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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

September 20, 2017 – 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, September 6, 2017. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as
written.

The second order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
2. Sean Costello’s September 12, 2017 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power’s 2017
Integrated Resource Plan, Case No. IPC-E-17-11.
3. Daphne Huang’s September 12, 2017 Decision Memorandum re: Avista’s 2017 Electric
Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), Case No. AVU-E-17-08.
4. Camille Christen’s September 13, 2017 Decision Memorandum re: The Application of
Avista Utilities for an Order Approving a Change in Natural Gas Rates and Charges, Case
No. AVU-G-17-04.
There were no questions and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s
recommendations for items 2 through 4 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion
and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
5. Deliberation re: Idaho Power’s Application Regarding the Prudency of Its DSM
Program for 2016, Case No. IPC-E-17-03. [Daphne Huang, Attorney]
6. Deliberation re: Idaho Power Company’s Application for Approval of the Capacity
Deficiency to be utilized for Avoided Cost Calculations, Case No. IPC-E-17-12. [Camille
Christen, Attorney]
7. Deliberation re: Intermountain Gas Company’s Application for Authority to Change Its
Prices, Case No. INT-G-17-05. [Camille Christen, Attorney]
8. Deliberation re: Idaho Power’s Clark Canyon Hydro ESA, Case No. IPC-E-14-15.
[Daphne Huang, Attorney]
9. Intermountain Gas Company’s Application to Implement a DSM Program Funding
Mechanism, Case No. INT-G-17-03. [Daphne Huang, Attorney]

Commissioner Kjellander announced that items 5 and 9 would be deliberated privately.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned
the meeting.

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