20190201Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:EDWARD JEWELL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: JANUARY 31,2019
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER'S PETITION FOR
AN EXTENSION TO FILE ITS 2019 INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN;
CASE NO. PAC.E-19.01.
On January 28,2019, Rocky Mountain Power ("Company") filed a Petition seeking
an extension of the March 29, 2019, filing date for the Company's 2019 Integrated Resource
Plan ("lRP").
THE PETITION
The Company requests an extension of its March 29,2019,IRP filing deadline to a
date no later than August 1,2019. Petition at2. The Company, through its economic analysis of
its coal units, has identified potential reliability challenges that must be resolved before the coal
studies can be completed. Id. The coal studies will inform the Company's preferred resource
portfolio. Id. The Company states, "This extension will enable PacifiCorp to complete its
economic analysis of coal units, appropriately accounting for system reliability, and necessary
additional portfolio analysis." Id. The Company states that if the extension is approved, it
would continue to hold monthly public-input meetings up to the extended filing date, and that it
communicated to stakeholders its intent to file this request for an extension. 1d
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission issue a Notice of Petition and Notice of Modified
Procedure, with comments due twenty-one days from the issuance of the Notice and reply
comments due seven days later.
DECISION MEMORANDUM I
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Petition and Notice of Modified
Procedure that establishes a twenty-one day comment period and a seven day reply period?
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