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LISA D. NORDSTROTUI
Lead Gounsel
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November 10,2021
Jan Noriyuki, Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Boulevard
Building 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, ldaho 83714
Case No. IPC-E-21-39
Application of ldaho Power Company for Modification of the Fixed Cost
Adjustment ('FCA") Mechan ism
Dear Ms. Noriyuki:
Aftached for electronic filing, pursuant to Order No. 35058, is ldaho Power Company's
Application in the above entitled mafter.
lf you have any questions about the attached documents, please do not hesitate to
contact me.
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Enclosures
LISA D. NORDSTROM (lSB No. 5733)
ldaho Power Company
1221 West ldaho Street (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ldaho 83707
Telephone: [phone]
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L N ordstrom@ ida h opowe r. com
Aftorney for ldaho Power Company
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR
MODIFICATION OF THE FIXED COST
ADJUSTMENT ("FCA") M ECHAN tSM.
CASE NO. IPC-E-21-39
APPLICATION
ldaho Power Company ('ldaho Powef or'Company"), in accordance with ldaho
Code S 61-502 and RP 052, and in response to ldaho Public Utilities Commission's
("Commission') directive in Order No. 35056,1 hereby respectfully makes application to
the ldaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission") to issue an order authorizing
modification of the Fixed Cost Adjustment ('FCA") mechanism to institute separate, and
reduced, fixed cost tracking for customers as of January 1,2022 to be considered "newo
customers.
1 ln the Mafter of ldaho Power Company's Application to lmplement Fixed Cost Adjustment Rates for
Hectric Service from June 1, 2021 Through May 31, 2022, Case No. !PC-E-21{3, Order No. 35056, p.
11 (issued May 28,2021).
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Order No.35056 issued in Case No. IPC-E-21-03 instructed Idaho Powerto initiate
discussions with interested parties and considerwhetherthe FCA should be modified and
propose modifications, if appropriate, in advance of the next FCAfiling March2022. Since
receiving that order, ldaho Power has engaged in discussions with Commission Staff
("Staff), the sole intervenor in Case No. IPC-E-2'|-03, to better understand Staffs
concerns and to explore methods of addressing those concerns. The discussions
between Staff and ldaho Power made clear that each party continues to have differing
views as to what constitutes an appropriate FCA methodology. However, ldaho Power
and Staff made significant efforts to establish a "middle ground" compromise that would
resolve those differences in the near-term. The modifications to the FCA presented in this
case reflect that middle ground and represent a meaningfulstep toward addressing Staffs
FCA concerns.2
In reaching an agreement on the FCA modifications presented in this case, the
Company and Staff recognize that a holistic rate design evaluation at the time of a general
rate case may identify rate designs that further reduce the reliance on the FCA over time.
ln the meantime, the Company and Staff agree that the FCA methodology as proposed
in this case should remain in place until at least 2025, at which time, a formal review of
the FCA could occur. ldaho Power and Staff support this recommendation and believe
this case will provide an opportunity for other interested parties to review and comment
on the proposal prior to the Commission making its final decision on the mafter.
ln support of this Application, ldaho Power represents as follows:
2 Case No. IPC-E-21-03, Staff Comments, pp. 3€.
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I. BACKGROUND
1. ldaho Power and the Commission have long agreed that promotion of cost-
effective energy efficiency and DSM "is an integral part of least-cost electric service."
See, e.9., Order No. 30267 at 13. Traditional rate design that recovers fixed costs through
each kilowatt-hour ("kwh') sold presents a financialdisincentive that discourages utilities
from reducing their sales volumes through investment in energy efficiency and DSM.
2. Recognizing that "opportunities exist[ed] for improvements in operating
efficiency that would benefit the Company shareholders and its customers," the
Commission opened an investigation in Case No. IPC-E-04-15 to consider options for a
mechanism that adjusts revenues when annual energy consumption is either above or
below normal. Order No. 29558 at 1, citing Order No. 29505 at 68-69. The FCA
mechanism is the collaborative result of that case.
