two load management programs.' The Company
requests its application be processed by modified procedure.
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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company requests a prudency determination on
2022 DSM expenditures of$4,194,713 and 2023 DSM expenditures of$4,908,269.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that in 2022 the Company's Schedule 191 DSM
programs achieved 16,017 megawatt-hours ("MWh") of savings and in 2023 18,812 MWhs.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company's accrual basis accumulated balance
was $180,721 overfunded on January 1, 2022 and $551,345 underfunded on December 31, 2023.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company included process and impact
evaluations for its Wattsmart Business 2020-21, Home Energy Reports ("HER") 2020-21, and
Low Income Weatherization 2018-19 that were published during 2022-23's prudency timeframe.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that, as required by Order No. 35814, the Company
reports it conducted in-house audits of its two partner agencies that administer its Low Income
Energy Conservation Education program in Idaho. The Company worked with these agency
1 This Application excludes the Irrigation Load Control program because those expenditures are not recovered through
Schedule 191.
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partners to develop a uniform tracking mechanism that both agencies will use for program tracking
and reporting. The Company provided a report of its audit with its Application.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application, annual report, and supporting
documentation have been filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the Commission's office. These documents are also available on the
Commission's website at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on the "Electric" icon, select"Open Cases,"
and then click on the case number as shown on the front of this document.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this case will be held pursuant
to the Commission's jurisdiction under Title 61 of the Idaho Code, and that all proceedings in this
matter will be conducted pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000
et seq.
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons desiring to intervene in this matter to
obtain parties' rights of participation must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission
pursuant to this Commission's Rules of Procedure 72 and 73, IDAPA 31.01.01.072 and -.073.
Persons who wish to intervene as a party must file a Petition to Intervene no later than 21
days after the date of service of this Order. Such persons shall also provide the Commission
Secretary with their email address to facilitate further communications. After the intervention
deadline runs, the Commission Secretary shall issue a Notice of Parties that identifies the parties
and assigns exhibit numbers to each party. Once the Notice of Parties has issued, Commission
Staff shall informally confer with the Company and any intervening parties about how to further
process this case and shall then report back to the Commission on a proposed case schedule.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons who would like to present their views
without parties' rights of participation and cross-examination do not have to intervene but may
present their views by submitting written comments to the Commission.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the following people are designated as the
Company's representatives in this matter:
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Mark Alder Joseph Dallas
Michael Snow Senior Attorney
Rocky Mountain Power PacifiCorp
1407 West North Temple, Suite 330 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 2000
Salt Lake City,UT 84116 Portland, OR 97232
mark.aldergpacificorp.com joseph.dallasgpacificorp.com
michael.snowkpacificorp.com
Data Request Response Center
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ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that persons desiring to intervene in this matter must file a
Petition to Intervene no later than 21 days from the service date of this Order. Once the deadline
has passed, the Commission Secretary shall prepare and issue a Notice of Parties.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that,after the Notice of Parties has issued,Commission Staff
shall confer with the parties regarding a procedural schedule for this matter including,if necessary,
a hearing in this matter.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties comply with Order No. 35375, issued April 21,
2022. Generally, all pleadings should be filed with the Commission electronically and will be
deemed timely filed when received by the Commission Secretary.See Rule 14.02. Service between
parties should continue to be accomplished electronically when possible. However, voluminous
discovery-related documents may be filed and served on CD-ROM or a USB flash drive.
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DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 6t' day of
September 2024.
ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT
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J R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER
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EDWARD LODGE, CO ISSIONER
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