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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.
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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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COMMISSION SECRETARY DATE OF APPROVAL