3. ln Order No.30267 issued in Case No. IPC-E-04-15 on March 12,2007,
the Commission approved a stipulation for the implementation of a three-year FCA pilot
program applicable to Residential Service (Schedules 1, 3, 4, and 5) and Small General
Service (Schedule 7) customers. On October 1, 2009, the Company filed an application
seeking authority to convert Schedule 54, Fixed Cost Adjustment ("Schedule 54"), from a
pilot program to an ongoing, permanent schedule. Case No. IPC-E-09-28. The
Commission denied Idaho Power's request to make the FCA mechanism permanent and,
instead, extended the pilot program for an additional two-year period. Order No. 31063.
During the fifth year of the pilot program, the Company filed an application in Case No.
IPC-E-11-19 on October 19,2011, seeking authority to convert the FCA to an ongoing,
permanent schedule. Order No. 32505, issued March 30,2012, approved the Company's
request to convert the FCA to a permanent schedule for the Residential and Small
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GeneralService ('R&SGS') customers. The Commission's subsequent Order No. 32731
in that case directed that the FCA mechanism continue with its existing methodology.
4. ln Order No. 33295 issued in Case No. IPC-E-14-17, the Commission
approved a settlement stipulation that changed the methodology to calculate the level of
actual fixed costs recovered used to determine the FCA. The modification to the
calculation of the actuallevelof fixed costs recovered replaced weather-normalized billed
sales with actualbilled sales and began with the determination of the 2015 FCA.
5. Staff has generally expressed three main concerns during the history of the
FCA:3 1) The FCA balance has had an upward trend since the last general rate case that
is likely to continue in the future, 2) the FCA captures changes in sales beyond energy
efficiency achievement, and 3) since the 2011 general rate case the fixed costs have not
been verified nor has the Fixed Cost per Customer (FCC') and Fixed Cost per Energy
("FCE") been updated.
6. The impact of the Company's DSM efforts and the fact that claimed DSM
savings do not comprise the full scale of the Company's energy efficiency efforts or
3 Case No. IPC-E-21-03, Staff Comments, pp.3-6;
ln the Mafter of ldaho Power Company's Application to lmplement Fixed Cost Adjustment Rates for
Hectric Seruice from June 1, 2020 Through May 31, 2021 , Case No. IPC-E-20-14, Staff Comments, pp.
3-5;
ln the Mafter of ldaho Povirer Company's Application to lmplement Fixed Cost Adjustment Rates for
Hectric Seruice fuom June 1, 2019 Through May 31, 2020, Case No. IPC-E-19-10, Staff Comments, pp.
3-5;
ln the Matter of ldaho Power Company's Application to lmplement Fixed Cost Adjustment Rates for
Hectric Service from June 1, 2018 Through May 31, 2019, Case No. IPC-E-I8-02, Staff Comments, pp.
46;
ln the Matter of ldaho Power Company's Application to lmplement Fixed Cost Adjustment Rates for
Hectric Service from June 1 , 2017 Through May 31 , 2018, Case No. IPC-E-17-02, Staff Comments, pp.
2-5.
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resulting energy savings experienced by customersa along with the increases in the FCA
deferral balance since 2011 demonstrate that the mechanism has produced the intended
results. The FCC and FCE continue to represent costs from the most recent general rate
case consistent with standard rate making principles where Commission-authorized
amounts are included in rates set at a point in time. However, since the most recent
general rate case, ldaho Power has made significant plant investment in excess of $1
billion that is not currently included in the FCC or FCE.s Considering this significant
investment, a holistic review of all rates and consideration of cost-of-service allocation
among the respective rate classes and rate design at the time of a general rate case may
be appropriate to more completely evaluate FCA reliance and rates.
