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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

SEPTEMBER 19, 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, September 12th, 2011. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The second order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Cathleen M. McHugh's September 15, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: Advice No. 11-04-E (Avista); Residential and Small Farm Energy Rate Adjustment Credit.3. Grace Seaman's September 16, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: Custer Telephone Broadband Services LLC's 2010 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application, Case No. CTB-T-11-02.4. Grace Seaman's September 16, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc.'s 2010 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application, Case No. CUS-T-11-01.5. Weldon Stutzman's September 16, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: United Water's Application to Apply Abandoned Deposits to Its Low-Income Assistance Program, Case No. UWI-W-11-03.
There was no discussion and the Commission voted unanimously to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 – 5 on the Consent Agenda.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
6. Bryan Lanspery's September 16, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: Appropriate Disposition of SO2 Emission Proceeds for Energy Education Proposal, Case No. IPC-E-08-11, Order No. 30760.
Mr. Lanspery reviewed his Decision Memo. Commissioner Kjellander asked if there is anyone interested in providing financial support to continue the program. Mr. Lanspery replied that the Center for Advanced Energy Studies and the Idaho Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Consortium (ISTEM) have expressed an interest in the program and have discussed with Idaho Power the possibility of being able to implement the program statewide. He said at this point, they assume the funding would go through these other entities.
Commissioner Smith made a motion to accept the Compliance Report filed by Idaho Power Company in Case No. IPC-E-08-11. Commissioner Redford seconded the motion. A vote was taken and it carried unanimously.
The final order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
7. Deliberation re: Avista Corporation's General Rate Case, Case Nos. AVU-E-11-01 and AVU-G-11-01. [Kristine Sasser, Attorney]8. Deliberation re: Idaho Power's Application for a Determination Regarding the Firm Energy Sales Agreement with Interconnect Solar Development, LLC, Case No. IPC-E-11-10. [Kristine Sasser, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander stated that items 7 and 8 would be deliberated privately.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.

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