20180322Petition for Intervenor Funding.pdf

John R. Hammond, Jr.- ISB No. 5470
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U.S. BANK PLAZA_ 7th Floor
101 S. Capitol Blvd., Suite 701
P.O. Box 1308
Boise, ID 83701
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Facsimile: 208.331.2400E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for the Snake River Alliance and NW Energt Coalition
IN THE MATTER OF THE
APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY TO
ESTABLISH NEW SCHEDULES FOR
RESIDENTIAL AND SMALL
GENERAL SERVICE CUSTOMERS
WITH ON.SITE GENERATION
Case No. IPC-E-I 7-13
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PETITION FOR INTERVENOR
FUNDING
COMES NOW the Snake River Alliance and the NW Energy Coalition ("Snake River
Intervenors") and pursuant to Idaho Public Utilities Commission Rule of Procedure 161 et seq.,
IDAPA 3 I .01 .01 .16l et seq., and ldaho Code $ 6l-617 A, petitions for an award of intervenor
funding and in support thereof respectfully shows as follows, to wit:
l. List of ses.As required by Rule of Procedure 162.01, attached is an itemized
list of expenses that the Snake River Intervenors request to recover, broken down into categories
oflegal fees, and out ofpocket expenses.
2. Statement of Proposed Finrdiugs. The recommendations that the Snake River
Intervenors wish the Commission to adopt, as set forth in the Prefiled Direct Testimony of
Amanda M. Levin are as follows:
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. The Commission should reject Idaho Power's Application to create new customer
classes for residential and small general service customers with customer-sided generation.l
. Idaho Power has failed to provide suff,rcient evidence for such a change.
Creating new customer classes is a significant and substantial change, and should
only be taken after robust, transparent, evaluation ofthe costs and benefits these
customers contribute to the system and meaningful stakeholder engagement.
Creation of separate rate classes at this time runs counter to the state energy
policy and other public policy objectives. Furthermore, it could result in new
administrative inefficiencies, increased rate volatility for net metered customers,
and discourage customers from investing in clean energy technologies.
o The Commission should instead first open a comprehensive, general investigation
into the costs and benefits of distributed energy resources, the profile and costs of serving self-
generating customers, and rate design approaches that would include all stakeholders.
To inform this process and any future rate or cost-of-service changes, the
Commission should order Idaho Power to begin collecting and compiling data on
the load and energy profiles of its net metering customers and the associated costs
and benefits of customer-sided generation in the Company's territory.
3. Statement owins Costs.See the Affidavits of John R. Hammond, Jr. and Amanda
M. Levin, filed herewith.
4. Explanation of Cost Statement. See the Affidavits of John R. Hammond Jr., and
Amanda M. Levin, filed herewith.
5. Statement of Difference. The Snake River Intervenors discussed and proposed
consideration of the foregoing specific matters that the Commission Staff did not address in great
detail:
L See Prefiled Direct Testimony of Amanda M. Levin at pp. 3-4.
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a Although Staff acknowledged that Idaho Power had not provided sufficient
evidence to justify the creation of new rate classes and that certain data should be studied, the
Snake River Intervenors made specific recommendations on what types of data the Commission
should order Idaho Power to compile and analyze moving forward in furtherance of a future
generic docket, such as:2
" The hourly usage and demand of DG customers;
Geographic information of the spatial distribution and size of projects at a sub-
station level;
Coincident and non-coincident peaks of DG and non-DG customers for residential
and small general service classes separately;
Estimated average annual fixed cost recovery for DG and non-DG residential and
small general service customers;
The average percentage of "full costs of service" recovered from DG and non-DG
customers, by class; and
The proportion and absolute number of customers who net out their monthly or
annual usage with customer-sided systems.
. The Snake River Intervenors discussed proceedings in other jurisdictions, the
process each has employed and matters considered.3
. The Snake River Intervenors also discussed that with advanced metering
infrastructure ("AMI"), many customers can have a two-way or bi-directional relationship with
the grid, i.e., those with "smart" (grid-enabled) appliances and thermostats. These smart devices
in a customer's house can dynamically respond to and communicate with the grid and the utility.4
o Given customer protections and concerns, the Commission and the Company may
consider conducting representative surveys while collecting data. These surveys could
2 See Prefiled Direct Testimony of Amanda M. Levin at pp. l2-13
3 Id. at pp. t5-2t.
4 Id. at 4-6.
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anonymously record data on household size, square footage, installation of smart appliances or
thermostats, and/or household income for both DG and non-DG customers. This could help
provide some additional context and insight into the demographic implications of net metering,
while respecting customer protections.s
. The Snake River Intervenors also recommended that any future decisions regarding rate
classes and rate methodologies should:6
Not infringe on the ability for customers to install storage, distributed generation,
or energy efficiency technologies and reduce their consumption of grid electricity.
