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Home My WebLink AboutFinal Approved Tariffs.pdf LISA D. NORDSTROM Lead Counsel lnordstrom@idahopower.com February 26, 2014 Jean D. Jewell, Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Street P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 Re: IPC-E-14-01 - Compliance Filing to Update the Substation Allowance and Vested Interest Provisions under Schedule 19, Large Power Service Dear Ms. Jewell: Pursuant to Idaho Public Utilities Commission Order No. 32982, attached for filing are revised tariff sheets for Schedule 19. The only revisions to the tariff sheets are the effective dates which have been updated to February 25, 2014, in compliance with the order. If you have any questions regarding this tariff advice, please contact Connie Aschenbrenner at 388-5994 or caschenbrenner@idahopower.com. Sincerely, Lisa D. Nordstrom LDN:kkt Enclosures cc: Greg Said RA File Legal File RECEIVED 2014 February 26 AM 9:31 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Idaho Power Company I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Original Sheet No. 19-5 IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY Issued per Order No. 32982 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Effective – February 25, 2014 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho SCHEDULE 19 LARGE POWER SERVICE (Continued) SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUBSTATION ALLOWANCES AND/OR TRANSMISSION VESTED INTEREST Definitions Additional Schedule 19 Applicant is a Schedule 19 Customer whose Application requires the Company to provide new or relocated service from Substation Facilities served by an existing section of Transmission Facilities with a Transmission Vested Interest. Applicant is a Schedule 19 Customer whose Application requires the Company to provide new or relocated service from Substation Facilities served by Transmission Facilities that are free and clear of any Transmission Vested Interest. Application is a request by an Applicant or Additional Schedule 19 Applicant for new electric service from the Company. Connected Load is the total nameplate MW rating of the electric loads connected for Schedule 19 service. Distribution Facilities include structures, wires, insulators, and related equipment that are operated at a 34.5 kilovolt or lower rating. Substation Allowance is the portion of the cost of the Substation Facilities funded by the Company. Substation Facilities include those facilities and related equipment that transform the voltage of energy from a 44 kilovolt or higher rating to a 34.5 kilovolt or lower rating. Transmission Facilities include structures, wires, insulators, and related equipment that are operated at a 44 kilovolt or higher rating. Transmission Line Installation is any installation of new Transmission Facilities owned by the Company. Transmission Line Installation Charge is the partially refundable charge assessed an Applicant or Additional Schedule 19 Applicant whenever a Transmission Line Installation is built for that individual. Transmission Vested Interest is the right to a refund that an Applicant or Additional Schedule 19 Applicant holds in a specific section of Transmission Facilities when Additional Schedule 19 Applicants attach to that section of Transmission Facilities. Transmission Vested Interest Charge is an amount collected from an Additional Schedule 19 Applicant for refund to a Transmission Vested Interest Holder. Transmission Vested Interest Holder is a person or entity that has paid a refundable Transmission Line Installation Charge to the Company for a Transmission Line Installation. IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Feb. 25, 2014 Feb. 25, 2014 Per O.N. 32982 Jean D. Jewell Secretary Idaho Power Company I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Original Sheet No. 19-6 IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY Issued per Order No. 32982 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Effective – February 25, 2014 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho SCHEDULE 19 LARGE POWER SERVICE (Continued) SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUBSTATION ALLOWANCES AND/OR TRANSMISSION VESTED INTEREST (Continued) Definitions (Continued) Transmission Vested Interest Portion is that part of the Company’s transmission system in which a Transmission Vested Interest is held. Substation Allowance If a Schedule 19 Customer’s request for service requires the installation of new or upgraded transformer capacity in Substation Facilities, the following considerations will be included in the separate agreement between the Customer and the Company: The Customer will initially pay for the cost of new or upgraded Substation Facilities required because of the Customer’s request. The Customer will be eligible to receive a one- time Substation Allowance based upon subsequent sustained usage of capacity by the Customer. a. Substation Allowance: The maximum possible allowance will be determined by multiplying the Customer’s projected increase in load by $64,580 per MW, but will not exceed the actual cost of the Substation Facilities. b. Substation Allowance Refunds: The Substation Allowance will be refunded to the Customer over a five-year period, with annual payments based on the Customer’s Basic Load Capacity at the time of refund. The first refund will be paid one year following the first month energy is delivered through the new Substation Facilities. The refunds will occur based on the following adjustment, which will be added to the Substation Allowance received in the previous year. If there is no change in load from the previous year, the Substation Allowance for that year is equal to the Substation Allowance from the previous year: ((Change in load from the previous year as measured in MW) x (Substation Allowance per MW)) Number of Substation Allowance Refunds remaining in five-year period The Customer’s annual refunds will be made in accordance with the Substation Allowance amount stated in the separate construction agreement between the Customer and the Company. Transmission Vested Interest If a Schedule 19 Customer’s request for service requires the installation of new or upgraded capacity in Transmission Facilities, and those Transmission Facilities are serving the Customer by a radial feed, the following considerations will be included in the separate agreement between the Customer and the Company: IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Feb. 25, 2014 Feb. 25, 2014 Per O.N. 32982 Jean D. Jewell Secretary Idaho Power Company I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Original Sheet No. 19-7 IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY Issued per Order No. 32982 Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Effective – February 25, 2014 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho SCHEDULE 19 LARGE POWER SERVICE (Continued) SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUBSTATION ALLOWANCES AND/OR TRANSMISSION VESTED INTEREST (Continued) Transmission Vested Interest (Continued) The Customer will initially pay for the cost of new or upgraded Transmission Facilities required because of the Customer’s request. The Customer may be eligible to receive Transmission Vested Interest Refunds in accordance with Schedule 19. Transmission Vested Interest Refunds. Transmission Vested Interest Refunds will be paid by the Company and funded by the Additional Schedule 19 Applicant's Transmission Vested Interest Charge as calculated in accordance with Schedule 19. The initial Applicant will be eligible to receive refunds up to 80 percent of their original construction cost. Transmission Vested Interest Refund Limitations a. Transmission Vested Interest Refunds will be funded by no more than 4 Additional Schedule 19 Applicants during the 5-year period following the completion date of the Transmission Line Installation. b. In no circumstance will refunds exceed 100 percent of the refundable portion of any party's cash payment to the Company. Transmission Vested Interest Charges: Additional Schedule 19 Applicants with a Connected Load of greater than 1 MW who connect to a Transmission Vested Interest Portion of a Transmission Line Installation will pay a Transmission Vested Interest Charge to be refunded to the Transmission Vested Interest Holder. An Additional Schedule 19 Applicant will pay an amount determined by this equation: Transmission Vested Interest Charge = A x B where; A = Load Ratio: Additional Schedule 19 Applicant’s Connected Load divided by the sum of Additional Applicant’s Connected Load and Transmission Vested Interest Holder’s load. B = Vested Interest Holder’s un-refunded contribution The Additional Schedule 19 Applicant has no Transmission Vested Interest and the Transmission Vested Interest Holder remains the Transmission Vested Interest Holder. The Transmission Vested Interest Holder’s Transmission Vested Interest will be reduced by the newest Additional Schedule 19 Applicant’s payment. The Transmission Vested Interest Charge will not exceed the sum of the Transmission Vested Interests in the Transmission Line Installation. If an Additional Schedule 19 Applicant connects to a portion of a vested Transmission Line Installation which was established under a prior rule or schedule, the Transmission Vested Interest Charges of the previous rule or schedule apply to the Additional Schedule 19 Applicant. IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Feb. 25, 2014 Feb. 25, 2014 Per O.N. 32982 Jean D. Jewell Secretary