20080318Application.pdf

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Barton L. Kline
Senior Attorney
March 18, 2008
Jean D. Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
Re: Case No. IPC-E-08-05
In the Matter of the Application of Idaho Power Company to Amend
Schedule 72-lnterconnections to Non-utility Generation
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Please find enclosed for filing an original and seven (7) copies of the Application of
Idaho Power Company 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.
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Barton L. Kline
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Enclosures
P.O. Box 70 (83707)
1221 W. Idaho St.
Boise, ID 83702
BARTON L. KLINE ISB #1526
DONOVAN E. WALKER ISB #5921
Idaho Power Company
P.O. Box 70
Boise ID 83707
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Attorneys for Idaho Power Company
Street Address for Express Mail:
1221 West Idaho Street
Boise ID 83702
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MAnER OF THE
APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY TO AMEND SCHEDULE 72-
INTERCONNECTIONS TO NON-
UTILITY GENERATION
) CASE NO. IPC-E-08-05
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) IDAHO POWER'S APPLICATION
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Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Power" or the "Company" or the "Applicant"), in
accordance with Idaho Code § 61-502, § 61-503 and R.P. 052 hereby respectfully
applies to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("I PUC" or the "Commission") for an
order approving amendments to Schedule 72 of Idaho Power's IPUC No. 29 Tariff No.
101. In support of this Application, Idaho Power represents as follows:
BACKGROUND
1. In Order No. 30493 issued on January 31, 2008 in Case No. IPC-E-07-13,
the Commission directed Idaho Power to propose additional language to be included in
its Schedule 72. The Commission described the additional language as follows:
IDAHO POWER'S APPLICATION - 1
The additional language should describe in general the three
step study process that the Company follows including (1)
opportunities to pay for additional required studies in
incremental amounts, (2) opportunities to exit the
interconnection process, and (3) opportunities to qualify for
and provide alternative financial guarantees in lieu of full pre-
payment of the initial cost element.
(Order No. 30493 pp. 6-7).
PROPOSED TARIFF REVISIONS
2. In compliance with Order No. 30493, enclosed as Attachment 1 are
revised Tariff Sheets 72-1 through 72-5.
3. Also enclosed as Attachment 2 are the above-referenced tariff sheets
showing the proposed changes in legislative format.
4. Idaho Power notes that in Attachment 1, on sheet 72-4 under the
Generation Interconnection Agreement section, in subsection (b) 3) entitled The Facilty
Study, the security amount to be included in a Facilities Study Agreement has been
established at a level equal to five percent (5%) of the total project costs capped at
$30,000. This maximum deposit amount is less than the maximum deposit the
Company has previously charged. This lesser deposit amount is based on a recent
study in which the Company reviewed the actual costs of constructing small generation
interconnections. Based on that study, the Company concluded that the 5%/$30,000
maximum deposit would be adequate to protect the Company from potential losses
associated with performing the Facility Studies.
MODIFIED PROCEDURE
5. Idaho Power believes that a technical hearing is not necessary to consider
the issues presented herein and respectfully requests that this Application be processed
IDAHO POWER'S APPLICATION - 2
under modified procedure i.e., by written submissions rather than by hearing. R.P.201
e1. seq. If, however, the Commission determines that a technical hearing is required, the
Company stands ready to present its testimony and support the Application in such
hearing.
COMMUNICATIONS AND SERVICE OF PLEADINGS
6. Communications and service of pleadings with reference to this
Application should be sent to the following:
Barton L. Kline
Donovan E. Walker
Idaho Power Company
P.O. Box 70
Boise,ID 83707
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dwalker(g idahopower.com
John R. Gale
Idaho Power Company
P.O. Box 70
Boise,ID 83707
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REQUEST FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Idaho Power respectfully requests that the Commission issue an
order:
1 . Authorizing that this matter may be processed by modified procedure; and
2. Approving the revised Tariff Sheets Numbers 72-1 through 72-5.
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DATED at Boise, Idaho this I &' day of March, 2008.~1iC
BARTON L. KLINE
IDAHO POWER'S APPLICATION - 3
BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTiliTIES COMMISSION
CASE NO. IPC-E-08-05
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
ATTACHMENT NO.1
Idaho Power Company
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
First Revised Sheet No. 72-1
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-1
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
AVAILABILITY
Service under this schedule is available throughout the Company's service area within the State
of Idaho to Sellers owning or operating Qualifying Facilities that sign a Uniform Interconnection
Agreement or Generation Facilities that qualify for Schedule 84. Generation Facilities that qualify for
Schedule 84 are not required to sign a Uniform Interconnection Agreement.
APPLICABILITY
Service under this schedule applies to the construction, operation, maintenance, Upgrade,
Relocation, or removal of transmission and/or distribution lines and equipment necessary to safely
interconnect a Seller's Generation Facility to the Company's system.
DEFINITIONS
Additional Applicant is a person or entity whose request for electrical connection requires the
Company to utilize existing Interconnection Facilties which are subject to a Vested Interest.
Company is the Idaho Power Company.
Connected Load is the combined input rating of the Customer's motors and other energy
consuming devices.
Construction Cost is the cost, as determined by the Company, of Upgrades, Relocation or
construction of Company furnished Interconnection Facilties.
Disconnection Equipment is any device or combination of devices by which the Company can
manually and/or automatically interrupt the flow of energy from the Seller to the Company's system,
including enclosures or other equipment as may be required to ensure that only the Company wil have
access to certain of the devices.
First Energy Date is the date when the Seller begins delivering energy to the Company's
system.
Generation Facility means equipment used to produce electric energy at a specific physical
location which meets the requirements to be a Qualifying Facilty or that qualifies for Schedule 84.
Generator Interconnection Process is the Company's Generation Facilty interconnection
application, engineering review and construction process. The intent of the Generator Interconnection
Process is to ensure a safe and reliable generation interconnection in compliance with all applicable
regulatory requirements, good utility practices and national safety standards.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-2
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-2I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
DEFINITIONS (Continued)
Interconnection Facilitiesare all facilties which are reasonably required by good utiity practices
and the National Electric Safety Code to interconnect and to allow the delivery of energy from the
Seller's Generation Facility to the Company's system, including, but not limited to, Special Facilities,
Disconnection Equipment and Metering Equipment.
Interconnection Point is the point where the Seller's conductors connect to the facilities owned
by the Company.
Metering Equipment is the Company owned equipment required to measure, record or
telemeter power flows between the Seller's Generation Facility and the Company's system.
OA TT is the Company's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Open
Access Transmission Tariff.
Protection Equipment is the circuit-interrupting device, protective relaying, and associated
instrument transformers.
PURPA means the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.
Qualifying Facility is a cogeneration facility or a small power production facility which meets the
PURPA criteria for qualification set forth in Subpart B of Part 292, Subchapter K, Chapter I, Title 18, of
the Code of Federal Regulations.
Relocation is a change in the location of existing Company-owned transmission and/or
distribution lines, poles or equipment.
Schedule 84 is the Company's service schedule which provides for sales of electric energy to
the Company by means of a net metering arrangement or its successor(s) as approved by the
Commission.
Seller is a non-utility generator who has contracted or wil contract with the Company to
interconnect a Generation Facility to the Company's system to sell electric energy to the Company
including net metering sales, as provided in Schedule 84.
Seller-Furnished Facilties are those portions of the Interconnection Facilties provided by the
Seller.
Special Facilties are additions to or alterations of transmission and/or distribution lines and
transformers, including, but not limited to, Upgrades and Relocation, to safely interconnect the Seller's
Generation Facility to the Company's system.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18,2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-3
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-3I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
DEFINITIONS (Continued)
Transfer Cost is the cost, as determined by the Company, for acceptance by the Company of
Seller-Furnished Facilities.