7. ln advance of filing the 2020 FCA deferralcase, IPC-E-21-03, the Company
engaged with StafF on January 21,2021, and again on March 1,2021, to discuss Staffs
concerns with the FCA as raised in previous filings, and the Company's position on each
of the issues. ln response to the Commission's directive issued in Order No. 35056, ldaho
Power continued discussions with Staff over the summer and fall o12021. The Company
and Staff met on June 24, 2021, to discuss and consider Staffs position on near-term
modification to the FCA, and to discuss how additional rate design analysis could build
on work completed in Case No. IPC-E-18-16. Through subsequent discussion evaluating
each pafi's respective positions, including additionaldiscussion on October 19,2021to
a ln the Matter of ldaho Power Company's Application to lmplement Fixed Cost Adjustment Rates for
Hectric Seruice from June 1, 2021 Through May 31, 2022, Case No. IPC-E-21-03, Goralski Dl, pp. 4-8.
5 ln the Matter of ldaho Power Company's Application to lmplement Fixed Cost Adjustment Rates for
Hectric Servrbe from June 1, 2021 Through May 31, 2022, Case, No. IPC-E-21-03, Reply Comments, pp.
6-8.
6 ln the Company's two most recent FCA filings, Staff has been the sole intervening party
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align on modification final details, in November 2O2'l the Company and Staff aligned on
the proposed FCA modifications presented in this case.
II. PROPOSED FCA MODIFICATION
8. ln an effort to address Staffs long-standing concerns with the FCA, the
Company proposes to institute separate, and reduced, fixed costtracking for new R&SGS
customers added to ldaho Power's system starting January 1, 2022. Under this
modification, the authorized level of fixed costs for new customers would exclude
generation- and transmission-related fixed costs and continue to include distribution, and
other customer-related costs as authorized fixed costs. The following table presents the
proposed FCA rates for existing and new customers:
Table 1. Prooosed FCA Rates - Existinq and New Customers
Residential SmallGeneral Service
FCC (Exr's ti ng C u sto m e r)$650.63 $360.57
FCC-Dist. (New Customer)$317.72 $256.29
9. As can be seen in Table 1, the allowed FCC applicable to new customers
has been reduced by more than 50 percent for new residentialservice customers and by
approximately 30 percent for new small general service customers. This change willserve
to reduce the amount of FCA facilitated fixed cost recovery associated with investments
that have not been audited and reviewed for prudence by the Commission. ln reaching
alignment on the proposed modification to the FCC for new customers, the Company and
Staff considered the following three points: 1) generation investments to serve new
customers are most often relatively large and typically correspond with a genera! rate
case or other revenue requirement proceeding, 2) while transmission investments
typically occur in smaller increments than generation investments and track more closely
with customer growth, transmission investments are not as closely tied to incremental
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customer growth as distribution investment, and 3) distribution and other customer-driven
investments to serve new customers occur in smaller increments that more closely align
with customer growth between general rate cases. \Mrile this proposed change
represents a reduction in eligible fixed cost recovery as compared to the current
mechanism, the Company is optimistic that proposed FCA modification willstill provide a
reasonable opportunity for the Company to recover the incrementa! cost of serving new
R&SGS customers while promoting energy efficiency between general rate case
proceedings.
10. The proposed FCA modification mechanics work identically for both the
R&SGS classes. lf approved, the authorized FCC and FCE will be bifurcated between
"existing'and "new" customers, with customers considered to be "new" starting January
1, 2022. Because the FCA is an annual mechanism, ldaho Power's annual average
customer count will be compared to the 2021 average customer count to delineate
between existing and new customers.
11. No change is proposed to the authorized FCC for existing customers which
includes allfunctionalized fixed costs:generation, transmission, distribution and customer
costs. The proposed FCA modification for new customers modifies the authorized fixed
cost per new customer rate to exclude generation and transmission functionalized costs,
and is comprised of distribution and customer fixed costs ("FCC-Dist"). The FCC and
FCC-Dist are both established as part of determining the Company's authorized revenue
requirement in its most recent general rate case. The FCC-Dist for the Residential class
is $317.72, and for the Small General Service class is $256.29. Aftachment 1 to this
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Application is the workpaper for the derivation of the FCC-Dist utilizing the same inputs
as the current FCA mechanism which was approved as a permanent program in2012.7
12. For both Residential and Small Genera! Service customers, "existing"
customers will be the lower of 1) the class's 2021 annual average customers, or 2) that
FCA year's class annual average customers. Annua! average customers in excess of
2021 annua! average customers wil! be considered "new."
