20161219_5155.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM

TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF

FROM: BRANDON KARPEN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

DATE: DECEMBER 15, 2016

SUBJECT: ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER’S APPLICATION FOR PRUDENCY
DETERMINATION OF DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT
EXPENDITURES, CASE NO. PAC-E-16-14

On August 19, 2016, Rocky Mountain Power applied for an Order establishing that it
prudently incurred demand-side management (DSM) expenditures in 2014 and 2015 of
$7,460,715. On November 1, 2016, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Order
setting an intervention deadline of November 22, 2016, and that Staff develop and recommend a
comment schedule once the intervention deadline has passed. Staff now requests that the
Commission order that this matter be processed by Modified Procedure, and set comment and
reply deadlines.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
In line with the Company’s request, Staff recommends that this matter be processed
by Modified Procedure. Staff further recommends that the Commission set a March 15, 2017
comment deadline, and an April 5, 2017 reply deadline.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to order this matter be processed by Modified Procedure
with a comment deadline of March 15, 2017, and a reply deadline of April 5, 2017?

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