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LISA D. NORDSTROM
Lead Counsel
lnordstrom@idahopower.com
January 19, 2012
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
Jean D. Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
Re: Tariff Advice No. 12-02
Modifications to Schedules:
Schedule 1 – Residential Service
Schedule 4 – Residential Service, Energy Watch Program
Schedule 5 – Residential Service, Time-of-Day Program
Schedule Index
Dear Ms. Jewell:
As of December 31, 2011, Idaho Power (“Idaho Power” or “Company”) has
completed deployment of its Advanced Metering Infrastructure (“AMI”) system. Under a
separate simultaneous filing in Case No. IPC-E-08-16, Idaho Power filed a Time Variant
Pricing Implementation Plan (“Plan”) to comply with the Commission directive in Order
No. 30726. A copy of the Plan is attached.
In order to execute the Plan, Idaho Power is proposing modifications to Schedule
4, Energy Watch Pilot, Schedule 5, Time-of-Day Pilot, some minor modifications to
Schedule 1, Residential Service, and housekeeping edits to the Schedule Index in this
advice filing.
Idaho Power plans to begin the Time Variant Pricing rollout by introducing Idaho
customers to the Time-of-Day pricing option in 2012. Then, in 2013, Idaho Power plans
to begin offering the Energy Watch pricing option to Idaho customers. In addition, Idaho
Power proposes to study the impacts on customer usage, to test communication efforts,
and to examine the impacts on Company revenues.
RECEIVED
2012 January 19 PM 1:35
IDAHO PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
Jean D. Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
January 19, 2012
Page 2
Time-of-Day Pilot, Schedule 5
Idaho Power is proposing the following modifications to the Time-of-Day Pilot,
Schedule 5, in order to implement the 2012 rollout plan:
The current geographic limitation (Emmett Valley area) in the tariff will be
deleted so that the pricing plan is available to all Idaho residential customers
with an AMI meter. As described in the attached Plan, Idaho Power will target
certain geographic areas for direct mail invitations; however, customers from
other areas are eligible to participate.
A clause is added to the Time-of-Day tariff to cap enrollees at 1,200. Until the
new customer information and billing system is in place at the end of this
year, the sign-up processes to transfer customers from Schedule 1 to
Schedule 5 are manual and time consuming. Idaho Power is proposing a cap
to ensure it has the necessary resources to process customer enrollments in
a timely manner.
Idaho Power has added language to the tariff that clarifies customer
expectations for going on and off the tariff and allows time for the Company to
process changes to customer enrollment. A clause has been added that
specifies if customers go off the tariff they must stay off for 12 months. This is
to ensure customers do not “game the system” and jump seasonally from one
pricing plan to another when the rates may benefit them for a short time due
to their usage pattern.
A new paragraph has been added to define holidays when peak pricing will
not be in effect.
Lastly, now that the Company has multiple pricing options for customers, the
nomenclature of “plan” has been added to all of the residential pricing options
available. This terminology will be used on the Idaho Power web site and in
educational material describing customer options. Schedule 1 is to be called
the Standard Plan. This is the only modification proposed for Residential
Service, Schedule 1.
Energy Watch Pilot, Schedule 4
Idaho Power proposes to suspend Energy Watch Pilot, Schedule 4. As
described in the attached Plan, because of the limited nature of the rollout in 2012 and
in an attempt to introduce the new pricing concepts in a clear and understandable way
to customers, Idaho Power will introduce the Time-of-Day plan in 2012 followed by the
Energy Watch plan a year later in 2013.
Jean D. Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
January 19, 2012
Page 3
Both legislative and clean copies of the Company’s proposed Schedules, 1, 4,
and 5 are enclosed with this tariff filing. A revised Schedule Index is also submitted for
approval. The Company respectfully requests that these sheets become effective
March 1, 2012.
If you have any questions regarding this tariff advice, please contact Darlene
Nemnich at 388-2505.
Sincerely,
Lisa D. Nordstrom
Lead Counsel
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Idaho Power Company Third Revised Sheet No. iii
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Second Revised Sheet No. iii
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – January 19, 2012 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – March 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE INDEX
SHEET
SCHEDULE TITLE NUMBER
1 Residential Service Standard Plan .......................................................... 1-1 -- 1-2
3 Master-Metered Mobile Home Park Residential Service .......................... 3-1 – 3-2
4 Residential Service Energy Watch Pilot Plan (Optional) ......................... 4-1 -- 4-3
5 Residential Service Time-of-Day Pilot Plan (Optional) ............................. 5-1 -- 5-3
7 Small General Service ............................................................................. 7-1 -- 7-2
9 Large General Service ............................................................................. 9-1 -- 9-4
15 Dusk to Dawn Customer Lighting ........................................................ 15-1 -- 15-2
19 Large Power Service ........................................................................... 19-1 -- 19-4
23 Irrigation Peak Rewards Program (Optional) ..................................... 23-1 -- 23-12
24 Agricultural Irrigation Service ............................................................... 24-1 -- 24-6
40 Non-metered General Service ............................................................. 40-1 -- 40-2
41 Street Lighting Service ........................................................................ 41-1 -- 41-8
42 Traffic Control Signal Lighting Service ............................................................ 42-1
45 Standby Service .................................................................................. 45-1 -- 45-5
46 Alternate Distribution Service .............................................................. 46-1 -- 46-4
54 Fixed Cost Adjustment ........................................................................ 54-1 -- 54-2
55 Power Cost Adjustment ....................................................................... 55-1 – 55-2
60 Solar Photovoltaic Service Pilot Program ............................................ 60-1 -- 60-6
61 Payment for Home Wiring Audit ..................................................................... 61-1
62 Green Energy Purchase Program Rider (Optional) ......................................... 62-1
66 Miscellaneous Charges ....................................................................... 66-1 -- 66-4
72 Interconnections to Non-Utility Generation ........................................ 72-1 -- 72-29
79 Weatherization Assistance for Qualified Customers ....................................... 79-1
81 Residential Air Conditioner Cycling Program (Optional) ........................ 81-1 --81-3
84 Customer Energy Production Net Metering ........................................ 84-1 -– 84-5
86 Cogeneration and Small Power Production Non-Firm Energy ............. 86-1 -- 86-7
89 Unit Avoided Energy Cost for Cogeneration and Small Power Production ...... 89-1
91 Energy Efficiency Rider .................................................................................. 91-1
95 Adjustment for Municipal Franchise Fees ........................................... 95-1 -– 95-2
98 Residential and Small Farm Energy Credit ..................................................... 98-1
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 27, 2012 March 1, 2012
Per O.No. 32499
Jean D. Jewell Secretary
Idaho Power Company SecondThird Revised Sheet No. iii
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 FirstSecond Revised Sheet No. iii
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – January 19, 2012Per IPUC Order No. 30754John R. GaleGregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – March 21, 200912 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE INDEX
SHEET
SCHEDULE TITLE NUMBER
1 Residential Service Standard Plan .......................................................... 1-1 -- 1-2
3 Master-Metered Mobile Home Park Residential Service .......................... 3-1 – 3-2
4 Residential Service Energy Watch ProgramPilot Plan (Optional) ............ 4-1 -- 4-3
5 Residential Service Time-of-Day ProgramPilot Plan (Optional) ............... 5-1 -- 5-3
7 Small General Service ............................................................................. 7-1 -- 7-2
9 Large General Service ........................................................................... 9-1 -- 9-64
15 Dusk to Dawn Customer Lighting ........................................................ 15-1 -- 15-2
19 Large Power Service ......................................................................... 19-1 -- 19-64
23 Irrigation Peak Rewards Program (Optional) ................................... 23-1 -- 23-112
24 Agricultural Irrigation Service ............................................................... 24-1 -- 24-6
