20241008Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: ADAM TRIPLETT
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: OCTOBER 8, 2024
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER'S APPLICATION
FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES IN
IDAHO; CASE NO. PAC-E-24-04.
On June 20, 2024, PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power ("Company") applied for
authority to increase its Idaho jurisdictional revenue requirement by $92.4 million, or
approximately 26.8 percent. The Company proposes the first increase of $66.7 million, or 19.4
percent, take effect on January 1, 2025, and a second increase of$25.7 million, or 7.4 percent,
take effect on January 1, 2026. Subsequently, the Commission has issued notice of the
Application and set an intervention deadline. Additionally, Commission Staff("Staff') has held a
virtual public workshop in relation to the application.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission issue a Notice of Customer Hearing, setting a
customer hearing in Pocatello, Idaho, for November 25, 2024.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Customer Hearing, setting a customer
hearing in Pocatello, Idaho, for November 25, 2024?
Adam Triplett
Deputy Attorney General
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