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Idaho Power Company
P. O. Box 70
Boise , Idaho 83707
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Attorney for Idaho Power Company
Street Address for Express Mail
1221 West Idaho Street
Boise , Idaho 83702
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE
APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY TO
IMPLEMENT A RESIDENTIAL AIR
CONDITIONER CYCLING PROGRAM
CASE NO. IPC-04- ~ 7
APPLICATION
On December 23, 2002 , Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Power" or "the
Company ) filed an Application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Commission ) requesting authorization to institute the AC Cycling Pilot Program ("Pilot
Program
).
On March 17 2003, the Commission issued Order No. 29207 granting the
Company s request (reference Case No. IPC-02-13). Under the provisions of the
optional , voluntary Pilot Program , residential customers ("Customers ) in the cities of
Boise and Meridian permitted the Company to cycle their central air conditioners in
exchange for a monetary incentive and , for some Customers, an intelligent
programmable thermostat. The Pilot Program expired on October 31 2004. However
based on the success of the Pilot Program and on the selected portfolio in the
APPLICATION , Page
Company s most recent Integrated Resource Plan ("IRP"), Idaho Power herewith
applies to the Commission for authority to implement an expanded Residential Air
Conditioner Cycling Program ("AC Cycling Program" or "Program ) by modifying Tariff
Schedule 81. In support of the Application, Idaho Power submits the following:
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of the proposed Program is to reduce the Company s system
summer peak during peak weekday hours during the summer months of June, July and
August. The AC Cycling Program is an optional, supplemental service that allows
participating Customers an opportunity to voluntarily permit the Company to cycle their
central air conditioners with the use of a direct load control device ("Device ) installed
behind the Customer s meter. In exchange for allowing the Company to cycle the
central air conditioner, participating Customers will receive a monthly monetary
incentive. Idaho Power is making this filing with the Commission because the method
under which the Company provides electrical service will change for those residential
Customers participating in the AC Cycling Program.
In Idaho Power s 2004 IRP , the Company identifies the AC Cycling
Program as a cost-effective demand-side resource and selected the Program to be
included in the Company s finallRP resource portfolio. Air conditioning is one of the
major loads contributing to summer peak demands. The value of the AC Cycling
Program is its ability to target load reduction at the end-use that is significantly
impacting the Company s summer peak. This Program is a dispatchable direct load
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control program that attempts to manage capacity, not energy. Utilization of this load
control program will be similar to dispatch of a peaking generation resource.
II.
Pilot Program Findings
The operation of the Pilot Program for a two-year period has provided
valuable information that contributed to the design of the proposed Program.
The Company contracted with Summit Blue Consulting, LLC ("Summit
Blue ) to evaluate the potential load reduction impacts associated with the operation of
the Pilot Program. The evaluation showed that air conditioner cycling ("AC Cycling
resulted in observable load reduction impacts over June , July and August ("Air
Conditioning Season ). Furthermore, the evaluation provided the Company with an
estimate of the average kilowatt (kW) of load reduction that resulted from AC Cycling.
Summit Blue provided the Company with load reduction estimates that
ranged depending upon the outside ambient air temperature ("Temperature ) during AC
Cycling. The results showed that for days when the Temperature was at least 95
degrees Fahrenheit or greater, the average load reduction per Customer was 1 .11 kW.
Since 1950, there has been an average of twenty days over the Air Conditioning
Season in the Treasure Valley area in which the Temperature was at least 95 degrees
Fahrenheit or above.
Based on these data , by targeting 95-degree days , the Company can
expect a load reduction of 1.11 kW per Customer an average of 80 hours (4 hours/day x
20 days) during the Air Conditioning Season. The analysis shows that the Company
needs the opportunity to conduct AC Cycling over at least 120 hours each Air
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Conditioning Season in order to achieve a long-run average of 80 operable hours per
year.
The evaluation also confirmed the Company s original assumption that
under its proposed design, the Program does not result in a net effect on energy
consumption for participating Customers. The Summit Blue evaluation served as the
basis for the cost-effectiveness analysis and ultimately the overall program design.
