20210518MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

May 18, 2021 – 1:30 P.M.

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

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING on
May 11, 2021. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The next order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:

2. Action Item: John R. Hammond Jr.’s May 13, 2021 Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
the Petition of Commission Staff to Update Inputs to the Colstrip Method; Case Nos. AVU-E-21-05
and IPC-E-21-14.
3. Action Item: Matt Hunter’s May 13, 2021 Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of Idaho
Power Company’s Application for a Determination Acknowledging Its North Valmy Power Plant
Exit Date; Case No. IPC-E-21-12.
4. Action Item: Daniel Klein’s May 14, 2021 Decision Memorandum re: The 2020 Broadband
Equipment Tax Credit Application for Direct Communications Rockland, Inc.; Case No. DCM-T-
21-01.
5. Action Item: Curtis Thaden’s May 14, 2021 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power Tariff
Advice No. 21-01; Revision to Idaho Power’s Electric Service Schedule 95 Franchise Agreement with
the City of Hagerman.
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 MATTER IS PROGRESS:

6. Action Item: Dayn Hardie’s May 14, 2021 Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of Rocky
Mountain Power’s Application for Approval or Rejection of the Power Purchase Agreement with
Chester Diversion Project; Case No. PAC-E-21-06.
Mr. Hardie reviewed the Decision Memorandum and asked does the Commission wish to grant Fall River’s
Motion for seven additional days to reply to Staff’s comments and issue a Notice of Amended Reply
Comment Deadline changing the reply deadline for Fall River and the Company to May 25, 2021.
Commissioner Raper made a motion to grant Fall River’s Motion for seven additional days to reply to
Staff’s comments and issue a Notice of Amended Reply Comment Deadline changing the reply deadline
for Fall River and the Company to May 25, 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 Commnet Wireless, LLC’s Application for Designation as an
Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the State of Idaho for Purposes of Receiving Rural Digital
Opportunity Fund Support; Case No. CWL-T-21-01 [John R. Hammond, Jr., Attorney].
8. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Idaho Power Company’s Application for an Accounting Order
Authorizing the Deferral of Incremental Wildfire Mitigation and Insurance Costs; Case No. IPC-E-
21-02 [Dayn Hardie, Attorney].
9. Deliberation re: In the Matter of Idaho Power’s Application for Approval or Rejection of the
First Amendment to the Energy Sales Agreement with Evergreen Energy, Inc.; Case No. IPC-E-21-
05 [Dayn Hardie, Attorney].
10. Deliberation re: Rocky Mountain Power’s Application for Approval of the Non-Exclusive Light
Pole Attachment Lease Agreement with Cingular Wireless; Case No. PAC-E-21-04 [Dayn Hardie,
Attorney].
Commissioner Kjellander stated that Items 7, 8, 9 and 10 under Fully Submitted Matters would be
deliberated privately.

The next order of business was EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS:

11. Pending Supreme Court Appeal re: Coleman Hydroelectric, LLC vs. Idaho Public Utilities
Commission; IPUC Case No. IPC-E-20-27.

Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to adjourn into Executive Session citing Idaho Code §74-
206(1)(f). Commissioner Kjellander stated that the purpose of the Executive Session would be to
communicate with the Commissioners’ attorneys regarding the pending Supreme Court Appeal re:
Coleman Hydroelectric, LLC vs. Idaho Public Utilities Commission; IPUC Case No. IPC-E-20-27. A
role call was taken, and the Commission adjourned into Executive Session at 1:35 p.m. Executive
Session ended at 1:59 p.m. and Commissioner Kjellander reconvened the regular meeting at 2:00 p.m.

Commissioner Kjellander stated there was no further business before the Commission and the meeting
was adjourned.
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