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LISA D. NORDSTROM
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Jean D. Jewell, Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
Boise, ldaho 83702
Re: Case No. IPC-E-16-14
New Tariff Schedule 63, A Community Solar Pilot Program - ldaho Power
Company's Application and Testimonies
Dear Ms. Jewe!!:
Enclosed for filing in the above matter please find an original and seven (7) copies
of ldaho Power Company's Application.
Also enclosed for filing are an original and eight (8) copies of the Direct Testimony of
Matthew T. Larkin, the Direct Testimony of Peter Pengilly, and the Direct Testimony of
Dave Angell. One copy of the aforementioned testimonies have been designated as the
"Reporter's Copy." ln addition, a disk containing a Word version of the testimonies is
enclosed for the Reporter.
lf you have any questions about the enclosed documents, please do not hesitate to
contact me.
ly yours,
LDN:kkt
Enclosures
LISA D. NORDSTROM (lSB No. 5733)
ldaho Power Company
1221 West ldaho Street (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ldaho 83707
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
lnordstrom@idahopower. com
Attomey for ldaho Power Company
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR
APPROVAL OF NEW TARIFF SCHEDULE
63, A COMMUNITY SOLAR PILOT
PROGRAM.
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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
CASE NO. !PC-E-16-14
APPLICATION
ldaho Power Company ("ldaho Powe/'or "Company"), in accordance with ldaho
Code S 61-503 and RP 52, hereby respectfully applies to the ldaho Public Utilities
Commission ("Commission") for an order authorizing ldaho Power to implement an
optional program, Schedule 63, Community Solar Pilot Program ("Program"). The
Company is proposing to build a 500 kilowatt ("kW") single-axis tracking community
solar array in southeast Boise that will exist to allow a limited number of ldaho Powe/s
ldaho customers the opportunity to voluntarily subscribe to the generation output.
Participating customers will be required to pay a one-time upfrcnt Subscription Fee
("Subscription Fee") and in retum will receive a monthly bi!! credit ("Solar Energy
Credit") for their designated share of the energy produced from the affay.
APPLICATION - 1
Based on the cunent timeline, and contingent upon Commission approval, the
Company plans to have the facility built and operational no later than June of 2017.
ldaho Power requests that the Commission issue an order approving this Application by
September 15, 2016, to allow the Company time to solicit Program participants and
construct the solar anay prior to its June 2017 commercial operation date.
ln support of this Application, ldaho Power represents as follows:
I. BACKGROUND
1. For many customers, direct ownership and operation of solar resources is
not desirable or feasible. Customer ownership and operation requires upfront capital
costs, as well as long{erm expenses and liabilities associated with system operation
and maintenance. Beyond cost considerations, rooftop or ground-mounted solar
installations are feasible only for certain property owners. Customers who reside in
rental properties, multi-unit dwellings, or townhomes are necessarily limited in their
options, as well as customers that have aging rooftops, shading, or unsuitable rooftop
orientation. The Company's proposed Community Solar Pilot Program is designed as
an alternative to customers who fall into the various categories mentioned above.
2. Although modifications to Idaho Powe/s Green Energy Purchase Program
Rider ("Green Power Program") have been simultaneously filed in Case No. IPC-E-16-
13, it should not be confused with the Community Solar Pilot Program. The existing
Green Power Program allows customers to contribute to renewable energy through the
purchase of renewable energy certificates ("REC"). The Company, through a broker,
purchases and retires RECs on behalf of the program participants and the participant is
able to claim the "green" attributes from the renewable energy sources that generated
the RECs. ln contrast, a customer participating in the Community Solar Pilot Program is
subscribing to the energy produced from a specific solar photovoltaic ("PV") resource
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and receiving a bill credit based upon their !eve! of subscription and the actual
generation from their portion of the anay. ldaho Power will retire the RECs from the
Program on behalf of the participants.