III.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The AC Cycling Program will be a voluntary program offered to residential
Customers taking service under Schedule 1. The Program will be offered to Customers
in Ada and Canyon counties and in the city of Emmett where the Company has installed
Advanced Meter Reading ("AMR") capability. By including Emmett in the Program , the
Company will be able to evaluate synergies or economies of scope that may occur by
coupling the Program and AMR capability.
Participants will receive a financial incentive for each month during the Air
Conditioning Season (June, July and August) that they successfully participate in the
Program. The Company proposes an incentive of $7/month that would be included as a
credit on the Customers' monthly bills beginning with their July bill and ending with their
September bill. Customers who begin participation in the Program during the Air
Conditioning Season must be effectively participating in the Program prior to the 20th
day of the month in order to receive an incentive payment for that initial month. Each
participant will be permitted to temporarily "opt out" of the Program for one day each
APPLICATION, Page 4
month after providing Idaho Power with advanced notification. There would be no
penalty for terminating participation at any time during the Program.
Service under this schedule may be limited based upon the availability of
Program equipment and/or funding. The Company reserves the right to select and
reject Program participants at its sole discretion based on criteria the Company
considers necessary to ensure the effective operation of the Program. Selection criteria
may include, but will not be limited to, energy usage, residential location , size of home
or other factors. In order to participate , a Customer s central air conditioning equipment
must be fully functional and comply with the National Electric Code (NEC) standards.
Customers who are renting or leasing their homes must provide the Company written
proof of the express permission of the owner of the central air conditioning system prior
to acceptance into the Program.
The Company will send a signal to the Device to initiate a Cycling Event.
A Cycling Event may be up to four hours per day on any weekday during the Air
Conditioning Season. A Cycling Event may occur over a continuous 4-hour period or
may be segmented throughout the day at the Company s discretion in order to optimize
available resources. Cycling Events may occur up to 40 hours each month and will not
exceed a total of 120 hours per Air Conditioning Season. Mass memory meters or end-
use meters will be installed on some Customers' residences or central air conditioning
units for program evaluation purposes. The residences or central air conditioning units
selected for installation of the meter will be at the Company s sole discretion.
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III.
ACCOUNTING
In order to meet the resource objectives of the IRP, the Company plans to
ramp up to a fully implemented program level within five years. During the first five
years of the Program, a larger percentage of the annual program costs will be directed
toward Program equipment purchases and installations. The annual Program costs
over the first five years of the Program are expected to average approximately $2.
million. The annual Program cost of the fully implemented Program , as currently
designed, will be approximately $1.5 million. The fully implemented Program costs are
expected to be incurred according to the following percentages:
Administration and Promotion 160
Capital Equipment and Installation 300
ncentives Paid to Customers 54 %
The AC Cycling Program was reviewed with the Energy Efficiency Advisory Group
(EEAG) at its October 20 meeting. In general, the EEAG supported implementation of
the Program. The Company intends to use Energy Efficiency Rider funds , collected
under Idaho Power s Schedule 91 , to finance this Program.
IV.
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
The Company conducted an analysis of the cost-effectiveness of the
Program based on the Pilot Program findings. The analysis yielded a benefit-cost ratio
of 1 .07 by the 10th year of operation and a ratio of 1 .42 over a 30-year operation period.
These ratios were calculated using the Utility Cost Test perspective. According to these
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ratios , the Program benefits are expected to exceed program costs in by the tenth year
of operation.
The Program benefit in this analysis was based on the avoided supply
cost of a simple-cycle combustion turbine. The estimated program load reduction
based on the Summit Blue findings , was applied to the avoided supply costs on a per
kW basis to calculate the Program benefit. The Program benefit and costs were
discounted by the Company s weighted-average cost of capital used for resource
acquisition analysis to create the ratios stated above. This analysis method is the same
as that utilized in evaluating this Program for inclusion in the 2004 RP.
TARIFFS
Attachment No.1 to this Application is a copy of Idaho Power s proposed
Schedule 81 both in "final" and "legislative" format.
VI.
MODIFIED PROCEDURE
The Company believes that consideration by the Commission of the
proposals contained in this Application does not require an evidentiary proceeding and
accordingly, the Company requests that this Application be processed under RP 201
allowing for consideration of issues under modified procedure , i.e., by written
submissions rather than by an evidentiary hearing.
