20190828final_order_no_34428.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
August 28,2019
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )CASE NO.IPC-E-19-22
OF IDAHO POWER TO MODIFY )SCHEDULE 45,STANDBY SERVICE )ORDER NO.34428
On June 14,2019,the Company submitted Tariff Advice No.19-07 requesting
modification to Schedule 45,Standby Service to expand the availability of standby service to
Schedule 9,Large General Service customers who take service at the secondary service level ("9S
customers").The Company requested an effective date of July 15,2019.
At the Commission's July 9,2019 decision meeting,Commission Staff advised the
Commission that the Idaho Conservation League had asked that the Tariff Advice be treated as an
Application.The Commission then converted the Tariff Advice into an Application to be
processed by Modified Procedure,suspended the proposed effective date,and established
comment and reply comment deadlines.Order No.34377.Commission Staff filed the only
comments,and supported the Application.
Having reviewed the record,the Commission approves the Application and proposed
Schedule 45 as filed,effective as of the service date of this Order.The Commission's decision is
explained below.
THE APPLICATION
The Company states it calculated the rates for Standby Service for Schedule 9S
customers according to the methodology approved by the Commission for Schedule 19P/T
(primary/transmission)customers and Schedule 9P/T customers,with an adjustment for the
inclusion of Langley Gulch in base rates,and an adjustment for the difference in rate design for
Schedule 9S customers.The Company's proposed rates for Standby Service under Schedule 9S
are:(1)a Standby Reservation Charge of $4.75/kW of Available Standby Capacity in the summer
and $4.32/kW of Available Standby Capacity in the non-summer;and (2)a Standby Demand
Charge of $7.20/kW of Standby BillingDemand in the summer and $5.90/kW of Standby Billing
Demand in the non-summer.
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COMMENTS
Commission Staff filed the only comments on the Application.Staff recommended
approval of the modifications to Schedule 45 to include Schedule 9S customers,thereby allowing
Schedule 9S customers the same opportunityto install on-site generation as similarly situated
primary and transmission customers.Staff verified Idaho Power correctly applied the
Commission-approved methodology from Idaho Power's last general rate case,and verified the
adjustments used by the Company were appropriate and correctly applied.Staff stated that
approving this modification would impact none of the other open cases examining net metering
and related issues,specifically IPC-E-18-15,IPC-E-18-16,and IPC-E-19-15.
COMMISSION FINDINGS AND DECISION
The Commission has jurisdiction over this matter under Idaho Code §§61-502 and 61-
503.The Commission is empowered to investigate rates,charges,rules,regulations,practices,
and contracts of public utilities and to determine whether they are just,reasonable,preferential,
discriminatory,or in violation of any provision of law,and to fix the same by order.Idaho Code §§
61-502 and 61-503.The Commission has reviewed the record and based on our review we find it
reasonable to approve the Application because the service offering provides additional value for
9S customers and is calculated so it does not increase costs to other customers.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Application is approved.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the substance of the Company's proposed Schedule
45,Standby Service,is approved as filed,effective as of the service date of this Order.The
Company shall promptly file a conforming tariff reflecting the correct effective date.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER.Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21)days of the service date of this Order with regard to any
matter decided in this Order.Within seven (7)days after any person has petitioned for
reconsideration,any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration.See Idaho Code §61-
626.
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DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this
day of August 2019.
PAUL KJELLÁN R,PRESIDENT
KRI MN1ISSIONER
ERIC ANDERSON,COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
Diane M.Hanian
Commission Secretary
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