20150515PAC Agreement Letter.pdf

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May 15,2015
VA OWRNIGHT DELIVERY
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington
Boise,lD 83702-5983
Attention: Jean D. Jewell
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Kristine A. Sasser
Deputy Attomey General
CASE NO. PAC.E-15.07:
UPDATE TO PUBLISHED AVOIDED COST RATES TO REF'LECT AN
UPDATED NATURAL GAS PRICE FORECAST OF THE U.S. ENERGY
INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (EIA)
Dear Ms. Huang;
Thank you for your letter and worksheets dated May 7,2015 in which you provided the
Surrogate Avoided Resource avoided cost rates which have been updated to incorporate the
release of a new natural gas price forecast by EIA.
PacifiCorp has reviewed EIA's gas forecast and stafPs update to the published avoided cost
rates. This letter is to acknowledge that the prices have been updated correctly and that the
Company accepts the new schedules as accurate.
Any informal inquiries should be directed to Ted Weston at [phone].
.#L"wtSSincerely,
Jeffrey K. tarsen
Vice President, Regulation