13. To determine the "actual fixed costs recovered' amount, a similar
modification is completed for new customers only. Existing customer FCE, as established
in the Company's most recent general rate case, is unchanged and includes
functionalized generation, transmission, distribution and customer fixed costs. The fixed
cost per energy rate for new customers excludes generation and transmission
functionalized costs and is comprised of distribution and customer fixed costs ('FCE-
Dist"). As derived on Attachment 1, the FCE-Dist for Residential customers is $0.025199;
for Small General Service customers it is $0.048783.
14. To determine annual billed sales attributable to existing and new customers,
total class actual billed sales for the year are divided by total class average customers to
establish that year's use-per-customer ('UPC") by class. The UPC is then multiplied by
either existing or new average customers for that class to calculate the existing and new
customer billed sales.
15. For each class, the sum of 1) the number of existing customers multiplied
by the FCC, and 2) the number of new customers multiplied by the FCC-Dist, establishes
7 ln the Matter of the Application of ldaho Power Company for Authority to Convert Schedule 54 - Fixed
Cost Adjustment - From a Pilot Schedule to an Ongoing, Permanent Schedule, Case No. IPC-E-1 1 -1 I,
Youngblood Exhibit 2.
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the "authorized fixed cost recovery" amount. This authorized fixed cost recovery amount
is then compared to the amount of fixed costs actually recovered by ldaho Power in the
calendar year. "Actualfixed costs recovered" is the sum of 1) multiplying the actual billed
sales for existing customers by the FCE, and 2) multiplying the actual billed sales for
new customers by the FCE-Dist. The difference between these two numbers (the
"authorized fixed cost recovery" amount minus the'actualfixed costs recovered" amount)
is the fixed cost adjustment for each class.
16. The proposed FCA tariff, Schedule 54, is attached hereto as Attachments
2 (clean version) and 3 (legislative version) to this Application.
17. lmplementation of the modified FCA mechanism is proposed to go into
effect for calculation of lhe 2022 FCA deferral, to be filed by ldaho Power March 2023
and will remain in place until modified by the Commission, but not prior to 2025. To
remain compliant with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, the Company accrues
and reports the FCA on a monthly basis. The Company willsynchronize the methodology
for monthly accrual and reporting for the modified FCA mechanism upon receipt of the
Commission's Order approving the Company's Application.
18. As part of the discussions regarding the FCA and its stated purpose of
removing financial disincentives to utility pursuit of DSM resources, the Company and
Staff agreed that it would be reasonable for the Company to initiate a docket to explore
potential incentive mechanisms that might better align customer and Company interests
with regard to DSM resource acquisition. The Company has long held the belief this
alignment would be best accomplished through three thoughtfully coordinated and
implemented components: 1) timely recovery of expenditures, 2) recovery of reduction in
authorized fixed costs collection embedded in volumetric rates, and 3) the opportunity to
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earn on DSM resource investments to meet customer load8. The Company's Energy
Efficiency Rider and FCA address the first two components. A properly designed DSM
incentive mechanism could address the third component and result in increased
acquisition of cost-effective energy DSM resources, lower costs for customers and
provide a reasonable financia! return to the Company when established performance
metrics are achieved.
III. HOLISTIC EVALUATION TO REDUCE FCA RELIANCE
19. The fundamental need forthe FCA stems from the limitations of the existing
two-part volumetric rate design. The need for the FCA has not arisen in isolation from
the Company's DSM efforts; it is necessary because the existing two-part rate design for
R&SGS customers collects a significant portion of the class's fixed costs through the
volumetric energy rates. \A/hen the Company's DSM efforts result in lower energy
consumption, it has the greatest impact to fixed cost recovery in the R&SGS classes.
