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Service Date
February 27,2025
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION ) CASE NO. PAC-E-25-02
OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER FOR )
AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES ) NOTICE OF APPLICATION
TO NON-LEGACY CUSTOMER )
GENERATORS ) NOTICE OF
INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 36482
On February 7, 2025,Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp ("Company") filed
an application ("Application") with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission")
requesting an order approving the Company's proposed changes to its onsite self-generation
Electric Service Schedule 136 ("Schedule 136")tariff.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company represents that beginning October 1,
2025, the Company proposes to change the program to compensate customers on Schedule 136
for all exported energy at specified prices listed in table 1.
Table 1: Export Credit Summary
Summer Summer Winter Winter
On-
Export Profile Annual Peak Off-Peak On-Peak Off-Peak
Volume (kWh per kW) 949 119 329 35 466
Capacity Contribution (%) 10.97% 8.69% 1.97% 0.03% 0.28%
Value by Element (cents/kWh)
Energy 2.415 4.007 3.063 2.934 1.S13
- Integration (0.385) (0.638) (0.488) (0.467) (0.241)
+ Avoided Line Losses 0.184 0.304 0.233 0.223 0.115
Generation Capacity 1.488 9.408 0.770 0.121 0.078
Transmission Capacity Deferral 0.069 0.437 0.036 0.006 0.004
Transmission System Cost 0.297 1.707 0.023 1.878 0.011
Distribution Capacity Deferral 0.162 1.023 0.084 0.013 0.008
Total 4.230 16.248 3.721 4.708 1.489
(i)Annual values for information only and reflect seasonal weighting from the historical period.
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Application at 7-8. The Company also proposes setting a fixed cap on the size of individual non-
residential customer generation systems of 2,000 kilowatts ("kw"), and that export credits be
treated as a Purchased Power Expense for ratemaking purposes.Id. at 7.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company represents that these changes would
correct the cross-subsidy that customers with customer-generation impose upon customers who do
not have customer generation, and that the Company will make a filing on or around July 1, 2026,
and each year thereafter, to update the export credit rate for Schedule 136 customers with prices
taking effect October 1 of each year.Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application has been filed with the
Commission and is 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 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.
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
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 71-73,IDAPA 31.01.01.072-073. 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. Persons desiring to present their views without parties' rights of
participation do not have to intervene and may present their comments without prior notification
to the Commission or the parties.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission Secretary shall issue a Notice of
Parties after the deadline for intervention has passed. The Notice of Parties shall assign exhibit
numbers to each party in this proceeding.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that once the Notice of Parties is issued, Commission
Staff("Staff')will informally confer with the parties to discuss a schedule to process this case and
other issues as may be raised by the parties.
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the following persons are designated as the
Company's representatives in this matter:
Mark Alder Joe Dallas
Idaho Regulatory Affairs Manager PacifiCorp, Senior Attorney
Rocky Mountain Power 825 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 2000
1407 West North Temple, Suite 330 Portland, OR 97232
Salt Lake City, UT 84116 joseph.dallas@pacificorp.com
mark.alderkp acificorp.com
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that persons desiring to intervene in this case for the purpose
of obtaining parties' rights of participation must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission,
under Rules 71-73, IDAPA 31.01.01.071-073, no later than 21 days after the service date of this
Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, after the Secretary issues a Notice of Parties, Staff will
informally confer with the parties to discuss the appropriate scheduling of this case.
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 271h day of
February 2025.
EDWARD LODGE, P c ENT
H R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER
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