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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

November 23, 2015 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Marsha Smith and Kristine Raper. Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order.

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Monday, November 16, 2015. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

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

2. Brandon Karpen's November 20, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: Eagle Water Company's Application for Approval of a Customer Surcharge, Case No. EAG-W-15-01.3. Brandon Karpen's November 19, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain Power's Application to Update and Revise Its Curtailment Plan, Case No. PAC-E-15-10.4. Carolee Hall's November 19, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: Application of Hypercube Telecom, LLC Requesting a Name Change to West Telecom Services, LLC for Certificate No. 407, Case No. GNR-T-01-11.5. Don Howell's November 18, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: United Water's Request to Change Its Corporate Name to SUEZ Water Idaho Inc., Case No. UWI-W-15-03.6. Grace Seaman/Terri Carlock's November 20, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: Silver Star Telephone Company, Inc. and Columbine Telephone Company, Inc.'s Application for Approval of Transfer of Idaho Assets, Operations and Certificate, Case Nos. COL-T-15-01 and SIL-T-15-01.

Regarding item 2, Commissioner Smith commented on Staff’s recommendation to suspend the proposed effective date for less time than the statutory limit. Mr. Howell responded that the company had asked for an effective date of only 30 days but Staff would like to conduct discovery, so they thought a balanced approach would be to suspend the date for a shorter period. Commissioner Smith noted that the date can always be extended later if needed. There was no further discussion and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 through 6 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

The final order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
7. Deliberation re: Rocky Mountain Power's Application to Approve Capacity Deficiency for Avoided Cost Calculations, Case No. PAC-E-15-12. [Daphne Huang, Attorney]8. Deliberation re: Rocky Mountain Power's Application to Modify the Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism and Increase Rates, Case No. PAC-E-15-09. [Neil Price, 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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