20210504MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

May 4, 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.

Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to amend the agenda adding a new action item to the Consent
Agenda (Case No. SUZ-W-20-02) and a new action item to Matters in Progress (Case No. SWS-W-20-
01). A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to move Action Item No. 3 (Case No. IPC-E-21-08) from the
Consent Agenda to Matters in Progress. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING on
April 27, 2021. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The next order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:

2. Action Item: Joseph Terry’s April 28, 2021 Decision Memorandum re: Avista’s Request for
Authorization to Issue Common Stock; Case No. AVU-U-21-02.
4. Action Item: John R. Hammond Jr.’s April 29, 2021 Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
the Application of Rocky Mountain Power Requesting Approval of the Annual Revision to QF
Variable Energy Prices Pursuant to Terms of the 1992 Amendments to Power Purchase Agreements
Between Idaho QFs and PacifiCorp; PAC-E-21-12.
5. Action Item: Daniel Klein’s April 29, 2021 Decision Memorandum re: Custer Telephone
Broadband Services, LLC’s 2020 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit; Case No. CTB-T-21-02.
6. Action Item: Daniel Klein’s April 30, 2021 Decision Memorandum re: Custer Telephone
Cooperative, Inc.’s Application for Authority to Increase Its Rates and Charges for Water Service in
Idaho; Case No. CUS-T-21-01.
7. Action Item: Michael W. Morrison’s May 3, 2021 Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
SUEZ Water Idaho Inc.’s Application for Authority to Increase Its Rates and Charges for Water
Service in Idaho; Case No. SUZ-W-20-02.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendation for Items 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7
under the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

The next order of business was MATTER IS PROGRESS:

3. Action Item: John R. Hammond Jr.’s April 29, 2021 Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Idaho Power Company’s Application for Authority to Implement Power Cost Adjustment Rates for
Electric Service from June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022; Case No. IPC-E-21-10.

Mr. Hammond reviewed the Decision Memorandum and asked does the Commission wish to issue a Notice
of Application and a Notice of Modified Procedure, setting a May 13, 2021 comment deadline and a May
20, 2021 reply comment deadline.
Commissioner Raper made a motion to issue a Notice of Application and a Notice of Modified Procedure,
setting a May 18, 2021 comment deadline and a May 24, 2021 reply comment deadline. A vote was taken
on the motion and it carried unanimously.
8. Action Item: John R. Hammond Jr.’s May 3, 2021 Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
the Application of CDS Stoneridge Utilities, LLC to Change Rates for Non-Refundable Hook-up Fee
for New Water Connections; Case No. SWS-W-20-01.
Mr. Hammond reviewed the Decision Memorandum and asked does the Commission wish to approve the
Second Modified Tariff submitted by the Company on May 3, 2021 with an effective date of May 4, 2021
and should the Company refund $2,300 each to two customers or allow the Company to charge the $3,500
hook-up fee.
Commissioner Raper made a motion to lift the stay of Order No. 34969 and approve the Second Modified
Tariff with an effective date of March 25, 2021. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
Commissioner Kjellander stated there was no further business before the Commission and the meeting
was adjourned.
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