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DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
FROM:YAO YIN
DATE:MAY 20,2019
SUBJECT:IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S TARIFF ADVICE NO.19-06 REGARDING
MODIFICATION OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S SCHEDULE NO.98 -
RESIDENTIAL AND SMALL FARM ENERGY CREDIT
On May 14,2019,Idaho Power Company filed Tariff Advice No.19-06 to propose
modifications to Schedule 98 Residential and Small Farm Energy Credit.The Company requests
these updates to become effective on June 14,2019.
STAFF ANALYSIS
Schedule 98 is the result of the settlement agreement between the Company and
Bonneville Power Administration ("BPA")Contract No.I 1-PB-12322,which provides for
benefits from the federal Columbia River power system directlyto Idaho Power's qualifying
residential and small farm customers.The purpose of this filing is to update tariff language
describing how an irrigation customer's qualifying energy will be identified.
BPA's Customer Load EligibilityGuidelines for the Residential Exchange Program
Residential Purchase and Sale Agreements limit qualifyingelectric energy to either the irrigation
customer's actual metered energy or 222,000 kilowatt hours per month,whichever is less.
Currently,Idaho Power identifies an irrigation customer's qualifyingenergy by aggregating
metered energy delivered using the customer's Tax Identification Number ("TIN")or Social
Security Number ("SSN").
Idaho Power plans to eliminate customer TINs and SSNs in its billingsystem to mitigate
risk associated with the storage of the data.Therefore,Idaho Power proposes to aggregate
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metered energy delivered at the customer level within the Company's SAP billing system or the
Business Partner level as defined by SAP.
Through inquiries,Staff believes the customers identified by the proposed method will be
the same customers identified by the existing method.Therefore,this request does not materially
change the schedule and has no customer impact.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Commission authorize modifications to Schedule No.98 as
proposed in Tariff Advice No.19-06.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to approve Idaho Power Company's proposed modifications
to Schedule No.98 Residential and Small Farm Energy Credit with an effective date of
June 14,2019?
Yao fin
Udmemos/ldaho Power Tariff Advice 19-06
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