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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

August 25, 2014 – 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, August 18, 2014. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The next order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:

2. Daphne Huang's August 21, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Avista Corporation's Application for Approval of an Electric Distribution Service Agreement with East Greenacres Irrigation District, Case No. AVU-E-14-08.3. Don Howell's August 22, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Application of Capitol Water Corporation for Authority to Increase Its Schedule No. 3, Purchased Power Adjustment Rate, Case No. CAP-W-14-01.4. Grace Seaman's August 22, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Certificate No. 401 Name Change from WestCom, LLC dba WestTelFiber to Westel, LLC, Case No. WSC-T-05-01.5. Grace Seaman's August 18, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Fatbeam, LLC's 2013 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit Application, Case No. FZ4-T-14-01.6. Grace Seaman's August 18, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC's Application to Amend the Interconnection Agreement with Level 3 Communications, LLC, Case No. QWE-T-02-08.7. Kristine Sasser's August 22, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power's Application for Amendment of an Agreement with United Materials of Great Falls, Case No. IPC-E-14-21.8. Kristine Sasser's August 20, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Implementation of Solar Integration Rates and Charges; Motion for Admission, Pro Hac Vice, Case No. IPC-E-14-18.9. Kristine Sasser's August 22, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Joint Petition of Avista Corporation and Kootenai Electric Cooperative for Approval of Its As-Available Power Purchase Agreement, Case No. AVU-E-14-09.

There was no discussion and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 through 9 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The final order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
10. Deliberation re: Avista's Application to Extend Its Existing Rate Plan and Avoid a General Rate Case Filing, Case Nos. AVU-E-14-05 and AVU-G-14-01. [Don Howell, Attorney]11. Deliberation re: Rocky Mountain Power's Application for Approval of a PPA with Lower Valley Energy, Case No. PAC-E-14-06. [Kristine Sasser, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander stated that items 10 and 11 would be deliberated privately.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.

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