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DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSION SECRETARY
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM:KEITH HESSING
DATE:FEBRUARY 6,2014
RE:PROPOSED EXEMPTION FROM IDAHO POWER’S RULE C TARIFF
PROVISIONS REGARDING AGGREGATED METER READING
PURSUANT TO CASE NO.IPC-E-07-02.
BACKGROUND
Idaho Power’s Rule C states that where a customer has more than one delivery point or
separate meters at a single premises,“the meter readings will not be combined or aggregated
for any purpose except for determining if the customer’s total power requirements exceed
20,000 kW.”In Case No.IPC-E-07-02,Order No.30274,the Commission granted the Company
an exemption from Rule C’s aggregated meter reading provision to allow bills for specific large
accounts to be prepared by combining the readings from multiple meters.Each of the 13
accounts identified in that case involved situations where having multiple meters at the same
premises was the most cost-effective and optimal means of providing service.
The Order also authorized a streamlined regulatory procedure for handling future
situations where an exemption to Rule C was merited.Instead of requiring the Company to file a
petition for each additional exemption,the Company was authorized to provide the Commission
with information supporting its decision that an exemption was merited.Unless the Commission
objected to a proposed exemption,the affected customer would then be added to the list of
customers exempt from the Rule C provision.
Idaho Power now wishes to add Simplot’s Caldwell facility to the list of Rule C
exemptions.A new larger facility has been constructed on the premises,which replaced the
previously existing facility.The new facility required the addition of a second feeder from a
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substation dedicated to serving Simplot.Standard substation design required the feeders to be
metered separately.This drives the request for a Rule C exemption.The Simplot CaIdwell
facility is currently a Schedule 19 customer but is expected to soon be a Special Contract
Customer as its load grows to 20 MW.The Special Contract has been filed with the Commission
in Case No.IPC-E-13-23 and is currently under review.When the Simplot Caldwell facility
becomes a Special Contract Customer,the Rule C exemption will no longer be needed because
the special contract will address the metering situation.Idaho Power’s letter requesting the
exemption is attached.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff has no objection to Idaho Power’s proposed Rule C exemption for the Simplot
Caldwell facility and Staff recommends that the Commission accept Idaho Power’s proposal to
add the facility to the list of Rule C exemptions.
Keith ilessing
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An IDAC0RP Company
Jean D.Jewell,Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
P.O.Box 83720
Boise,Idaho 83720-0074
Re:Case No.IPC-E-07-02,Order No.30274
Exemption from the Company’s Rule C Provisions Regarding Aggregated Meter Reading
Dear Ms.Jewell:
Pursuant to Order No.30274 in Case No.IPC-E-07-02,Idaho Power Company (Compan)
hereby requests to add an additional customer to the list of customers exempt from Rule Cs
aggregated meter reading provisions.As outlined in the abbreviated procedure approved by the
Idaho Public Utilities Commission (“Commission)in Order No.30274,the Company is providing the
customer’s name,city location,and an explanation of why aggregation is appropriate for review prior
to aggregating meter readings.The Commission envisioned that the Commission Staff would notify
the Commission if it has an objection to the customer proposed for aggregation.(Order No.30274,
p.3.)
The Simplot facility in Caldwell was previously served from a single 28.5 MVA transformer,
and the output of the transformer was metered with one meter serving multiple feeders dedicated to
Simplot.In response to plans for increased load that will qualify for a Special Contract,Idaho Power
installed an additional 28.5 MVA transformer at the dedicated substation.Because each transformer
requires a separate meter to facilitate independent operation,which is the standard substation
configuration,the optimal solution is to aggregate the meter readings.
If the Simplot facility in CaIdwell is granted an exemption,the Company will submit an updated
list of Customers exempt from Rule C’s aggregated meter reading provisions.
If you have any questions regarding this request,please contact Connie Aschenbrenner at
388-5994 or caschenbrenneridahopower.com.
Sincerely,
A .
Lisa 0.Nordstrom
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cc:Greg Said
Brent Lulloff
Jake Perryman AT2ACHMENT
Jim Hovda K.HESSING,STAFF
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1221 W Idaho St.
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LISA V.NORDSTROM
Lead Counsel
Inordstromldahopower.com
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