While ldaho Power and Staff agreed that the proposa! presented in this case would not
address rate design, ldaho Power believes the most effective long-term solution for
addressing concerns with the FCA mechanism is to reduce reliance on the FCA through
better aligning fixed cost recovery through rate design modifications.
20. Modiffing the existing two-part rate design, comprised of a Service Charge
and Energy Charges, provides an opportunity to reduce FCA reliance without introducing
new rate components outside of a general rate case. A Service Charge is intended to
recover the costs of providing service for the sole action of being a customer for
8 Case No. IPC-E-11-19, ldaho Power Reply Comments at 2 (Mar 15,20121("From the Company's
standpoint, ldaho Power has consistently advocated that there are three essential components to an
effective business modelfor energy efficiency: (1) timely cost recovery; (2) the removal of financial
disincentives; and (3) the opportunity to earn a return.')
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components such as a meter and meter reading and billing costs. At the time of ldaho
Power's most recent rate case, the filed cost-of-service analysis determined this amount
to be approximately $20 per month for Residential customers, and $23 per month for
SmallGeneral Service customers, meaning the existing $5 per month service charge only
captures a small portion of customer-related costs identified through cost-of-service cost
allocation. Table 2 below lists service (basic) charges among ldaho electric utilities.
ldaho Power highlights that the current $5 per month rate is the lowest in the state, tied
with Rocky Mountain Power who has proposed increasing to $8 per month starting in
2022.e lncreasing the monthly service charge to align with cost-causation would reduce
reliance on the FCA, and impose a price signal similar to that imposed by ldaho municipal
utilities on their customers.
Table 2. ldaho Service (Basic) Charqes bv Electric Utilitv
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Rockv Mountain Power Ss.oo
Rocky Mountoin Power (proposed 1.1.22)Se.oo
City of Burley Sr+.zs
City of ldaho Falls (ldaho Falls Power)S18.oo
Cleanrvater Power Company S33.7s
ldaho County Light & Power Cooperative Association, lnc.s2s.so
Kootenai Electric Coop lnc s32.s0
Lost River Electric Cooperative, lnc.s23.s0
Northern Liehts, lnc (single phase)s30.00
Raft River Rural Electric Co-op, lnc. (Raft Division)Szz.so
Salmon River Electric Cooperative, lnc. (0-200 Amp)S4o.oo
United Electric Co-op, lnc.s17.00
As ol September 27, 2027
e ln the Matter of the Application of Rocky Mountain Power for Authority to lncrease ifs Rates and
Charges in ldaho and Approvalof Proposed Electic Seryrbe Schedu/es and Regulations, Case No. PAC-
E-21-07, Meredith, Dl, p. 16. (Filed March 12,202'l).
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21. Idaho Power believes that better aligning fixed cost recovery through rate
design modification is the most appropriate way to reduce reliance on the FCA. For
illustrative purposes, ldaho Power evaluated FCA impact if the monthly service charge
was increased from the current $5 per month to $10 per month for Residentialcustomers.
The increase to the service charge would have reduced FCA reliance by approximately
$3.6 million, or nearly 10 percent for the 2020 Residential FCA.
22. ldaho Power will continue to work with the Commission Staff and other
interested parties to explore rate design solutions that may improve fixed cost collection
and reduce the future reliance on the FCA.
IV. MODIFIED PROCEDURE
23. ldaho Power believes that a technical hearing is not necessary to consider
the issues presented herein and respectfully requests that this Application be processed
under Modified Procedure; i.e., by written submissions rather than by hearing. RP 201,
ef seg.
V. COMMUNICATIONS AND SERVICE OF PLEADINGS
24. ln the Company's two most recent FCA filings,lo Staff has been the sole
intervening party. Idaho Power believes initiating this docket will provide other interested
parties the venue to engage in evaluation of the proposed FCA modification. The
proposed modification is a stand-alone case separate from the Company's annua!