39 Street Lighting Service Supplemental Seasonal or Variable Energy ............... 39-1
40 UnNon-metered General Service ........................................................ 40-1 -- 40-2
41 Street Lighting Service ...................................................................... 41-1 -- 41-78
42 Traffic Control Signal Lighting Service ............................................................ 42-1
45 Standby Service .................................................................................. 45-1 -- 45-5
46 Alternate Distribution Service .............................................................. 46-1 -- 46-4
54 Fixed Cost Adjustment ........................................................................ 54-1 -- 54-2
55 Power Cost Adjustment ....................................................................... 55-1 – 55-2
60 Solar Photovoltaic Service Pilot Program ............................................ 60-1 -- 60-6
61 Payment for Home Wiring Audit for Power Quality ......................................... 61-1
62 Green Energy Purchase Program Rider (Optional) ......................................... 62-1
66 Miscellaneous Charges ..................................................................... 66-1 -- 66-34
72 Interconnections to Non-Utility Generation ...................................... 72-1 -- 72-279
79 Weatherization Assistance for Qualified Customers ....................................... 79-1
81 Residential Air Conditioner Cycling Program (Optional) ........................ 81-1 --81-3
84 Customer Energy Production Net Metering ........................................ 84-1 -– 84-5
86 Cogeneration and Small Power Production Non-Firm Energy ............. 86-1 -- 86-7
89 Unit Avoided Energy Cost for Cogeneration and Small Power Production ...... 89-1
91 Energy Efficiency Rider .................................................................................. 91-1
95 Adjustment for Municipal Franchise Fees ........................................... 95-1 -– 95-2
98 Residential and Small Farm Energy Credit ..................................................... 98-1
Idaho Power Company Second Revised Sheet No. 1-1
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 First Revised Sheet No. 1-1
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – January 19, 2012 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – March 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE 1
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
STANDARD PLAN
AVAILABILITY
Service under this schedule is available at points on the Company's interconnected system
within the State of Idaho where existing facilities of adequate capacity and desired phase and voltage
are adjacent to the Premises to be served, and additional investment by the Company for new
transmission, substation or terminal facilities is not necessary to supply the desired service.
APPLICABILITY
Service under this schedule is applicable to Electric Service required for residential service
Customers for general domestic uses, including single phase motors of 7½ horsepower rating or less,
subject to the following conditions:
1. When a portion of a dwelling is used regularly for business, professional or other gainful
purposes, or when service is supplied in whole or in part for business, professional, or other gainful
purposes, the Premises will be classified as non-residential and the appropriate general service
schedule will apply. However, if the wiring is so arranged that the service for residential purposes can
be metered separately, this schedule will be applied to such service.
2. Whenever the Customer's equipment does not conform to the Company's specifications
for service under this schedule, service will be supplied under the appropriate General Service
Schedule.
3. This schedule is not applicable to standby service, service for resale, or shared service.
TYPE OF SERVICE
The type of service provided under this schedule is single phase, alternating current at
approximately 120 or 240 volts and 60 cycles, supplied through one meter at one Point of Delivery.
Upon request by the owner of multi-family dwellings, the Company may provide 120/208 volt service for
multi-family dwellings when all equipment is U L approved to operate at 120/208 volts.
WATER HEATING
All electric water heating equipment, including water storage and tankless water heaters (hot
water on demand), shall conform to specifications of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. and the
Company. The installation of the water heating equipment shall conform to all National, State, and
Municipal Codes. No single electric water heating unit shall exceed 6 kW; and where two or more
heating units are used, these units shall be so interlocked that not more than 6 kW can be connected at
any one time.
Where electric water heaters not complying with these specifications are installed, the Customer
will be required to pay the original installation or upgrade costs for any nonstandard facilities needed to
supply the electrical capacity to meet the water heater demand. Water heating equipment must not
impair or interfere with service to any other customer
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 27, 2012 March 1, 2012
Per O.No. 32499
Jean D. Jewell Secretary
Idaho Power Company Eighth Revised Sheet No. 1-2
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Seventh Revised Sheet No. 1-2
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – January 19, 2012 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – March 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE 1
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
STANDARD PLAN
(Continued)
RESIDENTIAL SPACE HEATING
All space heating equipment to be served by the Company's system shall be single-phase
equipment approved by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., and the equipment and its installation shall
conform to all National, State and Municipal Codes and to the following:
Individual resistance-type units for space heating larger than 1,650 watts shall be designed to
operate at 240 or 208 volts, and no single unit shall be larger than 6 kW. Heating units of 2 kW or
larger shall be controlled by approved thermostatic devices. When a group of heating units, with a total
capacity of more than 6 kW, is to be actuated by a single thermostat, the controlling switch shall be so
designed that not more than 6 kW can be switched on or off at any one time. Supplemental resistance-
type heaters, that may be used with a heat exchanger, shall comply with the specifications listed above
for such units.
SUMMER AND NON-SUMMER SEASONS
The summer season begins on June 1 of each year and ends on August 31 of each year. The
non-summer season begins on September 1 of each year and ends on May 31 of each year.
MONTHLY CHARGE
The Monthly Charge is the sum of the following charges, and may also include charges as set
forth in Schedule 54 (Fixed Cost Adjustment), Schedule 55 (Power Cost Adjustment), Schedule 91
(Energy Efficiency Rider), Schedule 95 (Adjustment for Municipal Franchise Fees), and Schedule 98
(Residential and Small Farm Energy Credit).
Summer Non-summer
Service Charge, per month $5.00 $5.00
Energy Charge, per kWh
First 800 kWh 7.3940¢ 6.8294¢
801-2000 kWh 9.0081¢ 7.5884¢
All Additional kWh Over 2000 10.8098¢ 8.4662¢
PAYMENT
The monthly bill rendered for service supplied hereunder is payable upon receipt, and becomes
past due 15 days from the date on which rendered.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 27, 2012 March 1, 2012
Per O.No. 32499
Jean D. Jewell Secretary
Idaho Power Company FirstSecond Revised Sheet No. 1-1
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 OriginalFirst Revised Sheet No. 1-1
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – August 24January 19, 20102Gregory W. Said, General ManagerVice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – September 27March 1, 20102 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 10-0212-02
SCHEDULE 1
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
STANDARD PLAN
AVAILABILITY
Service under this schedule is available at points on the Company's interconnected system
within the State of Idaho where existing facilities of adequate capacity and desired phase and voltage
are adjacent to the Premises to be served, and additional investment by the Company for new
transmission, substation or terminal facilities is not necessary to supply the desired service.
APPLICABILITY
Service under this schedule is applicable to Electric Service required for residential service
Customers for general domestic uses, including single phase motors of 7½ horsepower rating or less,
subject to the following conditions:
1. When a portion of a dwelling is used regularly for business, professional or other gainful
purposes, or when service is supplied in whole or in part for business, professional, or other gainful
purposes, the Premises will be classified as non-residential and the appropriate general service
schedule will apply. However, if the wiring is so arranged that the service for residential purposes can
be metered separately, this schedule will be applied to such service.
2. Whenever the Customer's equipment does not conform to the Company's specifications
for service under this schedule, service will be supplied under the appropriate General Service
Schedule.
