20061201Application.pdf

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December 1 , 2006
LISA D. NORDSTROM
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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-
In The Matter Of The Petition Of Idaho Power Company For
Approval A Permanent Exemption From Utility Customer Relations
Rule 201.03 As It Is Applied to Time-Variant Pricing
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Please find enclosed an original and seven (7) copies of Idaho Power
Company s Petition 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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Enclosures
Telephone [phone] Fax [phone] E-maillnordstrom(ij)idahopower.com
LISA D. NORDSTROM ISB #5733
BARTON L. KLINE ISB #1526
Idaho Power Company
P. O. Box 70
Boise , Idaho 83707
Telephone No. [phone]
FAX Telephone No. [phone]
E-mail: Inordstrom ~ idahopower.com
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Attorneys 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 PETITION OF
IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR A
PERMANENT EXEMPTION FROM UTILITY
CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULE 201.03 AS
IT IS APPLIED TO TIME-VARIANT PRICING
SERVICE
) CASE NO.
) PETITION
IPC-06.30
COMES NOW , Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Power" or "the Company
and pursuant to RP 053 , hereby requests the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("the
Commission ) issue an order granting Idaho Power a permanent exemption from Utility
Customer Relations Rule ("UCRR") 201.1 as it applies to all current and future time-
variant pricing services.Rule 201.03 requires that beginning and ending meter
readings appear on customer billings.In support of this Petition , Idaho Power
represents as follows:
1 IDAPA 31.21.01.201.
PETITION , Page
Idaho Power currently has three tariff schedules with time-variant pricing
based on usage data collected by Advanced Meter Reading ("AMR") systems.
Schedule 19 is available to large commercial customers with metered demand of 1 ,000
kW or more per billing period.Schedules 4 and 5 are voluntary pilot programs
available to residential customers in the Emmett Valley until April 1 , 2007.
In order to implement the time-variant pricing associated with Schedules
, 5, and 19 , Idaho Power uses meter data management systems ("MDMS") provided
by a third-party vendor. The Company s MDMS have not been designed in a way that
allows the beginning and ending meter readings to be displayed on customers' bills.
Idaho Power does not believe it is the best use of resources to modify the systems to
facilitate printing the beginning and ending meter readings on the monthly bills of those
customers participating in the time-variant pricing options. However, Idaho Power can
and currently does display the actual consumption by time block (e., on-peak, mid-
peak, or off-peak) during the billing period on customers' bills.
II.
On July 27 , 2005, in Order No. 29834 issued in Case No. IPC-05-
the Commission granted the Company a limited waiver of Utility Customer Relations
Rule 201.03 as it applies to the inclusion of the beginning and ending meter readings for
time-variant pricing service on customers' bills under Schedules 4 , 5 , and 19. The
Commission further ordered that the limited waiver shall expire on December 31 , 2006.
Idaho Power now seeks a permanent waiver or exemption from UCRR 201.03.
2 The Energy Watch and Time-of-Day Pilot Programs, respectively.
PETITION , Page 2
III.
Since the introduction of Schedules 4 and 5 in June 2005 , the Company
has not received any inquiries from customers regarding beginning or ending monthly
meter readings. The Company also has not received any inquiries from its Schedule 19
customers concerning beginning and ending meter readings since the introduction of
time-of-use pricing in December 2004.Customer bills currently display the total
metered energy consumption broken into time periods as well as the other data required
by UCRR 201. If a dispute arises or if a customer requests details on meter readings
the Company s customer service representatives have access to the beginning and
ending meter read information and can assist customers.
IV.
In order to cost-effectively accommodate the technological advances in
meter reading and billing made possible by AMR, the Company requests the
Commission grant a permanent exemption from UCRR 201.03 as it applies to the
beginning and ending meter readings for time-variant pricing services utilizing meter
data obtained through an AMR system. Such an exemption will allow the Company to
make additional time-variant pricing services available in the future without requesting
additional limited waivers.
The Company requests that this Petition be processed under RP 201
seq.allowing for consideration of issues to be processed under Modified Procedure
Le., by written submissions rather than by an evidentiary hearing.
PETITION , Page 3
VI.
Communications with reference to this Petition should be sent to the
following:
Lisa D. Nordstrom
Barton L. Kline
Idaho Power Company
P. O. Box 70
Boise , ID 83707
Inordstrom ~ idahopower.com
bkline ~ idahopower.com
Maggie Brilz
Pricing Director
Idaho Power Company
P. O. Box 70
Boise, ID 83707
mbrilz ~ idahopower.com
WHEREFORE , Idaho Power Company respectfully requests that the
Commission issue an order granting a permanent exemption from UCRR 201.03 as it
applies to the beginning and ending meter readings for all current and future time-
variant pricing services utilizing meter data obtained through an AMR system.
1:-DATED this day of December, 2006.
LISA D. NORD TROM
Attorney for Idaho Power Company
PETITION , Page 4