20190222Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:EDWARD JEWELL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: FEBRUARY 22,2019
SUBJECT:APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER AND THE
CITY OF IDAHO FALLS - SANDY DOWNS; PAC-E-19-02
On February 4, 2019, Rocky Mountain Power ("Company") filed an Application
requesting authority to transfer to the City of Idaho Falls ("City") the rights and obligations to
serve two locations at or near Sandy Downs in Idaho Falls. The Company submits its
Application under the Idaho Electric Supplier Stabilization Act, Idaho Code $ 6l-332, el seq.,
and ldaho Code $ 6l-328. The latter statute states that the Commission "shall issue a public
notice and shall conduct a public hearing upon the application (emphasis added)."
THE APPLICATION
This Agreement is submitted pursuant to the Service Allocation Agreement that
Rocky Mountain Power and the City entered into on October 9, 2017. Application at 2, See
Order No. 33943. Under the Service Allocation Agreement, the Company and the City agreed
that just compensation for transferring customer service rights and responsibilities is l670/o of the
transferring customers'previous l2 months electric bills plus the cost of the assets to serve the
transferring customer or customers. In this Agreement, the total value of the transaction is
$59,469. Agreement at 2. The Company requests its Application be processed by Modified
Procedure. Application at 4.
DECISION MEMORANDUM 1
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission issue a Notice of Application, Notice of Modified
Procedure, and a Notice of Telephonic Public Hearing. Staff recommends comments due forty-
five days from issuance of the Notice and reply comments due seven days later. Staff
recommends the Commission schedule a telephonic public hearing in the same time frame in
order to comply with the public hearing requirementin ldaho Code $61-328.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Application, Notice of Modified
Procedure, and Notice of Telephonic Public Hearing, set a forty-five day comment period and a
seven day reply period, and set a date for a telephonic public hearing?
Edward J.
Deputy A
ll
General
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