20191029_ej1jo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:EDWARD JEWELL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE:OCTOBER 25,2019
SUBJECT:IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S APPLICATIONFORAUTHORITYTODECREASEITSRATESFORELECTRICSERVICEFOR
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOARDMAN POWER PLANT;CASE NO.IPC-E-
19-32.
On October 17,2019,Idaho Power Company submitted an Application requesting the
Commission:1)fmd all actual investments made to the Boardman power plant through
December 31,2018 were prudently incurred,2)approve an update to forecasted investments
through 2020 at Boardman to be included in the levelized revenue requirement mechanism
established in Order No.32457,and 3)decrease customer rates by $1.06 million,effective
January 1,2020,to reflect the decrease in collections associated with the Boardman levelized
revenue requirement,which equates to an overall decrease of .09%.Application at 1.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission set a comment deadline of December 5,2019,and
a reply comment deadline of December 12,2019.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to set a comment deadline of December 5,2019,and a
reply comment deadline of December 12,2019?
Edwa
Deputy AttorneyGeneral
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