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DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO COMMISSIOIIER KJELLAI\DER
COMMISSIOI\ER RAPER
COMMISSIONER AI[DERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
FROM:BRANDON KARPEN
DEPUTY ATTORTIEY GENERAL
DATE: FEBRUARY 8,2017
ST]BJECT:IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF IDAIIO POWER COMPAIVY
FOR AUTIIORITY TO REVISE TARIFF SCHEDT]LE 91 - THE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY RIDER; CASE NO. IPC-E-16-33
On December 22, 2016, Idaho Power filed an Application requesting that the
Commission approve: (l) a decrease of 0.25%o to the collection percentage of the Energy Efficiency
Rider (from 4o/o to 3.75% of base rate revenue); and (2) a $13 million refund of previously collected
Rider funds to be included in the 201712018 Power Cost Adjusfrnent (PCA) mechanism; and (3) the
elimination of the annual transfer of $4 million of Rider funds through the PCA.
On January 18, 2017, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Order
suspending the proposed effective date, setting an intervention deadline of February 1,2017, and
directing Staff to develop and recommend a comment schedule once the intervention deadline has
passed.
The Idaho Irigation Pumpers Association, the Idaho Conservation League, and the City
of Boise petitioned for intervention. No party has requested a hearing,l and Staffnow requests that
the Commission order that this matter be processed by Modified Procedure, and set prefiled comment
and reply deadlines.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
In line with the Company's request, Staffrecommends that this matterbe processed by
Modified Procedure. Staff further recommends that the Commission set a March 15,2017 comment
deadline, and a March 22,2017 reply deadline.
I The Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc. requested in its intervention petition that a hearing be scheduled,
but subsequently communicated to StaffCounsel that it wished to withdraw that request
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COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to order this matter be processed by Modified Procedure with
a comment 6s6dline of March 15,2017, and a reply deadline of March 22,2017?
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