20070813Decision memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:CO MMISSI 0 NER KJELLAND ER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:SCOTT WOODBURY
DATE:AUGUST 2, 2007
RE:CASE NOS. A VU-07-02 (Avista) and PAC-07-07 (PacifiCorp)
PETITIONS TO CLARIFY RULES REGARDING PUBLISHED RATE
ELIGIBILITY - (DISAGGREGATION)
Avista and PacifiCorp recommend that the rules for published rate eligibility for
qualifying small power production facilities (QFs) under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies
Act of 1978 (PURP A) be revised to preclude disaggregation. The utilities request the same
change in rules proposed by Idaho Power in Case No. IPC-07-04.
The arguments for and against the proposed disaggregation rule are set out in Staff s
April 19, 2007, Case No. IPC-07-04 Decision Memorandum.
Scott Woodbury
MIA VU-O7-PAC-O7-
DECISION MEMORANDUM AUGUST 2, 2007