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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230829Decision Memo.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM TO:COMMISSIONER ANDERSON COMMISSIONER HAMMOND COMMISSIONER LODGE COMMISSION SECRETARY COMMISSION STAFF LEGAL FROM:MICHAEL ELDRED MICHAEL DUVAL DATE:AUGUST 29,2023 SUBJECT:IDAHO POWER COMPLIANCE TARIFF FILING -SCHEDULE 20 INTERRUPTION COMPENSATION COMMISSION ORDER NO.35888 - CASE NO.IPC-E-22-30 BACKGROUND On December 28,2022,Idaho Power Company ("Company")applied to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission")for an order prior to the start of the June 15 - September 15 interruptionperiod:(1)establishing a compensation rate of $0.0734 per kilowatt ("kW")per hour of interruptionfor Large General Service Rates under Schedule 20,and $0.0835 per kW per hour of interruptionfor Large Power Service Rates ("Proposed Rates")or,in the alternative,(2)deferring implementation of a compensation structure for the mandatory interruptionrequirement of Schedule 20 until evaluation of cost assignment responsibility for Schedule 20 was completed in a general rate case. On August 14,2023,the Commission issued Order No.35888 approving the Company's proposed interim interruptioncompensation rates under Schedule 20 for Large General Service and Large Power Service to be set at $0.0734 per kW per hour of interruptionand $0.0835 per kW per hour of interruptionrespectively. STAFF ANALYSIS On August 15,2023,the Company submitted a Compliance Filing with a new Schedule 20 tariff sheet identified as Original Sheet No.20-8 in compliance with Commission Order No. DECISION MEMORANDUM -1 -AUGUST 29,2023 35888.Staff reviewed the Compliance Filing along with Original Sheet No.20-8 and confirmed it is consistent with the Commission's findings in Commission Order No.35888. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Commission approve the Company's Schedule 20 Original Sheet No.20-8 filed on August 15,2023,reflecting the Commission's findings in Commission Order No.35888 with an effective date of August 14,2023. COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to approve the Company's Schedule 20 Original Sheet No. 20-8 filed on August 15,2023,with an effective date of August 14,2023? Michael Eldred Udmemos/IPC-E-22-30 Decision Memo DECISION MEMORANDUM -2 -AUGUST 29,2023