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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
February 23, 2015 – 1:30 P.M.
In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Mack Redford and Kristine Raper.
Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order.
The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
on Monday, February 9, 2015. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as
written.
The second order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Chris Hecht's February 17, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: Compliance Filing from
CDS Stoneridge Utilities LLC Requesting to Modify Its Tariff in Accordance with Order
No. 30342.
3. Daphne Huang's February 19, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: PacifiCorp's Application
for Approval of the First Amendment to Its Power Purchase Agreement with St. Anthony
Hydro, LLC, Case No. PAC-E-15-02
4. Don Howell's February 13, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: New Contracts for the
Administrator of the USF and ITSAP Programs.
5. Karl Klein's February 20, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power's Application
for Approval of New Schedule 82 (Flex Peak Program), Case No. IPC-E-15-03.
6. Neil Price's February 20, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain Power's
Application for Authority to Increase Rates by $10.7 Million to Recover Deferred Net
Power Costs through the Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism (ECAM), Case No. PAC-E-
15-01.
Commissioner Kjellander welcomed Commissioner Raper to the Commission. Regarding item
6, Commissioner Raper asked Mr. Price about scheduling for the case because of the requested
effective date of April 1. Mr. Price replied that the schedule will take into consideration the
effective date, with comments being due March 13. He stated there will also be time for reply
comments as well.
Regarding item 4, Commissioner Redford asked if there is a requirement to bid the contract
competitively. Commissioner Kjellander replied that there is no requirement to do a routine
competitive bid.
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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.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned
the meeting.
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COMMISSION SECRETARY DATE OF APPROVAL