3. ldaho Power intends for this initial offering to be treated as a pilot program
to allow the Company to leam about the complexities associated with offering
community solar programs including: customer commitment, construction, contracting,
interconnection, maintenance, and bi!!ing. The Program is designed as a new option in
response to customers' preference for renewable energy options, and will serve to
inform the consideration of potential expanded offerings in the future.
II. PROGRAM DESIGN AND COSTS
4. ln the direct testimony that accompanies this Application, Mr. Peter
Pengilly discusses the customer input that led the Company to offer this Program, the
Program design, and the ongoing costs associated with offering the Program.
5. Customer lnput. Customers have expressed interest in central station
distributed solar generation in forums that include the 2015 lntegrated Resource Plan
discussions, the lntegrated Resource Plan Advisory Council, the Wood River Valley
Renewable Energy Working Group, and customer satisfaction research studies. On
May 26, 2016, ldaho Power hosted a stakeholder meeting to present an outline of the
Company's Program design. The feedback from attendees was generally positive while
several questions were addressed. Idaho Power staff also visited the neighborhood
near where the Company is proposing to build the anay. Additionally, ldaho Power
circulated information to the neighborhoods adjacent to the project either through
personal hand-delivered letters or through their respective homeowners associations.
6. Participation. The Program is open to Residential Service (Schedules 1
and 5), Small General Service (Schedule 7), Large General Service (Schedule 9), Large
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Power Service (Schedule 19), Agricultura! lnigation Service (Schedule 24), Micron
Special Contract (Schedule 26), Simplot Specia! Contract (Schedule 29), and the
Department of Energy Special Contract (Schedule 30) customers ("Eligible
Customers"). Participation is voluntary and available on a first come first served basis.
7. lndividual Customer Subscriptions. Program participants may elect to
purchase one or more subscriptions in the generation output for the life of the project
(25 years). lndividual residential customers may subscribe to an expected annual
production up to but not exceeding 100 percent of their usage for the prior 12 months,
on a kilowatt-hour ("kwh") basis. ldaho Power employees and net metering customers
will only be able to subscribe after the initial 60-day enrollment period in order to test
other customers' commitment to community solar. Eligible Customers' expected annual
production associated with their subscription leve! cannot exceed 100 percent of their
usage for the prior 12 months, on a kWh basis. Nonresidential customers are limited to
50 subscriptions each.
8. Aqoreqate Customer Subscriptions. lnitially non-residential customers will
be limited to 470 subscriptions in aggregate, representing approximately 150 kW of the
tota! 500 kW, and residential customers will be able to subscribe to 1093 subscriptions
or about 350 kW. Subscriptions will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until
Program capacity is reached. The first 60 days of the initial enrollment window will
reserve 70 percent of the project for residential customers and 30 percent for non-
residential customers as detailed above. After the 60-day timeframe, if there is
unsubscribed capacity that was reserved for residential customers, it may be opened up
to non-residentia! customers and vice versa.
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9. Transferabilitv. lf participants move to other points of electric service
delivery within the Company's ldaho service area, their subscription will transfer with
them at no charge. lf a participant moves outside the Company's service area and the
participant notifies the Company in writing within 60 days of closing their account, the
participant may transfer their subscription to another eligible customer for a transfer fee
of $25.00. lf a participant moves outside the Gompany's service area and does not
request a subscription transfer as detailed above, the subscription will revert to ldaho
Power.
10. REC. ldaho Power will retain ownership of the RECs and all other
environmental attributes including but not limited to carbon emission reduction credits,
and the RECs will be retired by ldaho Power on behalf of subscribers.
11. Enrollment. Following Commission approval, the Company will begin
marketing and enrolling customers in the Program. The Company hopes to have nearly
full enrollment 120 days from Commission approval, but may adjust this based on the
difficulty of enrolling customers during the holiday season. ldaho Power reserves the
right to discontinue efforts on the Community Solar Pilot Program if the project is not
fully subscribed within 120 days after the commencement of the enrollment period.
