20190528Second Staff Report.pdf

EDWARD J. JEWELL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720.0074
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO. 10466
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Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF
IDAHO POWER COMPANY TO STUDY THE
COSTS, BENEFITS, AND COMPENSATION OF
NET EXCESS ENERGY SUPPLIED BY
CUSTOMER ON.SITE GENERATION
CASE NO. IPC-E-18.15
SECOND STAFF REPORT
BACKGROUND
On October 19,2018,Idaho Power Company petitioned the Commission to initiate a
docket to study the costs, benefits, and rate design related to on-site generation and net excess
energy provided as a resource to the Company, as required by Order No. 34046 in Case No.
IPC-E-17-13. Petition at 1; OrderNo. 34046 at 31.
In Order No. 34189, the Commission directed Staff to confer with intervening parties
about the procedural and substantive scope of the docket, proposed schedule, and other matters.
Order 34 I 89 at 2. ln Order No. 3427 4 the Commission funher directed Staff to report back to
the Commission by May 28,2019, after which the Commission stated it would issue additional
orders or notices related to the scope and procedure in this docket, including a public hearing for
customers.
STAFF REPORT
As a result of Order No. 34189, the parties in this matter have met for one pre-hearing
conference and four settlement meetings to work through the proposed procedural and
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substantive scope of the docket, including, among other matters, a proposed schedule and a
public hearing for customers. The intervening parties in this matter are the City of Boise, Idaho
Clean Energy Association, Idaho Conservation League, IdaHydro, Idaho Irrigation Pumpers
Association, Micron Technology, NW Energy Coalition, Rocky Mountain Power, Sierra Club,
Snake River Alliance, and Vote Solar.
The first Staff Report was filed in this case on February 28,2019 and showed significant
progress on many important issues. While work has continued, progress since then has been
impeded by a number of factors. A settlement meeting scheduled for March 12,2019 was
cancelled due to a Staff member's family emergency. Then on April 5,2019, the Company filed
Case No. IPC-E-19-15 - Application to Study the Measurement Interval, Compensation
Structure, and Value of Net Excess Energy for On-site Generation Under Schedule 84. The
Company proposed that a main issue in that Application, the value of net excess energy, be
determined in the present case.
A fourth settlement meeting in this case was held on April 10, 2019, but it ended
prematurely amid concern from parties about possible impacts from IPC-E- I 9- I 5. At that
meeting, parties also decided not to schedule the previously contemplated mid-May settlement
meeting in order to allow time for the Commission to decide if or how to integrate IPC-E- I 9- 1 5
into this case. At its May 9th public Decision Meeting, the Commission decided to keep all
aspects of IPC-E- l9- I 5 separate from this case. With that issue resolved, Parties will resume
settlement meetings in this case on June 17, 2019.
Despite these hurdles, significant progress has been made towards reaching a shared
understanding on several key issues since the last Staff report. However, in order to preserve the
confidentiality of settlement discussions, Staff has not included a description of those discussions
here. Similarly, Staff has also not included an updated version of "Table 1: Study Items and
Implementation Issues" in this report, as requested by a party. Despite its absence from this
report, the framework and issue descriptions in Table I continue to provide valuable structure
during settlement meetings and limit misunderstandings. Table I will continue to be updated by
Staff and circulated among parties as progress is made in each settlement meeting.
Staff requests the Commission allow parties to continue on their current analytical
and settlement tracks and direct Staff to report back again in three months, on or about
August 28,2019.
STAFF REPORT MAY 28,20192
RESPECTFULLY submitted this 7{ day of May ,2olg.
Edward J
Deputy General
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 28TH DAY OF MAY 2019, SERVED
THE FOREGOING STAFF REPORT, IN CASE NO. IPC-E-18-15, BY MAILING A
COPY THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE FOLLOWNG:
LISA D NORDSTROM
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
PO BOX 70
BOrSE ID 83707-0070
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
BENJAMIN J OTTO
ID CONSERVATION LEAGUE
710 N 6TH STREET
BOISE TD 83702
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
ERIC L OLSEN
ECHO HAWK & OLSEN PLLC
PO BOX 6119
POCATELLO ID 83205
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
C TOM ARKOOSH
ARKOOSH LAW OFFICES
PO BOX 2900
BOISE ID 8370I
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
YVONNE R HOGLE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER
I4O7 WN TEMPLE STE 320
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
ELECTRONIC SERVICE ONLY
AL LI.]NA
aluna@earthj ustice. ore
NICK THORPE
nthorpe @ earthj u sti ce. or g
TIM TATUM
CONNIE ASCHENBRENNER
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
PO BOX 70
BOrSE rD 83707-0070
E-MAIL : [e-mail]
caschenbreryler@,id4haparry9r. cam
ELECTRONIC ONLY
dockets@ idahopower. com
ANTHONY YANKEL
I27OO LAKE AVE
UNIT 2505
LAKEWOOD OH 44107
E-MAIL: tony(@yankel.net
TED WESTON
ROCKY MOI-INTAIN POWER
1407 WN TEMPLE STE 330
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84I16
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
BRIANA KOBOR
VOTE SOLAR
358 S 7OO E STE 8206
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84102
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
DAVID BENDER
EARTHJUSTICE
3916 NAKOMA RD
MADISON WI 5371I
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
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ABIGAIL R GERMAINE
BOISE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFFICE
PO BOX 500
BOISE ID 8370r-0500
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
KELSEY JAE NUNEZ
IDAHO SIERRA CLUB
920 CLOVER DR
BOISE ID 83703
E-MAIL: kelsey@kelseyj aenunez.com
F DIEGO RIVAS
NW ENERGY COALITION
I IOI 8TH AVE
HELENA MT 5960I
E-MAIL: diego@,nwenergy.org
JIM SWIER
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
8OOO S FEDERAL WAY
BOISE TD 83707
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
PRESTON N CARTER
GIVENS PURSLEY LLP
60I W BANNOCK STREET
BOISE TD 83702
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
ZACK WATERMAN
MIKE HECKLER
IDAHO SIERRA CLUB
503 W FRANKLIN ST
BOISE ID 83702
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
michael.p.hecker@, gmail. com
AUSTIN RESCHHOFF
THORVALD A NELSON
HOLLAND & HART LLP
6380 S FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE
STE 5OO
GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
tnelson@hollandhart. com
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