20131205Tariff.pdf

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2013 October 24 AM 11:20
IDAHO PABLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
Donovan Walker
Lead Counsel
[e-mail]
October 24,2013
Jean D. Jewell, Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ldaho 837 20-0A7 4 lPc- E-t3-2{
Re: Tariff Advice No. 13-05
Revisions to Schedule 86 - Cogeneration and Small Power Production
Non-Firm Energy
Dear Ms. Jewell:
ldaho Power Company ("ldaho Powef) herewith transmits for filing the First
Revised Sheet No. 86-1. This tariff revision updates Schedule 86 to reflect that the Mid-
Columbia Electricity Price lndex (.'Mid-C lndex') previously provided by Dow Jones is now
provided by Platts. This tariff reMsion also updates Schedule 86 to clarify that the
Avoided Energy Cost is the volume-weighted average of the daily on-peak and off-peak
Mid-C lndex prices for non-firm energy. Also transmitted is a copy of Schedule 86 in
legislative format.
ldaho Power received notice (see attached) regarding its subscription to the Dow
Jones index fnrm McGraw Hill Financialthat as of close of business on Friday, September
13, 2013, the Dow Jones index has transitioned to Platts. Platts now provides the Non-
Firm Mid-C electricity index information that was previously provided by Dow Jones. This
tariff advice replaces 'Dow Jones" with "Platts' in Schedule 86 and removes the language.published in the Wall Street Journal."
ln addition, this tariff advice adds the word "volume" before the words 'weighted
average" to provide additional clarity. This calculation has always used the volume-
weighted avercge of the daily on-peak and off-peak Mid-C lndex prices for non-firm energy
to determine the Avoided Energy Cost. This tariff advice clarifies that the weighted
average used to determine the Avoided Energy Cost is the volume-weighted average and
inserts the term "volume" before'\rveighted average" to add clarity to Schedule 86.
P.O. Box 70 (83707)
1221 W. ldaho St.
Boise, lD 83702
Jean D. Jewell, Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
October 24,2013
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TRANSITION OF THE
DOW JONES U.S. ELECTRICIW INDICES
Transition Highlights
Effective after the close of business on Friday, September L3,2Ot3, Platts, a leading global provider of energy,
petrochemicals, metals and agriculture information, and a premier source of benchmark price assessments for those
commodity markets, will begin providing you with price data that will replace the U.S. electricity prices you currently
receive from S&P Dow Jones lndices.
As a result, the calculation and dissemination of the Dow Jones U.S. Electricity lndices willtransition to Platts. The
following table highlights the changes that will take place as a result of this transition. The full Platts Methodology Guide
is available here.
S&P DourJones lndices Calculatlon
Methodotocv Platts Calculation Methodology
Dates Prices published on flow date.Prices published on trade date.
Calculation
Weighted average index.
Weighted average price assessment with high
correlation to the Dow Jones U.S. Electricity
lndices.
Both firm and non-firm liquidated damages
are calculated.
Both firm and non-firm liquidated damages
will be calculated.
Contributors There is substantial overlap between the contributors to Platts and Dow Jones Electricity
lndices; this ensures ongoing continuity in pricing.
Distribution
. Files will be delivered via the Platts FTP feed in comma separated value (.csv) format
beginning September L3,2Ot3. There will be no change to file formats.
e Email delivery will continue from September 13 through October 30, 2013 in .csv format.
Email delivery will cease on October 37,2013.
Reminder: as previously announced, effective after the close of business on Friday, August 30, 2013, S&P Dow Jones
lndices will no longer calculate the Dow Jones U.S. Hourly Electricity lndices.
ldaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 86-1
Cancels
|.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 OrioinalSheet No. 86-1
SCHEDULE 86
COGENERATION AND SMALL
POWER PRODUCTION NON-FIRM
ENERGY
AVAILABILITY
Service under this schedule is available throughout the Company's service tenitory within the
State of ldaho.
