20230801Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM

TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL

FROM: CHRIS BURDIN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

DATE: AUGUST 1, 2023

SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY’S APPLICATION FOR
AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO THE COMPENSATION
STRUCTURE APPLICABLE TO CUSTOMER ON-SITE GENERATION
UNDER SCHEDULES 6, 8, AND 84 AND TO ESTABLISH AN EXPORT
CREDIT RATE; CASE NO. IPC-E-23-14.

On May 1, 2023, Idaho Power Company (“Company”), filed an application
(“Application”) with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) proposing changes
to the Company’s on-site and self-generation tariffs.
The Company requests that the Commission authorize: (1) real-time net billing with an
avoided cost-based financial credit rate for exported energy; (2) a methodology for determining
annual updates to the Export Credit Rate (“ECR”); (3) a modified project eligibility cap for
commercial, industrial, and irrigation (“CI&I”) customers; (4) related changes to the accounting
for and transferability of excess net energy financial credits, and (5) updated tariff schedules
necessary to administer the modified on-site generation offering. The Company requests an
effective date of January 1, 2024.
On May 23, 2023, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Notice of
Intervention Deadline. Order No. 35790. The Commission granted intervention to: Clean Energy
Opportunities for Idaho; the city of Boise City; Idaho Conservation League; Idaho Hydroelectric
Power Producers Trust, d/b/a IdaHydro; Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc.; Micron
Technology, Inc.; and Vote Solar. Order Nos. 35781; 35803; 35824. On June 27, 2023, the
Commission issued a Notice of Parties.

DECISION MEMORANDUM 2
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Commission Staff (“Staff”), Intervenors, and the Company have communicated via email
regarding a proposed procedural schedule for processing this case. Staff recommends the
Commission process the Application by modified procedure and issue a scheduling order with the
following procedural schedule.
• September 6, 2023: Virtual Public Workshop conducted by Staff starting at 6:00
p.m. (MDT) and ending at 9:00 p.m., or until all customer questions have been
answered, whichever comes first.
• September 7, 2023: Virtual Public Workshop conducted by Staff starting at
12:00 p.m. (MDT) and ending at 3:00 p.m., or until all customer questions have
been answered, whichever comes first.
• October 12, 2023: Staff/Intervenor Comments
• November 2, 2023: All Party Reply Comments
• November 16, 2023: Company Final Reply Comments
Staff also recommends that the Commission issue a subsequent order setting the time, date,
and location of any customer hearings as determined by the Commission.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Scheduling Order establishing the above procedural
schedule?

__________________________
Chris Burdin
Deputy Attorney General
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