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December 13, 2006
Jean D. Jewell , Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
Re:Case No. IPC-06-
Application
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Please find enclosed for filing an original and seven (7) copies of Idaho
Power Company s Motion to Amend Application in the above-referenced matter.
I would appreciate it if you would return a stamped copy of this transmittal
letter in the enclosed self-addressed , stamped envelope.
Very truly yours
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Monica B. Moen
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Enclosures
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MONICA B. MOEN ISB #5734
Idaho Power Company
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Boise, Idaho 83707
Phone: (208) 388-2682
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IDi~HO F.;UGLIC
UTILITIES CQr'I!r,'i!SSIOij
Attorneys for Idaho Power Company
Express Mail Address
1221 West Idaho Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR
REVISION OF SCHEDULE 84 NET
METERING
CASE NO. IPC-06-
MOTION TO AMEND
APPLICATION
COMES NOW , Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Power" or the "Company
and , in accordance with RP 056 , hereby moves the Idaho Public Utilities Commission
(the "Commission ) to permit Idaho Power to amend its Application in the above-
referenced matter to remove from further Commission consideration Idaho Power
request to modify the compensation paid to Schedule 1 and Schedule 7 net metering
customers who generate electricity in excess of their usage.
Despite the requested modification, the Company continues to urge the
Commission to authorize the Company to (1) implement the one-meter option for those
non-Schedule 1 and 7 customers who meet certain requirements set forth in the
MOTION TO AMEND APPLICATION-
Company s Application in this case and to (2) consider the excess generation provided
by Schedule 1 and Schedule 7 net metering customers as an energy resource with the
cost to be spread to all retail customers through the Company s PCA mechanism. In
support of this Motion , Idaho Power submits the following:
BACKGROUND
On August 17 , 2006, Idaho Power filed an Application with the
Commission requesting authority to revise net metering requirements in the Company
Tariff Schedule 84 , Customer Energy Production Net Metering. On February 13, 2002
the Commission issued Order No. 28951 (Case No. IPC-01-39) which gave Idaho
Power authority to create a new net metering option for customers taking service under
the Company s Schedule 1 - Residential Service (R1), and Schedule 7 - Small General
Service (R7). Net metering for all other retail customers was authorized about six
months later. See Order No. 29094 in Case No. IPC-02-
The Company has had the opportunity to assess customer utilization of
the net metering program over the past four years. Based on that assessment , the
Company filed its Application in this matter in which it proposed certain modifications to
the program to provide more equitable results for its customers.
In particular, the Company requested that it be authorized to discontinue
paying residential and small general service customers the full retail energy rates for all
kilowatt-hours (kWh) generated since the Company was regularly compensating
customers for more than the actual value of the generation. As an alternative, the
Company proposed to pay residential and small general service net metering customers
MOTION TO AMEND APPLICATION - 2
the amount it presently pays to net metering customers in other classes for excess
generation, that is, 85% of the most recently calculated monthly per kWh avoided
energy cost as defined in Schedule 84 (Le., 85% of Mid-C).
The Commission Staff, in its Comments dated October 13, 2006
recommended that the Company s request to price excess met metering generation at
85% of Mid-C for all customer classes be approved. The Staff further recommended
however, that excess generation be measured on an annual, rather than on a monthly,
basis for all net metering customers in all customer classes.
II.
PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE COMPANY'S APPLICATION
Staff's recommendation that excess generation be measured on an
annual , rather than on a monthly, basis for all net metering customers presently poses
certain operational and philosophical challenges for the Company that will require
additional analysis and examination to better assess the overall impact of that
recommendation on the Company s net metering program. Therefore , the Company
respectfully requests that it be permitted to amend its Application to remove from further
Commission consideration the Company s original proposal to price the compensation
paid to Schedule 1 and Schedule 7 net metering customers who generate electricity in
excess of their usage at 85% of Mid-The proposed amendment affects First
Revised Sheet No. 84-3 of Attachments 1 and 3 to the original Application. The tariff
language suggested by the Company to reflect the proposed amendment accompanies
this Motion as Attachment No.
MOTION TO AMEND APPLICATION - 3
The Company urges the Commission to continue to review the Company
request to authorize the Company to (1) implement the one-meter option for those non-
Schedule 1 and 7 customers who meet certain requirements set forth in the Company
Application in this case and to (2) consider the excess generation provided by Schedule
1 and Schedule 7 net metering customers as an energy resource with the cost to be
spread to all retail customers through the Company s PCA mechanism.
WHEREFORE, Idaho Power respectfully requests that the Commission
(1) approve under Modified Procedure the proposed revisions to Tariff Schedule 84 as
requested in its Application dated August 17 , 2006 regarding a one-meter option and to
consider the excess generation provided by Schedule 1 and Schedule 7 net metering
customers as an energy resource with the cost to be spread to all retail customers
through the Company s PCA mechanism and (2) authorize the Company to amend its
Application to remove from further Commission consideration its original proposal to
price the compensation paid to Schedule 1 and Schedule 7 net metering customers who
generate electricity in excess of their usage at 85% of Mid-
$.
Monica B. Moen
MOTION TO AMEND APPLICATION - 4
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this /3-h.day of December 2006, I served a true
and correct copy of the within and foregoing document upon the following named
parties by the method indicated below, and addressed to the following:
Commission Staff
Scott Woodbury
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington (83702)
O. Box 83720
Boise , Idaho 83720-0074
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Email:
scott.woodbury (Q) puc. idaho.gov
Monica B. Moen
MOTION TO AMEND APPLICATION - 5
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTiliTIES COMMISSION
CASE NO. IPC-O6-
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
ATTACHMENT
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 84-
Cancels
Oriqinal Sheet No. 84-I.P.C. No. 28 Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 84
CUSTOMER ENERGY
PRODUCTION NET METERING
(Continued)
DEFINITIONS (Continued)
Schedule 72 is the Company s service schedule which provides for interconnection to non-utility
generation or its successor schedule(s) as approved by the Commission.
Seller is any Customer that owns and/or operates a Generation Facility and desires to
interconnect the Generation Facility to the Company s system to potentially sell net surplus energy to the
Company.
MONTHLY BILLING
The Seller shall be billed in accordance with the Seller s applicable standard service schedule
including appropriate monthly charges.
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE AND SALE
The conditions listed below shall apply to all transactions under this schedule.
Balances of generation and usage by the Seller:a. If electricity supplied by the Company during the Billing Period exceeds the
electricity generated by the Seller and delivered to the Company during the Billing Period, the
Seller shall be billed for the net electricity supplied by the Company at the Seller s standard
schedule retail rate , in accordance with normal metering practices.b. If electricity generated by the Seller during the Billing Period exceeds the electricity
supplied by the Company during the Billing Period, the Seller:i. Shall be billed for the applicable Demand and other non-energy charges for
the Billing Period under the Seller s standard service schedule, and
ii. Shall be financially credited for the net enerqy delivered to the Company
durinq the Billinq Period at the Seller s standard service schedule retail rate for Schedule
or Schedule 7 service. Sellers takinq service under schedules other than Schedule 1 or
Schedule 7 will be credited an amount per kWh equal to 85 percent of the most recently
calculated monthly per kWh Avoided Energy Cost for the kWh of Excess Net Energy
delivered to the Company.
iii. Shall not be financially credited for Excess Net Energy delivered to the
Company if taking service under a schedule other than Schedule 1 or Schedule 7 and the
qualified Seller is utilizing the One-Meter Option.
iv. Shall, if taking service under a schedule other than Schedule 1 or Schedule
, be billed the applicable retail rate for any net usage delivered by the Company and
recorded on the Seller s generation meter.