APPLICATION , Page 7
VII.
NOTICES
Communications with reference to this Application should be sent to the
following:
Monica Moen
Idaho Power Company
O. Box 70
Boise , Idaho 83707
Timothy Tatum
Idaho Power Company
O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707
WHEREFORE, Idaho Power respectfully requests that the Commission
approve the attached proposed Tariff Schedule 81.
DATED this 15th day of November 2004.
MONICA MOEN
Attorney for Idaho Power Company
APPLICATION , Page 8
TT A CHMENT
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 81-
Cancels
OriQinal Sheet No. 81-I.P.C. No. 27 Tariff No.1 01
SCHEDULE 81
RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONER
CYCLING PROGRAM
(OPTIONAL)
PURPOSE
The Residential Air Conditioner Cycling Program is an optional, supplemental service that
permits participating residential Customers an opportunity to voluntarily allow the Company to cycle
their central air conditioners with the use of a direct load control Device installed at their residence.
Customers will receive a monthly monetary incentive for successfully participating in the Program
during the Air Conditioning Season.
DEFINITIONS
AC CvclinQ is the effect of the Company sending a signal to a Device installed at the Customer
residence and instructing it to cycle the Central Air Conditioning compressor for a specified length of
time.
Air ConditioninQ Season is the three-month period that commences on June 1 and continues
through August 31 of each calendar year.
Central Air ConditioninQ is a home cooling system that is controlled by one or more centrally
located thermostats that controls one or more refrigerated air-cooling units located outside the
Customer s residence.
CvclinQ Event is a period during which the Company sends a signal to the Device installed at
the Customer s residence, which instructs the Device to begin AC Cycling.
Device is a direct load control device installed at a Customer s residence that enables the
Company to initiate AC Cycling.
Notification refers to the Customer s indication of intent to initiate or terminate participation in the
Program by either contacting the Company s Customer Service Center, providing written notice or
submitting an electronic Application via the Company s website.
Opt Out is the term used to describe the one-day per month during each month of the Air
Conditioning Season in which the Customer may choose to temporarily not participate in AC Cycling by
providing advanced Notification to the Company.
ProQram Operation Area describes the area in which the Program will be offered to Customers
and is comprised of the entire counties of Ada and Canyon and the Emmett area as defined by the
Company.
IDAHO
Issued - November 15 , 2004
Effective - December 15, 2004
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 81-
Cancels
OriQinal Sheet No. 81-I.P.C. No. 27 Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 81
RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONER
CYCLING PROGRAM
(OPTIONAL)
(Continued)
AVAILABILITY
Service under this schedule is available on an optional basis to Customers taking service under
Schedule 1 who have Central Air Conditioning located at their residences and live within the Program
Operation Area. Customers may request to be added to the Program at any time during the year by
providing Notification to the Company.
Service under this schedule may be limited based upon the availability of Program equipment
and/or funding. The Company shall have the right to select and reject Program participants at its sole
discretion based on criteria the Company considers necessary to ensure the effective operation of the
Program. Selection criteria may include , but will not be limited to , energy usage, residential location
size of home, or other factors. Customers' Central Air Conditioning equipment must be fully functional
and comply with the National Electric Code (NEC) standards. Customers who are renting or leasing
their home must provide to the Company written proof of the express permission of the owner of the
Central Air Conditioning system prior to acceptance into the program.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Upon acceptance into the Program Customers will be subject to the following terms and
conditions:1. Each eligible Customer who chooses to take service under this optional schedule is
thereby giving the Company or its representative permission , on reasonable notice , to enter the
Customer s residence or property to install a Device and, in certain cases, either a mass memory meter
or an end use meter and to allow Idaho Power or its representative, with prior notice to the Customer
reasonable access to the Device or other Program-related equipment following its installation.2. Customers added to the Program during the Air Conditioning Season must be effectively
participating in the Program prior to the 20th day of the month in order to receive an incentive payment
for that initial month.3. A Customer may Opt Out of the Program for one day per month during each month of
the Air Conditioning Season.4. A Customer may discontinue participation in the Program without penalty by providing
Notification to the Company.5. If there is evidence of alteration , tampering, or otherwise interfering with the Company
ability to initiate a Cycling Event, the Customer s participation in the Program will be terminated and the
Customer will be required to reimburse the Company for the cost of replacement or repair of the Device
or other Program equipment and the Company will reverse any amounts credited to the Customer
bills during the past twelve months as a result of the Customer s participation in the Program.
