20040227Comments of Irrigation Pumpers.pdf

Randall C. Budge, ISBN 1949
RACINE, OLSON, NYE, BUDGE &
BAILEY, CHARTERED
O. Box 1391; 201 E. Center Street
Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391
Telephone: [phone]
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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR
AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT AN
IRRIGATION PEAK CLIPPING
PILOT PROGRAM.
Case No. IPC-O4-
COMMENTS OF IDAHO IRRIGATION PUMPERS ASSOCIATION
IN SUPPORT OF TARIFF SCHEDULE 23
COMES NOW the Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc. ("Irrigators ), through
counsel, and hereby respectfully submits these Comments in support of Idaho Power Company
Application to institute an Irrigation Peak Clipping Pilot Program ("Program ) by implementing
Tariff Schedule 23.
PacifiCorp s Irrigation Load Control Credit Rider Program - Schedule 72 (P AC-03-03)
has proven to be a successful demand response program by reducing both peak hour demand and
energy consumption and providing a means for participating irrigators in eastern Idaho to reduce
their electric bill. As a result, many irrigation customers of Idaho Power have expressed interest
in a similar program. Idaho Power has responded and should be taking action in a timely and
progressive fashion in developing this similar demand response program for irrigation customers.
The Irrigators support the Pilot's stated goal of assessing the efficacy of using Timers on
irrigation pumps to reduce summer peak and assessing customer participation, volunteerism
satisfaction, and retention, as well as to monitor any unintended consequences from
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participation. The Irrigators look forward to the opportunity to review and evaluate the results of
the Program reported by the Company to the Commission. Thereafter, it is the desire and
expectation of the Irrigators that the program could be modified as may be appropriate and
instituted as a permanent program designed to be cost effective to the Company and also priced
appropriately to create an incentive for participation by irrigation customers and fully and fairly
compensate them for the resulting reduction in summer peak demand.
Finally, the Irrigators urge the Commission to promptly approve and implement the
Program and Tariff Schedule 23 , under Modified Procedure.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this zL/day of February, 2004.
RACINE, OLSON, NYE, BUDGE & BAILEY
RANDALL C. BUDGE
Attorney for the Irrigators
CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this day of February, 2004, I mailed a true and
complete copy of the foregoing document, postage prepaid, to the following:
Jean Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
Monica A. Moen
Peter P. Pengilly
Idaho Power Company
O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707-0070
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