Upgrades are those improvements to the Company's existing system which are reasonably
required by good practices and the National Electric Safety Code to safely interconnect the Seller's
Generation Facility. Such improvements include, but are not limited to, additional or larger conductors,
transformers, poles, and related equipment.
Vested Interest is the claim for refund that a Seller or Additional Applicant holds in a specific
portion of Company-owned Interconnection Facilties. The Vested Interest expires 5 years from the
date the Company completes construction of its portion of the Interconnection Facilities unless fully
refunded earlier. Vested Interests do not apply to Schedule 84 net metering projects.
GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCESS
(a) Application. The Seller will submit a completed interconnection application in the formposted on the Company's website. The application form includes a general description of the
Generation Facilty and its location. The application includes payment of an application fee to be
applied against costs the Company incurs to perform the Feasibilty Study described below. The
amount of the application fee is $1,000 for a Generation Facilty up to 30 MW.
(b) Study Agreements. If the Seller desires to proceed beyond the Application stage, the
Seller will be offered a series of study agreements. The individual study agreements establish the time
to perform the study and the deposit the Seller is to provide prior to commencement of the study. The
deposit amount may be waived if a Seller meets the Company's credit worthiness standards for
unsecured credit specified in Attachment L to the Company's OATT. The studies consist of:
1 ) The Feasibilty Study: The Feasibilty Study includes a general review of project impact,
e.g. exceeding equipment capabilties and violation of electrical performance
requirements. The Feasibilty Study Agreement states that no deposit is required, since
the deposit is covered by the application fee.
2) The System Impact Study: The System Impact Study provides a detailed assessment of
the distribution and/or transmission system adequacy to accommodate the Generation
Facility through the evaluation of equipment capabilities and electrical performance
requirements. This step may not be necessary for some projects depending on the size
and location of the project. The System Impact Study Agreement includes a deposit of
$2,000 for a distribution system impact study or a $10,000 deposit for a transmission
system impact study.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
First Revised Sheet No. 72-4
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-4
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCESS (Continued)
3) The Facility Study: The Facilty Study includes the engineering to determine the design
specifications of the project. The Facility Study Agreement includes a deposit of 5% of
the total project costs that were determined in the System Impact Study Report ("SISR")
or the Feasibility Study Report if a SISR is not required, capped at $30,000.
At the end of each stage of the three-step study process, the Company will provide the Seller
with an increasingly more refined and detailed report that, among other things, will present a list of
required Interconnection Facilities and a non-binding, good faith estimate of Seller's cost responsibilty
for the Interconnection Facilities. If long-lead time equipment items need to be ordered to meet Seller's
construction schedule, the Company will request advance funding by the Seller to cover these
equipment costs.
(c) Generator Interconnection Agreement. The Generator Interconnection Agreement
("GIA"), will be offered to Seller following completion of the Facility Study. The GIA wil utilize the
Uniform Interconnection Agreement template included in this schedule.
COST OF INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES
All Interconnection Facilities provided under this schedule wil be valued at the Company's
Construction Cost and/or the Transfer Cost for vesting purposes as well as for operation and
maintenance payment obligations.
PAYMENT FOR INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES
Unless specifically agreed otherwise by written agreement between the Seller and the Company,
the Seller wil pay all costs of interconnecting a Generation Facilty to the Company's system. Costs of
interconnection include the costs of the Generator Interconnection Process e.g. engineering analysis and
design, preparation of cost estimates and reports to Seller and the costs of furnishing and constructing
required Interconnection Facilties, including Upgrades.
Each request for interconnection will go through the Generator Interconnection Process.
Throughout the Generator Interconnection Process, the Company will periodically bill the Seller for
costs incurred or obligated. Failure to pay an invoice within the time specified in the invoice wil result
in suspension of work on the interconnection and if the suspension of work extends beyond 30 calendar
days, the Generation Facility wil be removed from the interconnection queue. Seller can end the
Generator Interconnection Process at any time. If Seller decides to end the Generator Interconnection
Process prior to completion, the Company will either refund any monies held for security that have not
been spent or obligated, or issue an invoice to Seller for costs incurred prior to cancellation.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-5
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-5I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
SECURITY FOR PAYMENT OF INTERCONNECTION COSTS
Sellers will provide adequate security for payment of the costs of the Generator Interconnection
Process. Adequate security for Generation Facilities larger than 30 MW can be provided in accordance
with the Large Generator Interconnection Procedures contained in Attachment M to the Company's
OATT. Adequate security for Generation Facilities up to 30 MW can be provided in one of the following
ways
1. Sellers that meet the Company's credit worthiness standards for unsecured credit are
not required to provide additional security. The Company's minimum credit standards for unsecured
credit are described in Attachment L to the OA TT.
2. Sellers that do not meet the credit worthiness standards for unsecured credit will be
notified of the reason for the determination and shall be given the option to provide alternative security
acceptable to Idaho Power. In lieu of providing a cash deposit, Seller may establish an escrow
account, provide a letter of credit or provide guarantee of payment by another person or entity which
meets the credit worthiness standards for unsecured credit. Arrangements for alternative security must
be acceptable to Idaho Power.
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES
All Seller-Furnished Interconnection Facilities wil be constructed and maintained in a manner to
be in full compliance with all good utilty practices, National Electric Safety Code, and all other
applicable Federal, state, and local safety and electrical codes and standards at all times.
The Seller shall:
1. Submit proof to the Company that all licenses, permits, inspections and approvals
necessary for the construction and operation of the Seller's Generation and Interconnection Facilities
under this schedule have been obtained from applicable Federal, state, or local authorities.
3. Demonstrate to the Company's satisfaction that the Seller's Generation Facilty and
Seller-Furnished Facilities have been completed, and that all features and equipment of the Seller's
Generation Facilty and Seller-Furnished Facilities are capable of operating safely to commence
deliveries of Energy into the Company's system.
4. Provide and maintain adequate protective equipment sufficient to prevent damage to the
Generation Facility, Seller-Furnished Facilties and any other Seller-owned facilties in conformance
with all applicable electrical and safety codes and requirements.
5. Provide and maintain Disconnection Equipment in accordance with all applicable
electrical and safety codes and requirements as described within this Schedule.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-6
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-6I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES (Continued)
6. Provide a 24-hour telephone contact(s). This contact wil be used by the Company to
arrange for repairs and inspections or in case of an emergency. The Company will make its best effort
to arrange repairs and inspections during normal business hours and to notify the Seller of such
arrangements in advance. The Company will provide a telephone number to the Seller so that the
Seller can obtain information about Company activity impacting the Seller's facility.
DISCONNECTION EQUIPMENT
Disconnection Equipment is required for all Seller Generation Facilities. The Disconnection
Equipment shall be installed at an electrical location to allow complete isolation of Seller's Generation
and Interconnection Facilities from the Company's system. The Disconnection Equipment for a
Schedule 84 net metering facility will be installed at an electrical location on the Seller's side of the
Company's retail metering point to allow complete isolation of the Seller's Generation and
Interconnection Facilities from the Seller's other electrical load and service.
The Disconnection Equipment's operating device shall be:
1. Readily accessible by the Company at all times.
2. Clearly marked "Generation Disconnect Switch" with permanent 3/8 inch or larger letters.
3. Physically installed at a location within 10 feet of the Interconnection Point or exact,
permanent instructions posted at the Interconnection Point indicating the precise location of the
Disconnection Equipment's operating device.
4. Of a design manually operated and lockable in the open position with a standard
Company padlock.
Operation of Disconnection Equipment. If, in the reasonable opinion of the Company, the
Seller's operation or maintenance of the Generation Facilty or Interconnection Facilities is unsafe or
may otherwise adversely affect the Company's equipment, personnel, or service to its customers, the
Company may physically disconnect the Sellets Generation Facilty or Interconnection Facilties by
operation of the disconnection device or by any other means the Company deems necessary to
adequately disconnect the Seller's Generation and Interconnection Facilities from the Company's
system. At such time as the unsafe condition is remedied or other condition adversely affecting the
Company is resolved to the Company's satisfaction, the interconnection will be restored.
