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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

February 29, 2016 – 1:30 P.M.

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

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Monday, February 22, 2016. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

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

2. Motion of the Commission Staff to File Comments and Set a Schedule, Case No. INT-G-16-01. [Don Howell, Attorney]3. Stacey Donohue's February 24, 2016 Decision Memorandum re: Avista Utilities Tariff Advice - ADV-16-01-E Revision to Schedule No. 90: Electric Energy Efficiency Programs.4. Stacey Donohue's February 25, 2016 Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain Power Tariff Advice No. 16-02; Revision to Schedule No. 21 - Low Income Weatherization Services.5. Terri Carlock's February 25, 2016 Decision Memorandum re: PacifiCorp's Request to Extend Its Short-Term Debt Authority for Five Years, Case No. PAC-E-16-03.
There was no discussion and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 through 5 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
7. Rick Sterling/Daphne Huang's February 24, 2016 Decision Memorandum re: Request of Rocky Mountain Power to Update the Wind Integration Charge Applied to Its PURPA Published Avoided Cost Rates.
Ms. Huang reviewed the Decision Memo. Commissioner Raper made a motion to approve the wind integration charge of $3.06 per MWh to be applied to Rocky Mountain Power’s published avoided cost rates without further process or procedure. Commissioner Kjellander noted that when the Commission issues its order, the Company can still provide input through a Petition for Reconsideration. There was no further discussion. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

The final order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
7. Deliberation re: PacifiCorp's Application to Approve Electric Service Schedule No. 38, Case No. PAC-E-16-01. [Daphne Huang, Attorney]8. Deliberation re: Application of Wide Voice, LLC for Registration to Provide Facilities-Based Wholesale Local Telecommunications Services, Case No. WVL-T-15-02. [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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