19990624Notice of Modified Proc Order No 28079.doc

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE 1998 COMPLIANCE FILING OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY AS REQUIRED BY ORDER NO. 26216 IN CASE NO. IPC-E-95-11

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CASE NO. IPC-E-99-2

NOTICE OF FILING

NOTICE OF MODIFIED
PROCEDURE

ORDER NO. 28079

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on April 7, 1999, Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power) filed with the Commission a 1998 Earnings Compliance Filing pursuant to Order No. 26216 issued in Case No. IPC-E-95-11. The purpose of the filing is to identify Idaho Power’s earnings, and if it exceeds an approved rate of return, to determine the amount to be shared with Idaho Power’s customers pursuant to Order No. 20216. The Company indicated in its filing that it was unable to determine the amount of revenue sharing funds not yet committed until an Order was issued in Case No. IPC-E-98-16. Following the Commission’s final Order in that case, Order No. 28041, Idaho Power on June 16, 1999, filed a supplement to its 1998 Earnings Compliance Filing. Idaho Power’s supplemental filing shows a customer share amount for 1998 of $6,448,092, of which $3,281,878 represents the balance of uncommitted revenue sharing.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that to resolve the 1998 customer shared amount, the Company recommends that it provide a direct credit for its four special contract customers and its Schedule 19 customers. Each Schedule 19 customer would receive a revenue sharing credit proportional to the customer’s total energy consumption as a Schedule 19 customer for the 12 billing months of July 1998 through June 1999. As to the remaining customer classes, Idaho Power proposes a rate reduction for 30 days. Because Schedule 24 customers (irrigation service) primarily use power in the summer months, the Company asks for an expedited procedure to approve its rate reductions and credits. As an alternative, Idaho Power recommends that disposition of the customer shared amount of $3,281,878 be deferred until no later than May 16, 2000, at which time it can be included in next year’s PCA rate adjustment.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has determined that the public interest may not require a formal hearing in this matter and will proceed under Modified Procedure pursuant to Rules 201 through 204 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission’s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.201 through -.204.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that any person desiring to state a position on this Application may file a written comment in support or opposition with the Commission within fourteen (14) days from the date of this Notice. The comment must contain a statement of reasons supporting the comment. Persons desiring a hearing must specifically request a hearing in their written comments. Written comments concerning this application shall be mailed to the Commission and the Applicant at the addresses reflected below:
COMMISSION SECRETARY
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W WASHINGTON ST
BOISE, ID 83702-5983 LARRY D. RIPLEY, ESQ.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
PO BOX 70
BOISE, IDAHO 83707

Attorney for Idaho Power Co.
All comments should contain the case caption and case number shown on the first page of this document.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments are received within the time limit set, the Commission will consider this matter on its merits and enter its Order without a formal hearing. If written comments are received within the time limit set, the Commission will consider them and, in its discretion, may set the same for formal hearing.

O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, based upon the filing in this case and the determination of the Commission, that Idaho Power’s 1998 compliance filing shall be processed by Modified Procedure, IPUC Rules of Procedure 201-04, IDAPA 31.01.01.201-04.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this
day of June 1999.

DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER

PAUL KJELLANDER, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary

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NOTICE OF FILING
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 28079 1

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
June 25, 1999