20201208MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

December 8, 2020 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance was Commissioner Paul Kjellander and Commissioner Kristine Raper. Commissioner Eric
Anderson participated via telephone. Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order.

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING on
December 1, 2020. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The next order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:

2. Action Item: Daniel Klein’s December 2, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: Qwest Corporation
d/b/a CenturyLink QC’s Application for Approval to Amend the Interconnection Agreement with
Level 3 Telecom of Idaho, LLC.; Case NO. QWE-T-20-05.
3. Action Item: Daniel Klein’s December 2, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: The 2019 Broadband
Equipment Tax Credit Application for columbine Telephone Company, Inc.; Case No. COL-T-20-
02.
4. Action Item: Terri Carlock’s December 3, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: Annual
Determination of the Interest Rates on Deposits Collected from Customers for the Calendar Year
2021; Case No. GNR-U-20-04.
5. Action Item: John R. Hammond Jr.’s December 4, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: Avista
Corporation’s Application for an Accounting Order for Approval to Change Its Accounting for
Federal Income Tax Expense for Certain Plant Basis Adjustments and Deferral of Associated Change
in Tax Expense; Case Nos. AVU-E-20-12 and AVU-G-20-07.
6. Action Item: John R. Hammond Jr.’s December 4, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: Rocky
Mountain Power’s Application for Approval or Rejection of an Amendment to Energy Sales
Agreement with Sunny Bar Ranch; Case No. PAC-E-20-17.
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: John R. Hammond Jr.’s December 4, 2020, Decision Memorandum re:
Intermountain Gas Company’s Application to Implement a Commercial Energy Efficiency Program
and Funding Mechanism; Case No. INT-G-20-04.
Mr. Hammond reviewed his Decision Memorandum and asked does the Commission wish to issue a
Notice of Application and Notice of Modified Procedure and set a January 26, 2021 comment deadline
for interested persons and a February 9, 2021 reply deadline for the Company.

Commissioner Raper made a motion to issue a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified Procedure
and set a January 26, 2021 comment deadline for interested persons and a February 9, 2021 reply deadline
for the Company. 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 Idaho Power Company’s Application for Authority to Revise
the Energy Efficiency Rider, Tariff Schedule 91; Case No. IPC-E-20-33 [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 the meeting
was adjourned.

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