20181211MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
December 11, 2018 – 1:30 P.M.
In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Kris Raper and Eric Raper. Commissioner
Kjellander called the meeting to order.
The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
on Monday, December 4, 2018. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as
written.
The second order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Action Item: Johnathan Farley’s December 4, 2018, Decision Memorandum re: Tariff
Revisions Filed in Compliance with Order No. 33593; Case Nos. AVU-E-17-01 and AVU-G-
17-01; Applications for Approval to Increase Rates and Charges.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion, to approve Staff’s recommendation for item 2 on the
Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
3. Deliberation re: In the Matter of the Application of Rocky Mountain Power to Update
the Load and Gas Forecasts Used in the Integrated Resource Plan Avoided Cost Model;
Case No. PAC-E-18-09. [Sean Costello, Attorney]
4. Deliberation re: In the Matter of the Application of Idaho Power to Update the Load
and Gas Forecasts Used in the Integrated Resource Plan Avoided Cost Model; Case No.
IPC-E-18-13. [Edith Pacillo, Attorney]
5. Deliberation re: In the Matter of the Annual Compliance Filing of Avista to Update the
Load and Gas Forecasts in the Incremental Cost Integrated Resource Plan Avoided Cost
Model; Case No. AVU-E-1811. [Edward Jewell, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander announced that items 3, 4 and 5 under Fully Submitted Matters would
be deliberated privately.
The next order of business EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS:
6. Pending Litigation Re: FRANKLIN ENERGY STORAGE ONE, ET AL. v.
KJELLANDER, ET AL.; CASE NO. 1:18-CV-00236-RE

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.

Commissioner Kjellander moved to hire John Coyle to appear pro hac vice for the Commission.
A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

A roll call was taken and they adjourned into Executive Session. The Executive Session began
at 1:35 p.m. and ended at 1:54 p.m.

Commissioner Kjellander reconvened the regular meeting at 1:56 p.m. He stated that there was
no further business before the Commission and he adjourned the meeting.

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