20230417Public Workshop.pdf

Workshop Participation
Online:
To open chat in WebEx, please select the icon.
Type questions and comments in the chat box;
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On the phone:
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This PowerPoint is available on the commission’s homepage at puc.idaho.gov.
*This workshop is being recorded*
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Purpose of Public Workshop
Informational session to learn about the case
•Present the Idaho Power Application.
•Explain Staff’s role.
Provide customers an opportunity to meet Commission Staff.
Ask questions and learn how to submit written public comments.
This Public Workshop is not part of the official case record.
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•Established in 1913. Idaho Code Sections 61 and 62.
•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 and confirmed by the Senate. The Commissioners make the
decisions in each case.
•Commission Staff is made up of Auditors, Consumer Compliance
Investigators, Engineers, Technical Analysts, and Admin.
•Staff is conducting this workshop. Staff is one of the Parties in the case and
providing comments to the Commissioners.
What is the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission?
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Application Process
State law requires that the Commission:
•Consider the evidence that is on the record, which includes the
Company’s Application, comments from Staff & Parties, and
customers’ written comments or oral testimony at public customer
hearings.
•Meet the statutory public interest standard that ensures customers
have adequate, safe, and reliable service at just and reasonable rates.
Important Points to Consider:
•It is not in the public interest to have a utility that cannot adequately
serve all the customers in its assigned territory now and in the future.
•All Commission decisions must withstand Idaho Supreme Court
appeals from either utility or customer groups.
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Important Point to Consider:
•Regulated utilities are not like any other business. They are assigned
service territories and must serve every customer in that territory.
What they charge customers is determined by state regulators. In
exchange for their guarantee to provide adequate, safe, and reliable
service, the state must provide utilities the opportunity to earn a
reasonable rate of return on their investment.
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Application Process
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Application
•The Company filed its Application on January 9, 2023.
•The Company requested approval of a CPCN to construct the B2H
Transmission Line with an effective date of June 30, 2023.
•The Company is NOT requesting ratemaking treatment in this case.
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Application
Project ownership: Idaho Power –45.45%
PacifiCorp/Rocky Mountain Power –54.55%
B2H project:
•298 miles of 500-kV transmission line from Hemingway, ID to
Boardman, OR
•24 miles in Idaho
•274 miles in Oregon
•Upgrades to 3 substations
•Removal of 12 miles of 69-kV transmission line
•Rebuild of 1.1 miles of 138-kV transmission line
•Rebuild of 0.9 miles of 230-kV transmission line
New Capacity:
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Direction Total Capacity IPC PAC
West-to-East 1050 MW 750 MW 300 MW
East-to-West 1000 MW 182 MW 818 MW
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Application
Along with the core B2H project, there are multiple agreements with
Bonneville Power Administration (“BPA”) and PacifiCorp/Rocky Mountain
Power (“PAC”):
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Core Agreements Other Agreements
1. Joint Permit Funding Agreement
BPA, IPC, PAC
1. Joint Purchase and Sale Agreement
IPC & PAC
2. Joint Construction Funding Agreement for B2H
IPC & PAC
2. Midpoint 500/345-kV Transformer Project
Construction Agreement
IPC & PAC
3. Longhorn Substation Funding Agreement
BPA, IPC, PAC
3. Kinport-Midpoint 345-kV Capacitor Bank Project
Construction Agreement
IPC & PAC
4. Purchase, Sale, and Security Agreement
BPA & IPC
4. Transmission Service Agreements
BPA, IPC, PAC
5. Joint Ownership and Operating Agreement
IPC & PAC
5. Network Integration Transmission Service
Agreement: Idaho Falls
BPA & IPC
6. Network Integration Transmission Service
Agreement: Goshen Assets
BPA & IPC
Why Is the Company Proposing This?
1. The Company states it will have a capacity deficit in 2026.
A capacity deficit is when the Company does not have enough
resources to meet customer load.
The proposed transmission line will provide new capacity that can serve
the expected load increase.
2. B2H will provide increased, year-round access to Pacific Northwest
resources, such as the Mid-Columbia market hub.
The Company believes resources purchased from the Mid-Columbia
hub will provide cost-savings for customers.
3. The Company believes the B2H project is the most cost-effective method
of serving the increasing customer demand.
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Staff’s Review
The Company’s Filing:
Application
Need for additional capacity
Exhibits
Worksheets
Responses to Production Requests
Idaho Code §61-526 (CPCN) requirements, and any other
applicable Idaho Codes
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Idaho Code §61-526
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
Idaho Code §61-526 gives the Commission the authority to direct the
utility to construct or extend a street railroad, line, plant, or system for
electric utilities.
For the Commission to authorize a CPCN:
The Company must show “the financial ability and good faith…and
necessity of additional service in the community”.
Idaho Code §61-528
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Consumer Assistance
•Utility Compliance Investigators assist customers to resolve issues
and/or disputes with the Company.
•Investigators monitor compliance with laws, commission rules,
and the Company’s tariff.
•Investigators review issues from similar previous cases, review
previous complaints, review submitted comments from
customers, and investigate consumer issues raised in the case.
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As of this week, the PUC has received 1 Consumer Comment.
•The comment was in support of the Company’s Application.
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Consumer Comments
Consumer Comments
Consumer written comments are due prior to the Commission closing
the record on the case. (Reference Case Number IPC-E-23-01)
•Internet Website Address –puc.idaho.gov
•Select -Case Comment Form (once comments are submitted, they become part of public record)
•Email –Address: [e-mail]
•Mail –IPUC, PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0074oBlank Customer Comments sheets are available here tonight to be mailed in or left with Staff.
•Public Customer Hearing –TBD
•Only comments will be heard, no questions will be addressed.
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Idaho Public Utilities Homepage
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Comments Form Page
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PUC Home Page
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Electric Page
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Open Electric Cases Page
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Case Summary Page
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Event Date Location
Case Filed January 9, 2023
Public Workshop Today (April 17, 2023)Virtual
Party Comments May 23, 2023
Written Public Comments May 23, 2023
Customer Public Hearing TBD TBD
Company Reply Deadline June 6, 2023
Close of Case Final Order
Proposed Effective Date Final Order
•Customers can subscribe to the Commission’s RSS feed to receive updates about all cases via email.
•Continue submitting your comments.
•Customer Public Hearing date is TBD.
•The Commission will issue a Final Order which will close the case.
Where do we go from here?
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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.
On the phone:
*3 is the command to raise and lower your hand;
When your line has been un-muted, you will hear an
announcement indicating that.
This PowerPoint is available on the commission’s homepage at puc.idaho.gov.
*This workshop is being recorded*
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