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COMMISSION SECRETARY
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SUBJECT: REPLACEMENT PAGE FOR STAFF COMMENTS SUBMITTED
MARCH 10,2016 IN CASE NO. PAC.E-16-05
In the Comments of the Commission Staff dated March 10,2016,page9, the second and
third sentences in the first paragraph under the CUSTOMER RELATIONS heading incorrectly
stated that the Company's customer notice did not include the proposed percentage decrease for
each major customer class.
The attached revised page 9 deletes these two sentences and replaces the original page 9
in Staff s comments.
472 West Washington Stseet, Boise lD 8iY02
Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]
ttorney General for Commission Staff
Summarv of Balancinq Accounts (thru Nov. 30. 2015)Company Filing Staff DefiBnal Adiustments Stafi lnterest Adiustments Stafi Proposal
26,720,238
(1 e,769,949)
16,577,736
88,989
187,063
Unamortized Previous Balance
ECAM Rider Re\,enues
2016 ECAM DeEnal
lnterest on Defrgrral
26,720,238
(1 9,769,949)
16,629,079
97,008
(51,343)
lnterest on Balancino Accounts 186.950
23,804,075
Finally, Staff notes that there was a March ending balance of $134,000 in the "Tariff
Customer Balancing Account" that was rolled into the April "All Customer Balancing Account."
Staff believes that this is a reasonable treatment given the small size of the amount.
Analysis of Proposed Rates
Staff thoroughly reviewed the Company's rate design and found that it complies with past
Commission orders and that the Company's calculations are accurate and reasonable. Given the
limited size of Staffls proposed adjustments, Staff does not recommend a change in the Company's
proposed rates. Rather, Staff recommends that the adjustments be carried forward with any
remaining balances to be collected in next year's ECAM.
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
The Company's Application includes a press release and customer notice. The customer
notice was mailed with cyclical billings. The last notice was mailed on February 24,2016, which
allowed customers a reasonable opportunity to file timely comments with the Commission by the
March 10, 2016, deadline.
As of March 70,2016, the Commission has received no comments from customers.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that a total deferral amount of $16,577,736 (without interest) for the
period of December 1,2014 through November 30,2015 be approved for recovery from ratepayers.
In addition Staff recommends that:
l. The Company decrease interest amounts reflected in the balancing accounts by
$7,907 based on Staff s proposed adjustments.
9STAFF COMMENTS REVISED MARCH II,2016
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS I ITH DAY OF MARCH 2016,
SERVED THE FOREGOING REVISED PAGE 9 TO THE COMMENTS OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF, IN CASE NO. PAC-E-16-05, BY MAILING A COPY
THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE FOLLOWING:
TED WESTON
ID REG AFFAIRS MANAGER
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER
1407 WEST NORTH TEMPLE STE 330
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
DATA REQUEST RESPONSE CENTER
E-MAIL ONLY:
datarequest@pacifi corp. com
BRUBAKER & ASSOCIATES
16690 SWINGLEY RIDGE RD
#140
CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
YVONNE HOGLE
ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL
ROCKY MOI.INTAIN POWER
1407 WEST NORTH TEMPLE STE 320
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
RANDALL C BUDGE
RACINE OLSON NYE ET AL
PO BOX 1391
POCATELLO ID 83204.1391
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
E-MAIL ONLY:
JAMES R SMITH
MONSANTO COMPANY
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
SECRETAR
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE