20190111Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSTON SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:EDWARD JEWELL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: JANUARY 8,2019
SUBJECT:APPLICATION OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER TO DECREASE
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE I91 - CUSTOMER EFFICIENCY
SERVICES RATE; CASE NO. PAC-E-18-12
On November 9, 2018, Rocky Mountain Power ("Company") filed an Application
seeking authorization to decrease the collection rate applied to customer bills for energy
efficiency measures. On November 29,2018, the Commission issued a Notice of Application
and Notice of Intervention Deadline setting an intervention deadline of December 19,2018, and
suspending the Company's proposed effective date of January 1,2019. OrderNo.34198. No
parties intervened. On January 7 ,2019, the Commission issued a Notice of Parties.
THE APPLICATION
On March 2, 2006, the Commission approved cost recovery of demand side
management programs through Schedule 191. Order No. 29952. The Company states that as of
September 30,2018, the balance for Schedule l9l is over-collected by approximately $2.1
million. Application at2. The Company proposes to decrease the collection rate under Schedule
191 from 2.70percentto2.25 percent. Id. at3.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff informally conferred with the Company regarding scheduling. Staff
recommends the Commission issue a Notice of Modified Procedure and set a 21-day comment
period and a 7 -day reply period.
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COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Modified Procedure with a 2l-day
comment period and a 7-day reply period?
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Ed ewell
Deputy General
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