20070601Decision memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
CO MMISSI 0 NER RED FO RD
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:SCOTT WOODBURY
DATE:JUNE 2007
SUBJECT:CASE NO. A VU-07-04 (Avista)
LOAD MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM
On June 2007 Avista Corporation dba Avista Utilities (Avista; Company) filed an
Application in Case No. A VU-07-04 requesting authority to offer residential and commercial
demand response programs in portions of Sandpoint and Moscow for a two-year period. Internet
protocol thermostats, direct control units and related technology will be installed to reduce
energy usage at peak times of the year and gain experience with customer acceptance, program
design, operational components and cost effectiveness.
A vista requests that the Commission approve the proposed tariff and tariff changes
for an effective date of July 15, 2007. Commission Staff recommends that the Company
Application be processed pursuant to Modified Procedure, i., by written submission rather than
by hearing. Reference Commission Rules of Procedure, IDAP A 31.01.01.201-204.
COMMISSION DECISION
Avista in Case No. A VU-07-04 requests Commission authority to implement
residential and commercial demand response programs in portions of Sandpoint and Moscow.
Staff recommends that the Company s Application be processed pursuant to Modified Procedure.
Does the Commission agree with Staffs recommended procedure?
Scott Woodbury
bls/M:A VU-O7-