20200915MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING September 15, 2020 – 1:30 P.M.
In attendance was Commissioner Paul Kjellander, Commissioner Kristine Raper and Commissioner Eric Anderson. Commissioner Raper called the meeting to order.
The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS on September 1st and 4th, 2020. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written. The next order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Action Item: Curtis Thaden’s September 10, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power
Tariff Advice No. 20-04; Revision to Idaho Power’s Electric Service Schedule 95 Franchise
Agreement with the City of Payette.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendation for Item 2 under the Consent
Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS: 3. Action Item: Matt Hunter’s September 9, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of the Investigation of Fiber Broadband, LLC’s Eligibility to Hold Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 526; Case No. FBL-T-20-01. 4. Action Item: Matt Hunter’s September 9, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of the Investigation of Optix Media, LLC’s Eligibility to Hold Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 504; Case No. OML-T-20-01. 5. Action Item: Matt Hunter’s September 9, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of the Investigation of Envision Networks LLC’s Eligibility to Hold Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 529; Case No. ENL-T-20-01. 6. Action Item: Matt Hunter’s September 9, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of the Investigation of GC Pivotal, LLC dba Global Capacity’s Eligibility to Hold Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 530; Case No. GCP-T-20-01.
Mr. Hunter reviewed his four Decision Memorandums for Case Nos. FBL-T-20-01, OML-T-20-01, ENL-T-20-01, and GCP-T-20-01 and asked does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Complaint and Modified Procedure setting an October 15, 2020 comment deadline for the Companies and an October 29, 2020 reply comment deadline or does the Commission wish to Issue a Notice of Complaint and order the Companies to appear before the Commission to show cause why the Companies remain eligible to hold a CPCN. Commissioner Raper made a motion to issue to each of the four Companies for Case Nos. FBL-T-20-01,
OML-T-20-01, ENL-T-20-01 and GCP-T-20-01 Orders to Show Cause and set dates upon which the Companies appear before the Commission to prove they are meeting the requirements in order to not be made to relinquish a CPCN. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously. 7. Action Item: Karl Klein’s September 11, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: COVID-19 Response; Case No. GNR-U-20-01.
Mr. Klein reviewed his Decision Memorandum and asked does the Commission wish to issue an updated
order encouraging persons to remotely attend public meetings while acknowledging persons may physically attend public meetings of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission but must observe the updated safety precautions as outlined by the Governor and the District Board of Central District Health. Commissioner Raper made a motion to issue and updated order encouraging persons to remotely attend public meetings while acknowledging person may physically attend public meetings of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission but must observe the updated safety precautions as outline by the Governor and the District Board of Central District Health. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously. The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS: 8. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Capitol Water Corp.’s Application to Decrease its Purchased Power Cost Adjustment Rate; Case No. CAP-W-20-01 [Matt Hunter, Attorney]. 9. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Idaho Power Company’s Application for Approval or Rejection of a First Amendment to the Energy Sales Agreement for the Sale and Purchase of Electric Energy from North Gooding Main Hydro, LLC; Case No. IPC-E-20-31 [Matt Hunter, Attorney]. 10. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Idaho Power Company’s Petition to Determine the Project Eligibility Cap for Published Avoided Cost Rates and the Appropriate Contract Length for Energy Storage Qualifying Facilities; Case No. IPC-E-20-02 [Edward Jewell, Attorney]. 11. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Avista’s 2020 Electric Integrated Resource Plan; Case No. AVU-E-19-01 [Edward Jewell, Attorney]. 12. Deliberation re: In the Matter of the Application for Approval of the Power Purchase Agreement between PacifiCorp and Commercial Energy Management, Inc.; Case No. PAC-E-20-09 [Edward Jewell, Attorney]. 13. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Idaho Power Company’s Application for an Order Approving the Transfer of Certain Assets Associated with the Hemingway Substation; Case No. IPC-E-20-25 [Dayn Hardie, Attorney].
Commissioner Kjellander stated that Items 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 under Fully Submitted Matters would be deliberated privately. Commissioner Kjellander stated there was no further business before the Commission and he adjourned the meeting.
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