20151130min.pdf

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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

November 30, 2015 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Marsha Smith and Kristine Raper. Commissioner Kjellander
was absent and excused. Commissioner Raper called the meeting to order.

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
on Monday, November 23, 2015. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes
as written.

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

2. Daphne Huang's November 25, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain
Power's Application for Authority to Cancel Electric Service Schedule No. 71, Energy
Exchange Program, Case No. PAC-E-15-14.

3. Grace Seaman's November 24, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: Frontier
Communications Northwest Inc.'s Application for Approval of an Interconnection
Agreement with New Cingular PCS, LLC, Case No. VZN-T-15-01.

4. Mark Rogers's November 25, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power Advice No.
15-13, Residential and Small-Farm Energy Credit Adjustment.

5. Terri Carlock's November 25, 2015 Decision Memorandum re: Annual Determination of
the Interest Rates on Deposits Collected from Customers for the Calendar Year 2016, Case
No. GNR-U-15-01.
Regarding item 4, Commissioner Raper asked Mr. Rogers for clarification on the increase to the
credit and whether it is a two-year increase with an adjustment in between or whether the
increase is for a two-year period. Mr. Rogers replied that the adjustment is for two years and the
calculation is actually for one year—the $11.2 million will be distributed in 2016 and the same
amount will be distributed in 2017 for a total of $22.4 million over the two years. Commissioner
Raper asked for further clarification on the effective dates—i.e. if the decision before the
Commission was to approve the tariff effective January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017.
Mr. Rogers replied that was correct--the change to 0.1802 cents would be effective for both
years.
There was no further discussion and Commissioner Raper 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.

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There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Raper adjourned the
meeting.

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