20050315Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
CO MMISSI 0 NER HANSEN
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:DONOVAN E. WALKER
DATE:MARCH 15, 2005
SUBJECT:VISTA AND IDAHO COUNTY LIGHT & POWER COOPERATIVE'
AGREEMENT TO ASSIGN CUSTOMER CASE NO. A VU-05-
On March 10, 2005, Avista filed an Application to approve an Agreement to Assign
Electric Customer with Idaho County Light & Power Cooperative (ICLP). The Company
requests that this Application be processed by Modified Procedure. Staff also recommends
processing the Application by Modified Procedure.
THE APPLICATION
According to the Application the parties have entered into an agreement pursuant to
the Electric Supplier Stabilization Act (ESSA), Idaho Code ~~ 61-332 et seq.by which ICLP
has agreed to relinquish its electric service rights to serve any portion of the Crimson Ridge
Subdivision, Phase I, located in Idaho County. The Agreement and property description are
attached to the Company s Application.
Buy-The-Way LLC (Developer) is developing residential building sites in the
Crimson Ridge Subdivision, Phase I, consisting of 32 large lots. The Application states that
Avista and ICLP each have electric service rights under the ESSA to provide electric service to
certain portions of the development. The developer has requested that A vista provide electric
service to the entire development. Through the Agreement ICLP has released its electric service
rights to serve any portion of the development. The Application states that the Agreement is in
the best interest of the customer, will avoid duplication of facilities, avoid disputes between
parties, and provides the consumer with the best possible service.
DECISION MEMORANDUM
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Company s Application be processed by Modified Procedure
with a 21 day comment period.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission preliminarily find that the public interest may not require a hearing
to consider the issues presented in this case, and. that this case is appropriate for Modified
Procedure pursuant to Commission Rules of Procedure 201 through 204?
DECISION MEMORANDUM