However, ldaho Power may, at its discretion, elect to continue the Program even if it is
not fully subscribed within that time period, but expects that it would not continue the
Program if less than 80 percent of the Program is subscribed within 120 days after the
commencement of the enrollment period.
12. Customer Billinq. The Solar Energy Credit, described and quantified by
Company witness Mr. Matthew T. Larkin, will be applied to each kWh associated with
the participant's subscription for a given month; however, participants will see the bill
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credits for solar production as a dollar offset to the total bill, not as a kWh credit that
offsets billed kWh consumption. The solar anay's actual loss-adjusted output each
month (measured in kWh), will be applied to the participant's bills according to the
proportional number of subscriptions each participant purchases. The monthly bill credit
will be limited to the participant's monthly usage; any excess production will be canied
forward on a kWh basis to be credited on a participant's bill in a future month. The
Company is proposing that the participant's share of the monthly output will also be
applied as a kWh credit toward billed kWh subject to the annual Power Cost Adjustment
("PCA") rate.
13. Prooram Administration. While the Company anticipates that the Program
will require approximately 0.5 full-time employees for management and project
oversight, there are no incremental administrative expenses included in the cost
assumptions for the Program, as the Company expects to rely on its existing workforce
to serve the administrative function for this Program.
14. Prooram Marketinq and Education. The Company has included $50,000
for marketing and ongoing communication expenses as part of the total costs of offering
the Program. The Company will market the Community Solar Pilot Program alongside
the Green Power Program, leveraging resources and providing both programs
additional visibility.
15. Operations and Maintenance ("O&M"). The total Program costs include
ongoing O&M expenses of $16 per kW, or approximately $8,000 escalated for inflation
at 2.6 percent beginning in year four. The first three years of maintenance will be
performed by the selected contractor. After the initial three years, the Company will
either assume these duties or contract with a maintenance contractor.
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III. SOLAR ARRAY CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
16. ln the direct testimony that accompanies this Application, Mr. David M.
Angell describes the Request for Bid ("RFB") process for the selection of the contractor,
the resulting cost to build the anay, and the operationa! aspects of offering the Program.
17. Location. The Company considered multiple locations around its service
tenitory and evaluated each site based on price, cunent infrastructure, permitting,
constructability, access, and general impacts. Ultimately, the land adjacent to ldaho
Powe/s Boise Bench substation was chosen to be most suitable for the pilot project.
18. RFB Process and Results. On February 1, 2016, the Company issued an
RFB for the design, procurement, and construction of a 500 kW single-axis tracking
solar PV system to be built in Boise, ldaho on land owned by ldaho Power. Based upon
the technical specifications in the RFB, the successfu! contractor has proposed to install
1,800 Hanwha Q-cells 320 watt solar modules mounted on Array Technologies single-
axis tracking mount with SolarEdge SE33.3k-US inverters at an estimated cost of
$1,158,769.
19. Commercia! Operation Date. ln the RFB, the Company requested that
substantial completion of the project occur by May 24,2017, with a final completion date
of June 7, 2017. The Company will not issue a notice to proceed prior to receiving a
Commission order; the date of such order may impact the completion dates identified in
the RFB.
20. lnterconnection. Every generation facility that wants to connect to ldaho
Powe/s system must submit an interconnection request consistent with ldaho Powe/s
Open Access Transmission Tariff filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
("FERC'). The request is studied to determine what, if any, facilities are reasonably
required by good utility practices and the Nationa! Electric Safety Code to interconnect
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and a!!ow the delivery of energy from the generation facility to the Company's system.
On April 21, 2016, the Facility Study was completed and the preliminary costs for
interconnecting the community solar PV resource are apprcximately $81,000. These
costs are included in the total project costs used to calculate the Program Subscription
Fee.