IDAHO
Issued - November 15, 2004
Effective - December 15 , 2004
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise , Idaho
I.P.C. No. 27 Tariff No. 101
First Revised Sheet No. 81-
Cancels
OriQinal Sheets No. 81-3 thru 81-
Idaho Power Company
SCHEDULE 81
RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONER
CYCLING PROGRAM
(OPTIONAL)
(Continued)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
1. At the Company s expense, the Company or its representative will install a Device at the
Customer s residence.2. financial incentive of $7.00 per month for each of the three months of the Air
Conditioning Season will be paid to each Customer who successfully participates in the Program. This
incentive will be paid in the form of a credit on the Customer s monthly bill for each month that the
Customer successfully participates in the Program, beginning with the July bill and ending with the
September bill. Incentive payments are limited to one controlled Central Air Conditioning unit per
metered service point. Customer s who have more than one Central Air Conditioning unit at a metered
service point may participate in the Program. A Device must be installed at each Central Air
Conditioning unit. However, no additional incentive will be paid.
3. The Company will send a signal to the Device to initiate a Cycling Event. A Cycling
Event may be up to four hours per day on any weekday during the Air Conditioning Season. A Cycling
Event may occur over a continuous 4-hour period or may be segmented throughout the day at the
Company s discretion in order to optimize available resources. Cycling Events may occur up to 40
hours each month and will not exceed a total of 120 hours per Air Conditioning Season. Mass memory
meters or end-use meters may be installed on some Customers' residences or Central Air Conditioning
units for program evaluation purposes. The residences or Central Air Conditioning units selected for
installation of the meter shall be at the Company s sole discretion.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
The Company is not responsible for any consequential, incidental, punitive, exemplary or indirect
damage to the participating Customer or third parties that results from AC Cycling, from the Customer
participation in the Program, or of Customer s efforts to reduce peak energy use while participating in the
Program.
The Company makes no warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with
respect to the Device and any and all implied warranties are disclaimed.
The Company shall have the right to select the AC Cycling schedule and the percentage of
Customers' Central Air Conditioning systems to cycle at anyone time , up to 100%, at its sole discretion.
The provisions of this schedule do not apply for any time period that the Company interrupts the
Customer s load for a system emergency or any other time that a Customer s service is interrupted by
events outside the control of the Company. The provisions of this schedule will not affect the
calculation or rate of the regular Service or Energy Charges associated with a Customer s standard
service schedule.
IDAHO
Issued - November 15, 2004
Effective - December 15, 2004
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Idaho Power Company
I.P.C. No. 27 Tariff No.1 01 OriQinal Sheet No. 81-
SCHEDULE 81
RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONER
CYCLI NG
PI LOT PROGRAM
(OPTIONAL)
PURPOSE
The Residential Air Conditioner Cycling Pilot Program is an optional , supplemental service that
permits participating residential Customers an opportunity to voluntarily allow the Company to cycle
their central air conditioners with the use of either an intelligent programmable thermostat or a direct
load control switch Device installed at their residence. Participants Customers will receive a monthly
monetary incentive for successfully participating in the Program durinQ the Air Conditioninq Season
+Re-Program is a two year dispatc~ control program that 'Ni~ire on September 30, 20011
tffiIess ext-eRGeG-by the Company,
DEFINITIONS
AC CvclinQ is the effect of the Company sending a signal to Device the intelligent
programmable thermostat installed ffi-mJhe Customer s residence and instructing it to cycle the Central
Air Conditioning compressor for a specified length of time
.:.
on a pefGentage basis , to cycle the Central
Air Conditioning compressor until a specified temperature change is attained , or to change the
temperature set point on the thermostat for a specified length of time. In the case of the direct load
control s~Nitches , the AC Cycling is tRe-effect of-the Company sending a signal to the S'Nitch to instruct
the Central Air Conditioning compressor to cycle-for a specifie~ time on a percentage basis.
