20081105notice_of_application.pdf

Office ofthe Secretary
Service Date
November 5, 2008
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER FOR
APPROVAL OF AN ENERGY COST
ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM
CASE NO. P AC-O8-
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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on October 23 , 2008, PacifiCorp dba Rocky
Mountain Power (Rocky Mountain Power; Company) filed an Application with the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission (Commission) requesting approval of an energy cost adjustment
mechanism (ECAM).
Rocky Mountain Power s proposed ECAM is designed to defer the difference
between Base net power costs set during a general rate case and collected from customers in their
retail rates and Actual net power costs incurred by the Company to serve retail customers. The
calculation of the deferral would be on a monthly basis by comparing a monthly Base net power
cost (NPC) rate in dollars per megawatt-hour to the Actual NPC rate also in dollars per
megawatt-hour. The resulting monthly NPC differential rate would be applied to actual Idaho
retail sales to calculate the NPC differential for deferral. A carrying charge equal to the
Company s most recently authorized return on rate base would be applied to the deferred
balance. Annually on April 1 the Company would file an application with the Commission to
adjust the ECAM surcharge rate beginning June 1 to refund or collect the ECAM deferred
balance from the end of the prior calendar year.
The ECAM is designed to recover the sum of all components of net power costs as
traditionally defined in the Company s general rate cases and modeled in its power supply model
GRID. Specifically, base NPC will include costs typically booked to the following FERC
accounts:
Account 447 - Sales for resale, excluding non-GRID transmission services
and on-system wholesale sales
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Account 501 - Fuel, steam generation; excluding fuel handling, start-up
fuel/gas, diesel fuel, residual disposal and other non-GRID items
(Start-up fuel is accounted for separately from the primary fuel for steam
power generation plants. Start-up costs are not accounted for separately for
natural gas plants, and therefore all fuel for natural gas plants is included in
actual net power costs.
Account 503 - Steam from other sources
Account 547 - Fuel, other generation
Account 555 - Purchased power, excluding BP A residential exchange credit
pass-through if applicable
Account 565 - Transmission of electricity by others
Actual costs booked to the above accounts will be subject to review by the Commission and
other parties in each of the Company s applications prior to inclusion in the ECAM surcharge.
The Company s Application is accompanied by the testimony of Gregory N. Duvall
Director of Power Costs.
Rocky Mountain Power submits that approval and implementation of the proposed
ECAM as filed, is in the public interest. The Company requests that the Commission issue a
final Order approving the Company s ECAM effective coincident with the new rates resulting
from its general rate case, Case No. PAC-08-07.
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons desiring to intervene in Case No.
PAC-08-08 for the purpose of becoming a party, i., to present evidence, to acquire rights of
cross-examination, to participate in settlement or negotiation conferences, and to make and argue
motions must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission pursuant to Rules 72 and 73 of the
Commission s Rules of Procedure, IDAP A 31.01.01.072 and .073. Persons desiring to acquire
intervenor rights of participation must file a Petition to Intervene on or before Friday,
November 28, 2008. Persons desiring intervenor status shall also provide the Commission
Secretary with their electronic mail address to facilitate future communications in this matter.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission Secretary shall issue a
Notice of Parties after the deadline for intervention has passed. The Notice of Parties shall
assign exhibit numbers to each party in this proceeding.
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons desiring to present their views
without parties' rights of participation and cross-examination are not required to intervene and
may present their comments without prior notification to the Commission or to other parties.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that discovery is available pursuant to the
Commission s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.221-234.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company s Application, testimony,
exhibits and workpapers in Case No. P AC-08-08 can be reviewed during regular business
hours at the Commission s office in Boise, Idaho and at the following Idaho offices of Rocky
Mountain Power:
22 East Main, Rexburg, Idaho
509 South 200 East, Preston, Idaho
852 East 1400 North, Shelley, Idaho
24852 u.S. Highway 89, Montpelier, Idaho
The Application is also available for public inspection on the Commission s website at
www.puc.idaho.gov under the "File Room" and "Electric Cases.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the following persons are designated as
RMP's representatives in this matter:
Ted Weston
Rocky Mountain Power
201 S. Main Street, Suite 2300
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
E-mail: ted.weston(fYpacificorp.com
Daniel Solander
Rocky Mountain Power
201 S. Main Street, Suite 2300
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
E-mail: daniel.solander(fYpacificorp.com
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this case will be held
pursuant to the Commission s jurisdiction under Title 61 of the Idaho Code. The Commission
may enter any final Order consistent with its authority under Title 61.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this matter will be
conducted according to the Commission s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000 et seq.
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all hearings and any prehearing conferences
in this matter will be held in facilities meeting the accessibility requirements of the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA). Persons needing the help of a sign language interpreter or other
assistance in order to participate in or to understand testimony and argument at a public hearing
may ask the Commission to provide a sign language interpreter or other assistance at the hearing.
The request for assistance must be received at least five (5) working days before the hearing by
contacting the Commission Secretary at:
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone] (Telephone)
[phone] (FAX)
Mail: secretary(fYpuc.idaho.gov
DATED at Boise, Idaho this tJ..day of November 2008.
Jea D. JewellCo ission Secretary
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