The Company wil disconnect the Seller's Generation and Interconnection Facilities in the event
of any planned or unplanned maintenance or repair of the Company's system connected to the Seller's
Generation and Interconnection Facilities. In the event of unplanned maintenance or repairs, no prior
notice will be provided. In the event of planned repairs, the Company wil attempt to notify the Seller of
the time and duration of the planned outage.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-7
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-7l.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
DISCONNECTION EQUIPMENT (Continued)
The Company will disconnect the Seller's Generation Facilty and Interconnection Facilties in
the event that any terms and conditions of any applicable Company tariff or contract enabling the
interconnection of the Seller's Generation Facility is deemed by the Company to be in default or
delinquent.
All expenses of disconnection and reconnection incurred by the Company will be billed to the
Seller.
In the case of a net metering facility, disconnection of the service may be necessary. The
disconnection may result in interruption of both energy deliveries from the Seller's Generation Facilty to
the Company as well as interruption of energy deliveries from the Company to the Seller.
The Company wil establish the settings of Protection Equipment to disconnect the Seller's
Generation Facility and Interconnection Facilities for the protection of the Company's system and
personnel consistent with good utilty practices. If the Seller attempts to modify, adjust or otherwise
interfere with the protection equipment or its settings as established by the Company, such action may
be grounds for the Company's refusal to continue interconnection of the Seller's Generation and
Interconnection Facilities to the Company's system.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF INTERCONNECTED PROJECTS
1. The Company will construct, own, operate and maintain all equipment, Upgrades and
Relocations on the Company's electrical side of the Interconnection Point.
2. The Company will clearly mark the Metering Equipment and any other Company
equipment associated with the Seller's Generation Facility and/or Interconnection Facilties designating
the existence of the Seller's Generation Facilty as required by good utility practices.
3. The Seller will be required to submit all specific designs, equipment specifications, and
test results of the Seller-Furnished Facilties to the Company for review. Upon receipt of the design and
equipment specifications, the Company wil review the design and equipment specifications for
conformance with applicable electrical and safety codes and standards.
SPECIFIC PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
1. Generation Facilties Interconnecting as a Schedule 84 (net metering) Project
a. Certification prior to interconnection:
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-8
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-8I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
SPECIFIC PROJECT REQUIREMENTS (Continued)
Seller Generation Facilities that qualify for net metering under Schedule 84 wil submit to the
Company a certification from an independent qualified party licensed in the State of Idaho that
the design and equipment in the Generation Facility and Seller-Furnished Facilities (1) comply
with the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Standard 1547 and all other
standards of this schedule and applicable electric and building codes and (2) will operate to
safely deliver Energy to the Interconnection Point. The Seller shall provide the credentials and
licenses of the certifying party to the Company for review and acceptance of the certification.
b. Periodic re-certification:
i. Projects larger than 25 kW. The Seller wil obtain an annual certification
from an independent qualified party licensed in the State of Idaho, certifying the
Generation Facility and Seller-Furnished Facilities and equipment are in compliance with
IEEE Standard 1547 all current applicable electrical and safety codes, and are able to
safely and reliably continue to operate. The Seller will provide the credentials and
licenses of the certifying party to the Company for review and acceptance of the
certification. A copy of this certification must be forwarded to the Company by May 1st
of each calendar year in which the Seller's facility is interconnected to the Company's
system. Within the first calendar year of operation, the Seller will be required to supply
only the certifications required at the time of the initial interconnection. If the Company
does not accept the annual certification within sixty days of its receipt, the Generation
Facility wil be disconnected from the Company's system until such time as the
certification is completed and accepted by the Company.
ii. Projects 25 kW and smaller. The above described certification will be
provided every three years.
iii. Re-certification following modifications. Prior to making any material
modifications or additions to the Generation Facility or Interconnection Facilties Seller
will provide Company with a written description of the proposed change. The Company
will expeditiously review the proposal and authorize Seller to proceed subject to final
inspection and certification by a qualified part as described in paragraph 1 a above. Any
modifications made without notice wil result in disconnection of the facilty until such
time as certification of the modified facility is submitted to and accepted by the
Company.
2. Generation Facilities Less Than 1 MW Nameplate Rating
The following requirements are for Generation Facilities with nameplate ratings of less than 1
MW, not including net metering facilties utilzing Schedule 84.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-9
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-9I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
SPECIFIC PROJECT REQUIREMENTS (Continued)
a. The Company shall procure, install, own and maintain Metering Equipment to
record energy deliveries to the Company. This metering wil be separate from any other
metering of the Seller's load and may be located on either side of the Interconnection Point. All
acquisition, installation, maintenance, inspection and testing costs related to Meter Equipment
installed to measure the Seller's energy deliveries to the Company shall be born by the Seller.
b. The Seller is responsible for all costs incurred by the Company for the review,
evaluation and testing of Seller supplied designs and equipment regardless as to the outcome
of the review or test results.
c. The Seller, upon completion of installation and prior to interconnection of the
Generation Facility to the Company's system, will provide the Company with certification from a
professional engineer licensed in the State of Idaho stating that the Seller's Generation Facilty
and Interconnection Facilties are in compliance with IEEE Standard 1547 and all applicable
electrical and safety codes to enable safe and reliable operation.
d. The Seller will obtain and provide to the Company an annual certification and
testing by a professional engineer licensed in the State of Idaho, certifying the ongoing
compliance with IEEE Standard 1547 and all applicable electrical and safety codes and that the
Seller-Furnished Facilties successfully meet applicable testing requirements and standards. In
the event the Company does not receive and accept the annual certification within 30 days of
the annual anniversary date of the agreement, the project will be disconnected from the
Company's system unti such time as the certification is completed and accepted by the
Company.
e. In addition to the requirements specified in sections a through d, Generation
Facilities that are greater than 100 kW and less than 1 MW total nameplate rating require the
following:
i. If the Company owns the transformer interconnecting the Seller's
Generation Facility, then the Seller may own and maintain a secondary voltage
disconnection device that can be operated by both the Seller and the Company.
ii. If the Seller owns the transformer interconnecting the Seller's Generation
Facility, then the Company wil own, operate and maintain a primary voltage
disconnection device at the Seller's expense.
iii. The Company wil construct, own, operate and maintain all protective
relays and any associated equipment required to operate the protective relays.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-1
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-10I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
SPECIFIC PROJECT REQUIREMENTS (Continued)
3. Generation Facilities Greater Than 1 MW Nameplate Rating
The Company wil own, maintain and operate all Interconnection Facilities and Disconnection
Equipment at the Seller's expense.
TRANSFER OF INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES
Transfer of Interconnection Facilties is available only for Generation Faciliies with nameplate
ratings greater than 100 kW.
1. Transfer at First Enemv Date. If the Seller desires to transfer and the Company desires
to accept any Seller-Furnished Facilties at the First Energy Date, the following wil apply:
a. Prior to the beginning of construction, the Seller shall cause the contractor that is
constructing the Seller-Furnished Facilties to provide the Company with a certificate naming the
Company as an additional insured in the amount of not less than $1,000,000 under the
contractor's general liabilty policy.
b. The Company wil provide the Seller's contractor with construction and material
specifications and will have final approval of the design of the Seller-Furnished Facilties.
c. During construction and upon completion, the Company will inspect the Seller-
Furnished Facilities to be transferred to the Company. The cost of such inspection wil be borne
by the Seller.
d. If the Seller-Furnished Facilities meet the Company's design, material and
construction specifications, are free from defects in materials and workmanship, and the Seller
has provided the Company with acceptable easements, bils of sale and assurance against
labor or materials liens, the Company will accept ownership effective as of the First Energy
Date. In the bil of sale, the Seller will warrant to the Company that the Seller-Furnished
Facilities are free of any liens or encumbrances and will be free from any defects in materials
and workmanship for a period of one year from the First Energy Date.
