20160303Final Approved Tariffs.pdf

I.P.U.C. No. 1 Original Sheet No. 38.1

Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-16-01

ISSUED: January 13, 2016 EFFECTIVE: April 15, 2016
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER

ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 38

STATE OF IDAHO

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Qualifying Facility Avoided Cost Procedures
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PREFACE:
1. The process outlined in this Schedule is typically applicable to projects already under
development.

2. All submissions, responses and notices required in this Schedule must be done in
electronic or hard copy format. Requests and information may be submitted to the
Company at [e-mail] .

3. The QF pricing queue referenced in this Schedule is independent of and unrelated to
the interconnection and transmission services queue maintained and administered by
PacifiCorp Transmission Services pursuant to PacifiCorp Transmission Service’s
FERC approved Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT), as posted on its Open
Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS). The generation interconnection
process is a critical and lengthy process that typically must be well underway before
a power purchase agreement should be requested. QF Developers are strongly
encouraged to gain a clear understanding of the transmission interconnection process
and associated costs and timelines before requesting indicative pricing or a power
purchase agreement under this schedule.

4. The Company must use its reasonable commercial efforts to meet all Company
deadlines specified herein, and shall attempt to make up any Company delays in
meeting subsequent Company deadlines. QF Developer deadlines will be extended to
reflect Company delays beyond Company deadlines specified herein. Under
extenuating circumstances, the Company or a QF Developer may request an extension
of any deadlines from the Commission.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 3, 2016 April 15, 2016
Per O.N. 33474
Jean D. Jewell Secretary

I.P.U.C. No. 1 Original Sheet No. 38.2

Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-16-01

ISSUED: January 13, 2016 EFFECTIVE: April 15, 2016
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 38 - Continued

PREFACE: (continued)
5. Subject to the specific tariff provisions provided below, the general timelines and
deadlines for actions or responses for Developers and the Company in this tariff are
summarized here for convenience, along with references to the relevant tariff
provisions:
a) Company must provide Developer illustrative, pro forma contract within seven
(7) days of request [Section I.B.1];
b) Developer may request indicative pricing at any time by submitting required
information [Section I.B.2];
c) Company must notify Developer whether request for indicative pricing is
complete within seven (7) days of submission [Section I.B.3];
d) Company must provide indicative pricing within thirty (30) days of notice of
completeness [Section I.B.4];
e) Developer must request draft power purchase agreement and submit required
information within sixty (60) days of receipt of indicative pricing [Section I.B.5];
f) Company must notify Developer whether request for power purchase agreement
and required information is complete within seven (7) days of submission to the
Company [Section I.B.6];
g) Company must provide Developer with draft power purchase agreement within
thirty (30) days of notice of completeness [Section I.B.6];
h) Developer must provide Company with initial comments on and proposed edits
to draft power purchase agreement within thirty (30) days of receipt [Section
I.B.7];
i) Company must respond to Developer’s initial comments and edits within thirty
(30) days of receipt, and commence negotiations over areas of disagreement
[Section I.B.8];
j) Indicative prices must be updated unless a PPA is executed within six (6) months
after indicative pricing was provided by the Company [Section I.B.9];
k) Company must complete all internal reviews and approvals within twenty-one
(21) days after agreement is reached on a proposed final version of a power
purchase agreement [Section I.B.8];
l) PPA must be executed within five (5) months after Developer’s receipt of draft
power purchase agreement [Section I.B.10];
m) Company must submit power purchase agreement to Commission for approval
within seven (7) days of execution [Section I.B.8]; and
n) Company must submit Transmission Service Request within seven (7) days after
execution of purchase power agreement [Section I.B.8].
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 3, 2016 April 15, 2016
Per O.N. 33474
Jean D. Jewell Secretary

I.P.U.C. No. 1 Original Sheet No. 38.3

Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-16-01

ISSUED: January 13, 2016 EFFECTIVE: April 15, 2016
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 38 - Continued