AQreement is either the Uniform Residential-+hermostat l\ir Conditioner Cycling Service
Agreement or the Uniform Residential S\lIJitch Air Conditioner Cycling Service Agreement.
Air ConditioninQ Season is the three-month period that commences on June 1 and continues
through August 31 of each calendar vear.Program Year.
Central Air ConditioninQ is a home cooling system that is controlled by one or more centrally
located thermostat~ that controls one or more refrigerated air-cooling unit~ located outside the
homeCustomer s residence.
CvclinQ Event is a period during which the Company sends a signal to the intelligent
programmable thermostat the S\NitGADevice installed at the Customer s residenceJ. which instructs
the thermostat or the Sv'JitchDevice to begin AC Cycling.
Device is a direct load control device installed at a Customer s residence that enables the
Company to initiate AC Cycling.
First Proqram Year is the period of June 1 , 2003 through August 31 , 2003.
Notification refers to the Customer s indication of intent to initiate or terminate participation in the
ProQram bv either contactinQ the Company s Customer Service Center, providinQ written notice or
submittinQ an electronic Application via the Company s website.
Opt Out is the term used to describe the one-day per month during each month of the Air
Conditioning Season in which the Customer, \~,ith prior notice to the Company,may choose to
temporarily not participate in AC Cycling bv providinq advanced Notification to the Company
Idaho Power Company
I.P.C. No. 27 Tariff No. 101 OriQinal Sheet No. 81-
Second-ProQram Year is the period of June 1 20011 through .ugust 31 , 200'1.
Idaho Power Company
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SCHEDULE 81
RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONER
CYCLING
PILOT PROGRAM
(OPTIONAL)
(Continued)
DEFINITIONS (Continued)
Program Operation Area describes the area in which the Program will be offered to Customers
and is comprised of the entire counties of Ada and Canyon and the Emmett area as defined by the
Company.
Switch is a direct !Gad contro~ on a Customer s air conditioning unit.
Termination Date is 12:00 midnight on September 30, 2004.
AVAILABILITY
Service under this schedule is available on an optional basis to Customers takinq service under
Schedule 1 Customers who are homemf'ners have Central Air Conditioning located atffi their
residences and live within the Proqram Operation Area.tAe city limits of Boise or Meridian. Customers
may request to be added to the ProQram at any time durinQ the year bv providing Notification to the
Company. ~Ie Customer '.vRe-6hooses to take service undef..-tms--Gptiona~edule is required
to enter into an Agreement witA-the Company prior to being served under this schedule. The
Agreement will include giving the Company or its representative permission on reasonable notice to
enter the Customer s residence or property to install either an intelligent programmable thermostat or a
Switch and, in certain oases, e~ther a mass memory rneteF or an end use meter and to alle\A,.! 198110
PO\Ner or its representative, with prior notice to the Customer, reasonable access to the thermostat
follo\'ing its installation.
Service under this schedule may be~ limited based upon the avai\Qbility of Program equipment and/or
funding. to no more than t\VO hundred Customers during the First Program Year and no more than five
hundred Customers during the Second Program Year. The Company shall have the right to select and
reject Program participants at its sole discretion based on criteria the Company considers necessary to
ensure the effective operation of the Program. Selection criteria may include, but will not be limited to,
lhe-Geffif3GAY may choose te-seHGi Customers for ipation based on Custeme-r-s-:--energy usage,
residential location, size of homeL or other factors Customers' Central Air Conditioning equipment must be
fully functional and comply with the National Electric Code (NEC) standards. Customers who are rentinq
or leasing their home must provide to the Company written proof of the express germission of the owner
of the Central Air Conditioning system prior to acceptance into the program.
aimed at creating a diverse population for the Program. The Company may also choose to
solicit participants to fill any vacancies caused-by attrition in order to maintain the participation
ebjectives. The Company retains the sale right to select and reject the participants under this schedule.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS GF AGREEMENT AND TERMINATION
Idaho Power Company
I.P.C. No. 27. Tariff No. 101 OriQinal Sheet No. 81-
The term of the Agreement for service undef..-this sc~ commence on the date the
Agreement is signed~ terminate on the Termination Date unless otherv'Iise terminated as follm.vs
Upon acceptance into the Proqram Customers will be subject to the foliowinQ terms and conditions:
1. Each eliqible Customer who chooses to take service under this optional schedule is thereby
givinQ the Company or its representative permission. on reasonable notice, to enter the
Customer s residence or property to install a Device and. in certain cases, either a mass
memory meter or an end use meter and to allow Idaho Power or its representative, with prior
notice to the Customer, reasonable access to the Device or other Program-related equipment
followinq its installation,
2. Customers added to the ProQram during the Air ConditioninQ Season must be effectively
participatinQ in the Proqram prior to the 20th day of the month in order to receive an incentive
payment for that initial month.
