20160222_4903.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER R4PER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM:RICHARD KELLER
DATE:FEBRUARY 19,2016
RE:ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER TARIFF ADVICE NO.16-03 -REVISIONS
TO STREET LIGHTING SCHEDULES AND NEW LIGHT EMITTING
DIODE (LED)STREET LIGHTING SERVICE
BACKGROUND
On February 10,2016,PacifiCorp,dba Rocky Mountain Power (Company)filed Tariff
Advice No.16-03 with the Commission requesting authority to revise Electric Service Schedules
No.7,7A,11,and 12 with an effective date of March 15,2016.
The purpose of the filing is threefold:(1)10 change the Security Area Lighting to “No
New Service”and revise certain street lighting tariffs to better clarify provisions of service for
street lighting customers and create consistency across street lighting schedules;(2)to introduce
light emitting diode (LED)as an alternative for currently offered lighting;and (3)to change
annual hours of operation from 3,940 to 4,167 for non-listed luminaires.
STAFF REVIEW
The specific proposed changes to Rocky Mountain Power’s tariffs are summarized below
for each schedule.
Schedule 7 (Security Area Lighting)/7A (Security Area Lighting tResidential and Farm)—
Proposed revisions to Schedules 7 and 7A are to change these services to a status of being closed
to any new sen’ice.New security area lighting is no longer offered in other states the Company
serves.This change will make it consistent throughout the Company.A clarification was also
made to the option of glare shielding by noting shielding may be provided where available.
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Schedule II (Street Lighting ompanv Owned System)-The proposed revisions to Schedule 11
are to add light emitting diode (LED)street lighting as an alternative choice for customers.LED
lighting would be available at a flat rate pricing with four equivalent sizes being offered in
addition to current standards.Decorative LED fixtures would not be offered until the cost and
availability of these fixtures became more cost effective.Further,clarification was made to glare
shielding service provisions noting shielding may be provided based upon availability.
Schedule 12 (Street L&htbrn Customer Owned System)-The proposed revisions to Schedule 12
are to change annual hours of operation from 3,940 to 4,167 for non-listed luminaires,which the
Company notes is a more accurate representation for hours of operation based on current
photocells which trigger lights on at dusk and off at dawn.This change will make it more
consistent throughout the Company.Other revisions were made to service provisions I and 2,to
remove verbiage implying the Company may maintain lights.
Increasing the LED burn hours from 3,940 to 4,167 for non-listed luminaries would impact
only two customers —the cities of Franklin and Rexburg.Collectively for the two customers,the
total rate impact will be $80 per year.If the burn hour change is approved,the Company states it
will notify both of these customers of the rate impact.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff has carefully reviewed the tariff changes proposed by the Company and would
characterize all of them as minor.Therefore,Staff believes it is appropriate to process this filing
as a tariff advice.
Staff believes all of the proposed changes are reasonable and recommends approval.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to approve Tariff Advice 16-03?
Richard Keller
Udmemos/Rocky Mountain Power Tariff Advice I 6-03 dcc memo
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