20211124Public Hearing Transcript Vol I.pdf

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF B.OCKY MOUNTAIN
POVOERI S APPLICATION FOR
AUTHORITY TO TNCREASE ITS RATES
AND CHARGES IN IDAHO AND APPROVAL
OF PROPOSED ELECTRIC SERVICE
SCHEDULES AND REGULATIONS
CASE NO. PAC-E-21-07
TELEPHONIC HEARING
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COMMISSIONER KRISTINE RAPER (Presiding)
COMMISSIONER PAUL KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER ERIC ANDERSON
PLACE:Commission Hearj-ng Room
11331 West Chinden BIvd.Building 8, Suite 201--A
Boise, Idaho
DATE:November 15, 202L
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Reporter:
Constance Bu"y,
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APPEARANCES
For the Staff:Dayn Hardie
and ilohn R. Hamond, ilr.
Deputy Attorneys General
11331 West Chinden B1vd.Building 8, Suite 20!-A
PO Box 83120Boise, Idaho 83120-0074
PacifiCorp/dba Rocky
Mountain Power:(Of Record)
EniJ.y lfegener
PacifiCorp/dba Rocky
Mountain Power
1-401 Vlest North TempleSuite 320Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
For Idaho Irrlgation
Pumpers Assocj-ation:(Of Record)
Eric L. Olsen
Echo Hawk & Ol-sen PLLC
505 Pershing AvenueSuite 100
PO Box 6LL9Pocatello, Idaho 83205
For Bayer Corporation:(Of Record)
RandaJ.J. C. Budge
Thomas dI. Budge
RACINE, OLSON, PLLP
207 E. Center
PO Box 1391Pocatello, fdaho 83204-1391
Eor PacifiCorp Idaho
Industrial Customers:(Of Record)
RonaLd L. Wi].].ians
V(ILLIAMS BRADBURY, P. C
PO Box 388Boise, Idaho 83701
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BOTSE, TDAHO, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 202L, 6:00 P. M
COMMISSIONER RAPER: Good evening. This
is the tj-me and place for a customer hearing in Case
No. PAC-E-21-01, also referred to as in the matter of
Rocky Mountaj-n Power's application for authority to
i-ncrease its rates and charges in Idaho and approval of
proposed electric service schedules and regulations.
On May 2'7Lh, 2027, Pacj-fiCorp, doing
business as Rocky Mountain Power, applied to the
Commission requestj-ng authority to increase its Idaho
jurisdictional revenue requirement. On October 25Lh,
2027, a proposed sti-pulation and settl-ement were fil-ed
with this Commission.
The purpose of this hearing is to take
testimony and relevant comments from members of the
public in reference to the proposed stipulation and
settlement.
My name 1s Commissj-oner Kristine Raper.
f'm the Chair of tonightrs proceeding and I am joined by
President Paul- Kjellander and Commissioner Eric Anderson.
Again, tonight's objective would be to get l-ive public
test j-mony on the of f icial- record for the case.
We use a court reporter. We have Connie25
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Bucy creating an official transcript for the record. A11
that remains procedurally with this case is a technical-
hearing tomorrow, November 16th, and al-so the same date,
November 16th, for the customer comment deadline. After
that po:-nt,
review the
the record will cl-ose, the Commissioners will
facts and evidence, and issue a flnal decision
in this matter.
I am going to document so that we have it
for purposes of the record the parties to this
proceeding. Representing PacifiCorp are Ted Weston,
Emily Wegener. Representlng Commission Staff, Deputy
Attorney General, Dayn Hardie. Representing Idaho
Irrigation Pumpers Assocj-ation, Eric Olsen. Representing
Bayer Corporation, Randal-l Budge. Representing
PacifiCorp Idaho Industrial- Customers, Ron Williams, and
I would state that ICL and CAPAI were originally
j-ntervenors in thj-s case. They have since withdrawn
their intervenor status.
So we do not have anyone on the l-ine to
testify. It is officially 6:13. The hearing was to
begin at 6:00 p.m. sharp. We have created a record. I'm
not going to go into more detail-, because there's no one
to hear it, except for those of you who have graciously
call-ed in to listenr so with that, unless anyone does a
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paramount importance, I will close the record for this
proceeding.
Thank you for calling in. The meeting is
adj ourned.
(The Heari-ng adjourned at 6z!4 p.m. )
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AUTHENTICATION
This is to certify that the foregoing
Rocky Mountain Power'sproceedings hel-d
appllcation for
1n the matter of
authority to increase its rates and
charges in Idaho and approval of proposed electric
service schedul-es and regulations, commencing at
6:10 p.m., oo Monday, November 15, 202L, dt the
Commission Hearing Room, 11331 West Chinden BIvd.,
Building 8, Suite 201,-A, Boise, Idaho, is a true and
correct transcrj-pt of said proceedings and the ori-gina1
thereof for the file of the Commission.
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CONSTANCE
Certified
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Shorthand Reporter
CONSTANCE S BUCY
NOTARYPUBLIC. STATE OF IDATIO
COMMTSSION NUMBER 1 2995
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