Staff Presentation Workshop.pdf

Workshop Participation
•Please remember to turn-off your microphones when not
speaking.
•On WebEx:
•Raise your hand to speak by clicking the hand in the
lower right corner by your name.
•On the phone:
•*3 is the command to raise and lower your hand;
•You will hear 2 beeps when you are unmuted.
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Workshop Participation
Online:
To open chat in WebEx, please select the icon.
Type questions and comments in the chat box;
Please use the “all panelists” option when using chat to ensure your
message will be seen.
To speak, click on the hand in the lower right corner by your name.
To mute/unmute:
*6 is the command to mute and un/mute your phone line;
If you’re participating online, please click on the microphone icon to
mute/unmute.
This PowerPoint is available on the commission website at puc.idaho.gov.
*This workshop is being recorded*
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•Established in 1913. Idaho Code Sections 61, 62 and 63.
•The Commission regulates Idaho's investor-owned utilities, ensuring
adequate service and reasonable rates.
•The Commission is made up of three commissioners appointed by the
Governor. The Commissioners make the decisions in each case.
•Commission Staff is made up of Auditors, Consumer Advocates, Engineers &
Technical Analysts.
•The Staff is conducting this workshop. Staff is one of the parties in the filing
and will present comments to the Commissioners.
Idaho Public Utilities
Commission
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Idaho Public Utilities
Commission (Continued)
State law requires that the Commission:
•Consider the evidence that is on the record, which
includes, filed testimony from the Company, Staff,
intervenors, customers' written comments and oral
testimony at public hearings.
Important Points to Consider:
•All Commission decisions must withstand state Supreme
Court appeals from either utility or customer groups.
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Purpose of Workshop
•Allow Company to present technical aspects of its
application.
•Allow parties and customers to ask questions, and discuss
various technical concepts related to the case.
•Explain how customers can submit public comments.
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Introduction
To File a Public Comment
•Email comments to: [e-mail]
•Written comments can be filed electronically via the
Commission website at: puc.idaho.gov. Look for the Case
Comment Form on the website.
•Reference case number IPC-E-20-30.
•Party Comments are due by JANUARY 13, 2021.
•Reply Comments are due by FEBRUARY 3, 2021.
•Public Comments are due by FEBRUARY 3, 2021.
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Case No. IPC-E-17-13
Commission Order No. 34046:
•Acknowledged certain benefits of smart inverter
technology.
•Ordered Idaho Power to file a tariff advice with the
Commission within 60 days of final adoption of revised
IEEE smart inverter standards (IEEE 1547/1547.1)
Commission Reconsideration Order No. 34147:
•Ordered Idaho Power to study the feasibility of a non-
export option.
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Workshop Participation
•Please remember to turn-off your microphones when not
speaking.
•On WebEx:
•Raise your hand to speak by clicking the hand in the
lower right corner by your name.
•On the phone:
•*3 is the command to raise and lower your hand;
•You will hear 2 beeps when you are unmuted.
*This Workshop is being Recorded*
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Workshop Participation
Online:
To open chat in WebEx, please select the icon.
Type questions and comments in the chat box;
Please use the “all panelists” option when using chat to ensure your
message will be seen.
To speak, click on the hand in the lower right corner by your name.
To mute/unmute:
*6 is the command to mute and un/mute your phone line;
If you’re participating online, please click on the microphone icon to
mute/unmute.
This PowerPoint is available on the commission website at puc.idaho.gov.
*This workshop is being recorded*
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Event Date
Public Workshop November 1 @ 1:00 pm
Parties’ Comments January 13, 2021 by 5 pm
Company Reply Comments February 3, 2021 by 5 pm
Public Comments February 3, 2021 by 5 pm
Close of Case Final Order
Proposed Effective Date 14 Days after Final Order
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To File a Public Comment
•Email comments to: [e-mail]
•Written comments can be filed electronically via the
Commission website at: puc.idaho.gov. Look for the Case
Comment Form on the website.
•Reference case number IPC-E-20-30.
•Party Comments are due by JANUARY 13, 2021.
•Reply Comments are due by FEBRUARY 3, 2021.
•Public Comments are due by FEBRUARY 3, 2021.
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