PREFACE: (continued)
6. QF Developers should pay special attention to the fact that, as specified in the
tariff sections that follow, a QF project will typically be removed from the QF
pricing queue, and any indicative or proposed prices or agreements will no longer
be valid, upon occurrence of any of the following events:
a) Failure of the QF Developer to submit to the Company a request for a power
purchase agreement within sixty (60) days of its receipt of indicative pricing, as
specified in Section I.B.5;
b) Failure of the QF Developer to submit written comments and proposals within
thirty (30) days of its receipt of a proposed power purchase agreement, as specified
in Section I.B.7;
c) Failure of the parties to execute a power purchase agreement within five (5)
months after a draft power purchase agreement was provided by the Company to
the QF Developer, as specified in Section I.B.10.e.; or
d) A material change in the point of interconnection, a change in design capacity of
more than 10%, a change in generation technology, or a change of more than
three (3) months in the online date, as specified in Sections I.B.10.a.-d.

7. When a QF project is removed from the QF pricing queue, the developer may
request new indicative pricing and a new agreement by timely following all of the
steps outlined below, in which case it will be placed in the QF pricing queue as a
new project.

AVAILABILITY: To owners of Qualifying Facilities (QFs) in all territory served
by the Company in the state of Idaho.

APPLICATION: To owners of existing or proposed wind or solar QFs with a design
capacity greater than 100 kW, or Seasonal or Non-Seasonal Hydro projects and all other
projects greater than 10 a MW who desire to make sales to the Company and to QFs who are
not able to obtain pricing under the standard published rates. Such owners will be required
to enter into written power purchase and interconnection agreements with the Company
pursuant to the procedures set forth below. Additional or different requirements may apply
to Idaho QFs seeking to make sales to third-parties, or out-of-system QFs seeking to wheel
power to Idaho for sale to the Company.

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 3, 2016 April 15, 2016
Per O.N. 33474
Jean D. Jewell Secretary

I.P.U.C. No. 1 Original Sheet No. 38.4

Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-16-01

ISSUED: January 13, 2016 EFFECTIVE: April 15, 2016
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 38 – Continued

I. Process For Negotiating Power Purchase Agreements

A. Communications
Unless otherwise directed by the Company, all communications to
the Company regarding QF power purchase agreements should be
directed in writing as follows:

Rocky Mountain Power
Manager - QF Contracts
825 NE Multnomah St, Suite 600
Portland, Oregon 97232
[e-mail]

The Company will respond to all such communications in a timely manner. If
the Company is unable to respond on the basis of incomplete or missing
information from the QF owner, the Company shall indicate what additional
information is required. Thereafter, the Company will respond in a timely
manner following receipt of all required information.

B. Procedures
1. Request for Pro Forma Contract. The Company shall provide a QF
Developer with a pro forma power purchase agreement within seven (7)
days of its receipt of a request for the same. The pro forma document
provided (i) does not constitute an offer to enter into an agreement, (ii) may
include general proposed terms and conditions, and (iii) will not include
pricing or project specific information. Anyone who desires to enter into
a power purchase agreement with the Company must proceed in
accordance with this Schedule to request indicative pricing under Section
I.B.2, to request a proposed power purchase agreement under Section
I.B.5, and to negotiate and execute a power purchase agreement that is
executed by the Company and approved by the Commission.

2. Request for Indicative Pricing. To obtain indicative pricing with respect
to a proposed project, a QF Developer must provide to the Company the
following general project information:
a) A general description of the QF project and the QF Developer,
including email address and other contact information;
b) generation technology and other related technology applicable to the
site and for solar projects specify fixed ground mount or solar
tracking;
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 3, 2016 April 15, 2016
Per O.N. 33474
Jean D. Jewell Secretary

I.P.U.C. No. 1 Original Sheet No. 38.5

Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-16-01

ISSUED: January 13, 2016 EFFECTIVE: April 15, 2016
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 38 – Continued

I. B. Procedures (continued)
c) design capacity (MW), station service requirements, and net amount of
power to be delivered to the Company's electric system;
d) quantity and timing of monthly power deliveries (including project’s
ability to respond to dispatch orders from the Company) and an hourly
generation profile (12X24 profile minimum, 8760 preferred) in Excel
or other spreadsheet format with all formulae intact, and the expected
generation degradation per year and whether the degradation rate is
calculated against the first year or against the prior year, or a forecast
of annual generation for each contract year over the life of the
requested contract term;
e) proposed site location and electrical interconnection point;
f) proposed on-line date and outstanding permitting requirements;
g) demonstration of ability to obtain QF status (FERC Form 556);
h) fuel type(s) and source(s);
i) plans for fuel and transportation agreements (Motive force plans);
j) proposed length of contract term;
k) status of transmission interconnection arrangements including
interconnection queue number; and
l) other information promptly and reasonably requested by the Company.