2. Subsequent Transfer. If, after the First Energy Date, the Seller desires to transfer and
the Company desires to accept any Seller-Furnished Facilities, the following will apply:
a. The Company wil inspect the facilities proposed for sale to determine if they
meet the Company's design, material and construction specifications.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-11
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-11I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GEN ERATION
(Continued)
TRANSFER OF INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES (Continued)
b. The Company will determine the Transfer Cost of such facilities. The Transfer
Cost will be equal to the depreciated Construction Cost the Company would have incurred if it
had originally constructed the facilities plus the cost, if any, of bringing the facilities into
compliance with the Company's design, material and construction specifications. Depreciation
of the facilities proposed for transfer will be determined on the same basis as the Company
depreciates its own facilties in accordance with the appropriate FERC account numbers for the
type and size of line or equipment involved. The time period used for the calculation of the
depreciated transfer cost will extend from the First Energy Date until the agreed upon transfer
date. The Transfer Cost will be paid to the Company in cash at the time of transfer. At the
same time, the Company will pay the Seller in cash an amount equal to the depreciated
Construction Cost.
c. As a condition of the Company's acceptance, the Seller will provide the Company
with acceptable easements, bills of sale and acceptable assurance against labor and material
liens. The bil of sale wil include a warranty that the transferred facilties are free of all liens and
encumbrances and will be free from any defects in materials and workmanship for a period of
one year from the date of transfer.
d. Effective as of the date of the transfer, the Company wil operate and maintain
the transferred facilties.
VESTED INTEREST
A Seller's eligibility for a Vested Interest refund wil exist for 5 years after the date the Company
completes construction of its portion of the Interconnection Facilities.
1. The Company will provide a refund payment to each Seller holding a Vested Interest in
Company-owned Interconnection Facilities when an Additional Applicant shares use of those
Interconnection Facilities.
2. The refund payment wil be based on the following formula:
Refund =
Linear
Footage
Ratio
x
Connected
Load/Peak Generation
Ratio
x
Original
Interconnection
Cost
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-12
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-12I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
VESTED INTEREST (Continued)
a. The Linear Footage Ratio is the length of jointly used Special Facilities divided by
the length of the vested Special Facilities.
b. The Connected Load/Peak Generation Ratio is the Connected Load or Peak
Generation of the Additional Applicant divided by the sum of the Connected Load or Peak
Generation of the Additional Applicant and all other Connected Loads and/or Peak Generation
on the Special Facilities.
c. The Original Interconnection Cost is the sum of the Company's Construction Cost
and any Transfer Costs for the Interconnection Facilities to which the Additional Applicant
intends to connect and share usage.
3. The Additional Applicant wil pay the Company the amount of the Vested Interest
refund(s). Additional Applicants making Vested Interest payments are in turn eligible to receive refunds
within the 5 year limit described above.
4. Vested Interest refunds will not exceed 100 percent of the refundable portion of any
part's cash payment to the Company.
5. Vested Interest refund payments may be waived by notifying the Company in writing.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS AND EXPENSES
The Company will operate and maintain Company furnished Interconnection Facilities as well as
any Seller-Furnished Facilties transferred to the Company. For all projects not interconnecting as a
Schedule 84 customer, the Seller wil pay the Company a monthly operation and maintenance charge
equal to a percentage of the Construction Cost and Transfer Cost paid by the Seller. The percentage
wil change annually on the anniversary of the First Energy Date in accordance with the following table:
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
O&M Charge 0.26%0.27%0.28%0.29%0.30%0.32%0.33%0.35%0.36%0.38%0.40%0.41%
Year 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
O&M Charge 0.43%0.45%0.47%0.49%0.52%0.54%0.56%0.59%0.62%0.64%0.67%0.70%
Year 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
O&M Charge 0.73%0.77%0.80%0.84%0.87%0.91%0.96%1.00%1.04%1.09%1.14%
MONTHLY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE CHARGES
138 kV and 161 kV
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-13
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-13I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS AND EXPENSES (Continued)
MONTHLY OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE CHARGES
Below 138 kV
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
O&M Charge 0.47%0.49%0.52%0.54%0.56%0.59%0.61%0.64%0.67%0.70%0.73%0.77%
Year 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
O&MCharge 0.80%0.84%0.87%0.91%0.95%1.00%1.04%1.09%1.14%1.19%1.24%1.30%
Year 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
O&M Charge 1.36%1.42%1.48%1.55%1.62%1.69%1.77%1.85%1.93%2.02%2.11%
Where a Seller's interconnection will utilze Interconnection Facilities provided under a prior
agreement(s), the term of which was shorter than 35 years, the operation and maintenance charge for
the Seller's interconnection wil be computed to include the expired term of the prior agreement(s).
The cost upon which an individual Seller's operation and maintenance charge is based will be
reduced by subsequent Vested Interest refunds. Additional Applicants who are Sellers will pay the
monthly operation and maintenance charge on the amount they paid as an Additional Applicant.
Seller-Furnished Facilties not transferred to the Company will be operated and maintained by
the Seller at the Seller's sole risk and expense.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company
I.P.U.C. No. 29. Tariff No. 101
First Revised Sheet No. 72-14
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-14
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
This Interconnection Agreement ("Agreement" is effective as of the _ day of ,20_, between , hereinafter called "Seller," and Idaho Power
Company, hereinafter called "Company."
RECITALS
A. Seller will own or operate a Generation Facilty that qualifies for service under Idaho
Power's Commission-approved Schedule 72 and any successor schedule.
B. The Generation Facilty covered by this Agreement is more particularly described in
Attachment 1.
AGREEMENTS
1. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as defined in Schedule 72
or in the body of this Agreement.
2. This Agreement and Schedule 72 provide the rates, charges, terms and conditions
under which the Seller's Generation Facility wil interconnect with, and operate in parallel with, the
Company's transmission/distribution system. Terms defined in Schedule 72 will have the same defined
meaning in this Agreement. If there is any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and Schedule
72, Schedule 72 shall prevaiL.
3. This Agreement is not an agreement to purchase Seller's power. Purchase of Seller's
power and other services that Seller may require wil. be covered under separate agreements. Nothing
in this Agreement is intended to affect any other agreement between the Company and Seller.
4. Attached to this Agreement and included by reference are the following:
Attachment 1 - Description and Costs of the Generation Facilty, Interconnection
Facilties, and Metering Equipment.
Attachment 2 - One-line Diagram Depicting the Generation Facility, Interconnection
Facilties, Metering Equipment and Upgrades.
Attachment 3 - Milestones For Interconnecting the Generation Facility.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-15
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-15I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
(Continued)
AGREEMENTS (Continued)
Attachment 4 - Additional Operating Requirements for the Company's Transmission
System Needed to Support the Seller's Generation Facility.
Attachment 5 - Reactive Power.
Attachment 6 - Description of Upgrades required to integrate the Generation Facilty and
Best Estimate of Upgrade Costs.
5. Effective Date, Term, Termination and Disconnection.
5.1 Term of Agreement. Unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement, this Agreement shall become effective on the date specified above and
remain effective as long as Seller's Generation Facility is eligible for service under Schedule 72.
5.2 Termination.
5.2.1 Seller may voluntarily terminate this Agreement upon expiration or
termination of an agreement to sell power to the Company.
5.2.2 After a Default, either Part may terminate this Agreement pursuant to
Section 6.5.