21. Resource Enerov Production. The expected average annual energy
output provided by the selected contractor is 1,031,000 kwh per year. The annual
output includes a stated performance degradation of 0.6 percent. To account for the
delivery of the energy from the production location to the community solar subscriber,
line Iosses of 3.3 percent applied to the average annual output of 1,031,000 kwh results
in 996,977 kWh per year.
22. Proqram Operational Learnino Obiectives. The Company intends for this
initial offering to be treated as a pilot program for a variety of operational reasons. The
Company expects to gain experience with: (1) the power output of a single-axis PV
solar facility at the time of the feeder customers' coincident peak demand, (2) control of
the inverter to avoid voltage management issues, (3) the monitoring requirements of PV
solar and how best to present the information to the Company's plant dispatch and
technician personnel, (4) the maintenance and failure rates of PV solar equipment, and
(5) the various facility issues that may cause PV solar facilities to underperform.
IV. PROGRAM PRICING AND ACCOUNTING
23. In direct testimony that accompanies this Application, Mr. Larkin
summarizes the total costs of the proposed Program, relates how the proposed Solar
Energy Credit was determined, and sets out the proposed regulatory accounting
treatment.
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24. Pricino Methodoloov. Because there is no existing Ioad-serving need to
construct the solar array, the pricing and design of the Program should ensure that the
costs of the Program are bome by customers who choose to participate in this optiona!
pilot, while holding non-participating customers hannless. The Company is proposing a
cost-based method of pricing whereby the Company has set the Subscription Fee for
participants to reflect the cost to construct and interconnect the solar PV facility and
market the Program, less an IDACORP, lnc. shareholder contribution of 15 percent, as
well as ongoing costs such as O&M expenses and property tax.
25. lnvestment Tax Credits. The Company anticipates receiving federal
investment tax credits ("lTC") for the Program of 30 percent under current law. The
Company will pass on the ITC benefits to customers in this Program through the
calculation of the upfront Subscription Fee, which recognizes the ITC benefits in the
same manner as the Company records them for income tax accounting purposes.
26. Companv Contribution. Expected project costs will be borne by the
voluntary participants upfront, and the Company will not earn a return on the project. To
facilitate the learning objective to gauge customer commitment in participating in
community solar, the Company proposes to include a shareholder-funded contribution
of 15 percent of the solar facility construction costs because the Company is building a
solar facility that is smaller in size than what is considered the industry standard for
"utility scale" solar and construction of a larger facility would likely result in cost savings
due to economies of scale estimated at 15 percent. Based on the cost provided by the
successful contractor of $1 ,158,769, 15 percent is approximately $173,815.
27. Subscription Fee. Based on the costs described above, less the
shareholder subsidy of 15 percent, the proposed Subscription Fee is $740, the
equivalent of a 320-watt panel, as shown in Exhibit 2. The Subscription Fee is a one-
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time upfront payment that will result in a Solar Energy Credit on the custome/s monthly
bill for the 2S-year life of the Program. There will be approximately 1,563 subscriptions
available.
28. Monthlv Enerov Production. The total energy output of the array wi!! be
measured on a monthly basis at a production meter connected at the generation source
before applying line losses of 3.3 percent to the total output to determine loss-adjusted
actual production. The resulting energy will be divided by the tota! number of
subscriptions, and each participant will receive their proportionate share of the energy
commensurate with their level of subscription. The forecast annual energy per
subscription is approximately 638 kwh.1
29. Solar Enerqv Credit. The Company is proposing a per kWh Solar Energy
Credit calculated as the product of (a) the proposed Solar Energy Credit rate specified
in tariff Schedule 63 and (b) the participant's share of the total monthly production for
that month. The Company proposes to base the Solar Energy Credit on its embedded
energy-related costs recovered through base rates and update them as needed. The
total dollar value of the Solar Energy Credit reflected on a customer's bill will fluctuate
monthly as production from the solar facility fluctuates. The participant's share of the
monthly output will also be applied as a kWh credit toward billed kWh subject to the
annua! PCA rate for billing purposes.