Application to implement FCA rates for the upcoming year. While Staff and ldaho Power
have typically been the main parties involved in the annual FCA filing, ldaho Power has
also served this Application upon the ldaho Conservation League, who has been an
l0CaseNos. IPC-E-20-14filed March 13,2020, and IPC-E-21-03filed March 15,202'l
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intervening pafi in this matter in prior years. lssuance of the Commission's Notice of
Application in this matter will provide notice to other interested parties which may wish to
intervene.
25. Communications and service of pleadings with reference to this Application
should be sent to the following:
Lisa D. Nordstrom Connie G. Aschenbrenner
Idaho Power Company ldaho Power Company
1221 West ldaho Street (83702) 1221 West ldaho Street (837021
P.O. Box 70 P.O. Box 70
Boise, ldaho 83707 Boise, ldaho 83707
[e-mail] [e-mail]
[e-mail] [e-mail]
VI. REQUEST FOR RELIEF
26. ldaho Power respectfully requests that the Commission issue an order (1)
authorizing that this matter be processed by Modified Procedure and (2) authorizing ldaho
Power to modiff the Fixed Cost Adjustment mechanism to bifurcate the authorized fixed
costs between existing and new customers, with customers starting January 1, 2022 lo
be considered'new" customers.
DATED at Boise, ldaho, this 1Oth day of November 2021.
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LISA D. NORDSTROM
Aftorney for ldaho Power Company
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 10h day of November 2021 I served a true and
correct copy of the within and foregoing APPLICATION upon the following named parties
by the method indicated below, and addressed to the following:
Commission Staff
John Hammond
Deputy Attomey General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., BIdg No.8,
Suite 201-A(83714)
PO Box 83720
Boise, lD 83720-0074
ldaho Gonservation League
Benjamin J. Ott
710 N 6h Street
Boise, lD 83701
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BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
GASE NO. IPC-E-21-39
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
ATTACHMENT 2
PROPOSED SCHEDULE 54 TARIFF
(Clean Format)
ldaho Power Company Fifth Revised Sheet No. 5,4-1
Cancels
LP.U.C. No. 29. Tariff No. 101 Fourth Revised Sheet No. 54-1
SCHEDULE 54
FIXED COST ADJUSTMENT
APPLICABIL!TY
This schedule is applicable to the electric energy delivered to all ldaho retailCustomers receiving
service under Schedules 1,3, 4,5, or 6 (Residentia! Service) or under Schedules 7 and 8 (Small General
Service).
Customers added to ldaho Power's system starting January 1, 2022 will be considered new
customers, all other customers are considered existing customers.
FIXED COST PER CUSTOMER RATE
The Fixed Cost per Customer rate (FCC) is determined by dividing the Company's fixed cost
components for Residentia! and Small General Service Customers by the average number of Residential
and Small General Seruice customers, respectively.
The Fixed Cost per Customer Distribution rate (FCC-Dist) is determined by dividing the
Company's distribution and customer fixed cost components for Residential and Small General Service
Customers by the average number of Residential and Small Genera! Service Customers, respectively.
Residential FCC
Effective Date
January 1,2012
Residential FCC-Dist
Effective Date
January 1,2022
Small General Service FCC
Effective Date
January 1,2012
Small General Service FCC-Dist
Effective Date
January 1,2022
Rate
$650.63 per Customer
Rate
$317.72 per Customer
Rate
$360.57 per Customer
Rate
$256.29 per Customer
FIXED COST PER ENERGY RATE
The Fixed Cost per Energy rate (FCE) is determined by dividing the Company's fixed cost
components for Residential and Small General Service customers by the weather-normalized energy
load for Residential and SmallGeneral Service customers, respectively.
The Fixed Cost per Energy Distribution rate (FCE-Dist) is determined by dividing the Company's
distribution and customer fixed cost components for Residential and Small General Service customers
by the weather-normalized energy load for Residential and Small General Service customers,
respectively.
!DAHO
lssued per Order No.