3. This schedule is not applicable to standby service, service for resale, or shared service.
TYPE OF SERVICE
The type of service provided under this schedule is single phase, alternating current at
approximately 120 or 240 volts and 60 cycles, supplied through one meter at one Point of Delivery.
Upon request by the owner of multi-family dwellings, the Company may provide 120/208 volt service for
multi-family dwellings when all equipment is U L approved to operate at 120/208 volts.
WATER HEATING
All electric water heating equipment, including water storage and tankless water heaters (hot
water on demand), shall conform to specifications of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. and the
Company. The installation of the water heating equipment shall conform to all National, State, and
Municipal Codes. No single electric water heating unit shall exceed 6 kW; and where two or more
heating units are used, these units shall be so interlocked that not more than 6 kW can be connected at
any one time.
Where electric water heaters not complying with these specifications are installed, the Customer
will be required to pay the original installation or upgrade costs for any nonstandard facilities needed to
supply the electrical capacity to meet the water heater demand. Water heating equipment must not
impair or interfere with service to any other customer
Idaho Power Company SeventhEighth Revised Sheet No. 1-2
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 SixthSeventh Revised Sheet No. 1-2
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – per Order No. 32426January 19, 2012 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – JanuaryMarch 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE 1
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
STANDARD PLAN
(Continued)
RESIDENTIAL SPACE HEATING
All space heating equipment to be served by the Company's system shall be single-phase
equipment approved by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., and the equipment and its installation shall
conform to all National, State and Municipal Codes and to the following:
Individual resistance-type units for space heating larger than 1,650 watts shall be designed to
operate at 240 or 208 volts, and no single unit shall be larger than 6 kW. Heating units of 2 kW or
larger shall be controlled by approved thermostatic devices. When a group of heating units, with a total
capacity of more than 6 kW, is to be actuated by a single thermostat, the controlling switch shall be so
designed that not more than 6 kW can be switched on or off at any one time. Supplemental resistance-
type heaters, that may be used with a heat exchanger, shall comply with the specifications listed above
for such units.
SUMMER AND NON-SUMMER SEASONS
The summer season begins on June 1 of each year and ends on August 31 of each year. The
non-summer season begins on September 1 of each year and ends on May 31 of each year.
MONTHLY CHARGE
The Monthly Charge is the sum of the following charges, and may also include charges as set
forth in Schedule 54 (Fixed Cost Adjustment), Schedule 55 (Power Cost Adjustment), Schedule 91
(Energy Efficiency Rider), Schedule 95 (Adjustment for Municipal Franchise Fees), and Schedule 98
(Residential and Small Farm Energy Credit).
Summer Non-summer
Service Charge, per month $5.00 $5.00
Energy Charge, per kWh
First 800 kWh 7.3940¢ 6.8294¢
801-2000 kWh 9.0081¢ 7.5884¢
All Additional kWh Over 2000 10.8098¢ 8.4662¢
PAYMENT
The monthly bill rendered for service supplied hereunder is payable upon receipt, and becomes
past due 15 days from the date on which rendered.
Idaho Power Company Second Revised Sheet No. 4-1
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 First Revised Sheet No. 4-1
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – January 19, 2012 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – March 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE 4
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
ENERGY WATCH PILOT PLAN
(OPTIONAL)
SUSPENDED
AVAILABILITY
Service under this schedule is available at points on the Company's interconnected system to
residential Customers in the Emmett Valley where existing facilities of adequate capacity and desired
phase and voltage are adjacent to the Premises to be served, additional investment by the Company
for new transmission, substation or terminal facilities is not necessary to supply the desired service, and
Advanced Meter Reading (AMR) equipment is installed. For the purposes of this schedule, the Emmett
Valley is considered to be the area within the vicinity of the cities of Emmett and Letha, Idaho.
The Residential Service Energy Watch Pilot Plan is an optional, voluntary service that provides
residential Customers the option to take electric service with a critical peak pricing component.
If a Customer requests to participate in this Pilot, the Customer will be placed on the rate
schedule at the next regularly scheduled meter reading provided the Company has received two weeks
notice from the Customer prior to the next regularly scheduled meter read date, subject to work
schedule constraints.
A Customer may terminate their participation on this rate schedule at any time. However, the
Customer may not subsequently elect service under this rate schedule for one year after the effective
date of cancellation.
APPLICABILITY
Service under this schedule is applicable to Electric Service required for residential service
Customers for general domestic uses, including single phase motors of 7½ horsepower rating or less,
subject to the following conditions:
1. When a portion of a dwelling is used regularly for business, professional or other gainful
purposes, or when service is supplied in whole or in part for business, professional, or other gainful
purposes, the Premises will be classified as non-residential and the appropriate general service
schedule will apply. However, if the wiring is so arranged that the service for residential purposes can
be metered separately, this schedule will be applied to such service.
2. Whenever the Customer's equipment does not conform to the Company's specifications
for service under this schedule, service will be supplied under the appropriate General Service
Schedule.
3. This schedule is not applicable to standby service, service for resale, or shared service.
The Company shall have the right to select and reject Pilot participants at its sole discretion.
TYPE OF SERVICE
The type of service provided under this schedule is single phase, alternating current at
approximately 120 or 240 volts and 60 cycles, supplied through one meter at one Point of Delivery.
Upon request by the owner of multi-family dwellings, the Company may provide 120/208 volt service for
multi-family dwellings when all equipment is U L approved to operate at 120/208 volts.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 27, 2012 March 1, 2012
Per O.No. 32499
Jean D. Jewell Secretary
Idaho Power Company Fourth Revised Sheet No. 4-2
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Third Revised Sheet No. 4-2
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – January 19, 2012 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – March 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE 4
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
ENERGY WATCH PILOT PLAN
(OPTIONAL)
SUSPENDED
(Continued)
WATER HEATING
All electric water heating equipment, including water storage and tankless water heaters (hot
water on demand), shall conform to specifications of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. and the
Company. The installation of the water heating equipment shall conform to all National, State, and
Municipal Codes. No single electric water heating unit shall exceed 6 kW; and where two or more
heating units are used, these units shall be so interlocked that not more than 6 kW can be connected at
any one time.
Where electric water heaters not complying with these specifications are installed, the Customer
will be required to pay the original installation or upgrade costs for any nonstandard facilities needed to
supply the electrical capacity to meet the water heater demand. Water heating equipment must not
impair or interfere with service to any other customer.
RESIDENTIAL SPACE HEATING
All space heating equipment to be served by the Company's system shall be single phase
equipment approved by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., and the equipment and its installation shall
conform to all National, State and Municipal Codes and to the following:
Individual resistance-type units for space heating larger than 1,650 watts shall be designed to
operate at 240 or 208 volts, and no single unit shall be larger than 6 kW. Heating units of two kW or
larger shall be controlled by approved thermostatic devices. When a group of heating units, with a total
capacity of more than 6 kW, is to be actuated by a single thermostat, the controlling switch shall be so
designed that not more than 6 kW can be switched on or off at any one time. Supplemental resistance-
type heaters, that may be used with a heat exchanger, shall comply with the specifications listed above
for such units.
ENERGY WATCH EVENT
All times are stated in Mountain Time. An Energy Watch Event is a four-hour period between
the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on weekdays, excluding Independence Day when it falls on a
weekday, between June 15 and August 15. During an Energy Watch Event the price per kWh is set at
a higher level than the price per kWh at all other hours in order to provide a price signal for Customers
to shift energy usage off of the four-hour period. The Company will declare an Energy Watch Event at
its sole discretion. No more than 10 Energy Watch Events will be declared between June 15 and
August 15, for a total of no more than 40 Energy Watch Event hours. The Company will contact
Customers taking service under this schedule by 4:00 p.m. the day before an Energy Watch Event is to
occur.