30. Requlatorv Accountinq Treatment. The project will be considered utility
plant and will close to electric plant in service, FERC account 101, in the same manner
as any other Company-owned asset. The shareholder contribution of 15 percent of the
plant-related costs will be written-off of the plant in service account and the Company
lEstimated average annual loss-adjusted energy of 996,977 kWh + 1,563 subscriptions = 638
kWh/year per subscription.
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will record a contribution in aid of construction ("CIAC") for the remaining balance
assuming a 100 percent subscription rate. The combination of the two entries will
effectively zero out the plant balance on the Company's books. The portion of the
upfront Subscription Fees related to ongoing costs such as O&M, marketing, and
property tax wil! be recorded to a defened revenue account. The balance of the
deferred revenue account will be amortized over the life of the project.
31. Non-Particioant Rate Neutralitv. The community solar plant-related costs
will be zero on the Company's books based on the accounting entries described above;
therefore, any future change in base rates will exclude any community solar plant-
related costs. With regard to Program expenses (marketing, ongoing O&M, property
taxes), a test year adjustment will be made based on the annual amortization of the
deferred revenue account. The result of the adjustment will effectively offset the
ongoing incremental costs of the Program in the Company's revenue requirement
determination in future rate cases. Because the annual amortization amount will be
based on estimated costs, the actual costs may differ from that estimate. The Company
does not intend to track differences between estimated costs embedded in the upfront
Subscription Fee and actual costs incuned throughout the life of the Program.
V. MODIFIED PROCEDURE
32. ldaho Power believes that a hearing is not necessary to consider the
issues presented herein and respectfully requests that this Application be processed
under Modified Procedure, i.e., by written submissions rather than by hearing. RP 201
ef seg. lf, however, the Commission determines that a technical hearing is required, the
Company stands ready to present the direct testimonies of Matthew T. Larkin, Revenue
Requirement Manager, Peter Pengilly, Customer Research and Analysis Leader, and
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Davld M. Angell, Planning Manager, that accompany this Application and support the
Application in such hearing.
VI. COMMUNICATIONS AND SERVICE OF PLEADINGS
33. Communications and service of pleadings with reference to this
Application should be sent to the following:
Lisa D. Nordstrom
Idaho Power Company
1221 West ldaho Street (82702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ldaho 83707
lnordstrom@ idahopower. com
dockets@ idahopower. com
Matt Larkin
Peter Pengilly
ldaho Power Company
1221West ldaho Street (82702')
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ldaho 83707
m larki [e-mail] m
ppenqillv@ id ahopower. com
VII. CONCLUSION
34. The Company believes the pilot Program is in the public interest because
the Program is the direct result of customers expressing their desire for additional
choices when it comes to renewable energy. By offering access to community solar on
a pilot basis, the Company is hoping to expand the renewable energy options available
to customers who are interested in supporting solar energy. ln addition, participation
through a Company sponsored renewable energy Program provides for better
consumer protection through ldaho Powe/s regulated business practices as compared
to third-party installations or leasing of rooftop solar installations. The Program is
structured to minimize the impacts to non-participating customers while offering a
community solar project in the most cost-effective way possible. The Company's
proposal is designed such that the costs associated with this customer option are borne
by those customers who choose to pursue the option.
Therefore, ldaho Power respectfully requests that the Commission issue an
Order by September 15, 2016, authorizing: (1) this matter to be processed by Modified
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Procedure and (2) ldaho Power to implement optional Schedule 63, Community Solar
Pilot Program.
DATED at Boise, ldaho, this 22nd day of June 2016.
Attomey for ldaho Power Company
APPLICATION.13
BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
GASE NO. IPC-E-16-14
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
ATTACHMENT 1
ldaho Power Company
LP.U.C. No. 29. Tariff No. 101 OriqinalSheet No. 63-1
SCHEDULE 63
COMMUNITY SOLAR PILOT PROGRAM
(oPTroNAL)
PROGMM DESCRIPTION
The Community Solar Pilot Program ("Program") is an optional program that will provide a limited
number of ldaho Power's ldaho Customers the opportunity to voluntarily subscribe to the generation
output of a 500 kW single-axis tracking community solar array.
