20140509PS&I Charges Report.pdf

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Ms. Jean D. Jewell, Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
475 West Washington Street
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, !D 83720-0074
RE: Annual Compliance Filing for Preliminary Survey & lnvestigation
(PS&l) Charges
Dear Ms. Jewell:
ln Order No. 29904 issued in Case No. IPC-E-O5-21, the Commission required:
1. The Company file detailed yearly reports with the Commission conceming all
PS&l booked to Account 183, with enough detail for Staff to properly identify each project,
the initial date expenses are booked to the prcject, 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'l 82.
2. The Company shall provide the corresponding information set out above for
Account 182.3 on an annual basis.
3. The Company shal! provide 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 annual PS&l tracking reports based upon the
preceding calendar year no later than July 1 of each year.
5. After a project is authorized, the Company shall 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
laterthan 14 days afterthe 60-day delay has occuned.
An IDACORP CompanY
P.O. Box 70 183707)
1221 W. ldaho 5t.
Boise, lD 83702
Ms. Jean Jewell
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
May 5, 2014
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Enclosed please find four copies of the 2013 PS&l report, which includes the
summary of charges booked to account 183.001 for the Shoshone Falls Power Plant
Expansion and the remaining amortization of the solar demonstration project through
September 2013. lf you have any questions, please contact Scoft Wright at 208-388-5493
or swriqht@ idahooower. com.
Sincerely,
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Lisa D. Nordstrom
Lead Counsel
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MEMO TO:
October 4,2012
B MacMahon
C Miller
M Annis
D Berg
G Gibson
R Henderson
D Jones
G Said
C Kreikerneier
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 Zwiga
J Hilton
FROM:
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SUBJECT: To account for the transfer of costs incurred for the preliminary survey and
investigation (PS&I) charges and the subsequent amofiization related to the investigation to
develop a solar photovoltaic (PV) demonstration project. As of Septernber ll,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 l2-month
period beginning October 2012.
182.3 PS&I Solar ORD 29904
699 X0000r 999 182372 $ 3,322.56
183 PS&I Solar Development
699 X00001999183014 $ 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.
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549 Miscellaneous Other Power Generation Expenses
699 G40001 439 549000
182.3 PS&I Solar 29904
699 X0000t 439 182372
October 4,2012
$ 276.88
$ 276.88
To record the monthly amortization of the deferred balance. This amortization will be over a 12-
month period from October 2012 through September 2013, in accordance with IPUC Order No.
29904.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
PS&I Solar Development
October 2012 through September 2013
AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE -NO COMPOUNDING - NO INTEREST
Balance at September 30, 2011
Months remaining
Adjusted amortization
Account 182372
3,322.56
12
276.88
Amount
Ending
BalanceMonth
1 October,2012
2 November,2012
3 December,2012
4 January, 2013
5 February,2013
6 March,2013
7 April,2013
8 May,2013
9 June, 2013
10 July, 2013
11 August,2013
12 September,2013
(276.88)
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(276.88)
3,322.56
3,045.68
2,768.80
2,491.92
2,215.04
1,938.16
1,661.28
1,384.40
1,107.52
830.64
553.76
276.88
Per IPUC order 29904 the deferralwill be amortized over a 12 month period
549 Miscellaneous Other Power Generation Expenses
699 G40001 439 549000
182.3 PS&I Solar ORD 29904
699 X0000t 439 t82372
$ 276.88
$ 276.88