SUMMER AND NON-SUMMER SEASONS
The summer season begins on June 1 of each year and ends on August 31 of each year. The
non-summer season begins on September 1 of each year and ends on May 31 of each year.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 27, 2012 March 1, 2012
Per O.No. 32499
Jean D. Jewell Secretary
Idaho Power Company Seventh Revised Sheet No. 4-3
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Sixth Revised Sheet No. 4-3
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – January 19, 2012 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – March 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE 4
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
ENERGY WATCH PILOT PLAN
(OPTIONAL)
SUSPENDED
(Continued)
TIME PERIODS
The time periods are defined as follows. All times are stated in Mountain Time.
Summer Season
On-Peak: 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Off-Peak: 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and all hours on weekends and
holidays
Critical peak period (10 select summer days): 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Non-summer Season
Mid-Peak: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Off-Peak: 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and all hours on weekends and
holidays
MONTHLY CHARGE
The Monthly Charge is the sum of the following charges, and may also include charges as set
forth in Schedule 54 (Fixed Cost Adjustment), Schedule 55 (Power Cost Adjustment), Schedule 91
(Energy Efficiency Rider), Schedule 95 (Adjustment for Municipal Franchise Fees), and Schedule 98
(Residential and Small Farm Energy Credit).
Service Charge, per month $5.00
Energy Charge, per kWh
Summer
Energy Watch Event hours 40.0000¢
On-Peak 10.8095¢
Off-Peak 5.9602¢
Non-summer
Mid-Peak 7.8344¢
Off-Peak 5.9602¢
PAYMENT
The monthly bill rendered for service supplied hereunder is payable upon receipt, and becomes
past due 15 days from the date on which rendered.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 27, 2012 March 1, 2012
Per O.No. 32499
Jean D. Jewell Secretary
Idaho Power Company FirstSecond Revised Sheet No. 4-1
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 OriginalFirst Revised Sheet No. 4-1
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – January 19, 2012per Order No. 32426 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – JanuaryMarch 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE 4
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
ENERGY WATCH PILOT PLAN
(OPTIONAL)
SUSPENDED
AVAILABILITY
Service under this schedule is available at points on the Company's interconnected system to
residential Customers in the Emmett Valley where existing facilities of adequate capacity and desired
phase and voltage are adjacent to the Premises to be served, additional investment by the Company
for new transmission, substation or terminal facilities is not necessary to supply the desired service, and
Advanced Meter Reading (AMR) equipment is installed. For the purposes of this schedule, the Emmett
Valley is considered to be the area within the vicinity of the cities of Emmett and Letha, Idaho.
The Residential Service Energy Watch Pilot Plan is an optional, voluntary service that provides
residential Customers the option to take electric service with a critical peak pricing component.
If a Customer requests to participate in this Pilot, the Customer will be placed on the rate
schedule at the next regularly scheduled meter reading provided the Company has received two weeks
notice from the Customer prior to the next regularly scheduled meter read date, subject to work
schedule constraints.
A Customer may terminate their participation on this rate schedule at any time. However, the
Customer may not subsequently elect service under this rate schedule for one year after the effective
date of cancellation.
APPLICABILITY
Service under this schedule is applicable to Electric Service required for residential service
Customers for general domestic uses, including single phase motors of 7½ horsepower rating or less,
subject to the following conditions:
1. When a portion of a dwelling is used regularly for business, professional or other gainful
purposes, or when service is supplied in whole or in part for business, professional, or other gainful
purposes, the Premises will be classified as non-residential and the appropriate general service
schedule will apply. However, if the wiring is so arranged that the service for residential purposes can
be metered separately, this schedule will be applied to such service.
2. Whenever the Customer's equipment does not conform to the Company's specifications
for service under this schedule, service will be supplied under the appropriate General Service
Schedule.
3. This schedule is not applicable to standby service, service for resale, or shared service.
The Company shall have the right to select and reject Pilot participants at its sole discretion.
TYPE OF SERVICE
The type of service provided under this schedule is single phase, alternating current at
approximately 120 or 240 volts and 60 cycles, supplied through one meter at one Point of Delivery.
Idaho Power Company FirstSecond Revised Sheet No. 4-1
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 OriginalFirst Revised Sheet No. 4-1
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – January 19, 2012per Order No. 32426 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – JanuaryMarch 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
Upon request by the owner of multi-family dwellings, the Company may provide 120/208 volt service for
multi-family dwellings when all equipment is U L approved to operate at 120/208 volts.
Idaho Power Company ThirdFourth Revised Sheet No. 4-2
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 SecondThird Revised Sheet No. 4-2
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – January 19, 2012per Order No. 32426 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – JanuaryMarch 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE 4
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
ENERGY WATCH PILOT PLAN
(OPTIONAL)
SUSPENDED
(Continued)
WATER HEATING
All electric water heating equipment, including water storage and tankless water heaters (hot
water on demand), shall conform to specifications of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. and the
Company. The installation of the water heating equipment shall conform to all National, State, and
Municipal Codes. No single electric water heating unit shall exceed 6 kW; and where two or more
heating units are used, these units shall be so interlocked that not more than 6 kW can be connected at
any one time.
Where electric water heaters not complying with these specifications are installed, the Customer
will be required to pay the original installation or upgrade costs for any nonstandard facilities needed to
supply the electrical capacity to meet the water heater demand. Water heating equipment must not
impair or interfere with service to any other customer.
RESIDENTIAL SPACE HEATING
All space heating equipment to be served by the Company's system shall be single phase
equipment approved by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., and the equipment and its installation shall
conform to all National, State and Municipal Codes and to the following:
Individual resistance-type units for space heating larger than 1,650 watts shall be designed to
operate at 240 or 208 volts, and no single unit shall be larger than 6 kW. Heating units of two kW or
larger shall be controlled by approved thermostatic devices. When a group of heating units, with a total
capacity of more than 6 kW, is to be actuated by a single thermostat, the controlling switch shall be so
designed that not more than 6 kW can be switched on or off at any one time. Supplemental resistance-
type heaters, that may be used with a heat exchanger, shall comply with the specifications listed above
for such units.
ENERGY WATCH EVENT
All times are stated in Mountain Time. An Energy Watch Event is a four-hour period between
the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on weekdays, excluding Independence Day when it falls on a
weekday, between June 15 and August 15. During an Energy Watch Event the price per kWh is set at
a higher level than the price per kWh at all other hours in order to provide a price signal for Customers
to shift energy usage off of the four-hour period. The Company will declare an Energy Watch Event at
its sole discretion. No more than 10 Energy Watch Events will be declared between June 15 and
August 15, for a total of no more than 40 Energy Watch Event hours. The Company will contact
Customers taking service under this schedule by 4:00 p.m. the day before an Energy Watch Event is to
occur.
SUMMER AND NON-SUMMER SEASONS
Idaho Power Company ThirdFourth Revised Sheet No. 4-2
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 SecondThird Revised Sheet No. 4-2
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – January 19, 2012per Order No. 32426 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – JanuaryMarch 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
The summer season begins on June 1 of each year and ends on August 31 of each year. The
non-summer season begins on September 1 of each year and ends on May 31 of each year.
