20130930_4184.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSION SECRETARY
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM:MATT ELAM
DATE:SEPTEMBER 25,2013
SUBJECT:COMPLIANCE FILING -REVISED TARIFF SCHEDULES 72 AND 84
On August 30,2013,Idaho Power filed compliance tariffs in accordance with Order Nos.
32846 and 32872 in Case No.IPC-E-12-27,Idaho Powers recent net metering case.In Order
No.32846,regarding the interconnection issues addressed in Schedule No.72,the Commission
stated:“the proposed resolution,as reflected in Exhibit 8,is fair,just,and reasonable,and we
approve it.The Company shall work with Staff,ICEA,and other interested parties to finalize
the details of Exhibit 8,and the Company shall file conforming tariff language for our approval
before the proposed,October 1,2013 effective date.”
The Company also filed revisions to Schedule 84,its net metering tariff,as directed by
Order No.32486.Idaho Power did not include tariff modifications associated with the item
under reconsideration in Order No.32872,namely,the language addressing the issue of applying
net metering credits to offset usage at multiple meters.The Company will file conforming tariffs
once the Commission has reconsidered the issue and a final ruling has been made.
In addition,the Company has also added “geothermal”to Schedule 84 as an eligible
resource for interconnection.The Commission did not explicitly approve “geothermal”as an
eligible resource in Order No.32846,but the Company has interpreted the absence of mention as
implicit approval.
STAFF REVIEW
Staff reviewed Schedule No.72 to determine whether it comports with Commission
Order Nos.32846 and 32872.Specifically,Staff looked closely at Idaho Power’s Exhibit 8.The
exhibit contains a document distributed by the Company to the Staff and Idaho Clean Energy
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Association (ICEA)on May 8,2013.It describes issues that Staff and ICEA have with the
Company’s proposed interconnection provisions,and details specific resolutions that were
reached.The parties finalized most of the issues by the deadline for rebuttal testimony,but
needed to resolve the specific details for a few issues even though a resolution was reached in
principle.
The Company has worked with Staff,ICEA,and other interested parties to finalize the
details of Exhibit 8.Staff confirmed with the parties that a compromise on the issues outlined in
Exhibit 8 had been reached.There were a couple of modifications proposed by the ICEA prior
to the Company’s compliance filing that were not addressed in Exhibit 8,consequently,Staff
confirmed that the Company did not make additional modifications to its tariffs due to proposals
by ICEA that extend beyond the issues addressed in Exhibit 8.Staff believes the Company’s
proposal is reasonable and complies with Commission Order Nos.32846 and 32872;therefore,
Stall proposes the Commission approve the tariff changes to Schedule 72.
Staff reviewed Schedule 84 and identified a couple of minor issues the Company agreed
to fix.Consequently,the Company filed replacement sheets on September 20,2013.Order No.
32486 does not mention the addition of geothermal,but Staff believes its omission was simply an
oversight and that it should be included as an eligible resource.Staff has reviewed the tariff filed
on August 30,2013 and the replacement sheets,and believes Schedule 84 complies with
Commission Order Nos,32846 and 32872.Staff proposes the Commission approve the tariff
changes to Schedule 84.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Idaho Power’s compliance filing to change Schedule Nos.72
and 84 be approved and the associated tariff sheet revisions be allowed to go into effect on
October 1,2013.Staff proposes that the Company promptly file a conforming Schedule 84 tariff
once a final ruling has been made on the item being reconsidered by the Commission.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to approve the tariff changes to Schedule Nos.72 and 84?
i udmemos/compliance filing sch 72 84
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