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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

MAY 31, 2011 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Mack Redford, and Marsha Smith.

Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order. The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Monday, May 16, 2011. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The second order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Carolee Hall's May 19, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: Application for Approval to Amend the Interconnection Agreement Between Qwest and McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc. dba PAETEC Business Services, Case No. QWE-T-00-7.3. Kristine Sasser's May 26, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power's Application for a Determination Regarding the Firm Energy Sales Agreement with Clark Canyon, Case No. IPC-E-11-09.
There was no discussion and the Commission voted unanimously to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 and 3 on the Consent Agenda.
FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
4. Deliberation re: Idaho Power's Application for Authority to Implement Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) Rates for Electric Service from June 1, 2011 through May 31, 2012, Case No. IPC-E-11-06. [Don Howell, Attorney]5. Deliberation re: Muchow Complaint Against Idaho Power, Case No. IPC-E-11-07. [Don Howell, Attorney]6. Deliberation re: Idaho Power's Application for Authority to Implement Fixed Cost Adjustment Rates, Case No. IPC-E-11-03. [Kristine Sasser, Attorney]7. Deliberation re: Investigation into Disaggregation and an Appropriate Published Avoided Cost Rate Eligibility Cap Structure, Case No. GNR-E-11-01 (the 2nd Phase of GNR-E-10-40). [Kristine Sasser, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander stated that items 4 - 7 would be deliberated privately.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.
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