Idaho Power Company SixthSeventh Revised Sheet No. 4-3
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 FifthSixth Revised Sheet No. 4-3
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – January 19, 2012per Order No. 32426 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – JanuaryMarch 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE 4
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
ENERGY WATCH PILOT PLAN
(OPTIONAL)
SUSPENDED
(Continued)
TIME PERIODS
The time periods are defined as follows. All times are stated in Mountain Time.
Summer Season
On-Peak: 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Off-Peak: 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and all hours on weekends and
holidays
Critical peak period (10 select summer days): 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Non-summer Season
Mid-Peak: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Off-Peak: 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and all hours on weekends and
holidays
MONTHLY CHARGE
The Monthly Charge is the sum of the following charges, and may also include charges as set
forth in Schedule 54 (Fixed Cost Adjustment), Schedule 55 (Power Cost Adjustment), Schedule 91
(Energy Efficiency Rider), Schedule 95 (Adjustment for Municipal Franchise Fees), and Schedule 98
(Residential and Small Farm Energy Credit).
Service Charge, per month $5.00
Energy Charge, per kWh
Summer
Energy Watch Event hours 40.0000¢
On-Peak 10.8095¢
Off-Peak 5.9602¢
Non-summer
Mid-Peak 7.8344¢
Off-Peak 5.9602¢
PAYMENT
The monthly bill rendered for service supplied hereunder is payable upon receipt, and becomes
past due 15 days from the date on which rendered.
Idaho Power Company Second Revised Sheet No. 5-1
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 First Revised Sheet No. 5-1
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – January 19, 2012 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – March 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE 5
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
TIME-OF-DAY PILOT PLAN
(OPTIONAL)
AVAILABILITY
Service under this schedule is available at points on the Company's interconnected system to
residential Customers where existing facilities of adequate capacity and desired phase and voltage are
adjacent to the Premises to be served, additional investment by the Company for new transmission,
substation or terminal facilities is not necessary to supply the desired service, and Advanced Meter
Reading (AMR) equipment is installed. Service under this pilot schedule is limited to no more than
1,200 metered service points.
The Residential Service Time-of-Day Pilot Plan is an optional, voluntary service that provides
residential Customers the option to take electric service with seasonal time-of-day energy rates.
If a Customer requests to participate in this pilot schedule, the Customer will be placed on the
schedule within seven (7) business days, subject to work constraints.
A Customer may terminate their participation on this schedule at any time. However, the
Customer may not subsequently elect service under this schedule for one year after the effective date
of cancellation. If a Customer requests to be taken off of the schedule, the Customer will be removed
from the schedule as of the last meter read date.
APPLICABILITY
Service under this schedule is applicable to Electric Service required for residential service
Customers for general domestic uses, including single phase motors of 7½ horsepower rating or less,
subject to the following conditions:
1. When a portion of a dwelling is used regularly for business, professional or other gainful
purposes, or when service is supplied in whole or in part for business, professional, or other gainful
purposes, the Premises will be classified as non-residential and the appropriate general service
schedule will apply. However, if the wiring is so arranged that the service for residential purposes can
be metered separately, this schedule will be applied to such service.
2. Whenever the Customer's equipment does not conform to the Company's specifications
for service under this schedule, service will be supplied under the appropriate General Service
Schedule.
3. This schedule is not applicable to standby service, service for resale, or shared service.
The Company shall have the right to select and reject Pilot participants at its sole discretion.
TYPE OF SERVICE
The type of service provided under this schedule is single phase, alternating current at
approximately 120 or 240 volts and 60 cycles, supplied through one meter at one Point of Delivery.
Upon request by the owner of multi-family dwellings, the Company may provide 120/208 volt service for
multi-family dwellings when all equipment is U L approved to operate at 120/208 volts.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 27, 2012 March 1, 2012
Per O.No. 32499
Jean D. Jewell Secretary
Idaho Power Company Third Revised Sheet No. 5-2
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Second Revised Sheet No. 5-2
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – January 19, 2012 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – March 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE 5
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
TIME-OF-DAY PILOT PLAN
(OPTIONAL)
(Continued)
WATER HEATING
All electric water heating equipment, including water storage and tankless water heaters (hot
water on demand), shall conform to specifications of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. and the
Company. The installation of the water heating equipment shall conform to all National, State, and
Municipal Codes. No single electric water heating unit shall exceed 6 kW; and where two or more
heating units are used, these units shall be so interlocked that not more than 6 kW can be connected at
any one time.
Where electric water heaters not complying with these specifications are installed, the Customer
will be required to pay the original installation or upgrade costs for any nonstandard facilities needed to
supply the electrical capacity to meet the water heater demand. Water heating equipment must not
impair or interfere with service to any other customer.
RESIDENTIAL SPACE HEATING
All space heating equipment to be served by the Company's system shall be single phase
equipment approved by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., and the equipment and its installation shall
conform to all National, State and Municipal Codes and to the following:
Individual resistance-type units for space heating larger than 1,650 watts shall be designed to
operate at 240 or 208 volts, and no single unit shall be larger than 6 kW. Heating units of two kW or
larger shall be controlled by approved thermostatic devices. When a group of heating units, with a total
capacity of more than 6 kW, is to be actuated by a single thermostat, the controlling switch shall be so
designed that not more than 6 kW can be switched on or off at any one time. Supplemental resistance-
type heaters, that may be used with a heat exchanger, shall comply with the specifications listed above
for such units.
SUMMER AND NON-SUMMER SEASONS
The summer season begins on June 1 of each year and ends on August 31 of each year. The
non-summer season begins on September 1 of each year and ends on May 31 of each year.
TIME PERIODS
The time periods are defined as follows. All times are stated in Mountain Time.
Summer Season
Peak: 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 pm. Monday through Friday
Off-Peak: 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and all hours on weekends and
holidays
Non-summer Season
Peak: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Off-Peak: 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and all hours on weekends and
holidays
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 27, 2012 March 1, 2012
Per O.No. 32499
Jean D. Jewell Secretary
Idaho Power Company Seventh Revised Sheet No. 5-3
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Sixth Revised Sheet No. 5-3
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – January 19, 2012 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – March 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE 5
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
TIME-OF-DAY PILOT PLAN
(OPTIONAL)
(Continued)
TIME PERIODS (Continued)
Holidays are New Year's Day (January 1), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), Independence
Day (July 4), Labor Day (first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November),
and Christmas Day (December 25). If New Year’s Day, Independence Day , or Christmas Day falls on
Saturday, the preceding Friday will be designated a holiday. If New Year’s Day, Independence Day, or
Christmas Day falls on Sunday, the following Monday will be designated a holiday.
MONTHLY CHARGE
The Monthly Charge is the sum of the following charges, and may also include charges as set
forth in Schedule 54 (Fixed Cost Adjustment), Schedule 55 (Power Cost Adjustment), Schedule 91
(Energy Efficiency Rider), Schedule 95 (Adjustment for Municipal Franchise Fees), and Schedule 98
(Residential and Small Farm Energy Credit).
