HomeMy WebLinkAbout20140908_4466.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
DAPHNE HUANG
FROM: DON HOWELL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
SUBJECT: ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER’S APPLICATION REGARDING THE
PRUDENCY OF ITS DSM PROGRAM FOR THE YEARS 2010-2013, CASE NO.
PAC-E-14-07
On July 29, 2014, the Commission issued a Notice of Application regarding Rocky
Mountain Power’s Application to recover its demand-side management (DSM) expenses for the years
2010 through 2013. More specifically, Rocky Mountain seeks to recover $25.76 million in deferred
costs for seven DSM programs. The Company is not proposing any increase in its energy efficiency
tariff rider. The Notice set a deadline for intervention after which Staff counsel was to convene an
informal scheduling conference for the parties. Order No. 33082 at 5. The Idaho Conservation League
(ICL) and Monsanto Company filed Petitions to Intervene which were granted by the Commission. On
August 27, 2014, the Commission Secretary issued the Notice of Parties.
The parties have agreed to process this case under Modified Procedure and have proposed a
schedule. More specifically, the parties agreed to an initial comment deadline of November 14, 2014,
and reply comments for December 1, 2014 (if necessary). The parties have also agreed to serve
discovery and written comments electronically.
COMMISSION DECISION
Given the agreement among the parties:
1. Does the Commission approve of processing this case via Modified Procedure with a
schedule requiring initial comments on November 14, and reply comments (if necessary) on December
1, 2014?
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2. Does the Commission agree that the parties should serve their discovery and written
comments upon each other via e-mail, and the comment period for answering discovery be set at 14
days?
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