5.2.3 Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Seller's Generation
Facilty will be disconnected from the Company's transmission/distribution system. The
termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not relieve either Part of its liabilities
and obligations, owed or continuing at the time of the termination. The provisions of this
Section shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-16
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-16I.P.U.C. No. 29. Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
(Continued)
AGREEMENTS (Continued)
5.3 Temporary Disconnection. Temporary disconnection shall continue only for so
long as reasonably necessary under "Good Utilty Practice." Good Utility Practice means any of
the practices, methods and acts engaged in or approved by a significant portion of the electric
industry during the relevant time period, or any of the practices, methods and acts which, in the
exercise of reasonable judgment in light of the facts known at the time the decision was made,
could have been expected to accomplish the desired result at a reasonable cost consistent with
good business practices, reliability, safety and expedition. Good Utility Practice is not intended
to be limited to the optimum practice, method, or act to the exclusion of all others, but rather to
be acceptable practices, methods, or acts generally accepted in the region. Good Utilty
Practice includes compliance with WECC or NERC requirements. Payment of lost revenue
resulting from temporary disconnection shall be governed by the power purchase agreement.
5.3.1 Emergency Conditions. "Emergency Condition" means a condition or
situation: (1) that in the judgment of the Part making the claim is imminently likely to
endanger life or propert; or (2) that, in the case of the Company, is imminently likely (as
determined in a non-discriminatory manner) to cause a material adverse effect on the
security of, or damage to the Company's transmission/distribution system, the
Company's Interconnection Facilities or the equipment of the Company's customers; or
(3) that, in the case of the Seller, is imminently likely (as determined in a non-
discriminatory manner) to cause a material adverse effect on the reliability and security
of, or damage to, the Generation Facility or the Seller's Interconnection Facilties. Under
Emergency Conditions, either the Company or the Seller may immediately suspend
interconnection service and temporarily disconnect the Generation Facilty. The
Company shall notify the Seller promptly when it becomes aware of an Emergency
Condition that may reasonably be expected to affect the Seller's operation of the
Generation Facilty. The Seller shall notify the Company promptly when it becomes
aware of an Emergency Condition that may reasonably be expected to affect the
Company's equipment or service to the Company's customers. To the extent
information is known, the notification shall describe the Emergency Condition, the extent
of the damage or deficiency, the expected effect on the operation of both Parties'
facilties and operations, its anticipated duration, and the necessary corrective action.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
First Revised Sheet No. 72-17
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-17
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
(Continued)
AGREEMENTS (Continued)
5.3.2 Routine Maintenance, Construction, and Repair. The Company may
interrupt interconnection service or curtail the output of the Seller's Generation Facility
and temporarily disconnect the Generation Facility from the Company's
transmission/distribution system when necessary for routine maintenance, construction,
and repairs on the Company's transmission/distribution system. The Company wil
make a reasonable attempt to contact the Seller prior to exercising its rights to interrupt
interconnection or curtail deliveries from the Seller's Facilty. Seller understands that in
the case of emergency circumstances, real time operations of the electrical system,
and/or unplanned events, the Company may not be able to provide notice to the Seller
prior to interruption, curtailment or reduction of electrical energy deliveries to the
Company. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to coordinate such reduction or
temporary disconnection with the Seller.
5.3.3 Scheduled Maintenance. On or before January 31 of each calendar year,
Seller shall submit a written proposed maintenance schedule of significant Facility
maintenance for that calendar year and the Company and Seller shall mutually agree as
to the acceptabilty of the proposed schedule. The Parties determination as to the
acceptabilty of the Seller's timetable for scheduled maintenance wil take into
consideration Good Utility Practices, Idaho Power system requirements and the Seller's
preferred schedule. Neither Part shall unreasonably withhold acceptance of the
proposed maintenance schedule.
5.3.4. Maintenance Coordination. The Seller and the Company shall, to the
extent practical, coordinate their respective transmission/distribution system and
Generation Facility maintenance schedules such that they occur simultaneously. Seller
shall provide and maintain adequate protective equipment sufficient to prevent damage
to the Generation Facility and Seller-furnished Interconnection Facilties. In some cases,
some of Seller's protective relays wil provide back-up protection for Idaho Power's
facilities. In that event, Idaho Power will test such relays annually and Seller wil pay the
actual cost of such annual testing.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-18
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-18I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
(Continued)
AGREEMENTS (Continued)
5.3.5 Forced Outages. During any forced outage, the Company may suspend
interconnection service to effect immediate repairs on the Company's
transmission/distribution system. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to provide
the Seller with prior notice. If prior notice is not given, the Company shall, upon request,
provide the Seller written documentation after the fact explaining the circumstances of
the disconnection.
5.3.6 Adverse Operating Effects. The Company shall notify the Seller as soon
as practicable if, based on Good Utility Practice, operation of the Seller's Generation
Facility may cause disruption or deterioration of service to other customers served from
the same electric system, or if operating the Generation Facilty could cause damage to
the Company's transmission/distribution system or other affected systems. Supporting
documentation used to reach the decision to disconnect shall be provided to the Seller
upon request. If, after notice, the Seller fails to remedy the adverse operating effect
within a reasonable time, the Company may disconnect the Generation Facilty. The
Company shall provide the Seller with reasonable notice of such disconnection, unless
the provisions of Article 5.3.1 apply.
5.3.7 Modification of the Generation Facilty. The Seller must receive written
authorization from the Company before making any change to the Generation Facility
that may have a material impact on the safety or reliability of the Company's
transmission/distribution system. Such authorization shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Modifications shall be done in accordance with Good Utilty Practice. If the Seller makes
such modification without the Company's prior written authorization, the latter shall have
the right to temporarily disconnect the Generation Facilty.
5.3.8 Reconnection. The Parties shall cooperate with each other to restore the
Generation Facilty, Interconnection Facilities, and the Company's
transmission/distribution system to their normal operating state as soon as reasonably
practicable following a temporary disconnection.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
First Revised Sheet No. 72-19
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-19
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
(Continued)
AGREEMENTS (Continued)
5.3.9 Voltage Levels. Seller, in accordance with Good Utility Practices, shall
minimize voltage fluctuations and maintain voltage levels acceptable to Idaho Power.
Idaho Power may, in accordance with Good Utility Practices, upon one hundred eighty
(180) days' notice to the Seller, change its nominal operating voltage level by more than
ten percent (10%) at the Point of Delivery, in which case Seller shall modify, at Idaho
Power's expense, Seller's equipment as necessary to accommodate the modified
nominal operating voltage leveL.
5.4 Land Rights.
5.4.1 Seller to Provide Access. Seller hereby grants to Idaho Power for the
term of this Agreement all necessary rights-of-way and easements to install, operate,
maintain, replace, and remove Idaho Power's Metering Equipment, Interconnection
Equipment, Disconnection Equipment, Protection Equipment and other Special Facilties
necessary or useful to this Agreement, including adequate and continuing access rights
on property of Seller. Seller warrants that it has procured sufficient easements and
rights-of-way from third parties so as to provide Idaho Power with the access described
above. All documents granting such easements or rights-of-way shall be subject to
Idaho Power's approval and in recordable form.
5.4.2 Use of Public Rights-of-Way. The Parties agree that it is necessary to
avoid the adverse environmental and operating impacts that would occur as a result of
duplicate electric lines being constructed in close proximity. Therefore, subject to Idaho
Power's compliance with Paragraph 5.4.4, Seller agrees that should Seller seek and
receive from any local, state or federal governmental body the right to erect, construct
and maintain Seller-furnished Interconnection Facilties upon, along and over any and all
public roads, streets and highways, then the use by Seller of such public right-of-way
shall be subordinate to any future use by Idaho Power of such public right-of-way for
construction and/or maintenance of electric distribution and transmission facilities and
Idaho Power may claim use of such public right-of-way for such purposes at any time.