Service Charge, per month $5.00
Energy Charge, per kWh
Summer
Peak 11.3500¢
Off-Peak 6.2582¢
Non-summer
Peak 8.2261¢
Off-Peak 6.2582¢
PAYMENT
The monthly bill rendered for service supplied hereunder is payable upon receipt, and becomes
past due 15 days from the date on which rendered.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 27, 2012 March 1, 2012
Per O.No. 32499
Jean D. Jewell Secretary
Idaho Power Company FirstSecond Revised Sheet No. 5-1
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 OriginalFirst Revised Sheet No. 5-1
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – per Order No. 32426January 19, 2012 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – JanuaryMarch 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE 5
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
TIME-OF-DAY PILOT PLAN
(OPTIONAL)
AVAILABILITY
Service under this schedule is available at points on the Company's interconnected system to
residential Customers in the Emmett Valley where existing facilities of adequate capacity and desired
phase and voltage are adjacent to the Premises to be served, additional investment by the Company
for new transmission, substation or terminal facilities is not necessary to supply the desired service, and
Advanced Meter Reading (AMR) equipment is installed. For the purposes of this schedule, the Emmett
Valley is considered to be the area within the vicinity of the cities of Emmett and Letha, Idaho.Service
under this pilot schedule is limited to no more than 1,200 metered service points.
The Residential Service Time-of-Day Pilot Plan is an optional, voluntary service that provides
residential Customers the option to take electric service with seasonal time-of-day energy rates.
If a Customer requests to participate in this Pilot, the Customer will be placed on the rate
schedule at the next regularly scheduled meter reading provided the Company has received two weeks
notice from the Customer prior to the next regularly scheduled meter read date, subject to work
schedule constraints.If a Customer requests to participate in this pilot schedule, the Customer will be
placed on the schedule within seven (7) business days, subject to work constraints.
A Customer may terminate their participation on this rate schedule at any time. However, the
Customer may not subsequently elect service under this rate schedule for one year after the effective
date of cancellation. If a Customer requests to be taken off of the schedule, the Customer will be
removed from the schedule as of the last meter read date.
APPLICABILITY
Service under this schedule is applicable to Electric Service required for residential service
Customers for general domestic uses, including single phase motors of 7½ horsepower rating or less,
subject to the following conditions:
1. When a portion of a dwelling is used regularly for business, professional or other gainful
purposes, or when service is supplied in whole or in part for business, professional, or other gainful
purposes, the Premises will be classified as non-residential and the appropriate general service
schedule will apply. However, if the wiring is so arranged that the service for residential purposes can
be metered separately, this schedule will be applied to such service.
2. Whenever the Customer's equipment does not conform to the Company's specifications
for service under this schedule, service will be supplied under the appropriate General Service
Schedule.
3. This schedule is not applicable to standby service, service for resale, or shared service.
The Company shall have the right to select and reject Pilot participants at its sole discretion.
TYPE OF SERVICE
Idaho Power Company FirstSecond Revised Sheet No. 5-1
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 OriginalFirst Revised Sheet No. 5-1
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – per Order No. 32426January 19, 2012 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – JanuaryMarch 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
The type of service provided under this schedule is single phase, alternating current at
approximately 120 or 240 volts and 60 cycles, supplied through one meter at one Point of Delivery.
Upon request by the owner of multi-family dwellings, the Company may provide 120/208 volt service for
multi-family dwellings when all equipment is U L approved to operate at 120/208 volts.
Idaho Power Company SecondThird Revised Sheet No. 5-2
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 FirstSecond Revised Sheet No. 5-2
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – per Order No. 32426January 19, 2012 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – JanuaryMarch 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE 5
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
TIME-OF-DAY PILOT PLAN
(OPTIONAL)
(Continued)
WATER HEATING
All electric water heating equipment, including water storage and tankless water heaters (hot
water on demand), shall conform to specifications of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. and the
Company. The installation of the water heating equipment shall conform to all National, State, and
Municipal Codes.. No single electric water heating unit shall exceed 6 kW; and where two or more
heating units are used, these units shall be so interlocked that not more than 6 kW can be connected at
any one time.
Where electric water heaters not complying with these specifications are installed, the Customer
will be required to pay the original installation or upgrade costs for any nonstandard facilities needed to
supply the electrical capacity to meet the water heater demand. Water heating equipment must not
impair or interfere with service to any other customer.
RESIDENTIAL SPACE HEATING
All space heating equipment to be served by the Company's system shall be single phase
equipment approved by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., and the equipment and its installation shall
conform to all National, State and Municipal Codes and to the following:
Individual resistance-type units for space heating larger than 1,650 watts shall be designed to
operate at 240 or 208 volts, and no single unit shall be larger than 6 kW. Heating units of two kW or
larger shall be controlled by approved thermostatic devices. When a group of heating units, with a total
capacity of more than 6 kW, is to be actuated by a single thermostat, the controlling switch shall be so
designed that not more than 6 kW can be switched on or off at any one time. Supplemental resistance-
type heaters, that may be used with a heat exchanger, shall comply with the specifications listed above
for such units.
SUMMER AND NON-SUMMER SEASONS
The summer season begins on June 1 of each year and ends on August 31 of each year. The
non-summer season begins on September 1 of each year and ends on May 31 of each year.
TIME PERIODS
The time periods are defined as follows. All times are stated in Mountain Time.
Summer Season
On-Peak: 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 pm. Monday through Friday
Off-Peak: 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and all hours on weekends and
holidays
Non-summer Season
Mid-Peak: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Off-Peak: 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and all hours on weekends and
holidays
Idaho Power Company SixthSeventh Revised Sheet No. 5-3
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 FifthSixth Revised Sheet No. 5-3
IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Issued – per Order No. 32426January 19, 2012 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective – JanuaryMarch 1, 2012 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
Advice No. 12-02
SCHEDULE 5
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
TIME-OF-DAY PILOT PLAN
(OPTIONAL)
(Continued)
TIME PERIODS (Continued)
Holidays are New Year's Day (January 1), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), Independence
Day (July 4), Labor Day (first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November),
and Christmas Day (December 25). If New Year’s Day, Independence Day , or Christmas Day falls on
Saturday, the preceding Friday will be designated a holiday. If New Year’s Day, Independence Day, or
Christmas Day falls on Sunday, the following Monday will be designated a holiday.
MONTHLY CHARGE
The Monthly Charge is the sum of the following charges, and may also include charges as set
forth in Schedule 54 (Fixed Cost Adjustment), Schedule 55 (Power Cost Adjustment), Schedule 91
(Energy Efficiency Rider), Schedule 95 (Adjustment for Municipal Franchise Fees), and Schedule 98
(Residential and Small Farm Energy Credit).
Service Charge, per month $5.00
Energy Charge, per kWh
Summer
On-Peak 11.3500¢
Off-Peak 6.2582¢
Non-summer
Mid-Peak 8.2261¢
Off-Peak 6.2582¢
PAYMENT
The monthly bill rendered for service supplied hereunder is payable upon receipt, and becomes
past due 15 days from the date on which rendered.
2012 Time Variant Pricing
Implementation Plan
Idaho Power Company 2012 TVP Rollout Plan
Page 1
1. Executive Summary
In 2012, Idaho Power Company (“Idaho Power” or “Company”) will begin offering an expanded
Time Variant Pricing (“TVP”) plan to residential customers in the Idaho service territory. This
offering will be limited to those customers having Advanced Metering Infrastructure (“AMI”)
equipment installed and will be capped initially at 1,200 participants. Customers will be invited
to participate in this pricing plan via a randomly selected list and a direct mail letter. Invitees
will be encouraged to access the Idaho Power web site and the Energy Use Advising Tool
(“EUAT”) to assist them in determining if the pricing option would be advantageous for them.
The first geographic area to be targeted is the greater Boise metropolitan area because customers
in this area were the first to have AMI meters installed and have at least 12 months of historic
usage for plan comparison purposes.
