HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001711_sw.docDECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER HANSEN
JEAN JEWELL
RON LAW
LOU ANN WESTERFIELD
GENE FADNESS
RANDY LOBB
DON HOWELL
DAVE SCHUNKE
RICK STERLING
TONYA CLARK
BEVERLY BARKER
WORKING FILE
FROM: SCOTT WOODBURY
DATE: JULY 11, 2001
RE: CASE NO. IPC-E-01-22 (Idaho Power)
SCHEDULE 86 NON-FIRM ENERGY PURCHASE AGREEMENT
IDAHO POWER AND LEWANDOWSKI FARMS
On July 9, 2001, Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power; Company) filed an Application in Case No. IPC-E-01-22 requesting Commission approval of a tariff Schedule 86 Non-Firm Energy Purchase Agreement (Agreement). A copy of the May 2, 2001 Agreement accompanies the Application.
Lewandowski proposes to develop multiple wind generating facilities to be located near Simco Road east of Boise in Elmore County, Idaho, in an area more particularly described as the NW ¼ of Section 23, Township 1 South, Range 4 East, Boise Meridian, Elmore County, Idaho. The Lewandowski Wind Generation Project will be a qualified small power production facility (QF) under the applicable provisions of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA).
Section 8 of the Agreement provides that “this Agreement shall not become effective until the Commission approves all terms and provisions hereof without change or condition and declares that all payments to made hereunder shall be allowed as prudently incurred expenses for ratemaking purposes.”
Pursuant to Agreement the purchase price will be in accordance with Option A under Section 1 of Schedule 86. The proposed on line date for the first wind turbine is October 1, 2001. The proposed facility consists of two wind turbine driven induction generators with name plate ratings of 112 kWh each. The cost of special facilities is $19,764.35. The cost of the metering equipment is $195.25. The cost of disconnecting equipment is $10,052.40. The total cost to be paid by Lewandowski if payment is made on or before July 2, 2001 is $30,012.
Staff Analysis
Staff has reviewed the May 2, 2001 Idaho Power/Lewandowski Farms Schedule 86 Non-Firm Energy Agreement. The Agreement, as signed and submitted by the parties, contains non-firm energy rates in conformity with posted tariffs and applicable Commission Orders. Staff recommends that the Agreement be approved without further notice.
Commission Decision
Idaho Power has submitted a tariff Schedule 86 Non-Firm Energy Purchase Agreement with Lewandowski Farms for Commission approval. Does the Commission find it reasonable to approve the Agreement without change or condition? Does the Commission find it reasonable to declare that all payments made under the Agreement shall be allowed as prudently incurred expenses for ratemaking purposes? Does the Commission agree that the Agreement can be approved without notice or further procedure?
Scott D. Woodbury
bls/M:ipce0122_sw
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