20130524PS&I Charges Report.pdf

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SCOTT WRIGHT
Regulatory Analyst
May 22,2013
Ms. Jean D. Jewell, Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
475 West Washington Street
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, lD 83720-0074
RE: Annual Compliance Filing for Preliminary Survey & lnvestigation
(PS&l) Charges
Dear Ms. Jewell:
ln Order No. 29904, the Commission directed that the Company:
'1. Should file detailed yearly reports with the Commission conceming all
PS&! booked to Account 183, with enough detail for Staff to properly
identify each project, the initial date expenses are booked to the project,
and all additions or deletions for each project. The report shall track the
charges until such time as the charges are transfened to plant-in-service
or Account 182.
2. The Company shall provide the conesponding information set out above
forAccount182.3 on an annual basis.
3. The Company shall prcvide the accounting information for the amortized
and the unamortized balance of the PS&l charges associated with
projects that are deemed non-viable.
4. The Company shall submit its annua! PS&l tracking reports based upon
the preceding calendaryear no laterthan July 1 of each year.
5. After a project is authorized, the Company shal! file a report with the
Commission Staff when the start of construction is delayed for more than
60 days, or when there is a delay of more than 60 days during
construction. This report shall be filed no later than 14 days after the 60-
day delay has occuned.
P.O. Box 70 (83707)
1221 W ldaho St.
Boise, lD 83702
Ms. Jean Jewe!!
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
May 22,2013
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Enclosed please find three copies of the 2012 PS&l report that are filed in
compliance with Order No. 29904.
Very truly yours,M
Scott Wright
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Enclosures
cc/enc: Teni Carlock, IPUC
Greg Said
Tim Tatum
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DATE:
MEMO TO:
October 4,2012
B MacMahon
C Miller
M Annis
D Berg
G Gibson
R Henderson
D Jones
G Said
C Kreikemeier
J Wilkerson
K Petersen
D Bean
L Nordstrom
M Youngblood
J Williams
G Marchioro
S Mallard
T White
T Tatum
S Wright
D Walker
P Zuniga
J Hilton
FROM:
CC: C Culp
SUBJECT: To account for the transfer of costs incurred for the preliminary survey and
investigation (PS&I) charges and the subsequent amortization related to the investigation to
develop a solar photovoltaic (PV) demonstration project. As of September 1l,2012,the
Company has decided that there isn't a clear near-term need to proceed with this project. The
Company still has a need of to develop 500 kW of solar to meet the Oregon Renewable Portfolio
Standards (RPS) requirement, but the development does not have to be completed until the year
2020. As a result, and in accordance with IPUC Order No. 29904, these costs will be transferred
from the current PS&I account to a regulatory asset account to be amortized over the 12-month
period beginning October 2012.
182.3 PS&I Solar ORD 29904
699 X00001 999 t82372 $ 3,322.56
183 PS&I Solar Development
699 X0000t 999 183014 $ 3,322.56
To record the transfer of the accrued costs incurred from August 2011 through Novernber 2011
for the PS&I Solar PV demonstration project. This entry was made in September 20l2by
Regulatory Accounting and Support.
(l)
PS&I Solar Page2 of2 October 4,2012
(2)
549 Miscellaneous Other Power Generation Expenses
699 G40001 439 549000
1823 PS&I Solar 29904
699 X00001 439 182372
$ 276.88
$ 276.88
To record the monthly antortization of the deferred balance. This amortizationwill be over a12-
month period from Octobq 2072 through Septernber 2013, in accordance with IPUC Order No.
29904.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
PS&/ So/ar Development
October 2012 through September 2013
AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE
Balance at September 30, 2011
Months remaining
Adjusted amortization
3,322.56
12
276.88
Account 182372
Month Amount
Ending
Balance
1 October,2Ol2
2 November,2012
3 December,2012
(276.88)
(276.88)
(276.88)
3,322.56
3,045.68
2,768.80
2,491.92