The overall goal of the 2012 TVP Implementation Plan is to utilize the new AMI system to offer
customers a choice of pricing plans while providing them with better tools to manage their
energy usage, to provide the Company with the opportunity to further study the effects of a time
variant rate on customers’ usage, and to help shape the Company’s future communication efforts.
This implementation project will also provide an opportunity to evaluate the impact of this new
rate offering on Company revenues and costs.
2. TVP Plan Offering
Idaho Power currently has two residential time variant pricing tariffs: Schedule 5, Time-of-Day
Pilot and Schedule 4, Energy Watch Pilot. Both pricing tariffs have seasonal Peak and Off-Peak
rates and the Energy Watch Pilot includes a critical peak price during the summer season. Both
of these tariffs will be modified for use in this implementation plan.
Time-of-Day Plan
In March 2012, Idaho Power plans to remove the geographical limits currently imposed by
Schedule 5 and begin a limited offering of the Time-of-Day pricing plan to Idaho residential
customers. This plan will be offered on an optional, voluntary basis with no minimum usage
requirement. The only requirement is that an AMI meter exists at the customer’s residence.
Idaho Power proposes this pricing option be offered as a pilot in order to be able to limit the
2012 TVP Rollout Plan Idaho Power Company
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number of participants until Idaho Power’s new customer billing and information system is in
place and in order to study TVP impacts on customer usage as well as Company costs and
revenues.
The Time-of-Day plan uses currently approved hourly pricing in the summer and non-summer
months. The current rates in this tariff approved January 1, 2012, are:
Service Charge, per month $5.00
Energy Charge, per kWh Summer Non-Summer
Peak 11.3500¢ 8.2261¢
Off-Peak 6.2582¢ 6.2582¢
During the summer season, June 1 through August 31st, Peak hours are 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on
weekdays and all other hours are Off-Peak. During the non-summer season, September 1
through May 31, Peak hours are 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays, with all other hours being
Off-Peak. Holidays, as defined in the tariff, are Off-Peak.
The Time-of-Day pricing plan is designed to send price signals to customers that more closely
reflect the costs of serving those customers. The Time-of-Day plan also provides customers the
opportunity to take control of when they use energy and possibly lower their bill by shifting
usage to lower cost time periods.
Suspension of Energy Watch Plan
Idaho Power is proposing to suspend the current Energy Watch Pilot tariff, Schedule 4, for
approximately one year. The Company plans to file in early 2013 to withdraw the temporary
tariff suspension.
The reason Idaho Power is offering only the Time-of-Day plan in the first year is to simplify the
offering and make it easier for customers to understand. This phased-in approach provides
residential customers time to evaluate and value the benefits of a time variant rate compared to
their current tiered rate design. Other utilities implementing TVP offerings have reported that
when a new pricing structure is introduced to customers, rollout is more successful when new
concepts are gradually introduced to customers. When only one option is provided, information
is easier for customers to understand and evaluate.
Idaho Power Company 2012 TVP Rollout Plan
Page 3
The Company believes that customers will be more accepting of the transition to time variant
pricing if customers can become more comfortable with how they use energy under this
approach followed by the implementation of additional pricing options. It is expected that the
rollout will be more successful if time-of-use rates are introduced first so customers can become
more comfortable with how they use energy on an hourly basis. This approach makes sense
because the Energy Watch plan is a more complicated rate design with critical peak pricing
layered on top of a time-of-use rate. Because the Energy Watch plan has time varying rates all
year similar in structure to the Time-of-Day plan, its introduction a year later should be easier for
customers to understand and adopt.
By delaying the implementation of the Energy Watch plan, Idaho Power will be able to evaluate
proper integration of a critical peak pricing program with other options provided for the
Company’s residential customers (i.e., how Energy Watch, and the Company’s residential
demand response program (A/C Cool Credit), can best work together). The delayed start of the
Energy Watch plan will also provide the Company time to evaluate the value of the Energy
Watch plan in comparison to other demand response resources.
Limited Enrollment
Idaho Power is planning a “soft” rollout of the Time-of-Day rate plan by limiting the number of
enrollments to 1,200 for the 2012 calendar year. With the current Idaho Power Customer
Information System (CIS) in place, the processes necessary to enroll a new customer onto a TVP
pricing plan are manual and time consuming. An enrollment cap is needed because of employee
resource and system limitations caused by the current customer information system. The 1,200
participation cap eliminates the possibility of having to add personnel only for this task. Idaho
Power is in the process of implementing a new customer billing system which will be more
flexible in its ability to handle the new rate designs. The Company is planning to transition into
the new billing system at the end of 2012. The new customer billing system will have the
functionality to process new customers to time variant rates more easily and rapidly, enabling the
Company to expand its TVP offering in 2013.
2012 TVP Rollout Plan Idaho Power Company
Page 4
3. Customer Enrollment
Idaho Power will initiate its TVP expansion by providing a sample of customers a direct mail
letter that will include educational material describing the rate plan and what customers should
consider when evaluating whether to sign up for the Time-of-Day plan or whether to stay on the
Standard plan, Schedule 1.
Customers will be invited to go to a link on the Idaho Power web site where they will be
encouraged to sign into Account Manager and then into the new Energy Use Advising Tool. The
EUAT will calculate monthly and annual bills for each customer under the current Standard plan
and the Time-of-Day plan using their actual 12-month historical energy usage. A simple
calculator provided on the web site will help customers determine the impact on their bill if they
use energy the same as the previous year or if they can shift a percentage of their usage to the
Off-Peak hours. Suggestions of actions necessary to make these changes will also be provided in
the EUAT.
If customers decide they want to go on the new rate, they will be encouraged to sign up on the
Company’s web site. There will also be a dedicated phone number for customers to call to sign
up over the phone or to ask for further information.
Informational materials and messaging will be tested and refined during this initial rollout year.
4. Participant Selection
For customers to properly evaluate whether or not to elect to go on the new pricing plan, it is
preferable for them to have at least 12 months of hourly usage available on the web in the EUAT.
Because the AMI meters were installed in specific areas across Idaho Power’s service territory
over the three-year AMI implementation timeline, Idaho Power’s direct mail invitation process
will be first offered in those areas that have at least 12 months of historic hourly usage
information. The first waves of direct mail invitations will target the first geographic area which
received AMI meters which are the Boise, Garden City, Eagle, Star, Meridian, Nampa, and
Middleton areas.
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Based on the experience of other utilities when soliciting participation for pricing options, Idaho
Power expects around a 2-3 percent sign-up rate in response to the direct mail letters. With a 2-3
percent sign-up response, approximately 40,000 to 60,000 invitation letters will need to be sent
out in order to achieve 1,200 participants. In order to manage the workload on the Customer
Service Center, Idaho Power will modulate the size and frequency of the direct mail “waves”
sent to residential customers.
The customers invited to participate will be randomly selected from a sample population which
will be stratified for the offering and for the subsequent analysis according to usage
characteristics of the entire Idaho Power residential customer population. In this way, Idaho
Power can use the resulting data from participants to help predict the overall acceptance of this
rate introduction as it is subsequently rolled out to the Company’s entire residential class.
Once the entire 1,200 pilot participants are signed up for the rate, a closely matched control
group will be selected to aid in evaluating effects of the pilot versus the overall residential
population.
The only general exclusion from this initial process is to customers who are identified as renters.
