20210309MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

March 9, 2021 – 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
February 23, 2021. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The next order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:

2. Action Item: Dayn Hardie’s March 5, 2021, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Intermountain Gas Company’s Application for Approval to Change Depreciation and Amortization
Rates; Case No. INT-G-21-01.
3. Action Item: Edward Jewell’s March 5, 2021, Decision Memorandum re: Lingo Communications
North, LLC’s Request for Cancellation of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 514; Case No. INX-
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 MATTER IS PROGRESS:

4. Action Item: Matt Hunter’s and Dayn Hardie’s March 5, 2021, Decision Memorandum re: In
the Matter of the Application of Suez Water Idaho Inc. for Authority to Increase Its Rates and
Charges for Water Service in the State of Idaho; Case No. SUZ-W-20-02.

Mr. Hunter reviewed the Decision Memorandum and asked does the Commission wish to grant the
Intervenors’ Motion for Extension of Time and issue an order finding good cause on the record to
suspend SUEZ’s proposed effective date for an additional 60 days and extending the Commission-
approved schedule 45 days.

Commissioner Raper made a motion to deny the Intervenors’ Motion for Extension of time. A vote was
taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:

5. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Farmers Mutual Telephone Company’s Application for a 2019
Investment Tax Credit for Installing Qualifying Broadband Equipment; Case No. FMT-T-20-04
[Matt Hunter, Attorney].

6. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Idaho Power Company’s Application for Approval or
Rejection of an Energy Sales Agreement with Crystal Springs Hydroelectric, L.P., for the Sale and
Purchase of Electric Energy from the Crystal Springs Hydro Project; Case No. IPC-E-21-01 [Matt
Hunter, Attorney].

7. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Rocky Mountain Power’s Application Requesting
Authorization to Update the Wind and Solar Integration Rate for Small Power Generation
Facilities; Case No. PAC-E-20-14 [John R. Hammond, Jr., Attorney].

8. Deliberation re: Closing of Record for Petition for Reconsideration of Order No. 34780
Concerning Idaho Power Company’s Application for Approval or Rejection of an Energy Sales
Agreement with Coleman Hydroelectric LLC; Case No. IPC-E-20-27 [John R. Hammond, Jr.,
Attorney].

9. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Avista Corporation’s Filing Proposing Modifications to Tariff
Schedule No. 95; Case No. AVU-E-20-14 [Dayn Hardie, Attorney].

Commissioner Kjellander stated that Items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 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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