20220906MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

September 6, 2022 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance was Commissioner John Chatburn and Commissioner John R. Hammond, Jr.
Commissioner Eric Anderson participated via telephone. Commissioner Hammond called the meeting to
order.

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING on
August 30, 2022. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The next order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Action Item: Joseph Terry’s September 6, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Intermountain Gas Company’s Request for Authorization to Renew and Increase a Revolving
Credit Agreement; Case No. INT-G-22-06.
3. Action Item: Johan Kalala-Kasanda’s September 6, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: Filer
Mutual Telephone Company’s 2021 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit; Case No. FIL-T-22-01.
4. Action Item: Johan Kalala-Kasanda’s September 6, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: Farmers
Mutual Telephone Company’s 2021 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit; Case No. FMT-T-22-01.
5. Action Item: Johan Kalala-Kasanda’s September 6, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: Farmers
Mutual Telecom Inc.’s 2021 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit; Case No. FMU-T-22-01.
6. Action Item: Johan Kalala-Kasanda’s September 6, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: Farmers
Mutual Telephone Company’s Petition for a Safety Valve Waiver of FCC Threshold Requirements
for Numbering Resources in Fruitland and Payette, Idaho Rate Centers; Case No. FMT-T-22-02.
7. Action Item: Michael Duval’s September 6, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Veolia Water Idaho, Inc.’s Application to Amend Brian Water Surcharge and Refund Customers;
Case No. VEO-W-22-03.
8. Action Item: Donn English’s September 7, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
the Investigation into the Impact of Federal Tax Code Revisions on Utility Costs and Ratemaking;
Case No. GNR-U-18-01.
9. Action Item: Dayn Hardie’s September 6, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Rocky Mountain Power’s Application Requesting a Prudency Determination on Demand-Side
Management Expenditures; Case No. PAC-E-22-12.
Technical difficulties prevented Commissioner Anderson from continued participation of the Decision
Meeting. However, with a quorum still present, Commissioner Hammond made a motion to approve
Staff’s recommendation for Items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried
unanimously.
The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:

10. Deliberation Memorandum re: In the Matter of Idaho Power Company’s Application for
Approval of a Replacement Special Contract with Micron Technology, Inc. and a Power Purchase
Agreement with Black Mesa Energy, LLC.; Case No. IPC-E-22-06 [Riley Newton, Attorney].
11. Deliberation Memorandum re: In the Matter of Idaho Power Company’s Application for a
Determination of 2021 Demand-Side Management Expenses as Prudently Incurred; Case No. IPC-
E-22-08 [Riley Newton, Attorney].
Commissioner Hammond stated that Items 10 and 11 under Fully Submitted Matters would be deliberated
privately.
Commissioner Hammond stated there was no further business before the Commission and the meeting was
adjourned.

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COMMISSION SECRETARY DATE OF APPROVAL