3. A Customer may Opt Out of the ProQram for one day per month durinQ each month of the Air
Conditioning Season.
4. A Customer may discontinue participation in the Proqram without penalty by providinq
Notification to the Company.
:Ll\ Customer participating in tAe-Program for at least one complete Air Conditioning Season may
terminate-the Agreement-without penalty-by netifying the Company in writffi9-.
ln the case of the thermostat, a Customer 'Nho terminates the Agreement prior to satisfactorily
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SCHEDULE 81
RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONER
CYCLI NG
PILOT PROGRAM
(OPTIONAL)
(Continued)
TERM TERMS AND CONDITIONSOF AGREEMENT ,ND TERMINATION (Continued)
In the case of the Switch, a Customer 'Nho terminates the Agreement prier to satisfaGtoFily
participating in the Program for a minimum of one complete Air Conditioning Season shall allm,v tAe
Company or its representative access to the Customer s premises to remove the Switclt
5. If there is evidence of alteration , tampering! or otherwise interfering with the Company
ability to initiate a CvclinQ Event. the Customer s participation in the ProQram will be terminated and the
Customer will be required to reimburse the ComQanv for the cost of replacement or repair of the Device
or other Program equipment and the Company will reverse any amounts credited to the Customer s bills
durinQ the past twelve months as a result of the Customer s participation in the ProQram.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
1. At the Company s expense, the Company or its representative will uninstall the
GHstomer s existing thermostat and install an intel~igent programmaete-thermostat in the Customer
r8siaeR68 OF will install a S\:vitchDevice on the Custerner air conditioning unitat the Customer
residence The Company or its representative 'AI/ill set the initial program on tl4e-t:hermostat.2. A financial incentive of $4-G7 00 per month for each of the three months of the Air
Conditioning Season will be paid to each Customer who successfully participates in the Program. This
incentive will be paid in the form of a credit on the Customer s monthly bill for each month that the
Customer successfully participates in the Program , beginning with the July bill and ending with the
September bill. Incentive payments are limited to one controlled Central Air Conditioning unit per
metered service point. Customer s who have more than one Central Air Conditioning unit at a metered
service point may participate in the ProQram. A Device must be installed at each Central Air
ConditioninQ unit. However, no additional incentive will be paid.3. The Company will send a signal to the programmable thermostats or the
SwitchDevicees via-paging, cell phone, or capacitor contro~er technology to initiate a Cycling Event. A
Cycling Event may be up to four hours per day between the hours of 1 p.m. and 9 p.on any weekday
during the Air Conditioning Season. A Cvclinq Event may occur over a continuous 4-hour period or may
be segmented throuQhout the day at the Company s discretion in order to optimize available resources.
Up to teR Cycling Events may occur up to 40 hours each month and will not exceed a total of 120 hours
per Air ConditioninQ Season. Mass memory meters or end-use meters will-mav be installed on some
Customers ' residences or Central Aair onditioning units for program evaluation purposes. The
residences or Central Aair onditioning units selected for installation of the meter shall be at the
Company s sale discretion.
4. The Customer may Opt Out of tAa-Program for one day per moRtMuring eaeh montR-ef
the Air Conditioning Season provideG-the Customer notifies the Company of-the Customer s intent to
Opt Out prior to 4 :00 p.m. on tAe--Gay-prece~he Customer \,AJishes to Opt Out.
Idaho Power Company
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5. If there is evidence of alteration, tampering, or othel"\~lise interfering witlHhe Company
ability to initiate a Cycling Event , the Customer wiij-be required to reimburse the Company f-eHhe cost
ef..-Feplacement or repair of the intelligent programmal3-kHhermostat or the Switch and-the Company wiu
reverse any amounts credited to the Customer s bills during the past twelve months as a result of tl=1-e
Customer s participation in the Program.