Except as required by Paragraph 5.4.4, Idaho Power shall not be required to
compensate Seller for exercising its rights under this Paragraph 5.4.2.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-20
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-20I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
(Continued)
AGREEMENTS (Continued)
5.4.3 Joint Use of Facilities. Subject to Idaho Power's compliance with
Paragraph 15.4.4, Idaho Power may use and attach its distribution and/or transmission
facilities to Seller's Interconnection Facilities, may reconstruct Seller's Interconnection
Facilities to accommodate Idaho Power's usage or Idaho Power may construct its own
distribution or transmission facilities along, over and above any public right-of-way
acquired from Seller pursuant to Paragraph 5.4.2, attaching .Seller's Interconnection
Facilities to such newly constructed facilities. Except as required by Paragraph 5.4.4,
Idaho Power shall not be required to compensate Seller for exercising its rights under
this Paragraph 5.4.3.
5.4.4 Conditions of Use. It is the intention of the Parties that the Seller be left in
substantially the same condition, both financially and electrically, as Seller existed prior
to Idaho Power's exercising its rights under this Paragraph 5.4. Therefore, the parties
agree that the exercise by Idaho Power of any of the rights enumerated in Paragraphs
5.4.2 and 5.4.3 shall: (1) comply with all applicable laws, codes and Good Utiity
Practices, (2) equitably share the costs of installng, owning and operating jointly used
facilities and rights-of-way. If the Parties are unable to agree on the method of
apportioning these costs, the dispute will be submitted to the Commission for resolution
and the decision of the Commission will be binding on the Parties, and (3) shall provide
Seller with an interconnection to Idaho Power's system of equal capacity and durabilty
as existed prior to Idaho Power exercising its rights under this Paragraph 5.4.
6. Assignment, Liabilty, Indemnity, Force majeure, Consequential Damages and Default.
6.1 Assignment. This Agreement may be assigned by either Part upon twenty-one
(21) calendar days prior written notice and opportunity to object by the other Part; provided
that:
6.1.1 Either Part may assign this Agreement without the consent of the other
Party to any affiliate of the assigning Part with an equal or greater credit rating and with
the legal authority and operational ability to satisfy the obligations of the assigning Part
under this Agreement.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-21
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-21I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
(Continued)
AGREEMENTS (Continued)
6.1.2 The Seller shall have the right to contingently assign this Agreement,
without the consent of the Company, for collateral security purposes to aid in providing
financing for the Generation Facility, provided that the Seller will promptly notify the
Company of any such contingent assignment.
6.1.3 Any attempted assignment that violates this article is void and ineffective.
Assignment shall not relieve a Part of its obligations, nor shall a Party's obligations be
enlarged, in whole or in part, by reason thereof. An assignee is responsible for meeting
the same financial, credit, and insurance obligations as the Seller. Where required,
consent to assignment wil not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
6.2 Limitation of Liability. Each Party's liabilty to the other Party for any loss, cost,
claim, injury, liability, or expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, relating to or arising from
any act or omission in its performance of this Agreement, shall be limited to the amount of direct
damage actually incurred. In no event shall either Party be liable to the other Party for any
indirect, special, consequential, or punitive damages, except as authorized by this Agreement.
6.3 Indemnity.
6.3.1 This provision protects each Party from liability incurred to third parties as
a result of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement. Liabilty under this provision is
exempt from the general limitations on liability found in Article 6.2.
6.3.2 The Parties shall at all times indemnify, defend, and hold the other Part
harmless from, any and all damages, losses, claims, including claims and actions
relating to injury to or death of. any person or damage to property, demand, suits,
recoveries, costs and expenses, court costs, attorney fees, and all other obligations by
or to third parties, arising out of or resulting from the other Part's action or failure to
meet its obligations under this Agreement on behalf of the indemnifying Part, except in
cases of gross negligence or intentional wrongdoing by the indemnified Part.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-22
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-22I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
(Continued)
AGREEMENTS (Continued)
6.3.3 If an indemnified person is entitled to indemnification under this article as
a result of a claim by a third party, and the indemnifying Part fails, after notice and
reasonable opportunity to proceed under this article, to assume the defense of such
claim, such indemnified person may at the expense of the indemnifying Part contest,
settle or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, or pay in full, such claim.
Failure to defend is a Material Breach.
6.3.4 If an indemnifying party is obligated to indemnify and hold any
indemnified person harmless under this article, the amount owing to the indemnified
person shall be the amount of such indemnified person's actual loss, net of any
insurance or other recovery.
6.3.5 Promptly after receipt by an indemnified person of any claim or notice of
the commencement of any action or administrative or legal proceeding or investigation
as to which the indemnity provided for in this article may apply, the indemnified person
shall notify the indemnifying part of such fact. Any failure of or delay in such notification
shall be a Material Breach and shall not affect a Part's indemnification obligation unless
such failure or delay is materially prejudicial to the irrdemnifying party.
6.4 Force Majeure. As used in this Agreement, "Force Majeure" or "an event of
Force Majeure" means any cause beyond the control of the Seller or of the Company which,
despite the exercise of due dilgence, such Part is unable to prevent or overcome. Force
Majeure includes, but is not limited to, acts of God, fire, flood, storms, wars, hostilities, civil
strife, strikes and other labor disturbances, earthquakes, fires, lightning, epidemics, sabotage, or
changes in law or regulation occurring after the Operation Date, which, by the exercise of
reasonable foresight such part could not reasonably have been expected to avoid and by the
exercise of due dilgence, it shall be unable to overcome. If either Party is rendered wholly or in
part unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement because of an event of Force
Majeure, both Parties shall be excused from whatever performance is affected by the event of
Force Majeure, provided that:
(1) The non-performing Party shall, as soon as is reasonably possible after
the occurrence of the Force Majeure, give the other Party written notice describing the
particulars of the occurrence.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-23
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-23I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
(Continued)
AGREEMENTS (Continued)
(2) The suspension of performance shall be of no greater scope and of no
longer duration than is required by the event of Force Majeure.
(3) No obligations of either Party which arose before the occurrence causing
the suspension of performance and which could and should have been fully performed
before such occurrence shall be excused as a result of such occurrence.
6.5 Default and Material Breaches.
6.5.1 Defaults. If either Party fails to perform any of the terms or conditions of
this Agreement (a "Default" or an "Event of Default", the nondefaulting Part shall cause
notice in writing to be given to the defaulting Party, specifying the manner in which such
default occurred. If the defaulting Part shall fail to cure such Default within the sixty
(60) days after service of such notice, or if the defaulting Part reasonably demonstrates
to the other Part that the Default can be cured within a commercially reasonable time
but not within such sixt (60) day period and then fails to diligently pursue such cure,
then, the nondefaulting Party may, at its option, terminate this Agreement and/or pursue
its legal or equitable remedies.
6.5.2 Material Breaches. The notice and cure provisions in Paragraph 6.6.1 do
not apply to Defaults identified in this Agreement as Material Breaches. Material
Breaches must be cured as expeditiously as possible following occurrence of the
breach.
7. Insurance. During the term of this Agreement, Seller shall secure and continuously carry
the following insurance coverage:
7.1 Comprehensive General Liabilty Insurance for both bodily injury and property
damage with limits equal to $1,000,000, each occurrence, combined single limit. The deductible
for such insurance shall be consistent with current Insurance Industry Utility practices for similar
property.
7.2 The above insurance coverage shall be placed with an insurance company with
an A.M. Best Company rating of A- or,better and shall include:
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-24
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-24I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
(Continued)
AGREEMENTS (Continued)
(a) An endorsement naming Idaho Power as an additional insured and loss
payee as applicable; and
(b) A provision stating that such policy shall not be canceled or the limits of
liability reduced without sixt (60) days' prior written notice to Idaho Power.
7.3 Seller to Provide Certificate of Insurance. As required in Paragraph 7 herein and
annually thereafter, Seller shall furnish the Company a certificate of insurance, together with the
endorsements required therein, evidencing the coverage as set forth above.
