20180129MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
January 29, 2018 – 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 January 22, 2018. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes
as written.
The second order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Yao Yin’s January 22, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Tariff Advice Regarding
Modification of Rocky Mountain Power’s Schedule No. 401 – Special Contract.
3. Sean Costello’s January 25, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Application of Comcast
Phone of Idaho, LLC for Registration as a Wholesale Local Telecommunications Provider
in Idaho; Case No. CPI-T-1802.
4. Terri Carlock’s January 25, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Avista Corporation’s
Request for Authority to Issue up to $500 Million Debt Securities; Case No. AVU-U-17-01.
5. Curtis Thaden’s January 26, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Avista Utilities Tariff
Advice No. 1801-E Revision of IPUC Tariff No. 28, Schedule 58 Franchise Fee Agreement
with the City of Elk River.
There were no questions and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s
recommendations for items 2 and 5 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and
it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
6. Johnathan Farley’s January 22, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Formal Complain of
Mary Drake v. Atlanta Power Company and Staff’s Proposed Concurrent Formal Staff
Investigation
Mr. Farley reviewed his Decision Memo; he stated that on January 2, 2018 Mary Drake filed a
complaint with the PUC Consumer Staff asking to have a formal complaint drawn up. Her main
subject of her complaint was the service provided by Atlanta Power Company. During the last
year the Consumer Staff had received other informal complaints from customers of Atlanta
Power Company. Staff put together a Decision Memo to address Ms. Drake’s and other
customers concerns in the area.

Commissioner Raper moved to combine Ms. Drake’s formal complaint into a single docket to
investigate Atlanta Power Company and give staff direction to report back to the Commission no
later than six months from now on how their investigation is proceeding and their findings.

Commissioner Kjellander asked if there were any further questions. There were no further
questions and Commissioner Kjellander moved to grant the motion. A vote was taken on the
motion and it carried unanimously.

The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
7. Deliberation re: Idaho Power’s 2017 Integrated Resource Plan; Case No. IPC-E-17-11.
[Sean Costello, Attorney]

Commissioner Kjellander stated item 7 under Fully Submitted Matters would be deliberated
privately.

The next order of business was EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS:
8. Pending or imminently likely litigation, per Idaho Code § 74-206(1)(f), in FER-E-17-01,
Franklin Energy Storage, LLC one through four, Petition for Declaratory Order and
Enforcement under PURPA, FERC Docket No. EL18-50-000, et al.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to adjourn into Executive Session and cited Idaho Code
§ 74-206(1)(f). He stated that the purpose of the Executive Session would be to communicate
with the Commissioner’s attorneys about pending litigation, FERC Case No. EL18-50-000.
A role call was taken and they adjourned into Executive Session. The Executive Session began
at 1:36 p.m. and ended at 1:44 p.m.
Commissioner Kjellander reconvened the regular meeting at 1:46 p.m. He stated that there was
no further business before the Commission and he adjourned the meeting.

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