Idaho Power Company
I.P.C. No. 27 Tariff No. 101 OriQinal Sheet No. 81-
SCHEDULE 81
RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONER
CYCLI NG
PILOT PROGRAM
(OPTIONAL)
(Continued)
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
The Company is not responsible for any consequential , incidental , punitive, exemplary or indirect
damage to the participating Customer or third parties that results from AC Cycling, from the Customer
participation in the Program, or of Customer s efforts to reduce peak energy use while participating in the
Program.
The Company makes no warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with
respect to the intelligent programmable-thermostatDevice and any and all implied warranties are
disclaimed.
The Company shall have the riQht to select the AC Cycling schedule and the percentaQe of
Customers' Central Air ConditioninQ systems to cycle at anyone time, up to 100%, at its sale discretion.
The provisions of this schedule do not apply for any time period that the Company interrupts the
Customer s load for a system emergency or any other time that a Customer s service is interrupted by
events outside the control of the Company. The provisions of this schedule will not affect the calculation
or rate of the regular Customer Service or Energy Charges associated with a Customer s standard
service schedule.
Idaho Power Company
I.P.C. No. 27 Tariff No. 101 OriQinal Sheet No. 81-
SCHEDULE 81
RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONER
CYCLING
PilOT PROGRAM
(Continued)
Uniform Residential Thermostat Air Conditioner
Cycling Service Agreement
ACCOUNT NO.
THIS AGREEMENT Made this day of , 200betvveen hereinafter ca~ Customer
, \
Nhoresides at , l-Gaho , hereinafter called Residence, and
IDAHO PO'NER COMPANY, a corporation \~lith its principal-effiee-Iocated at West Idaho Street
Boise , Idaho, hereinafter called Company:
NO"'!, THEREFORE, The Parties agree as f-elloJ\(s:1. With prior reasonable notice from the Company, the Customer sRaU-permit the Company
or its representative to enter the Residence to remove the Customer s existing thermostat an~
that thermostat by installing an inte~ligent programmaele-thermostat seleGted---by---the Company
(Programmable Thermostat), and, at the Company s sok3--fjiscretion , to instalt-e#her a mass memory
meter or an end use meter (Meteft-.2. During the Term of this Agreement and with prior reasonable notice , the Customer
agrees to permit the Company or its representative reasona~e access to the Residence and--tAe
Programmable Thermostat for reasons including, but Rot limited to , coUecting data recorded-by the
Programmable Thermostat or tAe-Meter and--GAeGking the \\'orking condition of--tJie-Programmal:tie
Thermostat.
The Customer understands and-aGknowledges t~artici~ing in tAe-Program, tAe
Company shaU , at its sole-€liscretion, have the a9ility-to override-the Customer s settings on the
Programmable Thermostat and instruct tAe-Programmatate-+hermostat to interrupt service and-begin
cycling the Customer s central air conditioner compressor (the "Cyclffig-Event"
11. For the Customer s satisfactory participation in the Program , the Company agrees to pay Ute
Customer $10.00 per month for each of the three montRs-ef the Air Conditioning Season for a total
payment of $30.00 (the "Incentive
).
The Incentive will be paid in the form of 3 credit of $10.00 on each
of the Customer s July, August and September I-Gaho Power bills-.
Idaho Power Company
I.P.C. No. 27, Tariff No. 101 Ori inal Sheet No. 81-
Schedule 81
Residential Air Conditioner
Cvclinq
Pilot Pro~
(Optional)
(Continued)
Uniform Residential Thermostat Air Conditioner
Cycling Service Agreement
(Gontinued)
5. If-the Customer terminates this Agreement prior to the CustomeF satisfactorily participating in
tfte-Program for a minimum of one coml**e Air Conditioning Season , the Customer agrees to either (1)
return the intelligent programmable thermostat-te-tne Company in working or-der within ten days from
the time the Company receives 'Nritten notice of the Customer s termination of the Agreement or (2) pay
the Company the sum of $100., 'Nl=HGh sum will-be included on the Customer s Idaho PO'Jver Bill.
