20040114Final Order No 29419.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
January 14 2004
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FILED
BY IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR
MODIFICATION OF TWO PRIOR ORDERS TO )
PERMIT CONSOLIDATION OF THE
COMPANY'S CONSERVATION AND DEMAND)
SIDE MANAGEMENT (DSM) REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS INTO A SINGLE CONSOLIDATED REPORT.
CASE NO. IPC-O3-
ORDER NO. 29419
On December 19, 2003 , Idaho Power filed a Petition urging the Commission to
modify the reporting requirements contained in two prior Commission Orders. In Order
No. 22299 issued in January 1989, the Commission directed all electric utilities to submit
Conservation Plan" no later than April 15 of each year. In Order No. 29026 issued in May
2002, the Commission required Idaho Power to file an annual "DSM Plan" by January 30 each
year.The DSM Plan details the Company s conservation activities including the Energy
Efficiency Advisory Group s (EEAG) recommendations, the Company s responses to the EEAG
recommendations, program costs, and information on new DSM opportunities. Petition at 2.
grant the Petition.
THE PETITION
The Company requests that the Commission authorize the Company to consolidate its
Conservation Plan and DSM Plan into a single report that would be filed annually. The
Company maintains that consolidation of the information contained in these two plans would
eliminate duplication and would be more efficient for the Company. Id. at 3. The Company
asserts that consolidation would result in a single public report containing "all the information
relating to Idaho Power s conservation and DSM efforts.Id.
If the Commission approves consolidating the two plans, the Company suggests that
the consolidated report be filed no later than March 15 of each year. This would provide the
Company with sufficient time in which to retrieve year-end information on DSM activities and
audit the DSM tariff rider funds. If approved, Idaho Power would file its first consolidated
report no later than March 15, 2004.
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The Company also suggested that this matter be processed under Modified Procedure.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The Staff does not oppose the Company s Petition and believes that it is appropriate
to consolidate the two separate reporting requirements. The Staff also believes that it is
reasonable to set the filing deadline no later than March 15 of each year, with the first report due
no later than March 15, 2004.
Although the Company proposed that this matter may be processed under Modified
Procedure, the Staff suggests that Modified Procedure is unnecessary. The Staff asserts the
Commission may simply grant the Petition because the Company seeks only procedural relief
instead of substantive relief. See e.Procedural Rule 256., IDAP A 31.01.01.256.03.
DISCUSSION
Idaho Code ~ 61-624 provides that the Commission may rescind, alter or amend any
Order or decision made by the Commission. This section also provides that the affected utility
must be notified and provided an opportunity "to be heard" before amending a prior Order. In
this case, it is the utility requesting that the Commission amend two prior Orders.
Based upon our review of the Petition and the Staff s comments, we find that it is
reasonable to consolidate the Company s Conservation Plan and its DSM Plan into a single
report. We find that consolidating these reporting requirements into a single report will conserve
resources and be more efficient. The new filing deadline for this consolidated report shall be no
later than March 15 of each year.
Given the procedural nature of the requested relief, we conclude that it is unnecessary
to process this Petition under Modified Procedure or schedule a public hearing. Based on the
foregoing, we find it is reasonable to alter the reporting requirements contained in Order
Nos. 22299 (as they pertain to Idaho Power) and 29026. Idaho Code ~ 61-624.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Idaho Power Company s Petition to consolidate its
Conservation Plan and DSM Plan into a single report is granted. The Company shall file its new
Conservation and DSM Report no later than March 15 each year.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order (or in issues finally
decided by this Order) issued in this Case No. IPC-03-19 may petition for reconsideration
within twenty-one (21) days of the service date of this Order previously issued in this Case
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No. IPC-03-19. Within seven (7) days after any person has petitioned for reconsideration, any
other person may cross-petition for reconsideration. See Idaho Code ~ 61-626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this
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day of January 2004.
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
~lJJe D. Jewell
Commission Secretary
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