Effective - January 1,2022
lssued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Timothy E. Tatum, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West ldaho Street, Boise, ldaho
ldaho Power Company Fourteenth Revised Sheet No. 54-2
Cancels
|.P.U.C. No. 29. Tariff No. 101 Thirteenth Revised Sheet No. 54-2
SCHEDULE 54
FIXED COST ADJUSTMENT
(Continued)
FIXED COST PER ENERGY RATE (Continued)
ResidentialFCE
Effective Date
January 1,2012
Residential FCE-Dist
Effective Date
January 1,2022
Small General Service FCE
Effective Date
January 1,2012
Smal! Genera! Service FCE-Dist
Effective Date
January 1,2022
Rate
5.1602i, per kWh
Rate
2.5199i, per kWh
Rate
6.86330 per kWh
Rate
4.8783$ per k\Mr
ALLOWED FIXED COST RECOVERY AMOUNT
The Allowed Fixed Cost Recovery amount is computed by summing 1) the product of the average
number of existing Residentia! and Small General Service customers multiplied by the appropriate
Residential and Small General Service FCC rate and 2) the product of the average number of new
Residential and Small General Service customers multiplied by the appropriate Residential and Small
General Service FCC-Dist rate.
The Actual Fixed Costs Recovered amount is computed by summing 1) the product of the actual
energy load for existing Residential and Small General Service customers multiplied by the appropriate
Residential and Small General Service FCE rate and 2) the product of the actual energy load for new
Residential and Smal! Genera! Service customers multiplied by the appropriate Residentia! and Small
General Service FCE-Dist rate.
FIXED COST ADJUSTMENT
The Fixed Cost Adjustment (FCA) is the difference between the Allowed Fixed Cost Recovery
Amount and the Actual Fixed Costs Recovered Amount divided by the estimated weather-normalized
energy load for the following year for Residential and Small General Service Customers.
The monthly Fixed Cost Adjustment for Residential Service (Schedules 1 ,3, 4,5, and 6) is 0.7008
cents per k\Mt. The monthly Fixed Cost Adjustment for Small General Service (Schedules 7 and 8) is
0.8864 cents per kWh.
EXPIRATlON
The Fixed Cost Adjustment included on this schedule will expire May 31 ,2022
!DAHO
lssued per Order No.
Effective -January 1, 2022
lssued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Timothy E. Tatum, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West ldaho Street, Boise, ldaho
BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
GASE NO. IPC-E-21-39
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
ATTACHMENT 3
PROPOSED SCHEDULE 54 TARIFF
(Legislative Format)
ldaho Power Gompany eeu*nfftn Revised Sheet No. 54-1
Cancels
l.P.U.C. No. 29. Tariff No. 101 Thir4Fourth Revised Sheet No. 54-1
SCHEDULE 54
FIXED COST ADJUSTMENT
APPLICAB!L!TY
This schedule is applicable to the electric energy delivered to all ldaho retail Customers receiving
service under Schedules 1 ,3, 4,5, or 6 (Residential Service) or under Schedules 7 and 8 (Small General
Service).
Customers added to ldaho Power's svstem startino January 1. 2022 will be considered new
customers. all other customers are considered existino customers.
FIXED COST PER CUSTOMER RATE
The Fixed Cost per Customer rate (FCC) is determined by dividing the Company's fixed cost
components for Residential and Small Genera! Service Customers by the average number of Residential
and Small General Service customers, respectively.
The Fixed Cost per Customer Distribution rate (FCC-Dist) is determined bv dividino the
Comoanv's distribution and customer fixed cost components for Residential and Small General Service
Customers bv the averaoe number of Residential and Small General Service Customers. respectivelv.
ResidentialFCC
Effective Date
January 1,2012
Residential FCC-Dist
Rate
$650.63 per Customer
RateEffective Date
.lanrrarv 1 )O?)5317.72 oer Customer
Small General Service FCC
Effective Date
January 1,2012
Small General Service FCC-Dist
Rate
$360.57 per Customer
RateEffective Date
.lanrrarv ?o?21 S256 29 oer Customer
FIXED COST PER ENERGY RATE
The Fixed Cost per Energy rate (FCE) is determined by dividing the Company's fixed cost
components for Residential and Smal! General Service customers by the weather-normalized energy
load for Residential and Small General Service customers, respectively.