Rental customers generally move from one place to another at a high frequency. As mentioned,
the processes necessary to sign up a new customer onto a TVP pricing plan is very manual and
time consuming. Rental customers will remain eligible under the tariff; however, they will not
be a part of the selected sample determination because of this constraint. It is anticipated that
after the new billing system is installed, this constraint will not exist.
Idaho Power also plans to make this tariff available to owners of electric vehicles (“EV”)
throughout its Idaho service territory. Although Idaho Power has no direct way to determine who
owns an electric vehicle at this time, educational information about the Time-of-Day pricing plan
will be provided to car dealerships to pass on to new EV owners. Idaho Power plans to
encourage residential customers who purchase an electric vehicle to consider a time variant
pricing option. On the Time-of-Day plan, customers can charge their cars during Off-Peak
hours, pay a lower rate, and receive a lower bill than if they charged their car during Peak hours
and paid Peak hour rates. If customers charge their cars during Off-Peak hours instead of Peak
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hours, it will reduce the potential negative impact of this new end-use load on the Idaho Power
system.
Even though the focus of the 2012 rollout will primarily be on customers invited from the
selected geographic area and, secondarily, on customers with electric vehicles, other participants
will not be excluded and can be analyzed separately from the customers in the targeted rollout.
At this time, customers electing to go on the Time-of-Day plan cannot be a net metering
customer. This is due to the limitations of the current billing system which cannot bill the
negative meter readings that could potentially occur if a customer’s generation was greater than
his or her consumption.
Customers on the Time-of-Day plan are eligible to participate in the Company’s residential
demand response plan, the A/C Cool Credit program.
The Emmett Valley customers who were previously on the Time-of-Day and Energy Watch
pricing plans have been transitioned to the Standard plan, Schedule 1. Because they had meters
that were incompatible with the time variant measuring component configuration of the proposed
new rate design, Idaho Power changed their meters to the new AMI meters and they now have
the correct component configuration. Idaho Power personnel will work with each customer
previously on a time variant schedule in Emmett to explain the new TVP plan and determine if
they want to enroll under the revised Schedule 5.
5. Financial and Usage Impact
As part of this implementation plan, Idaho Power will set up a study for the purpose of analyzing
the impacts of time variant pricing on participant usage patterns, identifying customer response
to different communication messages, and evaluating revenue impacts.
The expanded offering of TVP plans to residential customers may have a financial impact on
Idaho Power resulting from changes to costs and revenues. Idaho Power first raised this issue in
Case No. IPC-E-05-02, the request for the TVP pilot program in Emmett. The Commission, in
Order No. 29737, approving the pilot program stated: “However, the Company stated that the
issue of lost revenues, and any mechanism that may be adopted to address lost revenues, should
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be fully investigated if either pilot program becomes permanent or is expanded beyond its
current scope.” Idaho Power’s TVP implementation team will develop an analysis of the
potential financial impacts resulting in an expansion of TVP rate options to residential customers
and propose ways to address revenue requirement deficits after completion of the analysis. The
following section explores these issues.
Short-Term Adjustment Due to Customer Transitions
Customers selecting to participate in the TVP offerings may be “structural winners” or “losers”
in that they will experience bill reductions or increases, respectively, with no change in usage
patterns. In this case, for each customer whose bill changes by simply changing rate options
without changing usage patterns there is an equal revenue impact to the Company.
Given that time-of-use rates are intended to reflect costs to serve, it can suggest that a customer
who is a structural winner by moving to a time-of-use rate and does not change their
consumption patterns, then they were paying more than their true cost-of-service, and in essence,
subsidizing other customers within the class. Alternately, if a customer would be a structural
loser by moving to a time-of-use rate, that would suggest they were paying below their true cost-
of-service and may not choose to participate. These customers may prefer to remain on the
standard plan and continue to receive the intra-class subsidy.
Idaho Power conducted a preliminary study to estimate the potential revenue impact on the
Company due to the movement of customers from Schedule 1 to Schedule 5. The 2011 hourly
kWh data from the 250 customers in the Company’s existing residential load research sample
was used as representative data of the total Idaho Power residential customer population. For
each of the customers in the load research sample, both Schedule 1 base rates and Schedule 5
base rates were applied to the hourly usage. A monthly and annual bill was calculated for each
customer for both rate plans. From this data, a delta was calculated showing how much the
annual bill for each customer would decrease or increase on an annual basis, both in total dollar
amount and in percent, by moving from Schedule 1 to Schedule 5. No change in energy usage
was assumed. Calculating these bill impacts as a percent of the Standard Schedule 1 bill
produces the following spread:
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Billing Impact of Moving From Schedule 1 to 5
Number of Customers
Range: 9.3 percent increase to -14.2 percent decrease
Total dollar impact of each customer in the data set is plotted below.
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As this graph shows, the largest annual bill reduction was $651.25 and the largest annual bill
increase was $47.65, while the average impact for the 250 customers in this sample was a bill
reduction of $24.43.
Expanding this “average” impact to 1,000 plan participants (for ease of using this analysis, 1,000
participants is used instead of 1,200 participants), the aggregate bill reduction for these 1,000
customers would correspond to a revenue reduction for the Company of $24,430.
However, it is counterintuitive to assume that customers will elect to move to a new rate
structure if they know they will increase their bill. If all customers who are “structural losers,”
are excluded, the range of annual bill impacts for the “structural winners” is from an annual bill
reduction of $1.03 to an annual bill reduction of $651.25. The potential range of revenue
reduction in this case for 1,000 new TVP customers is from approximately $1,000 to as high as
$650,000. The average annual impact of structural winners is about $78.00 or a $78,000 revenue
reduction for 1,000 participants.
Price Elasticity Impact
Some customers may shift or shave usage in response to hourly price signals in order to lower
their bill. When this happens, there is reduction in revenue for the Company; however, there is
also reduction in expenses for the Company (because energy is not being provided during the
higher cost Peak hours). There is also the possibility that customers may increase Off-Peak
energy usage in response to lower prices, for example, by adding electric vehicle charging.
Understanding and quantifying these changes is critical as more customers adopt TVP pricing
options. Over time, usage change in response to prices that are set closer to the cost-of-service
should increase system efficiency.
The short term adjustment and price electricity impacts briefly discussed above may also have an
impact on Idaho Power’s existing mechanisms such as the Power Cost Adjustment, Fixed Cost
Adjustment, and Load Change Adjustment Rate. Therefore, the Company plans to conduct a
comprehensive financial and usage impact analysis in order to propose a future true-up
mechanism.
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6. Projected 2012 Timeline
January/February
File tariff and request approval
Prepare web site for presentation
Develop communication material
Prepare sample for customer invitation
March/April
Begin sending first invitation letters
Prepare database for analyses
May/June/July/August/September
Expand rate plan to continue customer enrollment
October/November/December
Evaluate customer adoption patterns
Begin selecting customers for control group
Evaluate any customer kWh usage impacts
Study revenue impacts
Prepare for 2013 implementation plan
7. Future Plans
After the 2012 rollout activities, Idaho Power expects to expand the time variant pricing offering
to more customers. In early spring 2013, Idaho Power will file to add Schedule 4, Energy Watch
plan, as an optional rate available to residential customers. With the implementation of the new
billing system, the Company plans to be able to offer the TVP plans to more residential
customers in the Idaho service territory. Research conducted in 2012 will assist in refining
customer messaging and in ensuring effective evaluation tools are provided to customers. With
the data gathered in 2012, Idaho Power will be able to more clearly indicate the impacts on
revenue and costs due to the implementation of the optional TVP rate plans.