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January 31, 2003
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington
Boise, ill 83702-5983
Attention: Jean D. Jewell
Commission Secretary
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Re:Advice No. 03-
Schedule 72 - Irrigation Load Control Credit Rider
PacifiCorp (d.a. Utah Power & Light Company) hereby submits for electronic filing a copy of the
following tariffs with a proposed effective date of March 3,2003.
Seventeenth Revision of Sheet No. B-
First Revision of Sheet No. 72.
First Revision of Sheet No. 72.
Second Revision of Sheet No. 72.3
Original Sheet No. 72.4
Schedule 72
Schedule 72
Schedule 72
Schedule 72
Table of Contents
Irrigation Load Control Credit Rider
Irrigation Load Control Credit Rider
Irrigation Load Control Credit Rider
Irrigation Load Control Credit Rider
The purpose of this filing is to comply with the Company s commitment and Commission Order No.
29034 wherein the Company agreed to work with irrigators to develop an optional load control program
beginning with the 2003 irrigation season. The Company committed to file such a program with the
Commission no later than January 31 2003.
On December 5, 2002 and January 17 2003 the Company met with representatives of the Idaho Irrigation
Pumpers Association and the irrigation customer class to explain the Company s proposed tariff and to
solicit comments and suggestions from the impacted customers.
Under the proposed tariff schedule, customers opting to participate in the program will receive credits
during the irrigation season for the Company s ability to interrupt a designated amount of the customer
load. The Company will determine the value of the credits each year and advise customers of those
values. This approach is similar to that taken in Schedule 71, the Energy Exchange Program Rider
although the value of the credits will be fIXed for the duration of the irrigation season.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Advice No. 03-
January 31 2003
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In response to comments and Concerns expressed by irrigation customers the Company modified its
original proposed tariff in the following areas:
The Load Control Service Credit was broken into two elements (a Fixed Monthly Participation Credit
and a KWh credit) to accommodate concern that a single element credit may not be capable of
delivering a credit large enough to attract significant participation in the program. For example, a
demand credit could be equal to the Customer s present Schedule 10 demand charge and still not be
high enough to encourage participation.
Load control events were limited to two events of 6 hours duration each per week in response to
concerns that the Company s original proposal of three load control events of 4 hours duration per
week would place an undue burden on potential participants.
The six hour load curtailment block was shifted to end earlier in the evening to accommodate
comments by the irrigation customers that they needed as much time as possible to reset their
irrigation systems following the curtailment.
Sunday was removed as a curtailment day in response to customers' indications that resetting
irrigation systems after a curtailment on Sunday presented planning problems related to the
availability of employees.
While it was not possible to respond to all the suggestions and concerns expressed by the irrigation
customers, the Company attempted to respond as positively as possible without diminishing the value of
the program.
It is respectfully requested that all formal correspondence and staff requests regarding this matter be
addressed to:
By fax to:
datarequest~pacificorp. com
Data Request Response Center
PacifiCorp
825 NE MuItnomah, Suite 800
Portland, Oregon, 97232
[phone]
Bye-mail (preferred)to:
By regular mail to:
Informal questions should be directed to Bob Lively [phone],
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D. Douglas Larson
Vice President, Regulation
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Enclosures
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C. No. 28
Seventeenth Revised Sheet No. B.
Cancels Sixteenth Revised Sheet No. B.
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULES- Continued
ScheduleNo. Class of Service23 General Service - Small Power
Sheet
No.
23,1 - 23.
23A
35A
120
122
300
400
General Service - Small Power (Residential and Farm)23A.l - 23A.4
Interruptible Power Service 24,1 - 24,
Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and
Conservation Act - Residential and Farm
Kilowatt-Hour Credit
34.34.
Optional Time-of-Day General Service - Distribution
Voltage
35.35,
Optional Time-of-Day General Service - Distribution Voltage (Farm)35A.l 35A.4
Optional Time of Day Residential Service 36.1 - 36.
Energy Exchange Pilot Program 71.1-71.5
Irrigation Load Control Credit Rider 72.1 - 72.
Power Cost Adjustment
Rate Mitigation Adjustment
Commercial Energy Services - Optional to
Qualifying Customers
120.1 - 120.
Commercial Energy Services - Optional to
Qualifying Customers
122.1 - 122.
Regulation Charges 300.1 - 300.4
Schedule numbers not listed are not currently used.
Special Contracts 400.1 - 400.
Submitted Under Advice Letter No. 03-
ISSUED: January 31 , 2003 EFFECTIVE: March 3, 2003
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I.P.c. No. 28
First Revision of Sheet No. 72.
Canceling Original Sheet No 72.
UTAH POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO 72
STATE OF IDAHO
Irrigation Load Control Credit Rider
PURPOSE: This optional tariff allows Customers to participate in pre-scheduled controlled service
interruptions in exchange for a Load Control Service Credit (LCSC).
APPLICABLE: To qualifying Customers served on Schedule 10. Prior to participation, and in
order to qualify under this Schedule, customers must execute a Load Control Service Agreement with the
Company.
IRRIGATION SEASON: This rider is applicable only during the Irrigation Season from June 1 to
September 15 each year.
LOAD CONTROL SERVICE CREDIT: The LCSC shall be applied to the participant s monthly
billing. The LCSC shall be applied in addition to the Customer s other monthly electric service charges.
The LCSC is composed of a Fixed Monthly Participation Credit plus a KWh Credit paid for the hours over
which a load control event occurs. In any year, the Company may set either the fixed monthly participation
credit or the kWh credit at $0.00.
