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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20221104Final Approved Schedule 79.pdfConnie Aschenbrenner Rate Design Senior Manager caschenbrenner@idahopower.com November 8, 2022 Jan Noriyuki, Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 11331 W. Chinden Boulevard Building 8, Suite 201-A Boise, Idaho 83714 Re: Case No. IPC-E-22-15 Application of Idaho Power Company for Modifications to Schedule 79, Weatherization Assistance for Qualified Customers Dear Ms. Noriyuki: Idaho Power Company hereby submits the enclosed compliance filing in the above-captioned proceeding pursuant to Idaho Public Utilities Commission Order No. 35583, reflecting the change in Schedule 79 – Weatherization Assistance for Qualified Customers tariff sheet, effective November 4, 2022. First Revised Sheet No. 79-1 Cancelling Original Sheet No. 79-1 If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact Regulatory Analyst Zack Thompson at (208) 388-2982 or zthompson@idahopower.com Very truly yours, Connie Aschenbrenner CA:sg Enclosures RECEIVED 2022 November 8, AM 10:00 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 79-1 Cancels I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Original Sheet No. 79-1 Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY Timothy E. Tatum, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs IDAHO Issued per Order No. 35583 Effective – November 4, 2022 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho SCHEDULE 79 WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE FOR QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS AVAILABILITY Funding under this schedule is available to state designated Community Action Partnership (CAP) agencies throughout the Company's service area within the State of Idaho participating in the State of Idaho Weatherization Assistance Program administered by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Funding under this schedule is subject to the provisions of the signed Agreement between the individual CAP agencies and the Company. APPLICABILITY Funding under this schedule is applicable to qualifying energy conservation measures installed in single- and multi-family residential dwellings, including mobile homes, which are electrically heated (Qualifying Dwellings). Funding is also applicable to qualifying energy conservation measures installed in buildings which are occupied by private, non-profit organizations which serve primarily low-income clientele, and which have obtained a 501(c)(3) tax exempt status (Qualifying Buildings). Energy conservation measures installed in Qualifying Dwellings and Qualifying Buildings must meet the specifications of the State of Idaho Weatherization Assistance Program. GRANTS TO AGENCIES The Company will determine the amount of annual grant funds available to each participating CAP agency each year in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement. Funds will be distributed to a participating CAP agency upon demonstration by the agency that qualifying conservation measures have been installed in a Qualifying Dwelling or Qualifying Building. Grant funds made available to a CAP agency but not distributed to that agency during the current year may be carried forward to the next year. In addition to weatherization funds, the Company will provide to each CAP agency an administrative payment equal to 10 percent of the portion funded by the Company for each Qualifying Dwelling or Qualifying Building for which weatherization was completed with the assistance of Company funds. Qualifying Dwellings: The Company grant funds may be used to fund up to 85 percent of the total cost of qualifying conservation measures installed in a Qualifying Dwelling provided at least 15 percent of the total cost of qualifying conservation measures is funded by the Department of Energy, except in the case where carryover funds are being used for re-weatherization. Re-weatherization applies to homes that were previously weatherized under Schedule 79 within a rolling 14-year period. For those homes, the program’s carryover funds may be used to pay up to 100 percent of HVAC upgrades. Qualifying Buildings: The Company grant funds may be used to fund the installation of weatherization measures in Qualifying Buildings in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement. The Company provided funds may be used to fund up to 100 percent of the total cost of qualifying conservation measures installed in Qualifying Buildings. IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Nov. 4, 2022 Nov. 4, 2022 Per ON 35583 Jan Noriyuki Secretary Idaho Power Company First Revised Sheet No. 79-1 Cancels I.P.U.C. No. 29, Tariff No. 101 Original Sheet No. 79-1 IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY Issued per Order No. 3050835583 John R. GaleTimothy E. Tatum, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Effective – March 1, 2008November 4, 2022 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho SCHEDULE 79 WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE FOR QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS AVAILABILITY Funding under this schedule is available to state designated Community Action Partnership (CAP) agencies throughout the Company's service area within the State of Idaho participating in the State of Idaho Weatherization Assistance Program administered by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Funding under this schedule is subject to the provisions of the signed Agreement between the individual CAP agencies and the Company. APPLICABILITY Funding under this schedule is applicable to qualifying energy conservation measures installed in single- and multi-family residential dwellings, including mobile homes, which are electrically heated (Qualifying Dwellings). Funding is also applicable to qualifying energy conservation measures installed in buildings which are occupied by private, non-profit organizations which serve primarily low-income clientele, and which have obtained a 501(c)(3) tax exempt status (Qualifying Buildings). Energy conservation measures installed in Qualifying Dwellings and Qualifying Buildings must meet the specifications of the State of Idaho Weatherization Assistance Program. GRANTS TO AGENCIES The Company will determine the amount of annual grant funds available to each participating CAP agency each year in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement. Funds will be distributed to a participating CAP agency upon demonstration by the agency that qualifying conservation measures have been installed in a Qualifying Dwelling or Qualifying Building. Grant funds made available to a CAP agency but not distributed to that agency during the current year may be carried forward to the next year. In addition to weatherization funds, the Company will provide to each CAP agency an administrative payment equal to 10 percent of the portion funded by the Company for each Qualifying Dwelling or Qualifying Building for which weatherization was completed with the assistance of Company funds. Qualifying Dwellings: The Company grant funds may be used to fund up to 85 percent of the total cost of qualifying conservation measures installed in a Qualifying Dwelling provided at least 15 percent of the total cost of qualifying conservation measures is funded by the Department of Energy, except in the case where carryover funds are being used for re-weatherization. Re-weatherization applies to homes that were previously weatherized under Schedule 79 within a rolling 14-year period. For those homes, the program’s carryover funds may be used to pay up to 100 percent of HVAC upgrades. Qualifying Buildings: The Company grant funds may be used to fund the installation of weatherization measures in Qualifying Buildings in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement. The Company provided funds may be used to fund up to 100 percent of the total cost of qualifying conservation measures installed in Qualifying Buildings.