APPLICABILITY
Service under this schedule is applicable to any Seller that:
1. Owns or operates a Qualifying Facility with a nameplate capacity rating of less than 10
MW and desires to sell Energy generated by the Qualifying Facility to the Company on a non-firm, if, as,
and when available basis;
2. Meets all applicable requirements of the Company's Schedule 72 and the Generation
I nterconnection Process.
DEFINITIONS
Avoided Enerov Cost is the volume-weighted average of the daily on-peak and off-peak Platts
Mid-Columbia Electricity Price lndex (Platts Mid-C lndex) prices for non-firm energy. lf the Dow Jones
Mid-C lndex prices are not reported for a particular day or days, the average of the immediately preceding
and following reporting periods or days will be used.
Desionated Disoatch Facilitv is the Company's Boise Bench Dispatch Center.
Enerov means the non-firm electric energy, expressed in kWh, generated by the Qualifying
Facility and delivered by the Seller to the Company in accordance with the conditions of this schedule.
Energy is measured net of Losses and Station Use.
Generation Facilitv means equipment used to produce electric energy at a specific physical
location, which meets the requirements to be a Qualifying Facility.
Generation lnterconnection Process is the Company's generation interconnection application and
engineering review process developed to ensure a safe and reliable generation interconnection.
lnterconnection Facilities are allfacilities reasonably required by Prudent Electrical Practices and
the National Electric Safety Code to interconnect and safely deliver Energy from the Qualifying Facility to
the Company's system, including, but not limited to, connection, transformation, switching, metering,
relaying, com m unications, d iscon nection, and safety eq uipment.
Losses are the loss of electric energy occurring as a result of the transformation and transmission
of electric energy from the Qualifying Facility to the Point of Delivery.
IDAHO
lssued - October 24,2013
Effective - November 24,2013
lssued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West ldaho Street, Boise, ldaho
ldaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 86-1
Cancels
|.P.U.C. No. 29. Tariff No. 101 OrioinalSheet No. 86-1
SCHEDULE 86
COGENERATION AND SMALL
POWER PRODUCTION NON-FIRM
ENERGY
AVAILABILITY
Service under this schedule is available throughout the Company's service territory within the
State of ldaho.
APPLICABILIry
Service under this schedule is applicable to any Seller that:
1. Owns or operates a Qualifying Facility with a nameplate capacity rating of less than 10
MW and desires to sell Energy generated by the Qualifying Facility to the Company on a non-firm, if, as,
and when available basis;
2. Meets all applicable requirements of the Company's Schedule 72 and the Generation
I nterconnection Process.
DEFINITIONS
Avoided Enerqv Cost is the volume-weighted average of the daily on-peak and off-peak Dew
J€nesflIe!:g Mid-Columbia Electricity Price lndex (Deur-JenesPlatts Mid-C lndex) prices for non;firmenergy.lftheDowJonesMid-clndexpricesarenotreportedfora
particular day or days, the average of the immediately preceding and following reporting periods or days
will be used.
Desionated Dispatch Facilitv is the Company's Boise Bench Dispatch Center.
Enerov means the non-firm electric energy, expressed in kWh, generated by the Qualifying
Facility and delivered by the Seller to the Company in accordance with the conditions of this schedule.
Energy is measured net of Losses and Station Use.
Generation Facilitv means equipment used to produce electric energy at a specific physical
location, which meets the requirements to be a Qualifying Facility.
Generation !nterconnection Process is the Company's generation interconnection application and
engineering review process developed to ensure a safe and reliable generation interconnection.
lnterconnection Facilities are allfacilities reasonably required by Prudent Electrical Practices and
the National Electric Safety Code to interconnect and safely deliver Energy from the Qualifying Facility to
the Company's system, including, but not limited to, connection, transformation, switching, metering,
relaying, com m unications, discon nection, and safety eq uipment.
Losses are the loss of electric energy occurring as a result of the transformation and transmission
of electric energy from the Qualifying Facility to the Point of Delivery.
IDAHO lssued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
lssued - WOctober 24. 2013Jehn-R€aleGreqorv W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Effective -1221 West ldaho Street, Boise, ldaho