" Be gradual.
" Be sustainable, clear, and fair.
. Solar compensation rates should reflect the full benefits.
" Promote synergistic behavior and technology adoption.
. Allow for and incentivize the adoption of distributed generation coupled with
storage or electric vehicles; ensure that barriers to customer adoption of these
newer technologies are not created.
6. Statement of Recommendation. As reflected by the unprecedented amount of public
comments filed in the proceeding, the Snake River Intervenors advocacy addressed issues of
concern to present and future net meter customers, all residential and small general service
customers and of concern to businesses that provide service to net metering customers.
7. Statement Showing Class of Customers. Present and future net meter customers
affected by the proceeding are members of the residential and small general service customers
classes.
s td. at p. 14.
6 ld. at pp.25-26.
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WHEREFORE the Snake River Intervenors respectfully request that this petition be
granted in the total cumulative amount of 71826.29.
DATED this22"d day of March,2018.
FISHER PUSCH LLP
John Jr
-fo, Intervenors Snake River
and NW Energy Coalition
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List of Expenses that the Snake River Intervenors Request to Recover:
Attorney Fees of John R. Hammond Jr.:
Expert Witness Costs of Amanda M. Levin:
Travel - Lodging
Travel - Meals
Transportation - Rail Services
Total:
$7,500.00
$250.39
ss9.90
$7.826.29
$16.00
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 22"d day of March, 201 8, I served a true and correct
copy of the foregoing by delivering the same to each of the following individuals by electronic
mail, addressed as follows:
IDAHO POWER COMPANY:
Lisa Nordstrom
Idaho Power Company
l22l W. Idaho St. (83702)
PO Box 70
Boise, ID 83707
lnordstrom@idahopower. com
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Timothy E. Tatum
Connie Aschenbrenner
Idaho Power Company
1221 W. Idaho St. (83702)
PO Box 70
Boise, ID 83707
ttatum@ idahopower. com
caschenbrenner@idahopower. com
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COMMISSION STAFF:
Sean Costello
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W . Washington (831 02)
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
sean.costel lo@puc. idaho. qov
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IDAHYDRO:
Idahydro
clo C. Tom Arkoosh
Arkoosh Law Offrces
802 W. Bannock Street, Suite 900
PO Box 2900
Boise, ID 83701
tom. arkoosh@ arkoosh.com
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IDAHO IRRIGATION PUMPERS
ASSOCIATION, INC.:
Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc.
c/o Eric L. Olsen
Echo Hawk & Olsen, PLLC
505 Pershing Avenue, Ste. 100
PO Box 6l l9
Pocatello, ID 83205
[e-mail]
Anthony Yankel
12700 Lake Avenue, Unit 2505
Lakewood, OH 44107
tony@),ankel.net
IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE:
Matthew A. Nykiel
Idaho Conservation League
PO Box 2308
102 S. Euclid#207
Sandpoint,ID 83864
mnykiel@ idahoconservation. org
AURIC LLC:
Elias Bishop
Auric Solar, LLC
2310 S. 1300 W.
West Valley City, UT 841l9
elias. bishop@auricsolar. com
Preston N. Carter
Deborah E. Nelson
Givens Pursley LLC
601 W. Bannock Street
Boise, ID 83702
prestoncarter@ givenspursley. com
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SIERRA CLUB:
Kelsey Jae Nunez LLC
Sierra Club
920 N. Clover Drive
Boise, ID 83703
kel sey@kel seyj aenunez. com
Tom Beach
Cross Border Energy
2560 9th Street, Suite 2l34
Berkley, CA 94710
tomb@crossborderenergy. com
ELECTRONIC SERVICE ONLY:
Michael Heckler
michael. p. heckler@,eloatLqam
Zack Waterman
zack.waterman@ sierraclub. org
CITY OF BOISE CITY:
Abigail R. Germaine
Deputy City Attorney
Boise City Attorney's Office
150 N. Capitol Blvd.
PO Box 500
Boise, ID 83701-0500
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
agermaine@cityo{boi se. org
IDAHO CLEAN ENERGY
ASSOCIATION:
Preston N. Carter
Deborah E. Nelson
601 W. Bannock Street
PO Box2720
Boise, ID 83701
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VOTE SOLAR:
David Bender
Earthjustice
3916 Nakoma Road
Madison, WI 53711
dberdsr@ea4hi usltle,arg
Briana Kober
Vote Solar
360 22"d Street, Suite 730
Oakland, CA 94612
[e-mail]
INTERMOUNTAIN WIND
AND SOLAR, LLC:
Ryan B. Frazier
Brian W. Burnett
Kirton McConkie
50 East Temple, Suite 400
PO Box 45120
salt Lake city, uT 84111
[e-mail]
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Intermountain Wind and Solar, LLC
1952 West 2425 South
Woods Cross, UTG 84087
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