20180116MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
January 16, 2018 – 1:30 P.M.
In attendance were Commissioners Eric Anderson Kristine Raper were in attendance.
Commissioner Kjellander was excused. Commissioner Anderson called the meeting to order.
The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS
MEETING on Tuesday, January 9, 2018. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the
minutes as written.
The second order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Sean Costello’s January 10, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Time Clock Solutions,
LLC’s Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity; Case No. TME-
T-17-01.
3. Sean Costello’s January 10, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Birch Communications,
Inc.’s Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity; Case No. BIR-T-
18-01.
4. Camille Christen’s January 11, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Kiki Tidwell’s Appeal
of Order No. 33928 to The Idaho Supreme Court, Supreme Court Docket No. 45644-2017
(IPUC Case No. SUP-E-1701).
5. Camille Christen’s January 12, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: The Joint Petition of
Avista Corporation and Clark Fork Hydro LLC for Approval of a Power Purchase
Agreement; Case No. AVU-E18-01.
6. Brandon Karpen’s January 11, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: The Application of
Idaho Power Company to Establish a Method of Recovery for Costs Associated with
Participation in the Western Energy Imbalance Market; Case No. IPC-E-17-16.
7. Brandon Karpen’s January 11, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Rickel Water
Company, Inc., and Bitterroot Water System, Inc.; Case No. RIC-W-17-01.
8. Carolee Hall’s January 8, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Teleport Communications
America, LLC (“TCAL”) Filed a Petition for a Safety Valve Waiver of FCC Threshold
Requirements for Numbering Resources in the Idaho Falls Rate Center; Case No. TCS-T-
18-01.
9. Daniel Klein’s January 11, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: CenturyTel of the Gem
State, Inc. d/b/a CenturyLink, CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc. d/b/a CenturyLink’s Application
for Approval of an Interconnection Agreement with MCImetro Access Transmission
Services Corp; Case Nos. CGS-T-18-01 & CEN-T-18-01.

There were no questions and Commissioner Anderson made a motion to approve Staff’s
recommendations for items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on
the motion and it carried unanimously.

The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
10. Deliberation re: Avista’s 2017 Electric IRP; Case No. AVU-E-17-08. [Camille Christen,
Daphne Huang, Attorneys]

Commissioner Anderson stated item 10 under Fully Submitted Matters would be deliberated
privately. There was no further business before the Commission and he adjourned the meeting.

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