20170811Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
FROM:BRANDON KARPEN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE:AUGUST 11,2017
SUBJECT:ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER'S WIND REPOWERING APPLICATION;
CASE NO.PAC-E-17-06
On July 3,2017,Rocky Mountain Power applied for a Commission determination on
the Company's plan to upgrade,or "repower,"wind resources,and approval of certain
ratemaking treatment.The Company claims that the repowering will increase production,reduce
costs,and qualify for federal production tax credits.The Company is requesting binding
ratemaking treatment,but no adjustment to customer rates at this time.The Company stresses
that the tax benefits depend on the Company gaining regulatory approval by the end of the year.
On July 26,2017,the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Order setting
an intervention deadline of August 8,2017,and that Staff develop a procedural schedule for the
processing of this matter.After convening with the parties,Staff now requests that the
Commission adopt the followingschedule.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Commission set an October 19,2017 settlement
conference,a November 2,2017 deadline for intervenor testimony,a November 30,2017
deadline for rebuttal testimony,and set a technical hearing on December 7,2017.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to adopt the recommended schedule?
Attorney General
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