7.4 Seller to Notify Idaho Power of Loss of Coverage - If the insurance coverage
required by Paragraph 7.1 shall lapse for any reason, Seller will immediately notify Idaho Power
in writing. The notice will advise Idaho Power of the specific reason for the lapse and the steps
Seller is taking to reinstate the coverage. Failure to provide this notice and to expeditiously
reinstate or replace the coverage will constitute grounds for a temporary disconnection under
Section 5.3 and will be a Material Breach.
8. Miscellaneous.
8.1 Governing Law. The validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement
and each of its provisions shall be governed by the laws of the state of Idaho without regard to
its conflcts of law principles.
8.2 Salvage. No later than sixty (60) days after the termination or expiration of this
Agreement, Idaho Power wil prepare and forward to Seller an estimate of the remaining value
of those Idaho Power furnished Interconnection Facilities as required under Schedule 72 and/or
described in this Agreement, less the cost of removal and transfer to Idaho Power's nearest
warehouse, if the Interconnection Facilties wil be removed. If Seller elects not to obtain
ownership of the Interconnection Facilities but instead wishes that Idaho Power reimburse the
Seller for said Facilities the Seller may invoice Idaho Power for the net salvage value as
estimated by Idaho Power and Idaho Power shall pay such amount to Seller within thirt (30)
days after receipt of the invoice. Seller shall have the right to offset the invoice amount against
any present or future payments due Idaho Power.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company.First Revised Sheet No. 72-25
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-25I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
(Continued)
AGREEMENTS (Continued)
9. Notices.
9.1 General. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement. any written notice,
demand, or request required or authorized in connection with this Agreement ("Notice") shall be
deemed properly given if delivered in person, delivered by recognized national currier service,
or sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the person specified below:
If to the Seller:
Seller:
Attention:
Address:City: State:Phone: Fax:Zip:
If to the Company:
Company
Attention:
Address:City: State:Phone: Fax:Zip:
9.2
out below:
Biling and Payment. Bilings and payments shall be sent to the addresses set
Seller:
Attention:
Address:
City:
Phone:
State:Zip:
Fax:
Company:
Attention:
Address:
City:
Phone:
State:Zip:
Fax:
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 72-26
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-26I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
(Continued)
AGREEMENTS (Continued)
9.3 Designated Operating Representative. The Parties may also designate
operating representatives to conduct the communications which may be necessary or
convenient for the administration of this Agreement. This person will also serve as the point of
contact with respect to operations and maintenance of the Party's facilities.
Seller's Operating Representative:
Seller:
Attention:
Address:City: State:Phone: Fax:Zip:
Company's Operating Representative:
Company:
Attention:
Address:City: State:Phone: Fax:Zip:
9.5 Changes to the Notice Information. Either Part may change this information by
giving five Business Days written notice prior to the effective date of the change.
10. Signatures.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
respective duly authorized representatives.
For the Company
Name:
Title:
Date:
For the Seller
Name:
Title:
Date:
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101
First Revised Sheet No. 72-27
Cancels
Original Sheet No. 72-27
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
(Continued)
Attachment 1
Description and Costs of the Generation Facility, Interconnection Facilities and Metering
Equipment
In this attachment the Generation Facilty and Interconnection Facilities, including Special
Facilties and upgrades, are itemized and identified as being owned by the Seller or the Company. As
provided in Schedule 72, Payment For Interconnection Facilities, the Company will provide a best
estimate itemized cost of its Interconnection Facilties, including Special Facilities, upgrades and
Metering Equipment.
Attachment 2
One-line Diagram Depicting the Small Generation Facility, Interconnection Facilties, Metering
Equipment and Upgrades
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Original Sheet No. 72-28
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GEN ERA TION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
(Continued)
Attachment 3
Milestones
In-Service Date:
Critical milestones and responsibility as agreed to by the Parties:
Milestone/Date Responsible Part
(1 )
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Agreed to by:
For the Company Date
For the Seller Date
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Idaho Power Company
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Original Sheet No. 72-29
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT
(PURPA)
(Continued)
Attachment 4
Additional Operating Requirements for the Company's Transmission System and Affected
Systems Needed to Support the Seller's Needs
The Company shall also provide requirements that must be met by the Seller prior to initiating
parallel operation with the Company's Transmission System.
Attachment 5
Reactive Power Requirements
Idaho Power will determine the reactive power required to be supplied by the Company to the
Seller, based upon information provided by the Seller. The Company will specify the equipment
required on the Company's system to meet the Facility's reactive power requirements. These
specifications will include but not be limited to equipment specifications, equipment location, Company-
provided equipment, Seller provided equipment, and all costs associated with the equipment, design
and installation of the Company-provided equipment. The equipment specifications and requirements
will become an integral part of this Agreement. The Company-owned equipment wil be maintained by
the Company, with total cost of purchase, installation, operation, and maintenance, including
administrative cost to be reimbursed to the Company by the Seller. Payment of these costs wil be in
accordance with Schedule 72 and the total reactive power cost wil be included in the calculation of the
Monthly Operation and Maintenance Charges specified in Schedule 72.
Attachment 6
Company's Description of Upgrades Required to Integrate the Generation Facility and Best
Estimate of Upgrade Costs
As provided in Schedule 72 this Attachment describes Upgrades, including best work upgrades,
and provides an itemized best estimate of the cost of the Upgrades.
IDAHO
Issued - March 18, 2008
Effective -
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
John R. Gale, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
CASE NO. IPC-E-08-05
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
ATTACHMENT NO.2
Idaho Power Company
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Original Sheet No. 72-1
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
AVAILABILITY
Service under this schedule is available throughout the Company's service area within the State
of Idaho to Sellers owning or operating Qualifying Facilities that sign a Uniform Interconnection
Agreement or Generation Facilities that qualify for Schedule 84. Generation Facilities that qualify for
Schedule 84 are not required to sign a Uniform Interconnection Agreement.
APPLICABILITY
Service under this schedule applies to the construction, operation, maintenance, Upgrade,
Relocation, or removal of transmission and/or distribution lines and equipment necessary to safely
interconnect a Seller's Generation Facility to the Company's system.
DEFINITIONS
Additional Applicant is a person or entity whose request for electrical connection requires the
Company to utilze existing Interconnection Facilities which are subject to a Vested Interest.
Company is the Idaho Power Company.
Connected Load is the combined input rating of the Customer's motors and other energy
consuming devices.
Construction Cost is the cost, as determined by the Company, of Upgrades, Relocation or
construction of Company furnished Interconnection Facilties.
Disconnection Equipment is any device or combination of devices by which the Company can
manually and/or automatically interrupt the flow of energy from the Seller to the Company's system,
including enclosures or other equipment as may be required to ensure that only the Company wil have
access to certain of the devices.
First Energy Date is the date when the Seller begins delivering energy to the Company's
system.
Generation Facilty means equipment used to produce electric energy at a specific physical
location which meets the requirements to be a Qualifying Facility or that qualifiesy for Schedule 84.
Generator Interconnection Process is the Company's Generation Facility interconnection
application, engineering review and construction process. The intent of the Generator Interconnection
Process is to ensure a safe and reliable generation interconnection in compliance with all applicable
regulatory requirements, good utility practices and national safety standards.
Interconnection Facilities are all facilities which are reasonably required by good ~utility
practices and the National Electric Safety Code to interconnect and to allow the delivery of energy from
the Seller's Generation Facility to the Company's system, including, but not limited to, Special Facilities,
Disconnection Equipment and Metering Equipment.
Idaho Power Company
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Original Sheet No. 72-1
Interconnection Point is the point where the Seller's conductors connect to the facilities owned
by the Company.
Idaho Power Company
I.P.U.C. No. 29. Tariff No. 101 Original Sheet No. 72-2
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
(Continued)
DEFINITIONS (Continued)
Metering Equipment is the Company owned equipment required to measure, record or
telemeter power flows between the Seller's Generation Facility and the Company's system.