3. Notice of Completeness and Queue Position. Within seven (7) days of its
receipt of a request for indicative pricing and supporting materials as specified
above, the Company shall confirm its receipt of the same and notify the QF
Developer whether the submission is substantially complete or if additional
information is required. The Company shall not be obligated to provide
indicative pricing until all information described in Paragraph I.B.2 has been
received from the QF Developer. Indicative pricing will be determined in light
of other QF projects in the QF pricing queue ahead of the project, and using
inputs and procedures as approved by the Commission. A QF will be added
to the QF pricing queue as of the date the Company has confirmed receipt of
all project information required in Paragraph I.B.2 and will retain its priority
position in the QF pricing queue for purposes of subsequent requests for
indicative pricing unless and until removed from the QF pricing queue as
provided herein. The Company will notify the QF Developer of the date its
project was added to the QF pricing queue. Once a QF Project has been added
to the QF pricing queue, in the event additional clarifying information is
reasonably required by the Company in order to calculate indicative prices, the
deadlines in Section I.B.4 shall be extended

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 3, 2016 April 15, 2016
Per O.N. 33474
Jean D. Jewell Secretary

I.P.U.C. No. 1 Original Sheet No. 38.6

Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-16-01

ISSUED: January 13, 2016 EFFECTIVE: April 15, 2016
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 38 – Continued

on a day for day basis until the requested clarifying information has been
provided.

I. B. Procedures (continued)
4. Indicative Pricing. Within thirty (30) days following the date a QF project was
added to the QF pricing queue under Section I.B.3, the Company shall provide the
QF Developer with indicative pricing, which may include other indicative terms
and conditions, tailored to the individual characteristics of the proposed project.

An indicative pricing proposal provided by the Company may be used by the QF
Developer to make determinations regarding project planning, financing and
feasibility. However, such prices are indicative only and may be subject to change
by the Company as specified herein or by the Commission. Prices and other terms
and conditions are only final and binding to the extent contained in a power
purchase agreement executed by both parties and approved by the Commission.
The Commission may approve, reject or conditionally approve a power purchase
agreement and may at any time make changes to this Schedule, QF pricing
methods and inputs, or terms and conditions applicable to QF pricing and power
purchase agreements.

5. Request for Draft Power Purchase Agreement. If a QF Developer desires to
precede forward with the project it must, within sixty (60) days of its receipt of
indicative pricing, request that the Company prepare and submit for the
Developer’s review a proposed power purchase agreement. Absent timely
submittal of such request, the project will be removed from the QF pricing queue
and the indicative prices will no longer be valid. In connection with its request for
a power purchase agreement, the Developer must provide the Company with the
following additional project information:
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 3, 2016 April 15, 2016
Per O.N. 33474
Jean D. Jewell Secretary

I.P.U.C. No. 1 Original Sheet No. 38.7

Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-16-01

ISSUED: January 13, 2016 EFFECTIVE: April 15, 2016
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 38 - Continued

I. B. Procedures (continued)
a) any available updates to the information specified in Paragraph I.B.2;
b) evidence of adequate control of proposed site;
c) identification of and timelines for obtaining any necessary governmental
permits, approvals or authorizations;
d) assurance of fuel supply or motive force;
e) anticipated timelines for completion of key project milestones;
f) evidence that any necessary interconnection studies are underway and that
the necessary interconnection arrangements can timely be completed in
accordance with Part II sufficient for the project to reach energization by
the proposed on-line date;
g) information describing the developer/owner of the proposed project,
including name, address, and ownership organization chart; and
h) other information promptly and reasonably requested by the Company.

