20200728MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
July 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 July 14, 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 July 22, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: SUEZ Water’s Petition
for Authorization to Eliminate Collection of Gross-Up Payments Associated with Contributions in
Aid of Construction; Case No. SUZ-W-20-01.
3. Action Item: Matt Hunter’s July 23, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of Wired or
Wireless, Inc.’s Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Provide Basic
Resold and Facilities Based Local Exchange Telecommunication Services; Case No. WOW-T-20-01.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendation for Items 2 and 3 under the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
4. Action Item: Dayn Hardie’s July 22, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power’s Application
for a Determination of 2019 Demand-Side Management Expenses as Prudently Incurred; Case No.
IPC-E-20-15.
Mr. Hardie reviewed his Decision Memorandum and asked does the Commission wish to vacate the August
13, 2020 public comment deadline and August 27, 2020 Company reply deadline and establish new
deadlines with public comments due August 27, 2020 and reply comments due September 10, 2020.
Commissioner Raper made a motion to vacate the August 13, 2020 public comment deadline and August
27, 2020 Company reply deadline and establish new deadlines with public comments due August 27, 2020
and reply comments due September 10, 2020. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
5. Action Item: Edward Jewell’s July 22, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of Idaho
Power Company’s Application for Authority to Modify Schedule 84’s Metering Requirement and to
Grandfather Existing Customers with Two Meters; Case No. IPC-E-20-06.
Mr. Jewell reviewed his Decision Memorandum and asked does the Commission wish to issue and
Amended Notice of Application.
Commissioner Raper made a motion to issue an Amended Notice of Application. A vote was taken on the
motion and it carried unanimously.
6. Matt Hunter’s July 23, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of Qwest Corporation dba
CenturyLink QC / CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. dba Century Link’s Tariff Filing Discontinuing
Prorating of Closing Bills for Residential Customers; Case Nos. QWE-T-20-04, CEN-T-20-03, QCC-T-20-01, and CGS-T-20-03.
Mr. Hunter reviewed his Decision Memorandum and asked does the Commission wish to close the case
without further process.
Commissioner Raper made a motion to close the case without further process. A vote was taken on the
motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS: 7. Deliberation re: In the Matter of the 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 [Edward Jewell, Attorney]. Commissioner Kjellander stated that Item 7 under Fully Submitted Matters would be deliberated
privately. The next order of business was EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS: (The Commission must move and vote to enter executive session. Each motion to enter executive session is an “action item.” No action will be taken within the executive session itself.) 8. Franklin Energy Storage One, et al. v. Kjellander, et al.; Ninth Circuit Case No. 20-35146 (U.S.
District Case No. 1:18-CV-00236-REB).
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to adjourn into Executive Session and cited Idaho Code §74- 206(1)(f). He stated that the purpose of Executive Session would be to communicate with the Commissioner’s attorneys about pending litigation in the Matter of Franklin Energy Storage One, et al. v. Kjellander, et al.; Case No. 1:18-CV-00236-REB. A role call was taken, and they adjourned into Executive Session. The Executive Session began at 1:37 p.m. and ended at 1:49 p.m. Commissioner Kjellander reconvened the regular meeting at 1:50 p.m. Commissioner Kjellander stated there was no further business before the Commission and he adjourned the meeting.

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