20190705Customer Notice.pdf

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July 5,2019
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Diane Hanian
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472W. Washington
Boise, D 83702
Re:CASE NO. PAC-E.19.0E
IN TIIE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ROCI(Y MOUNTAIN POWER
TO CLOSE THE NET METERING PROGRAM TO NEW SERYICE &
IMPLEMENT A I\IET BILLING PROGRAM TO COMPENSATE CUSTOMER
GENERATORS FOR EXPORTED GEI\TERATION
Dear Ms. Hanian:
Please find enclosed an original and nine (9) copies of the customer notice mailed h:rl,e 25,2019
to all current Electric Service Schedule No. 135 -NetMetering Services customers. Modifications
to the customer letter were made after the Company filed its application to provide more
information to customers.
Informal inquiries may be directed to Ted Weston, Idaho Regulatory Manager at (801) 220-
2963.
Very truly yours,
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Vice President Regulation
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Dear <<Customer name)),
Thank you for your interest in renewable energy and for participating in our net metering program. Our
company shares your commitrnent to maintaining a sustainable environment for fufure generations. This
letter is to inform you that Rocky Mountain Power is proposing changes to the company's net metering
program for Idaho customers. The proposal includes creating a successor program to compensate excess
generation at a level comparable to the market value and would apply to new customers who choose to
generate their own elechicity while continuing to use Rocky Mountain Power's network.
Rocky Mountain Power is proposing that existing customer generators such as you would be able to stay
on the existing net metering program for a roughly ten year period until June 1.,2029, when you would
transfer to the successor program. Ultimately, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission could approve a
different period of time under which the current net metering program remains available.
Rocky Mountain Power's proposal must be approved by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission before
taking effect. The net metering program is subject to the Idaho Public Utilities Comrnission's public
processes. For more information on the filing, visit rockymountainpower.net/regulation.
Sincerely,
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Gary Hoogeveen
President and CEO
TODAY:
Current compensation for customer-generated
energy: 12.5 cents per kilowatt-hour
Under the current program, a typical residential
customer generator could have a payback in
about 9.6 years
Existing customers are on Schedule !35,
Net Metering Service
Proposed com pensation for customer-generated
energy: 8.5 cents per kilowatt-hour
Under the proposed program, the same system
could have a payback period of 14.4 years
Existing customers will transition over a l0 year
period to Schedule 136, Net Billing Service