HomeMy WebLinkAbout20110110_3208.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER KEMPTON
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: SCOTT WOODBURY
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: JANUARY 6, 2011
SUBJECT: CASE NO. PAC-E-10-09 (PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power)
AMENDMENTS TO REVISED PROTOCOL ALLOCATION
METHODOLOGY
On September 15, 2010, PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power (RMP; Company)
filed an Application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission) requesting
approval of amendments to the Revised Protocol allocation methodology previously approved by
the Commission in Order No. 29708, Case No. PAC-E-02-3. The Company’s filing is
accompanied by supporting testimony and exhibits.
On October 7, 2010, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Intervention
Deadline in Case No. PAC-E-10-09. Parties requesting and granted intervention were the Idaho
Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc. and Monsanto Company.
RMP in its Application requests that the Commission complete its review and issue
an Order with respect to its Application no later than March 31, 2011. Commission Staff has
been monitoring the Company’s Revised Protocol amendment applications in the Company’s
other jurisdictional states and has been participating in related Standing Committee and work
group discussions. Staff recommends that the Company’s Application be processed pursuant to
Modified Procedure, i.e., by written submission rather than by hearing. Reference Commission
Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.201-204. Staff recommends a Staff/Intervenor comment
deadline of March 9, 2011, and a Company reply deadline of March 25, 2011.
DECISION MEMORANDUM 2
COMMISSION DECISION
PacifiCorp in Case No. PAC-E-10-09 requests approval of amendments to the
Revised Protocol allocation methodology previously approved by the Commission. Notice of
Application in this case was issued on October 7, 2010. Monsanto and IIPA are parties of
record. Staff recommends that the Company’s Application be processed pursuant to Modified
Procedure as reflected above. Does the Commission find Staff’s recommended procedure
acceptable?
Scott Woodbury
Deputy Attorney General
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