BILLING: The Load Control Service Credit shall be computed monthly by multiplying the Fixed
Monthly Participation Credit times the Load Control kW, plus the KWh Credit times all Load Control kWh,
Load Control kWh shall equal Load Control kW times total number of load control hours in the month.
The Monthly Participation Credit and the kWh Credit shall remain fixed throughout the irrigation season
each year.
(Continued)
Submitted Under Advice Letter No. 03-
ISSUED: January 31, 2003 EFFECTIVE: March 3, 2003
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C. No. 28
First Revision of Sheet No. 72.
Canceling Original Sheet No 72.
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO 72 - Continued
SCHEDULE:
Notification of Credit: Commencing in 2004 the Company will determine the Fixed Monthly
Participation Credit and the kWh Credit and shall provide notification of the LCSC to Schedule 10
customers by January 15th of each calendar year. In 2003, notification of the LCSC shall occur no later
than February 2S
Customer Intent to Participate: Customers desiring to participate in this load control program for
the upcoming Irrigation Season shall submit Intent to Participate notification to the Company by Februaryth of each calendar year commencing in 2004. In 2003, customers shall submit Intent to Participate
notification to the Company by March 14 Customers failing to execute a Load Control Service
Agreement after submitting an Intent to Participate notification shall be ineligible to participate in the
program the following year.
Notification of Load Control Schedule: The Company will provide the participating Customers
the scheduled hours for load control during the Irrigation Season by March 1 s( of each calendar year
commencing in 2004. In 2003, the Company will provide participating Customers the scheduled hours for
load control during the Irrigation Season by March 31 st. Subject to the limitations described in the Load
Control Conditions below, the Company shall have the right to establish at its sole discretion the scheduled
load control hours for each participating customer, based on what the Company deems most beneficial to its
operations. The scheduled load control hours shall be fixed through the Irrigation Season each year in the
Load Control Service Agreement.
Load Control Service Agreement: Commencing in 2004, customers desiring to participate in this
load control program shall execute a Load Control Service Agreement with the Company by March 31st of
each calendar year. In 2003, customers shall execute a Load Control Service Agreement with the Company
by April 11
LOAD CONTROL CONDITIONS: The Company shall have the right to implement a load
control event for participating customers during the hours 2PM to SPM Mountain Daylight Savings Time.
Duration of the load control event can be no more than six (6) continuous hours. Allowable days for load
control shall be each Monday through Saturday. No more than two (2) load control events per participating
customer per week shall be allowed. Maximum number of hours of load control per participating customer
is twelve (12) hours per week. No more than one load control event per participating customer may occur in
one day.
(Continued)
Submitted Under Advice Letter No. 03-
ISSUED: January 31 , 2003 EFFECTIVE: March 3, 2003
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I.P.c. No. 28
Second Revision of Sheet No. 72.
Canceling First Revision of Sheet No. 72.
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO 72 - Continued
LOAD CONTROL SERVICE AGREEMENT: The Customer and Company will execute an
agreement for irrigation load control participation. The agreement shall specify the Load Control kW
amount that the customer shall curtail during a load control event. The agreement shall also specify the cost
of timers or other load control devices required to achieve scheduled load control events. Participating
customers shall sign a written agreement for a term of one year. Except as provided in this Schedule
termination of the agreement may only occur on the annual expiration date of the agreement. Participating
customers are required to execute a Load Control Service Agreement annually,
SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
1, Metering. The Customer must have a meter provided by the Company, which is capable of
recording usage intervals no less than 15 minutes. Participation is subject to meter availability.
2. Specified Load Control kW.The Load Control kW amount for each month of the Irrigation
Season shall be the average of the past three (3) years (or as available history) kW demand for
each month for the specific pump installation.
3. Outages. Uncontrolled outages or other types of interruptions do not quality for payment under
this tariff.
4, Liability. The Company is not responsible for any consequences to the participating Customer
that result from a Load Control Event or the failure of load control equipment.
5. Load Shifting.Customers participating in this program may not shift irrigation load to other
facilities served by the Company or purchase replacement production from another facility
served by the Company.
6. Failure to Interrupt During a Load Control Event.A Customer must participate in each
scheduled load control event during the irrigation season, except to the extent unable to due to
mechanical failure or malfunction of the load control device. PacifiCorp reserves the right to
determine if load control devices were intentionally damaged to limit load control. Failure to
participate in scheduled load curtailment shall result in termination of the load control service
agreement, forfeiture of the Load Control Service Credit for the current month and immediate
removal from the program for the remainder of the Irrigation Season,
(Continued)
Submitted Under Advice Letter No. 03-
ISSUED: January 31 2003 EFFECTIVE: March 3 , 2003
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c. No. 28 Original Sheet No 72.
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO 72 - Continued
SPECIAL CONDITIONS: (Continued)
7. Early Termination.If the Customer is terminated from this program, the Customer shall be
responsible for reimbursing the Company for costs associated with participation in the program.
Such costs include, but are not limited to, labor costs associated with enrolling the Customer in
the program, investigating intentional damage to load control devices, and removing the
customer from the program.
8. Cost of Control Devices.The participating Customer shall pay the cost of timers or other load
control devices and associated installation costs required to achieve scheduled load control
events.
ELECTRIC SERVICE REGULATIONS: Service under this Schedule will be in accordance with
the tenDS of the Electric Service Agreement between the Customer and the Company. The Electric Service
Regulations of the Company on file with and approved by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, including
future applicable amendments, will be considered as forming a part of and incorporated in said Agreement.
Submitted Under Advice Letter No, 03-
ISSUED: January 31 , 2003 EFFECTIVE: March 3, 2003