20180810Brief on Reconsidertion.pdf

OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR: David H. Bieter I BOISE CITY ATTORNEV Robert Luce
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Diane Hanian
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472W. Washington
Boise, Idaho 83702
Re:Case No. IPC-E-I7-13
IN Tgp MetrER oF THE ApprrcetloN oF IDAHo Powen CoupRNy FoR AurHoRrry
TO ESTABLISH NEW SCUPOUTPS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND SMALL GENERAT SgRvTce
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Please find enclosed for filing an original and seven (7) copies of City of Boise's Brief on
Reconsideration.
Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you.
Sincerely
Abigail R.
Deputy Attorney
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ABIGAIL R. GERMAINE (ISB No. 9231)
Deputy City Attorney
BOISE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
150 N. Capitol Blvd.
P.O. Box 500
Boise, ID 83701-0500
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Attomey for Intervenor
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY'S APPLICATON FOR
AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH NEW
SCHEDULES FOR RESIDENTIAL AND
SMALL GENERAL SERVICE CUSTOMERS
WITH ON.SITE GENERATION
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BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Case No. IPC-E-I7-13
CITY OF BOISE CITY'S BRIEF
IN RESPONSE TO ORDER
GRANTING
RECONSIDERATION
COMES NOW, the city of Boise City, hereinafter referred to as "the City" and pursuant to
the Idaho Public Utility Commission's ("Commission") Order No. 34098, filed on June 28, 2018,
and Rules of Procedure, Rule 331 and Rule 332 (IDAPA 31.01.01.331 and 31.01.01 .332), hereby
files this Brief in Response to the Commission's Order 34098 granting reconsideration, and
petitions the Commission to issue an order on reconsideration requiring ldaho Power Company
("Idaho Power") to amend its new Schedules 6 and 8 to apply only to customers with on-site
generation who actually export electricity to Idaho Power's distribution system.
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Specifically, the City supports Vote Solar's arguments in its Petition for Reconsideration
stating that Idaho Power failed to present evidence that non-exporting customers with on-site
generation are fundamentally different from other customers and should be classified into the new
Schedules 6 and 8. Instead, Idaho Power's case focused on customers with on-site generation who
both import and export energy to Idaho Power's system as being fundamentally different from
other customers. The Commission's Final Order No. 34046 does not specifically address and
makes no findings that those customers who are not bi-directional, and merely import energy from
Idaho Power's system, are fundamentally different enough to warrant being separated into Idaho
Power's new schedules.
WHEREFORE, the City respectfully requests this Commission issue an order on
reconsideration reversing its approval of Schedule 6 and 8 as submitted by Idaho Power, and
instead require that only customers with on-site generation who export electricity to Idaho Power's
system be placed into Schedules 6 and 8.
DATED this D day of August 2018.
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eputy City Attorney
Attorney Intervenor
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have on this lD day of August 2018, served the foregoing
documents on all counsel of record as follows:
Lisa Nordstrom
Regulatory Dockets
Idaho Power Company
PO Box 70
Boise, lD 83707
lnordstrom@idahopower. com
dockets@idahopower. com
Timothy E. Tatum
Connie Aschenbrenner
Idaho Power Company
PO Box 70
Boise, ID 83707
ttatum@idahopower. com
caschenbrenn er@idahopower. com
Sean Costello
Deputy Attomey General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472W. Washinglon
Boise, ID 83702
sean. co stello@puc. idaho. gov
Diane Hanian
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472W. Washington
Boise, lD 83702
diane.holt@puc. idaho. eov
Matthew A. Nykiel
Idaho Conservation League
PO Box 2308
102 S. Euclid#207
Sandpoint, ID 83864
mnykiel@idahoconservation. org
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Benjamin J. Otto
Idaho Conservation League
710 N. 6th St.
Boise, ID 83701
botto@idahoconservation. ore
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Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc.
c/o Eric L. Olsen
Echo Hawk & Olsen, PLLC
505 Pershing Ave. Ste. 100
PO Box 6119
Pocatello, ID 83205
[e-mail]
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AnthonyYankel
12700 Lake Avenue, Unit 2505
Lakewood, OH 44107
tonv(Evankel.net
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Elias Bishop
Auric Solar, LLC
2310 s. 1300 w.
West Valley City, UT 841l9
elias.bi shop@auricsolar. com
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Preston N. Carter
Deborah E. Nelson
Givens Pursley LLC
601 W. Bannock St.
Boise, ID 83702
prestoncarter@ givenspursl ey. com
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Kelsey Jae Nunez LLC
Sierra Club
920 N. Clover Dr.
Boise, ID 83703
kelselz@kelsevi aenunez.com
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Zack Waterman
Idaho Sierra Club
503 W. Franklin St.
Boise, ID 83702
zack. waterman#@idahosierraclub. ors
Michael Heckler
Michael.p.heckl er@ smail. com
C. Tom Arkoosh
Arkoosh Law Offices
PO Box 2900
Boise, ID 83701
tom. arkoosh@arkoosh. com
erin. cecil@.arkoosh. com
David H. Arkoosh
Law Office of David Arkoosh
PO Box 2817
Boise, ID 83701
[e-mail]
David Bender
Earthjustice
3916 Nakoma Rd.
Madison, WI 53711
db ender@ earthj ustice. or g
Briana Kober
Vote Solar
36022"d St., Ste. 730
Oakland, CA946l2
[e-mail]
John R. Hammond, Jr
Fisher Pusch LLP
PO Box 1308
Boise, ID 83701
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Snake River Alliance
wwil son@snakeriveralliance. org
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NW Energy Coalition
[e-mail]
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Ryan B. Frazier
Brian W. Burnett
Kirton McConkie
PO Box 45120
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
rfrazier@,kmclaw.com
bburnett@,kmclaw.com
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Intermountain Wind and Solar, LLC
1952 West 2425 South
Woods Cross, UT 84087
doue@imwindandsol ar. com
[e-mail]
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Yvonne Hogle
Rocky Mountain Power
1407 West North Temple, Suite 320
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Yvonne.ho ele@pacifi corp. com
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AB GERMAINE
Deputy Attorney
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