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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

December 22, 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 15, 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 December 17, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power Tariff
Advice No. 20-05; Revision to Idaho Power’s Electric Service Schedule 95 Franchise Agreement with
the City of Cambridge.
3. Action Item: Edward Jewell’s December 18, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Rocky Mountain Power’s Application for a Prudency Determination on Demand Side Management
Expenditures; Case No. PAC-E-20-11.
4. Action Item: Matt Hunter’s December 18, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: Contract with the
Administrator of the USF Program.
5. Action Item: Matt Hunter’s December 18, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: Contract for the
Administrator of the ITSAP Program.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendation for Items 2, 3, 4 and 5 under
the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:

6. Action Item: John R. Hammond Jr.’s December 18, 2020, Decision Memorandum re: In the
Matter of Staff’s Motion to Extend the Suspension Period – CDS Stoneridge Utilities, LLC’s Tariff
Advice to Change Rates for Non-Refundable Hook-up Fees for New Water Connection; Case No.
SWS-W-20-01.

Mr. Hammond reviewed his Decision Memorandum and asked does the Commission wish to grant Staff’s
Motion to Extend Suspension Period for an additional 60 days after January 26, 2021 and does the
Commission wish to issue a Notice of Comment Deadline setting a comment deadline for interested
persons and parties of January 26, 2021, and a reply comment deadline for the Company of February 9,
2021.

Commissioner Raper made a motion to grant Staff’s Motion to Extend Suspension Period for an
additional 60 days after January 26, 2021 and to issue a Notice of Comment Deadline setting a comment
deadline for interested persons and parties of January 26, 2021, and a reply comment deadline for the
Company of February 9, 2021. 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 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 [Edward Jewell, Attorney].

8. Deliberation 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 [Edward Jewell, Attorney].
9. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Idaho Power Company’s Application for Approval or
Rejection of an Energy Sales Agreement with the City of Pocatello; Case No. IPC-E-20-37 [John R.
Hammond Jr., Attorney].

10. Deliberation re: In the Matter 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 [Matt Hunter,
Attorney].

11. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Rocky Mountain Power’s Application for Approval or
Rejection of a Power Purchase Agreement between PacifiCorp and Birch Hydro Company; Case
No. PAC-E-20-07 [Matt Hunter, Attorney].

Commissioner Kjellander stated that Items 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 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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