20140623_4392.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSION SECRETARY
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM:STACEY DONOHUE
DATE:JUNE 19,2014
RE:PACIFICORP TARIFF ADVICE NO.14-01,REVISIONS TO ELECTRIC
SERVICE SCHEDULE 117-REFRIGERATOR RECYCLING
On May 22,2014,PacifiCorp,dba Rocky Mountain Power (“Company”),filed an
application to modify Schedule 117 to:1)expand the offering from residential customers to all
customers that contribute the Company’s energy efficiency tariff rider (Schedule 191)who wish to
recycle eligible residential refrigerators or freezers,2)intervene in the secondary market by
providing a 520 incentive per unit to participating retailers,and 3)increase the incentive from 530
to 550 for customers.The Company believes that expanding participation eligibility and increasing
incentives will help bolster program participation,which has declined 20%since 2011.The
Company has asked for an effective date of July 1,2014.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff has reviewed the new tariff and agrees that the proposed revisions will expand program
participation and allow secondary market intervention while preserving cost-effectiveness.Staff
recommends the Commission approve the revised Schedule 117 tariff sheet.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to accept the Company’s revised tariff sheet for Schedule 117,
with an effective date of July 1,2014?
Stacey DorIoe
udmcmus/PacifiCorp Scb 117 Final
DECISION MEMORANDUM JUNE 19,2014