20201105MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
November 5, 2020 – 1:30 P.M. In attendance was Commissioner Paul Kjellander and Commissioner Kristine Raper. Commissioner
Kjellander called the meeting to order. The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS
on October 27, 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 October 30, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Avista’s Application for an Accounting Order Approving Depreciation and Amortization Rates for
Investment Software; Case No. AVU-E-20-09 / AVU-G-20-06.
3. Action Item: Matt Hunter’s October 30, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: Ratification of TRS
Administrator Contract with Kathleen Toohill.
4. Action Item: Joseph Terry’s October 30, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: PacifiCorp’s Shelf
Authority Request of $3 Billion Debt; Case No. PAC-E-20-15.
5. Action Item: Edward Jewell’s October 30, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Idaho Power Company’s 2019 Integrated Resource Plan; Case No. IPC-E-19-19.
6. Action Item: Edward Jewell’s October 30, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Idaho Power Company’s Annual Compliance Filing to Update the Load and Gas Forecast
Components of the Incremental Cost Integrated Resource Plan Avoided Cost Methodology; Case No.
IPC-E-20-35.
7. Action Item: Edward Jewell’s October 30, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Avista Corporation’s Annual Compliance Filing to Update the Load and Gas Forecasts in the
Incremental Cost Integrated Resource Plan Avoided Cost Model to be Used for Avoided Cost
Calculations; Case No. AVU-E-20-10.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendation for Items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
under the Consent Agenda with an amendment to Item 5 (Edward Jewell’s October 30, 2020, Decision
Memorandum re: In the Matter of Idaho Power Company’s Annual Compliance Filing to Update the Load
and Gas Forecast Components of the Incremental Cost Integrated Resource Plan Avoided Cost
Methodology; Case No. IPC-E-20-35) as follows: Comment deadline should read January 20, 2021 rather
than January 30, 2021. 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 Falls Water Co., Inc.’s Application for Approval of Acquisition of the Assets of Morning View Water Company; Case No. FLS-W-20-04 [Matt Hunter, Attorney]. Commissioner Kjellander stated that Item 8 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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