6. Notice of Completeness and Draft PPA. Within seven (7) days of its receipt of
a request for a power purchase agreement and the information specified in Section
I.B.5, the Company shall confirm its receipt of the same and notify the Developer
whether any additional information is needed. The Company shall provide the
Developer with a proposed power purchase agreement within thirty (30) days
following the date of the Company’s notice that the information required in
Paragraph I.B.5 has been received and is substantially complete. The proposed
power purchase agreement shall contain a comprehensive set of proposed terms
and conditions, including specific pricing based on the indicative pricing provided,
as adjusted if necessary in light of specifics of the project. The proposed power
purchase agreement will also specify project specific data and exhibits that must
be provided by the QF Developer prior to final approval or execution of the PPA.
The proposal submitted by the Company shall serve as the basis for subsequent
negotiations.

7. Developer’s Initial Comments and Edits. Within thirty (30) days of receiving a
proposed power purchase agreement, the QF Developer shall prepare and deliver
to the Company an initial set of written comments and proposals, failing which
the Project will be removed from the QF pricing queue and the proposed
agreement and prices will no longer be valid.

8. Company’s Response and Responsibilities. If the QF Developer’s proposals are
not acceptable, the Company shall commence negotiations on all outstanding areas
of disagreement, and:
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 3, 2016 April 15, 2016
Per O.N. 33474
Jean D. Jewell Secretary

I.P.U.C. No. 1 Original Sheet No. 38.8

Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-16-01

ISSUED: January 13, 2016 EFFECTIVE: April 15, 2016
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 38 - Continued

I. B. Procedures (continued)
a) shall respond to the developer’s initial comments and proposals within thirty
(30) days, and thereafter respond timely to subsequent comments and
proposals;
b) will not unreasonably delay negotiations and will respond in good faith to any
additions, deletions or modifications to the draft power purchase agreement
that are proposed by the QF Developer;
c) may request to visit the site of the proposed project if such a visit has not
previously occurred;
d) may request additional information from the Developer if reasonably
necessary to finalize the terms of the power purchase agreement and satisfy
the Company's due diligence with respect to the Project; and
e) shall submit to PacifiCorp Transmission Services a request for network
transmission service relating to the project within seven (7) days after
execution of a power purchase agreement, or otherwise as early as
practicable based on the applicable PacifiCorp Transmission Services tariff;
f) shall complete credit, legal, upper management and any other required
internal reviews of proposed terms and conditions within twenty-one (21)
days after agreement was reached on a proposed final version of a power
purchase agreement; and
g) shall submit a fully executed power purchase agreement to the Commission
for approval within seven (7) days of execution.

9. Required Pricing Update. The prices in the proposed power purchase agreement
provided by the Company under Section I.B.6 shall be recalculated by the
Company using the most recent available pricing inputs and methods approved by
the Commission, but without a change in the QF project’s pricing queue priority,
if the QF Developer and the Company have not executed a power purchase
agreement within six months after indicative pricing was provided by the
Company under Section I.B.4, except to the extent delays are caused by Company
actions or inactions, which may include delays in obtaining legal, credit or upper
management approval by the Company.

10. Removal from QF Pricing Queue. In addition to the circumstances described in
I.B.5 and I.B.7, at any time during the process outlined in I.B.3 through I.B.9, the
Company shall remove a QF project from the QF pricing queue, and any
associated indicative prices, proposed prices or proposed agreement previously
provided will no longer be valid, if any of the following occurs with respect to a
QF project:

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 3, 2016 April 15, 2016
Per O.N. 33474
Jean D. Jewell Secretary

I.P.U.C. No. 1 Original Sheet No. 38.9

Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-16-01

ISSUED: January 13, 2016 EFFECTIVE: April 15, 2016
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 38 - Continued
I. B. Procedures (continued)
a) A material change in the point of interconnection;
b) A change in design capacity of 10% or more of the original specified
design capacity;
c) A change in generation technology (i.e. solar, wind, thermal), including a
change between fixed tilt and tracking solar projects. Changes in the
quantity and timing of monthly power deliveries will not cause removal
from the QF pricing queue so long as the basic generation technology and
design capacity have not changed;
d) A change in the online date specified in the information provided under
Section I.B.2.f of more than three months earlier or later; or
e) A PPA has not been executed by both parties within five (5) months after
the draft PPA was provided by the Company to the Developer, except to
the extent delays are caused by Company actions or inactions.

