20051206notice_of_application_pac.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
December 6, 2005
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF P ACIFICORP DBA UT AD POWER &
LIGHT COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF AN
ELECTRIC SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH
NU-WEST INDUSTRIES
CASE NO. PAC-O5-
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF
MODIFIED PROCEDURE
NOTICE OF
COMMENT/PROTEST
DEADLINE
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on December 2, 2005, PacifiCorp dba Utah
Power & Light Company (PacifiCorp; Company) filed an Application with the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission (Commission) requesting approval of an Electric Service Agreement
(Agreement) with Nu-West Industries (Nu-West) dated October 31 , 2005. The Agreement
replaces an Electric Service Agreement (Prior Agreement) dated December 10, 2001 , approved
by the Commission in Case No. PAC-01-17.
Nu- West is engaged in the production of phosphate fertilizer at facilities located in
Soda Springs, Idaho. The Prior Agreement governing electric service to Nu-West terminates on
December 31 2005. The submitted Agreement will become effective January 1 2006, subject to
approval by the Commission, and will terminate on December 31 , 2010.
In compliance with Commission Order No. 29833 approving the Stipulation in Case
No. PAC-05-, the Company on October 26 2005 submitted Revised Tariff Sheet No. 400.2
reflecting new rates for Nu- West pursuant to the Stipulation. The Company requested an
effective date of January 1 2006.
As reflected in Section 4 of the Agreement, the following monthly charges will apply
to Nu- West:
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NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
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MONTHLY CHARGES
May-October November-Avril
Customer Charge $ Per Month $282.$282.
Demand Charge $ Per k W - Month $ 11.19
Energy Charge $ Per MWh
(HLH)Monday - Friday $ 23.$ 19.
HE0800-HE2300 MPT
(LLH)All other hours and holidays $ 17.33 $ 17.
The demand and energy charges identified in the Agreement are to be uniformly adjusted semi-
annually effective July 1 , 2006 and January 1 , 2006 and each July 1 and January 1 thereafter, so
that they equal the tariff rates. Agreement Section 4.
Section 8.1 of the Agreement provides that PacifiCorp may terminate the Agreement
if the Order approving the Agreement does not provide for the direct assignment of the revenues
and costs from the Agreement to the Idaho jurisdiction for ratemaking purposes.
Section 8.3 of the Agreement provides that the Commission has the authority to
modify the rates for service under the Agreement under the same standard that applies to tariff
customers generally. Commission authorized tariff rate changes, including surcharges or credits
that apply to tariff customers generally, will also apply to service under the Agreement.
Accordingly, the Company requests that, except as provided in Section 4.2 ofthe Agreement, the
Order approving the Agreement include an acknowledgement that rates for service to Nu-West
are subject to modification by the Commission under the same standard that applies to tariff
customers generally.
PacifiCorp requests that its Application be processed under Modified Procedure, i.
by written submission rather than by hearing.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has reviewed the filings of
record in Case No. P AC-05-11. The Commission has preliminarily determined that the public
interest regarding the Company s Application and the Nu- West Agreement may not require a
hearing to consider the issues presented and that issues raised by the Application may be
processed under Modified Procedure , by written submission rather than by hearing.
Reference Commission s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.201-204.
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NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
NOTICE OF COMMENT/PROTEST DEADLINE
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the deadline for filing written comments or
protests with respect to PacifiCorp s Application and the use of Modified Procedure in Case No.
PAC-05-11 is Friday, December 16, 2005.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments or protests are
received within the deadline, the Commission may consider the matter on its merits and may
enter its Order without a formal hearing. If comments or protests are filed within the deadline
the Commission will consider them and in its discretion may set the matter for hearing or may
decide the matter and issue its Order based on the written positions before it. Reference IDAP
31.01.01.204.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that written comments concerning Case No. PAC-
05-11 should be mailed to the Commission and the Company at the addresses reflected below.
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
Bob Lively
PacifiCorp
201 S. Main, Suite 2300
Salt Lake City, UT 84140-0023
Street Address for Express Mail:James M. Van Nostrand
Stoel Rives LLP
900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2600
Portland, OR 97204-1268
472 W. Washington Street
Boise, ID 83702-5983
All comments should contain the case caption and case number shown on the first page of this
document.
Persons desiring to submit comments via e-mail may do so by accessing the
Commission s home page located at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click the "Comments and Questions
icon, and complete the comment form, using the case number as it appears on the front of this
document.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company s Application in Case
No. PAC-05-11 together with a copy of the Electric Service Agreement between PacifiCorp
and Nu- West Industries, Inc. may be viewed during regular business hours at the offices of the
Idaho Public Utilities Commission, 472 W. Washington Street, Boise, Idaho and at the Idaho
offices of PacifiCorp dba Utah Power & Light Company. In addition, the Application may be
viewed by accessing the Commission s home page at www.puc.idaho.gov by clicking on "File
Room" and then "Electric Cases.
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NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
NOTICE OF COMMENT/PROTEST DEADLINE
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this &ff..
day of December 2005.
P AUL KJELL~ DER, PRESIDENT
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
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Co mission Secretary
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