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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

DECEMBER 14, 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 Tuesday, December 6, 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 December 6, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: Application for Approval of an Interconnection Agreement between Qwest dba CenturyLink QC and Geils Communications, Inc., Case No. QWE-T-11-14.3. Kristine Sasser's December 10, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: Avista's Joint Application with Stimson Lumber Company for Approval of a Power Purchase Agreement, Case No. AVU-E-11-06.4. Kristine Sasser's December 10, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power's Application for a Determination Regarding the Firm Energy Sales Agreement with High Mesa Energy, Case No. IPC-E-11-26.5. Kristine Sasser's December 10, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power's Application for a Determination Regarding the Firm Energy Sales Agreement with Dynamis Energy, Case No. IPC-E-11-25.
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. Weldon Stutzman's December 12, 2011 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power Company's Application to Extend and Modify Accounting Order to Amortize Additional Accumulated Deferred Income Tax Credits (ADITC), Case No. IPC-E-11-22.
Mr. Stutzman reviewed his Decision Memo. In response to a question from Commissioner Kjellander, Mr. Stutzman noted the comment period is shorter than normal in order to complete the case by the end of the year. There was no further discussion and Commissioner Smith made a motion to establish a comment deadline of December 20, 2011. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The final order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
7. Deliberation re: Idaho Power Rate Case, Case No. IPC-E-11-08. [Don Howell, Attorney.]8. Deliberation re: Application of Time Warner Cable Information Services (Idaho), LLC for Certification as a Wholesale Communications Provider in Idaho, Case No. TIM-T-11-01. [Neil Price, Attorney]9. Deliberation re: Idaho Power Company's Application for an Accounting Order to Establish Ratemaking Treatment of Qualifying Reporting Entity Contracts, Case No. IPC-E-11-21. [Weldon Stutzman, Attorney.]10. Deliberation re: Idaho Power's Application for Approval of Its 2011 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). [Weldon Stutzman, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander stated that items 7 - 10 would be deliberated privately.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.

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