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Home My WebLink About20171103Partial Joinder in Motion to Dismiss.pdfKelsey Jae Nunez, ISB No. 7899 KELSEY JAE NUNEZLLC 920 N. Clover Dr. Boise, ID 83703 Telephone: (208) 391-2961 kelsey @ kelseyj aenunez.com Attorney for Sierua Club RECEIVED ?0lI NoY -3 Pl{ $ 58 Nrl'?fffJoYffil8*'nn Zack Waterman IDAHO SIERRA CLUB 503 W Franklin St Boise, ID 83702 Telephone: (208) 384-1023 zack. waterman @ sierraclub. org BEFORE TTIE IDATIO PIJBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER ) COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR AUTHORTTY ) TO ESTABLISH NEW SCHEDULES FOR RESIDENTIAL ) AND SMALL GENERAL SERVICE CUSTOMERS WITH ) oN-sITE GENERATION ) IPC-E-17-13 IDATIO SIERRA CLUB'S PARTIAL JOINDER TO ICEA'S MOTION TO DISMISS Idaho Sierra Club ("Sierra Club"), by and through its attorney Kelsey Jae Nunez of Kelsey Jae Nunez LLC, and pursuant to IDAPA 31.01.01 .256.04, hereby partially joins in the Motion to Dismiss filed by the Idaho Clean Energy Association ("ICEA") on October 27,2017 I. Procedural Posture Commission Rule of Procedure 256.04 states, "When a prehearing motion has been filed, all parties seeking similar substantive or procedural relief must join in the motion or file their own motions within seven (7) days after receiving the original Idaho Sierra Club - Partial Joinder - IPC-E- l7- l3 - I motion." Sierra Club asserts that by alleging cross subsidies and seeking a new rate class for net metering customers before thoroughly analyzingthe costs and benefits of distributed energy generation, ldaho Power Company is "putting the cart before the horse." Sierra Club seeks relief similar to the Alternative Relief requested in ICEA's Memrtrandum in Support ol'Motion to Dismiss and therefore files this Partial Joinder [. Partial Joinder A. Factual Background Sierra Club joins in ICEA's recitation of background facts. In addition, it is important to note that Idaho Power Company has acknowledged that "[t]he Company has not conducted any analyses to quantify the benefits associated with serving customers with on-site generation." Idaho Power Company's Response to Vote Solar's Data Request No. 42(b), attached as Exhibit 601 B. Alternative Relief Sierra Club joins in ICEA's request for alternative relief, i.e. a settlement conference to establish a technical review process similar to that utilized in the solar integration matter, IPC-E-14-18 (attached to ICEA's Notice of Errata filed on October 30, 2017). The remedies requested by the Company cannot be properly analyzed until the costs and benefits of distributed energy resources ("DERs"), including those DERs used by customers engaging in net metering and at issue in this matter, are thoroughly understood. Any regulatory changes affecting customer-owned and grid-connected DERs should be based upon a full and complete study of costs and benefits; the study should not come after a regulatory change is implemented. Idaho Sierra Club - Partial Joinder - IPC-E-I7-13 - 2 Idaho Power's Application does not establish that a financial or technical emergency situation necessitates bypassing the critical first step of analyzing costs and benefits. According to the Company's 2017 net metering report, NEM customers with a full l2 months of billing data in 2016 only represent 0.3% of peak load and resulted in a cost shift of $l16,682r (or approximately 0.02o/o of revenue within the residential customer class2). Idaho Power used an overly simplified cost of service-based analysis which failed to capture numerous resulting benefits, and even so, the alleged cost shift remains insignificant today and into the near future. Idaho's solar industry currently employs hundreds of workers across the state. Before we cast further uncertainty into the marketplace, it is in everyone's interest to first conduct studies and next consider a broader range ofalternatives and approaches that could be implemented in ldaho. In sum, Sierra Club joins in ICEA's request for alternative relief because it outlines an improved process to first complete valuations through use of a stakeholder driven technical advisory committee Sierra Club respectfully requests that the Commission issue an order restructuring this proceeding to conduct a settlement conference with all parties, which establishes workshops and a technical advisory committee similar to the proceeding in IPC-E-14-18 'See Compliance Filing in Case No. IPC-E-12-27, Annual 2017 Net Metering Status Report, available at http://www.puc.idaho.gov/f-rleroom/cases/elec/lPC/IPCE 1227lcompany/20170428ANNU AL%2ONET%2OMETERING%2OREPORT.PDF. 2 Based on the proposed residential class revenue for 2016 filed by Idaho Power as Exhibit 6 of Mr. Harris's testimony in IPC-E-16-02, available at http://www.puc.idaho.gov/fileroom/cases/elec/lPC/IPCE 1602/company/20160315HARR IS%20t1XHIBI'fS.PDF. Idaho Sierra Club - PartialJoinder - IPC-E-17-13 - 3 Dated this 3rd day of November, 