20200428MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
April 28, 2020 – 1:30 P.M. In attendance was Commissioner Paul Kjellander, Commissioner Kristine Raper, and Commissioner Eric
Anderson. Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order. The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING on
Tuesday April 21, 2020. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written. The next order of business was CONSENT AGENDA: 2. Action Item: Dayn Hardie’s April 22, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of Idaho
Power Company’s Application for an Accounting Order for Costs Associated with Cloud Computing
Arrangements; Case No. IPC-E-20-11.
3. Action Item: Edward Jewell’s April 23, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of the
Application of Idaho Power Company for Approval of the First Amendment to the Blind Canyon
Hydro Project; Case No. IPC-E-20-18.
4. Action Item: John R. Hammond Jr.’s April 24, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Avista’s Petition for an Extension to File Its 2020 Natural Gas Integrated Resource Plan; Case No.
AVU-G-20-01.
5. Action Item: Curtis Thaden’s April 24, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power Tariff
Advice No. 20-03. Revision to Idaho Power’s Electric Service Schedule 95 Franchise Agreement with
the City of Crouch.
6. Action Item: Matt Hunter’s April 27, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of Idaho Power Company’s Application for Authority to Implement Power Cost Adjustment (“PCA”) Rates for Electric Service from June 1, 2020, through May 31, 2021; Case No. IPC-E-20-21.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendation for Items 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 under the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS: 7. Action Item: Dayn Hardie’s April 22, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of Rocky
Mountain Power’s 2019 Electric Integrated Resource Plan; Case No. PAC-E-19-16.
Mr. Hardie reviewed his Decision Memo and asked does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Modified
Procedure setting an August 5, 2020 public comment deadline and an August 19, 2020 Company reply
deadline.
Commissioner Raper moved to issue a Notice of Modified Procedure setting an August 5, 2020 public
comment deadline and an August 19, 2020 Company reply deadline. A vote was taken on the motion and
it carried unanimously.
8. Action Item: John R. Hammond Jr.’s April 24, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: 2011 Island Park Water Investigation; Case No. ISL-W-11-01.
Mr. Hammond reviewed his Decision Memo stating that by 2012 the Company had complied with the
Order’s directives apart from item no. 5 (providing a current customer list). No further activity has taken
place in the case. Mr. Hammond asked does the Commission wish to close this case.
Commissioner Kjellander moved to issue an Order providing a 21-day comment period for Staff and a
seven day reply period for the Company at which time the case would be closed. A vote was taken on the
motion and it carried unanimously.

9. Action Item: Edward Jewell’s April 24, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: Application of Rocky
Mountain Power to Close the Net Metering Program to New Service & Implement a Net Billing
Program to Compensate Customer Generators for Exported Generation; Case No. PAC-E-19-08.
Mr. Jewell reviewed his Decision Memo and made the following correction: The Decision Memo should
reference Order No. 34509 in IPC-E-18-15 rather than Order No. 34046. Mr. Jewell asked does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Supplemental Application establishing a May 26, 2020 preliminary comment deadline, a June 22, 2020 public hearing, a July 2, 2020 deadline for revised comments and a
July 16, 2020 deadline for reply comments on the study design. Commissioner Raper moved to issue a Notice of Supplemental Application establishing a May 26, 2020
preliminary comment deadline, a June 22, 2020 public hearing, a July 2, 2020 deadline for revised comments and a July 16, 2020 deadline for reply comments on the study design. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously. Commissioner Kjellander stated there was no further business before the Commission and he adjourned the meeting.
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