The Company s Sc~1 , any revisions to that schedule , and/or any successor schedule, is
to be considered part of this Agreement.7. T-his Agreement and-the rates, terms and conditions of service set forth or incorporated herein
aM-the respective rights and-OOligations o~arties hereundeF-SRaU-be subject to valid laws and to
the regulatory autRefity and-ef€iers, rules and regu~ions of~ilities CommissiGR aRs
such other administrative bodies having jurisdiction.8, Nothing-herein shall ee construed as limiting t~ic Utilities Commission from
Ghanging any terms, rates, charges, classification of service or any rules , regulations or conditions
felating to service under this Agreement, or construed as affecting the right of the Company or the
GH-stomer to uRilaterally make application- to the Commission for any sueR GhaR~e.9. In any action at law or e(fuity under this Agreement and upon which judgment is rendered , the
prevailing Party, as part of such judgment, shalt-be entitled to recover all costs , including reasonable
attorneys fees, incurred on account of such action.
(APPROPRIATE SIGNATURES)
Idaho Power Company
I.P.C. No. 27 Tariff No. 101 OriQinal Sheet No. 81-
Schedule 81
Residential Air Conditioner
C'IclinQ
Pilot Pro~
(Optional)
(Continued)
Uniform Residential Switch Air Conditiener
Cycling Service ,,greement
i\CCOUNT NO.
THIS AG~ade this d3Y of , 200between . hereinafter ca~ Customer, whoresides at , l.Qa.A.a,hereinafter called Premises, and
tQAMG-POVVr;R COMPANY, a corporation '."lith its principa~ocate~ 221 '!Vest Idaho Street
Boise, laaRe-,hereinafter called Company:
-1. Wtth prior reasonaBle Rotiee from the Company, the Custemer sR-aU-permit the Company or its
representative to instalt-a-tiirect load control sv\Jitch (Svvitch) on the Customer s air conditioning unit
~ocated-at--the Customer s Premises and, at the Company s sole-eiscretion, to install either a mass
memory meter or an eRe use meter (Meter) on the Customer s premises.2. During t~erm of-this Agreement and-witA-prior reasonaBle notice, the Customer
agrees to permit the Company or its representative reasonable access to the S'Nitch and any Meter.
The Customer understands and-aGknovvl€€lges tRat-by participating in the Program , the
Gompany shall , at its sole discretion, Rave the ability to interrupt sep/lee and begin eycling the
Customer s central air conditioner compressor (the Cycling Event).4. FeF the CustomeF & satisfactory participation in the Program , the GomJ3aft~fees to pay tRe
Customer $-10.00 per month for eac~ree months of the Air Conditioning Season for a total
. .
ef-t.he Customer s July, August and-September Idaho Power bills.5. If tRe Customer terminates this Agreement prier to the Customer satisfactofHy participating
the Program for a minimum of one complete Air Conditioning Season, the Customer agrees to allo'Jv the
Company access to the Customer s Premises to remove the S'Jvitch and any Meter.
The Company s ScAeGtJ.le 81 , any revisions to that scAeGl:He, and/or any successor schedule, is
to be considered part of this Agreement.
Idaho Power Company
I.P.C. No. 27. Tariff No. 101 Ori inal Sheet No. 81-
Schedule 81
Residential Air Conditioner
C'Iclinq
Pilot Program
(Optional)
(Continued)
Uniform Residential Svlitch Air Conditioner
Cycling Service Agreement
(Centinued)
This Agreement and the rates, terms and conditions of service set forth or incorporated herein
the regulatory authority and orders, rules and regulations of~lic Utilities Commission and
such other administrat~having jurisdiction.8. Nothing herein sRaU-be construed-as-Hmiting t~ic Utilities Commission fFe.m
changing any terms, rates , charges, classification of service or any rules, regulations or conditions
relating to service under this Agreement, or construed as affecting the right of the Company or tl:ie
Customer to unilaterally make application to the Commission for any such change.9. In any action at lavv or equity under this Agreement and upon \Nhicl:tiOOgment is rendefeG,--tRe
prevailing Party, as part of such judgment, shall be entitled to recover all costs , inclBGing reasona9le
attorneys fees , incurred on account of such action.