GATTis the Company's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Open
Access Transmission Tariff.
Protection Equipment is the circuit-interrupting device, protective relaying, and associated
instrument transformers.
PURPA means the Public Utiity Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.
Qualifying Facilty is a cogeneration facility or a small power production facility which meets the
PURPA criteria for qualification set forth in Subpart B of Part 292, Subchapter K, Chapter I, Title 18, of
the Code of Federal Regulations.
Relocation is a change in the location of existing Company-owned transmission and/or
distribution lines, poles or equipment.
Schedule 84 is the Company's service schedule which provides for sales of electric energy to
the Company by means of a net metering arrangement or its successor(s) as approved by the
Commission.
Seller is a non-utilty generator who has contracted or wil contract with the Company to
interconnect a Generation Facility to the Company's system to sell electric energy to the Company
including net metering sales, as provided in Schedule 84.
Seller-Furnished Facilities are those portions of the Interconnection Facilties provided by the
Seller.
Special Facilties are additions to or alterations of transmission and/or distribution lines and
transformers, including, but not limited to, Upgrades and Relocation, to safely interconnect the Seller's
Generation Facilty to the Company's system.
Transfer Cost is the cost, as determined by the Company, for acceptance by the Company of
Seller-Furnished Facilities.
Upgrades are those improvements to the Company's existing system which are reasonably
required by good practices and the National Electric Safety Code to safely interconnect the Seller's
Generation Facilty. Such improvements include, but are not limited to, additional or larger conductors,
transformers, poles, and related equipment.
Idaho Power Company
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Original Sheet No. 72-3
SCHEDULE 72
INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GEN ERA TION
(Continued)
DEFINITIONS (Continued)
Vested Interest is the claim for refund that a Seller or Additional Applicant holds in a specific
portion of Company-owned Interconnection Facilities. The Vested Interest expires 5 years from the
date the Company completes construction of its portion of the Interconnection Facilities unless fully
refunded earlier. Vested Interests do not apply to Schedule 84 net metering projects.
GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION PROCESS
(a) Application. The Seller will submit a completed interconnection application in the form
posted on the Company's website. The application form includes a general description of the
Generation Facility and its location. The application includes payment of an application fee to be
applied against costs the Company incurs to perform the Feasibility Study described below. The
amount of the application fee is $1,000 for a Generation Facility up to 30 MW.
(b) Study Agreements. If the Seller desires to proceed beyond the Application stage, the
Seller will be offered a series of study aqreements. The individual study agreements establish the time
to perform the study and the deposit the Seller is to provide prior to commencement of the study. The
deposit amount may be waived if a Seller meets the Company's credit worthiness standards for
unsecured credit specified in Attachment L to the Company's OA TT. The studies consist of:
1) The Feasibilty Study: The Feasibility Study includes a general review of project impact.
e.g. exceeding equipment capabilities and violation of electrical performance
requirements. The Feasibilîty Study Agreement states that no deposit is required, since
the deposit is covered by the application fee.
2) The System Impact Study: The System Impact Study provides a detailed assessment of
the distribution and/or transmission system adequacy to accommodate the Generation
Facility throuqh the evaluation of equipment capabilties and electrical performance
requirements. This step may not be necessary for some projects depending on the size
ánd location of the project. The System Impact Study Agreement includes a deposit of
$2,000 for a distribution system impact study or a $10,000 deposit for a transmission
system impact study.
3) The Facilty Study: The Facility Study includes the engineering to determine the desiqn
specifications of the project. The Facility Study Agreement includes a deposit of 5% of
the total project costs that were determined in the System Impact Study Report ("SISR")
or the Feasibility Study Report if a SISR is not required, capped at $30,000.
At the end of each stage of the three-step study process, the Company will provide the Seller with an
increasingly more refined and detailed report that. among other things, will present a list of reguired
Interconnection Facilties and a non-binding, qood faith estimate of Seller's cost responsibilty for the
Interconnection Facilities. If long-lead time equipment items need to be ordered to meet Seller's
construction schedule, the Company will request advance funding by the Seller to cover these
equipment costs.
Idaho Power Company
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Original Sheet No. 72-3
(c) Generator Interconnection Agreement. The Generator Interconnection Agreement
("GIAnt will be offered to Seller following completion of the Facility Study. The GIA will utilize the
Uniform Interconnection Agreement template included in this schedule.
COST OF INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES
All Interconnection Facilities provided under this schedule wil be valued at the Company's
Construction Cost and/or the Transfer Cost for vesting purposes as well as for operation and
maintenance payment obligations.
PAYMENT FOR INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES
Unless specifically agreed otherwise by written agreement between the Seller and the Company,
the Seller will pay all costs of interconnecting a Generation Facilty to the Company's system. Costs of
interconnection include the costs of the Generator Interconnection Process e.g. engineering analysis and
design, preparation of cost estimates and reports to Seller and the costs of furnishing and constructinq
required Interconnection Facilities, including Upgrades.
Each request for interconnection wil go through the Generator Interconnection Process.
Throughout the Generator Interconnection Process, the Company wil periodically bill the Seller for
costs incurred or obligated. Failure to pay an invoice within the time specified in the invoice wil result
in suspension of work on the interconnection and if the suspension of work extends beyond 30 calendar
days, the Generation Facility wil be removed from the interconnection queue. Seller can end the
Generator Interconnection Process at any time. If Seller decides to end the Generator Interconnection
Process prior to completion, the Company will either refund any monies held for security that have not
been spent or obligated, or issue an invoice to Seller for costs incurred prior to cancellation.an initial
cost estimate of Company mvned Interconnection Facilities 'Nill be provided to the Seller. Payment of
the estimated cost will be required prier to the Company's ordering, installng, modifying, upgrading, er
perfrming in any other way work associated with the Interconnection Facilities. Upon completion of
the Company owned Interconnection Facilities, the actual costs viill be reconciled against the estimated
cost previously paid by the Seller and the appropriate billing or refund 'Hill be processed. The Company
reserves the---rj.-to--oIf-Oitional costs from the Seller for any aEkonal Company equipment,
modifications, or upgrades the Company deems necessary to operate and maintain a safe, reliable
electrical system as a result of the interconnectien of the Seller's Generation Facility to the Company's
system.
SECURITY FOR PAYMENT OF INTERCONNECTION COSTS
Sellers will provide adequate security for payment of the costs of the Generator Interconnection
Process. Adequate security for Generation Facilities larger than 30 MW can be provided in accordance
with the Large Generator Interconnection Procedures contained in Attachment M to the Company's
OATT. Adequate security for Generation Facilities up to 30 MW can be provided in one of the following
ways:
1. Sellers that meet the Company's credit worthiness standards for unsecured credit are
not required to provide additional security. The Company's minimum credit standards for unsecured
credit are described in Attachment L to the OATT.
2. Sellers that do not meet the credit worthiness standards for unsecured credit wil be
notified of the reason for the determination and shall be given the option to provide alternative security
acceptable to Idaho Power. In lieu of providing a cash deposit, Seller may establish an escrow
account, provide a letter of credit or provide guarantee of payment by another person or 'entity which
meets the credit worthiness standards for unsecured credit. Arrangements for alternative security must
be acceptable to Idaho Power.
Idaho Power Company
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Original Sheet No. 72-3
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES
All Seller-Furnished Interconnection Facilities will be constructed and maintained in a manner to
be in full compliance with all good utility practices, National Electric Safety Code, and all other
applicable Federal, state, and local safety and electrical codes and standards at all times.
The Seller shall:
1. Submit proof to the Company that all licenses, permits, inspections and approvals
necessary for the construction and operation of the Seller's Generation and Interconnection Facilties
under this schedule have been obtained from applicable Federal, state, or local authorities.