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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20150413_4645.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1 DECISION MEMORANDUM TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER COMMISSIONER REDFORD COMMISSIONER RAPER COMMISSION SECRETARY COMMISSION STAFF LEGAL FROM: KARL KLEIN DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL DATE: APRIL 9, 2015 SUBJECT: IDAHO POWER’S APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF SPECIAL CONTRACT TO SERVE SIMPLOT’S CALDWELL FACILITY, CASE NO. IPC-E-15-13 On April 8, 2015, Idaho Power Company applied for an Order approving: (1) its April 8, 2015 contract to provide electric service to J.R. Simplot Company’s new Caldwell facility; and (2) rates as reflected in a proposed tariff Schedule 32. The Company asks that the Commission approve the contract and Schedule 32 “effective on or before June 1, 2015, with service under Schedule 32 applicable the first day of the month in the first month in which the aggregate power requirement at the new Caldwell facility exceeds 20,000 kW.” The Company explains that Simplot is uncertain about when it will first consume more than 20,000 kW of aggregate power, and that the flexible applicability section of Schedule 32 will allow the new facility to remain on Schedule 19 until it no longer is eligible for service under that schedule. The Company asks the Commission to process the Application by Modified Procedure. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff concurs with the Company’s request and recommends that this matter be processed under Modified Procedure. Staff proposes that the Commission set an initial comment deadline of May 15, 2015, with reply comments (if any) due May 21, 2015. Staff further recommends that the Commission take up this matter at its regular Decision Meeting scheduled for May 26, 2015. DECISION MEMORANDUM 2 COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to process this Application under Modified Procedure with the dates recommended above? Karl Klein Karl Klein Deputy Attorney General M:IPC-E-15-13_kk