11. Standard PPA Terms. Absent Commission approval to the contrary for good
cause shown, a power purchase agreement executed under this Schedule shall
include the following terms and conditions, among others:
a) The scheduled commercial operation date must not be greater than thirty
(30) months after the execution date of the power purchase agreement;
b) The QF Developer must sign a System Impact Study Agreement with
PacifiCorp Transmission (refer to Section 42.2 or Section 51.4 of
PacifiCorp’s OATT) within 120 days of the date a Commission Order
approving the agreement has become final and non-appealable; and
c) The QF Developer must provide 100% of the project development security
within 30 days of the date a Commission Order approving the PPA has
become final and non-appealable.

II. Process for Negotiating Interconnection Agreements

In addition to negotiating a power purchase agreement, QFs intending to make sales to the
Company are also required to enter into an interconnection agreement that governs the
physical interconnection of the project to the Company's transmission or distribution system.
The Company's obligation to make purchases from a QF is conditioned upon all necessary
interconnection arrangements being consummated.

It is recommended that the owner initiate its request for interconnection as early in the
planning process as possible, to ensure that necessary interconnection arrangements proceed
in a timely manner on a parallel track with negotiation of the power purchase agreement.
Interconnection agreements (both transmission and distribution level voltages) are handled
by the Company's power delivery function, PacifiCorp Transmission Services.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 3, 2016 April 15, 2016
Per O.N. 33474
Jean D. Jewell Secretary

I.P.U.C. No. 1 Original Sheet No. 38.10

Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-16-01

ISSUED: January 13, 2016 EFFECTIVE: April 15, 2016
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 38 - Continued
II. Process for Negotiating Interconnection Agreements (continued)

A. Communications

Initial communications regarding interconnection agreements should be directed to
the Company in writing as follows:

PacifiCorp Transmission Services
Interconnection Requests
825 NE Multnomah St, Suite 1600
Portland, Oregon 97232
[e-mail]

B. Procedures

Generally, the interconnection process involves (1) initiating a request for
interconnection, (2) completion of studies to determine the system impacts associated
with the interconnection and the design, cost, and schedules for constructing any
necessary interconnection facilities, (3) execution of an interconnection agreement.

The QF project owner is responsible for all interconnection costs assessed by the
Company on a nondiscriminatory basis.

For interconnections greater than twenty (20) megawatts, the Company will process
the interconnection application through PacifiCorp Transmission Services generally
following the procedures for studying the generation interconnection described in the
Company’s Open Access Transmission Tariff, PacifiCorp FERC Electric Tariff, Fifth
Revised Volume No. 11 Pro Forma Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT), as the
same may be changed or updated, on file with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC). A copy of the OATT is available on-line at
http//www.oasis.pacificorp.com.

The Company’s interconnection forms and agreements, are provided electronically at the
following address: http://www.pacificorp.com/tran/ts/gip/qf.html
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 3, 2016 April 15, 2016
Per O.N. 33474
Jean D. Jewell Secretary

I.P.U.C. No. 1 Original Sheet No. 38.11

Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-16-01

ISSUED: January 13, 2016 EFFECTIVE: April 15, 2016
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 38 - Continued

III. Process for Filing a Complaint with the Commission on Contract Terms

The Commission has both informal and formal dispute resolution processes which can
be reviewed on the Commission website at the following
address: http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/consumerassistance

These processes are available for any matter as to which the Commission has
jurisdiction, which may include (i) QF PPA contracts, (ii) small QF interconnection
agreements (less than 20 MW), and (iii) large QF interconnection agreements (more
than 20 MW), so long as all of the QF output is sold exclusively to the Company. To
the extent any portion of the QF output is sold to anyone other than the Company, a
QF generation interconnection may be subject to FERC jurisdiction. Nothing in this
Schedule will affect the jurisdiction of the Commission or FERC, and all parties will
retain any and all rights they may have under any applicable state or federal statutes
or regulations.

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
March 3, 2016 April 15, 2016
Per O.N. 33474
Jean D. Jewell Secretary