AVAILABILITY
The Program is available to Eligible Customers that hold evidence of a Subscription or an
entitlement to the electric generation output of a portion of the community solar array. Participation in
the Program is available on a first-come, first-served basis to all Eligible Customers who complete a
Participant Agreement to participate in this Program. Approximately 1,563 subscriptions will be
available. lf Idaho Power does not receive what it deems to be a sufficient number of Subscriptions for
the Program, ldaho Power may terminate the Program and refund the Subscription Fees as set forth
under "Refund of Subscription Fee" in the Participant Agreement.
DEFINITIONS
Eliqible Customers. Residential Service (Schedules 1 and 5), Small General Service (Schedule
7), Large General Service (Schedule 9), Large Power Service (Schedule 19), Agricultural lrrigation
Service (Schedule 24), Micron Special Contract (Schedule 26), Simplot Special Contract (Schedule 29),
and the Department of Energy Special Contract (Schedule 30) Customers. Non-metered and lighting
accounts may not participate in the Program. Customers must be in good standing with metered
electric service accounts with service addresses located within ldaho Power's ldaho service area.
Participants must be 18 years of age or older and have full power and authority to execute the
Participation Agreement. Participant must be the customer of record for the service agreement to
which the Subscriptions apply.
Good Standinq. At the time of Subscription a Customer does not have a past-due balance with
ldaho Power.
Participant. The Customer specified as the Participant in the Participant Agreement who has
received notification of acceptance into the Program, or a successor Participant designated in
accordance with the Participant Agreement. The Participant is also required to be a customer listed on
the ldaho Power account.
Subscription. A proportionate interest in the electricity generated by the community solar array.
TERM
The Program term will extend 25 years from the date of first production of solar energy on a
non-test basis (Operation Date).
IDAHO
lssued per Order No.
lssued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Timothy E. Tatum, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ldahoEffective ,2016
ldaho Power Company
!.P.U.C. No. 29. Tariff No. 101 OrioinalSheet No. 63-2
SCHEDULE 63
COMMUNITY SOLAR PILOT PROGRAM
(oPTroNAL)
(Continued)
TERM (Continued)
Service on this rate schedule will commence with the firct billing cycle following approval of the
customer's Participant Agreement by the Company and after the Operation Date.
SUBSCRIPTION FEE
An upfront payment of $740.00 per Subscription is required.
PARTICIPATION
To participate in the Program, a Customer must sign and return the Participant Agreement
along with payment of the Subscription Fee.
Should a prospective participant have more than one service agreement, the participant must
designate which service agreement and account the Subscription should apply to.
Customers may apply for multiple Subscriptions; however, the estimated total energy output of
the Subscriptions may not exceed 100 percent of the customer's usage for the prior 12-month period
(on a kWh basis) per service agreement.
For 60 days following the receipt of a Commission order, nonresidential Customers are limited
to 50 Subscriptions each and 30 percent of total capacity in aggregate. After 60 days, all available
capacity may be made available to all eligible customer classes at the Company's sole discretion.
Customers may apply for one Subscription regardless of usage.
lf 12 months of usage data is not available, a prospective Participant may estimate its annual
usage, using a method that includes, but is not limited to, usage by similarly sized properties or builder
or architect estimates. All estimates will be reviewed and approved by ldaho Power at its sole
discretion.
Customers that ldaho Power at its sole discretion determines are ineligible will be notified as
soon as administratively practicable which ldaho Power expects to generally occur within 10 business
days and the Subscription Fee check wil! be returned without interest.