The Fixed Cost per Enerqv Distribution rate (FCE-Dist) is determined bv dividino the Comoanv's
distribution and customer fixed cost components for Residential and Small General Service customers
bv the weather-normalized enerov load for Residential and Small General Service customers,
respectivelv.
IDAHO
lssued per Order No.€@16Effective-@
lssued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Timothy E. Tatum, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West ldaho Street, Boise, ldaho
ldaho Power Company feu*+finn Revised Sheet No. 54-1
Cancels
I.P.U.C. No. 29. Tariff No. 101 Thir4Fourth Revised Sheet No. 54-1
R€€id€+*ial+CE
January 11 2013 5,16036 per kWh
January 1;3012 6,8633f per kWh
The Allewed Fixed Gest Reeevery ameunt ie eemputed by rnultiplying the average number ef
S€n i€e+€€:r€ter
IDAHO
lssued per Order No.€4e46Effective-@
Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Timothy E. Tatum, Vice President, Regulatory Afiairs
1221 West ldaho Slreet, Boise, ldaho
ldaho Power Company@Revised Sheet No. 54-2
Cancels
|.P.U.C. No. 29. Tariff No. 1O1Tr*elfthThirteenth Revised Sheet No. 54-2
SCHEDULE 54
FIXED COST ADJUSTMENT
(Continued)
FIXED COST PER RATE (Continrred)
ResidentialFCE
Effective Date Rate
Januarv 1.2012 5.1602d oer kWh
Residential FCE-Dist
Effective Date
Januarv 1.2022 2.51996 oer kWh
Small General Seruice FCF
Effective Date Rate
January 1.2012 6.8633d per kWh
Small General Service FCE-Dist
Effective Date Rate
Januarv 1.2022 A A7A3d. ner kWh
ALLOWED FIXED COST RECOVERY AMOUNT
The Allowed Fixed Cost Recoverv amount is computed bv summino 1) the product of the averaoe
number of existino Residential and Small General Service customers multiplied bv the appropriate
Residential and Small General Service FCC rate and 2) the product of the averaoe number of new
Residential and Small General Service customers multiplied bv the appropriate Residential and Small
General Service FCC-Dist rate.
The Actual fEixed eCosts Recovered amount is computed by summinq 1) the product of
mu*iptying-the actual energy load for existinq Residential and Small Genera! Service customers
multiplied by the appropriate Residential and Small General Service FCE rate and 2) the oroduct of the
actual enerqv load for new Residential and Small General Service customers multiplied bv the
approoriate Residential and Small General Service FCE-Dist rate.
FIXED COST ADJUSTMENT
The Fixed Cost Adjustment (FCA) is the difference between the Allowed Fixed Cost Recovery
Amount and the Actual Fixed Costs Recovered Amount divided by the estimated weather-normalized
energy load for the following year for Residential and Small General Service Customers.
The monthly Fixed Cost Adjustment for Residentia! Service (Schedules 1 ,3, 4,5, and 6) is 0.7008
cents per k\Mr. The monthly Fixed Cost Adjustment for Small General Service (Schedules 7 and 8) is
0.8864 cents per k\Mr.
EXPIRATION
Rate
IDAHO
lssued per Order No.€5056
Ef fective -luaee@. JP1YZryJ-ZOZZ
lssued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Timothy E. Tatum, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
1221 West ldaho Street, Boise, ldaho
ldaho Pcnrer Compan@ised Sheet No. 542
Caneb
!.P.U.C. No, 29. TadfiNo. l0lnrplHThirteenth Revised Sheet No.54-2
The Fixed CostAdjustnent included on this schedubwillexpire May 31, 2022.
IDAHO
lssued per Order No.€5058
Efredive
lssued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Timothy E. Tatum, Vice Fresident, RegulatoryAffairs
1221 West ldaho Sfeet, Boise, ldaho