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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

JANUARY 10, 2011 – 3:00 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Jim Kempton, Marsha Smith, and Mack Redford.

Commissioner Kempton called the meeting to order. The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Monday, January 4, 2011. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The second order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Lynn Anderson's January 7, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain Power Tariff Advice No. 10-03.
Regarding item 2, Commissioner Kempton asked for clarification on the question posed to the Commissioners regarding the Company’s proposed “subject to funding” tariff language addition. Mr. Anderson replied that in the past, there have been two or three instances where the Company has requested a tariff rider increase to cover its expected or its already incurred expenses and the Commission has either declined or delayed the decision to do so, so he suspected that is the reason the Company put the wording in the tariff. He added that the Company has inserted similar language into its refrigerator recycling program tariff and the Commission approved that language as proposed by the Company. He said to his knowledge, the Company has never restricted that program because of the lack of funds and he didn’t anticipate that it will for the FinAnswer Express program. Commissioner Kempton clarified that the only question before the Commission is whether the Commission approves the tariff changes with the provision “subject to funding.”
Commissioner Smith made a motion to approve Rocky Mountain Power’s Tariff Advice No. 10-03 without using modified procedure and including the language “subject to funding” as proposed by the Company. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the motion.3. Scott Woodbury's January 6, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: Amendments to Revised Protocol Allocation Methodology, Case No. PAC-E-10-09 (PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power).
The Commission voted unanimously to approve Staff’s recommendation with a change to the Staff/Intervenor comment deadline from March 9, 2011 to March 30, 2011, and a change to the Company reply deadline from March 25, 2011 to April 15, 2011.4. Weldon Stutzman's January 4, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power's Application Requesting Approval of Revisions to Its Irrigation Peak Rewards Program, Case No. IPC-E-10-46.
The Commission voted unanimously to approve Staff’s recommendation regarding item 4.
Jason Salmiklotz of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance joined the meeting by telephone and inquired about the Commission’s decision regarding item 2. Commissioner Kempton advised him of the decision.
FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
5. Deliberation re: Idaho Power's Application for Approval of a Firm Energy Sales Agreement with J.M. Miller Enterprises, Case No. IPC-E-10-37. [Kristine Sasser, Attorney]6. Deliberation re: Idaho Power Company's Request for Acceptance of Its 2011 Retirement Benefits Package, Case No. IPC-E-10-25. [Weldon Stutzman, Attorney]
Commissioner Kempton stated that items 5 and 6 would be deliberated privately following the meeting.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kempton adjourned the meeting.

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COMMISSION SECRETARY DATE OF APPROVAL

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