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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20170130_5190.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1 DECISION MEMORANDUM TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER COMMISSIONER RAPER COMMISSIONER ANDERSON COMMISSION SECRETARY COMMISSION STAFF FROM: CAMILLE CHRISTEN DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL DATE: JANUARY 26, 2017 SUBJECT: THE APPLICATION OF AVISTA CORPORATION FOR A FINDING OF PRUDENCE FOR 2014-2015 EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ELECTRIC ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICE IN THE STATE OF IDAHO, CASE NO. AVU-E-16-06 On September 14, 2016, Avista Corporation dba Avista Utilities filed an Application requesting the Commission to issue an Order finding that the Company prudently incurred $9,999,742 in electric energy efficiency expenses in Idaho from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015. The Application describes the Company’s energy efficiency activities and their cost-effectiveness. The Application includes an evaluation of the Company’s electric energy efficiency program, performed by a third-party contractor, Nexant, and supporting testimony. The Commission issued a notice of the Application which set a deadline for interventions. Order No. 33617. The Commission received and granted Petitions to Intervene from the Community Action Partnership Association of Idaho (CAPAI) and the Idaho Conservation League. Order No. 33636. The parties conferred and agreed upon a comment schedule which Staff proposed to the Commission. The Commission issued a Notice of Modified Procedure adopting the agreed- upon deadline for comments of January 31, 2017, and deadline for reply comments of February 21, 2017. Order No. 33644. On January 6, 2017, Commission Staff filed a Motion to suspend the comment schedule, explaining that the parties needed additional time to resolve questions about potential data discrepancies in the Application and supporting analysis. The Motion indicated that the DECISION MEMORANDUM 2 parties agreed with Staff’s proposal (1) to suspend the schedule and (2) that Staff update the Commission regarding the timeline for resolving the questions by January 31, 2017. The Commission granted the Motion, suspended the comment schedule, and directed Staff to provide an update by January 31, 2017. Order No. 33693. STAFF’S UPDATE On January 26, 2017, the Company filed an amended 2014 DSM Annual Report to replace the 2014 DSM Annual Report originally filed with the Application. The amended report resolves the questions about data discrepancies. As a result, Staff conferred with the parties regarding a revised comment schedule for this proceeding, and the parties agreed to a deadline for comments of March 30, 2017, and a deadline for reply comments by the Company of April 14, 2017. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Commission issue an Order setting a new deadline for parties’ comments of March 30, 2017, and a deadline for reply comments of April 14, 2017. COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to issue an Order setting a new deadline for parties’ comments of March 30, 2017, and a deadline for reply comments of April 14, 2017? M:AVU-E-16-06_cc3