20260217Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISIONER HAMMOND
COMMISIONER HARDIE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: REBECCA COTTRELL, COMMISSION STAFF
ERIKA K. MELANSON, DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: FEBRUARY 17, 2026
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S TARIFF
ADVICE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER NO. 35583 RELATED TO
CHANGES TO SCHEDULE 79; TARIFF ADVICE NO. IPC-TAE-26-01.
On January 27, 2026, Idaho Power Company("Company") submitted Tariff Advice No. IPC-
TAE-26-01, requesting approval to remove references to its re-weatherization option from Schedule
79 to reflect that funds for re-weatherization are no longer available. Tariff Advice at 4. The Company
filed a proposed Schedule 79 and requested a March 1 st, 2026 effective date.
The Company began offering weatherization assistance for low-income customers and non-
profit organizations in 1989. The program was renamed to Weatherization Assistance for Qualified
Customers ("WAQC") in 2005. In Order No. 29505, the Commission established the funding level
for WAQC and directed the Company to carry over any unspent funds to the following year. In Case
No. IPC-E-22-15,the Company applied to the Commission for approval of a re-weatherization option
to the program to address the accumulation of unspent WAQC funds. The re-weatherization option
paid for up to one hundred percent of HVAC upgrades in homes that had been previously weatherized
through the WAQC program until funds ran out or the Community Action Partnership("CAP")agency
contracts ended in 2025. See Order No. 35583.
In 2024, the Commission approved changes to the WAQC program which included the
elimination of future carryover of program funds and the allowance of additional electric equipment
upgrades necessary for completing HVAC upgrades. See Order No. 36402.
As a result,the CAP agencies were able to spend most of the remaining accumulated carryover
funds and ended 2025 with$22,657. The Company, in alignment with CAP agencies,proposed in the
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November IIth, 2025, meeting with the Energy Efficiency Advisor Group to allow the re-
weatherization option to expire at the end of 2025 and spend the remaining funds on standard
weatherization measures. The attending members did not express any concerns with this proposal.
Application at 3.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
After reviewing the tariff submitted by the Company, Staff believes the proposed change to
remove references to its re-weatherization option from Schedule 79 will help reduce customer
confusion. Staff recommends the Commission approve the Company's Schedule 79 as filed.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to approve the Company's proposal to remove references to its
re-weatherization option from Schedule 79 to reflect that the re-weatherization option is no longer
available?
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Commission Staff
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