20060330final_order_no_30008.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
March 30, 2006
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF PACIFICORP'
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF
REVISIONS TO THE COMPANY'
CUSTOMER GUARANTEE RULE 25 AND
SCHEDULE 300
ORDER NO. 30008
CASE NO. PAC-04-
On March 7, 2006, PacifiCorp dba Utah Power & Light Company made a
compliance filing regarding revisions to the Company s Customer Guarantee Rule 25 and
Schedule 300. See Order No. 29698. The Company submitted its Short Interruption
Measurement Plan, which will be used to measure short duration outages. With this Order the
Commission accepts the Company s plan for filing.
BACKGROUND
At the time of the merger between PacifiCorp and ScottishPower, PacifiCorp agreed
to implement seven performance standards and eight customer guarantees. See Case No. PAC-
99-1. The Company committed to a five-year term for the program, which expired on March
2005. PacifiCorp proposed in this case to continue both the Customer Guarantee Program
and the performance standards. The Commission approved the Company s Application
including Staffs recommended changes/additions to it, and authorized the program to continue
through March 31 , 2008. Order No. 29698. A requirement of that Order was for the Company
to provide a specific proposal to continue monitoring momentary events "as soon as possible.
Id.
DISCUSSIONIFINDINGS
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has jurisdiction over PacifiCorp, its
Application for approval of revisions to the Company s Customer Guarantee Rule 25 and
Schedule 300, and the issues involved in this case by virtue of Title 61 , Idaho Code and
specifically Idaho Code gg 61-328 61-503 61-507, and 61-528 , and the Commission s Rules of
Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000 et seq.
We find that the Company has proposed a reasonable method for the monitoring of
momentary outages, which can be used to provide data annually with its regular report of Idaho
reliability to the Commission Staff. We find it reasonable to accept the Company s Short
Interruption Measurement Plan for filing.
ORDER NO. 30008
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that PacifiCorp s Short Interruption Measurement Plan
is accepted for filing.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the service date of this Order with regard to any
matter decided in this Order. Within seven (7) days after any person has petitioned for
reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration. See Idaho Code g 61-
626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 30i"'-
day of March 2006.
t21~PAUL KJELL NDER, PRESIDENT
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
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ORDER NO. 30008