2017 submitted, Kelsey Jae N for Sierra Club Idaho Sierra Club - Partial Joinder - IPC-E- l7- l3 - 4 IDAHO SIERRA CLUB rPC-E-17-13 E)GIIBIT 601 REQUEST NO. t[2: Referen€ the statement by Mr. Tatum on page 5, lineg 17- 20 of hig darcct te€timony, that: "The exsting R&SG$ rato design doer not reftecl the cosls and benafits of the tranraction between ldalto Polrr€r and ite customers with on- eile generation." a. Please provade all analyses that ths Company haa conductad thet quantfy tha coEt to sarue euEtomerE with on-s[6 ganeration and all data raliad upon. lf applirmble, plaaaa provHa Eupportang mrk psp6.s in thair neliw format with formulaa and links intacl b Please provrdo all anelysas that thc Company haa condudad that quentily thE bcncfits e83ociatad w(h eenring customarB wilh on-aito gmnoralion and all deta raliad upon. lf applrcsble, pleare provids rupportano work papera in thsir nEtvE fonnst wtth lormular and linkr mtacl W: a The Cornpany pcrlormod irc rcplr6t6 analyrac to artimate lh€ corl $ifl. and tho coBl to Eorva rocrdonlisl curlomors with on"aita generatlon, aa of the end ol 20't5 end 2016 Ploaao reG ths rorponcs and Attschmenta lo Requeel No. 17 lor a darcription of tha rnalyula and tha uorkpapcrr for tho analyter. b Ttru Company h6$ not conducted any analymr to quantiff lho baneflte msocirtcd wilh rorving curtomert wilh on-rits gen€talon. Howsver, tha Comprny htt rcqmatcd a nrw dochct bc oponod at the conclu*ron of thlr carc with thc purpom of eutabliehlng e cornponallmn slrucluro for cuatomer-ovvned DERe thst rufrac{r both the bcnelila rnd corte ihat DER intorconneclion bringr lo th€ olocttic syttem, Thc rerponaa to thia Roquott it Bponlorod by Connic Archcnbrcnner, Ratc Deeign Managar. ldeho Power Compeny IOAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO VOTE SOLAR'S SECOND SET OF DATA REQUESTS rO IBAHO POWER CO{t PANY - 38 ldaho Siena Club - PartialJoinder - IPC-E-17-13 - 5 CERTIFICATE OF SERYICE I certify that on this 3rd day of November, 201] , true and correct copies of the above PARTIAL JOINDER TO ICEA'S MOTION TO DISMISS were sent to the following persons via the methods noted: Hand delivered (original plus seven copies)and emailed: Diane Hanian Commission Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472W. Washington St. Boise, ID 83102 diane.holt @ puc. idaho. gov Emailed: Idaho Power Company Lisa D. Nordstrom Timothy E. Tatum Connie Aschenbrenner l22l W.Idaho St. PO Box 70 Boise, Idaho 83107 lnordstrom @ idahopower.com dockets @ idahonower.com ttaturn @ idahooower.com cashenbrenner@ idahopowcr.com Commission Staff Sean Costello Deputy Attorney General ldaho Public Utilities Commission 472W. Washington Boise, Idaho 83702 scan.costel lo@puc.idaho.gov Idahydro C. Tom Arkoosh Arkoosh Law Offices 802 W. Bannock Street, Suite 900 PO Box 2900 Boise, tD 83701 tom.arkoosh @ arkoosh.com erin.cec il @ arkoosh.com Idaho Irrigation hrmpers Association, Inc. Eric L. Olsen ECHO HAWK & OLSEN, PLLC 505 Pershing Ave., Ste. 100 PO Box 6l l9 Pocatello, Idaho 83205 elo@)echohawk.com Anthony Yankel 12100 Lake Ave. Unit 2505 Lakewood, OH 44101 Email: tony @)yankel.net Idaho Conservation Irague Matthew A. Nykiel PO Box 2309 102 S. Euclid #207 Sandpoint, ID 83864 rnnvkiel @ idahoconservation. ors Ben Otto Tl0N6thStreet Boise, ID 83701 Ph: (208) 345-6933 x 12 Fax: (208) 344-0344 botto @ idahoconservation.org Idaho Sierra Club - PartialJoinder - IPC-E-17-13 - 6 Auric Solar, LLC Elias Bishop 2310 S. 1300 W. West Valley City, UT 84119 Telephone: (801 ) 878-3363 clias. bishoo @ auricsolar.corn Preston N. Carter Deborah E. Nelson Givens Pursley LLP 601 W. Bannock St. Boise, ID 83702 Drc storlcarter (D ui vensnursle v.com tleu @i civensou rs lev. com City of Boise Abigail R. Germaine Deputy City Attorney Boise City Attorney's Office 105 N. Capitol Blvd. P0 Box 500 Boise, ID 83701-0500 aserrnaine @ c itvo lboi se. ors Idaho Clean Energy Association C. Tom Arkoosh Arkoosh Law Offices 802 W. Bannock Street, Suite 900 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 david @ arkooshlaw.corn Vote Solar David Bender Earthjustice 3916 Nakoma Road Madison, Wt 53711 dbender @ earthj ustice.org Briana Kober Vote Solar 360 22nd Street., Suite 730 Oakland, CA94612 briana @ votesolar.org Snake River Alliance and Northwest Energy Coalition John R. Hammond, Jr. Fisher Pusch LLP l0l 5. Capitol Blvd., Suite 701 P0 Box 1308 Boise, ID 83701 i rh @) I'isherousch.conr Electronic service only: Snake River Alliance wwi lson @ srtakeri veral I iance.org NW Energy Coalition dieso@ nwcnersv.ors Intermountain Wind and Solar, r LC Ryan B. Frazier Brian W. Burnett Kirton McConkie 50 East Temple, Suite 400 P0 Box 45120 Salt Lake Ciry, UT 841l l rfrazier@) krnclaw.com bburnett @kmclaw.corn lntermountain Wind and Solar, LLC 1952 West 2425 South Woods Cross, UT 84087 doug @ irnwindandsolar.corn dale @) imwindandsolar.com 4 Jae Attorney for Sierra Club ldaho Sierra Club - Partial Joinder - IPC-E- l7-13 - 7