SOLAR ENERGY CREDIT
Participants will receive a credit on their monthly bill for retail electric service. The amount of
the Solar Energy Credit wil! depend on the type of retai! metered electric service of the designated
service agreement. The Solar Energy Credit will commence on the first billing cycle from the Operation
Date. The monthly bill credit will be limited to the Participant's monthly billed kWh. Any excess
production will be carried forward on a kWh basis.
IDAHO
lssued per Order No.
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Timothy E. Tatum, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221West ldaho Street, Boise, ldahoEffective ,2016
ldaho Power Company
l.P.U.C. No. 29. Tariff No. 101 OrioinalSheet No. 63-3
SCHEDULE 63
COMMUNITY SOLAR PILOT PROGRAM
(oProNAL)
(Continued)
SOLAR ENERGY CREDIT (Continued)
The monthly Solar Energy Credit will be equal to the product of (a) the Solar Energy Credit rate
as set forth below and (b) the proportional share measured in kWh of the monthly generation from the
array for that month (as determined by the number of Subscriptions and monthly generation). The
month to which the Solar Energy Credit is applicable may not match the billing period for the retail
electric service billing to which the Solar Energy Credit is applied.
Schedule Description
1 and 5 Residential Service
7 SmallGeneralService
95 Large General Service
9P and 9T Large General Service
19 Large Power Service
24 lrrigation Service
26 Micron Special Contract
29 Simplot Special Contract
30 DOE Special Contract
Solar Enerov Credit
d per kWh
3.0246
3.0209
2.9936
2.7352
2.7735
2.6559
2.5167
2.5371
2.4915
The Power Cost Adjustment rate set forth in Schedule 55 will be applied to the net of the
Participant's total energy use measured as the Participant's monthly billed kWh less their proportional
share of the monthly generation measured in kWh from the array for that month.
The Solar Energy Credit rate is subject to change as the average embedded energy cost
reflected in retail rates changes or as otherwise approved by Commission order.
CANCELLATION
The Participant is not eligible to receive a refund of any portion of the upfront Subscription Fee
upon cancellation of the Subscription. The Participant may elect to transfer the Subscription within 60
days of the Participant terminating the service agreement with ldaho Power. lf no transfer is requested
within such 60 day period the Subscription will revert to ldaho Power. The Subscription transfer terms
are discussed below.
SUBSCRIPTION TRANSFER
A Participant may elect to transfer the remaining life of their Subscription to a new service
agreement or service location for the same Participant which meets the eligibility requirements. Such
transfers are not subject to additional fees.
IDAHO
lssued per Order No.
lssued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Gregory W. Said, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West ldaho Street, Boise, ldahoEffective ,2016
ldaho Power Company
|.P.U.C. No. 29. Tariff No. 101 OrioinalSheet No. 63-4
SCHEDULE 63
COMMUNITY SOLAR PILOT PROGRAM
(oPTroNAL)
(Continued)
SUBSCRIPTION TRANSFER (Continued)
Participants may transfer the remaining life of their Subscription to another Eligible Customer's
service agreement, including an eligible non-profit, for a $25 fee. Participants with more than one
Subscription may transfer their Subscriptions in whole subscription increments to one or more Eligible
Customers for a $25 fee per transfer. A single Subscription cannot be split for multiple transfers.
Participants must notify Idaho Power in writing of their intent to transfer any Subscription(s).
Transfers will only be effective if the recipient satisfies the terms and conditions applicable to the
Subscription and signs the Participant Agreement and assumes all responsibilities associated
therewith.
ENVI RON MENTAL ATTR! BUTES
ldaho Power will retain ownership of the Renewable Energy Certificates and all other
environmental attributes including but not limited to carbon emission reduction credits. The Renewal
Energy Certificates will be retired by ldaho Power on behalf of Participants.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Service under this Schedule will be in accordance with the standard Rules and Regulations of
the Company as on file with the ldaho Public Utilities Commission.
IDAHO
lssued per Order No.
Effective
lssued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Timothy E. Tatum, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221West ldaho Street, Boise, ldaho2016