20140808Decision Memo.pdf

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DECISION MEMORANDUM

TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL

FROM: NEIL PRICE
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

DATE: AUGUST 7, 2014

SUBJECT: IDAHO POWER’S APPLICATION FOR A DETERMINATION OF 2013
DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT (DSM) EXPENSES AS PRUDENTLY
INCURRED, CASE NO. IPC-E-14-04

On March 17, 2014, Idaho Power Company (“Idaho Power” or “Company”) submitted an
Application submitted its Demand-Side Management 2013 Annual Report (“DSM 2013 Annual
Report”) and makes application to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) for an
Order designating Idaho Power’s expenditures of $21,748,331 in Idaho Energy Efficiency Rider
(“Rider”) funds and $4,203,155 of demand response (“DR”) program incentives included in the
2014 Power Cost Adjustment (“PCA”), for a total of $25,951,486, as prudently incurred
demand-side management (“DSM”) expenses.
On April 30, 2014, the Commission issued a Notice of Application, Notice of
Intervention Deadline and Notice of Modified Procedure. See Order No. 33032. A comment
deadline of 90 days from the date of the Order was established.
Thereafter, the Idaho Conservation League (“ICL”) and Industrial Customers of
Idaho Power (“ICIP”) submitted Petitions to Intervene as a party. Both parties were granted
leave to intervene as a party in this case. ICL, ICIP and Staff each submitted written comments
within the established comment period.
IDAHO POWER MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
On August 5, 2014, Idaho Power filed a Motion for Extension of Time in which to
file its reply comments. The Company states that “based upon information contained in Staff’s
Comments, Idaho Power has discovery requests of Staff. . . .” The Company “anticipates that it
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will need two weeks from the receipt of that information to draft its reply comments, for a
requested reply comment deadline of September 9, 2014.”
ICIP, ICL and Staff do not object to Idaho Power’s Motion.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to grant Idaho Power’s Motion for Extension of Time in
which to file its reply comments until September 9, 2014?

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