20241029Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: MICHAEL DUVAL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: OCTOBER 29, 2024
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN UTILITY COMPANY, INC.'S
APPLICATION TO AMEND ITS CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY; CASE NO. ROC-W-24-01.
On August 23, 2024, Rocky Mountain Utility Co., LLC d.b.a. Rocky Mountain Utilities
Co., Inc.' ("Company") applied to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission") for
approval to amend its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ("CPCN") to allow the
Company to expand its service territory to include a newly created subdivision; the Company also
noted that it had built new wells and related infrastructure ("Application"). The Company has
submitted supplemental filings relevant to its request. The Company requested that its Application
be processed by Modified Procedure.
On October 10,2024,the Commission issued a Notice of Application and set deadlines for
public comments and the Company's reply. Order No. 36346.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Commission Staff ("Staff') believes that, apart from the area covering the subdivision
requested above, the Company is currently serving an area not covered by its CPCN. Staff has
repeatedly asked the Company to submit an amended application that also accounts for this service
territory in the requested relief. However, the Company has failed to submit such a filing.
Staff recommends that the Commission:
' The Idaho Secretary of State's website lists the Company's official name as "Rocky Mountain Utility Company,
Inc."The Company's Application states that this is the name which it is doing business under.
DECISION MEMORANDUM 1

1) Order the Company to submit an amended application within 30 days of the
Commission's order that accurately describes all of the service territory that the
Company currently serves and plans to serve.
2) Order that this case be suspended with a new procedural schedule to be determined
once the Company has complied with the proposed order discussed above.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to:
1) Order the Company to submit an amended application within 30 days of the Commission's
order that accurately describes all of the service territory that the Company currently serves
and plans to serve?
2) Order that this case be suspended with a new procedural schedule to be determined once
the Company has complied with the proposed order discussed above?
3) Anything else?
Michael Duval
Deputy Attorney General
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