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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

December 13, 2022 – 1:30 P.M.

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

The first order of business was ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED AMENDED AGENDA for
December 13, 2022.

Commissioner Anderson made a motion, under Idaho Code § 74-204, to amend the agenda as proposed,
adding Action Item No. 11 to the CONSENT AGENDA, Michael Duval’s December 13, 2022, Decision
Memorandum re: In the Matter of the Application of Rocky Mountain Power for Approval of a Capacity
Deficiency Period to be Used for Avoided Cost Calculations; Case No. PAC-E-22-14, and adding Action
Item No. 12 to MATTERS IN PROGRESS, Joe Terry and Claire Sharp’s December 13, 2022, Decision
Memorandum re: In the Matter of the Application of Avista Corporation for an Order Authorizing the
Proposed Issuance of Debt Securities not to Exceed $250,000,000; Case No. AVU-U-22-02. A vote was
taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

The next order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING on
December 6, 2022. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The next order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Action Item: Joe Terry’s December 13, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Rocky Mountain Power’s Request to Increase and Extend Its Short-Term Debt Authority for Five
Years; Case No. PAC-E-22-17.
3. Action Item: Joe Terry’s December 13, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Midvale Telephone Company’s Application for Authority to Borrow from the Rural Utilities
Service; Case No. MID-T-22-01.
4. Action Item: Claire Sharp and Riley Newton’s December 13, 2022, Decision Memorandum re:
In the Matter of Intermountain Gas Company’s Application for Authority to Increase Its Rates and
Charges for Natural Gas Service in the State of Idaho; Case No. INT-G-22-07.
5. Action Item: Riley Newton and Chris Burdin’s December 13, 2022, Decision Memorandum re:
In the Matter of Gem State Water Company LLC’s Application for an Order Authorizing an
Increase in Its Rates and Charges for Water Service in the State of Idaho; Case No. GSW-W-22-01.
6. Action Item: Michael Eldred’s December 13, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: Tariff Advice
Regarding Revisions to Idaho Power Company’s Schedule 20 Speculative High-Density Load.
7. Action Item: Chris Burdin and Dayn Hardie’s December 13, 2022, Decision Memorandum re:
In the Matter of the Application of Veolia Water Idaho Inc. for Authority to Increase Its Rates and
Charges for Water Service in the State of Idaho; Case No. VEO-W-22-02.

8. Action Item: Chris Burdin’s December 13, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
Idaho Power Company’s Application for Approval of a Purchase Agreement with Pleasant Valley
Solar, LLC; Case No. IPC-E-22-29.
9. Action Item: Nancy Ashcraft’s December 13, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: Updating List of
Regulated Utilities for Assessment.
10. Action Item: Riley Newton’s December 13, 2022, Decision 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.
11. Action Item: Michael Duval’s December 13, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of
the Application of Rocky Mountain Power for Approval of a Capacity Deficiency Period to be Used
for Avoided Cost Calculations; Case No. PAC-E-22-14.
Commissioner Anderson made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for Items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10 and 11 under the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
12. Action Item: Joe Terry and Claire Sharp’s December 13, 2022, Decision Memorandum re: In
the Matter of the Application of Avista Corporation for an Order Authorizing the Proposed
Issuance of Debt Securities not to Exceed $250,000,000; Case No. AVU-U-22-02.
Ms. Sharp reviewed the Decision Memorandum and asked if the Commission wished to approve Avista’s
request for authority to issue an additional $250,000,000 in short-term debt, to order the Company to file
with the Commission any credit rating changes that occur over the next year, and if the Commission
wished to waive the public notice requirement in Rule 141 as well as the requirement that payment be
made before the order is issued as required in Idaho Code §61-905.
Commissioner Anderson made a motion to approve Avista’s request for authority to issue an additional
$250,000,000 in short-term debt, order the Company to file with the Commission any credit rating
changes that occur over the next year, and to waive the public notice requirement in Rule 141 as well as
the requirement that payment be made before the order is issued as required in Idaho Code §61-905. A
vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
13. Deliberation Memorandum re: In the Matter of Avista’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-22-15 ]Michael Duval, Attorney].
14. Deliberation Memorandum re: In the Matter of Rocky Mountain Power’s Application to
Update Load and Gas Forecasts Used in the Integrated Resource Plan Avoided Cost Model; Case
No. PAC-E-22-16 [Michael Duval, Attorney].
Commissioner Anderson stated that Items 5 and 6 under Fully Submitted Matters would be deliberated
privately.
Commissioner Anderson stated there was no further business before the Commission and the meeting was
adjourned.

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