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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20201123Final Approved Tariffs.pdf 1407 West North Temple, Suite 330 Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 October 12, 2020 VIA ELECTRONIC DELIVERY Jan Noriyuki Commission Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 11331 W. Chinden Blvd Boise, ID 83714 Re: CASE NO. PAC-E-19-08 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER TO CLOSE THE NET METERING PROGRAM TO NEW SERVICE & IMPLEMENT A NET BILLING PROGRAM TO COMPENSATE CUSTOMER GENERATORS FOR EXPORTED GENERATION Dear Ms. Noriyuki: Pursuant to Order No. 34798 Rocky Mountain Power herby provides Electric Service Schedule No. 135 – Net Metering Service, and Electric Service Schedule No. 136 – Net Billing Service, for approval. On October 2, 2020, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission issued Order No. 34798 closing Schedule No. 135 – Net Metering Service, to new service as of the date of the order and authorizing service under Schedule No. 136 – Net Billing Service, effective November 1, 2020. Informal inquiries may be directed to Ted Weston, Idaho Regulatory Manager at (801) 220- 2963. Very truly yours, Joelle Steward Vice President, Regulation RECEIVED 2020October 12, PM 1:58 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION First Second Revision of Sheet No. 135.1 I.P.U.C. No. 1 Canceling Original First Revision of Sheet No. 135.1 Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-16-0719-08 FILED: February 29, 2016October 12, 2020 EFFECTIVE: May 1, 2016October 2, 2020 ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 135 STATE OF IDAHO ______________ Net Metering Service Closed to Applications for New Service as of October 2, 2020 ______________ AVAILABILITY: At any point on the Company's interconnected system. APPLICATION: On a first-come, first-served basis to any customer that owns and operates an Eligible Generating Plant that is located on the Customer’s premises, on the Customer’s side of the Point of Delivery, is interconnected and operates in parallel with the Company’s existing transmission and distribution facilities and is intended primarily to offset part or all of the Customer’s own electrical requirements. TERM: Service under this Schedule will terminate on October 2, 2045. DEFINITIONS: Net Metering: The difference between the electricity supplied by the Company and the electricity generated by an eligible Customer and fed back to the electric grid over the applicable billing period. Eligible Generating Plant: A facility that uses energy derived from the sun, wind, water, biomass or fuel cell technology to generate electricity. An Eligible Generating Plant may not have a generating capacity of more than twenty-five (25) kilowatts for customers taking service on Schedules 1, 36, 23 or 23A or one hundred (100) kilowatts for all other customers. To qualify, a Customer must maintain its retail electric service account for the loads served at the Point of Delivery adjacent to the Generation Interconnection Point as active and in good standing. Generation Interconnection Point: The point where the conductors installed to allow receipt of Customer’s generation connect to the Company’s facilities adjacent to the Customer’s Point of Delivery. MONTHLY BILL: The Electric Service Charge shall be computed in accordance with the charges for the Monthly Bill in the applicable standard service tariff subject to the following Special Conditions. (continued) First Revision of Sheet No. 135.4 I.P.U.C. No. 1 Canceling Original Sheet No. 135.4 Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-19-0308 FILED: March 15, 2019October 12, 2020 EFFECTIVE: July 3, 2019October 2, 2020 ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 135 - Continued 12. Transfer of excess net financial credits: (continued) b. Customers may submit written requests to transfer excess net financial credits between the eligible meter(s) March 1st through March 31st of each year. A $10 processing charge will apply to each meter receiving the transferred excess energy credits. c. All requests must be received by Rocky Mountain Power by midnight on March 31st. If a Customer does not request to transfer excess net financial credits by March 31st, the credits will remain on the originating meter’s agreement until they become eligible for transfer on March 1st of the following year. 13. A Customer submitting an application for service under this Schedule has 12 months from the Customer’s receipt of confirmation that the interconnection request is approved to interconnect. 14. A Customer whose Eligible Generating Plant is offline for over 6 months or an Eligible Generating Plant that is moved to a different site shall no longer be eligible for service under this Schedule. 15. To remain eligible for service under this Schedule, a Customer may not increase the capacity of a grandfathered Eligible Generating Plant by no more than 10% of the originally installed nameplate capacity, or 1 kW, whichever is greater. 16. Service under this Schedule is transferable to a subsequent Customer at the premises for which a valid Interconnection Agreement for Net Metering Service is in effect. Each Customer taking service under this Schedule will be responsible for complying with the terms and conditions of the Interconnection Agreement for Net Metering Service in effect for that premises. ELECTRIC SERVICE REGULATIONS: Service under this Schedule will be in accordance with the terms of the Electric Service Agreement between the Customer and the Company. The Electric Service Regulations of the Company on file with and approved by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, including future applicable amendments, will be considered as forming a part of and incorporated in said Agreement. Second Revision of Sheet No. 135.1 I.P.U.C. No. 1 Canceling First Revision of Sheet No. 135.1 Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-19-08 FILED: October 12, 2020 EFFECTIVE: October 2, 2020 ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 135 STATE OF IDAHO ______________ Net Metering Service Closed to Applications for New Service as of October 2, 2020 ______________ AVAILABILITY: At any point on the Company's interconnected system. APPLICATION: On a first-come, first-served basis to any customer that owns and operates an Eligible Generating Plant that is located on the Customer’s premises, on the Customer’s side of the Point of Delivery, is interconnected and operates in parallel with the Company’s existing transmission and distribution facilities and is intended primarily to offset part or all of the Customer’s own electrical requirements. TERM: Service under this Schedule will terminate on October 2, 2045. DEFINITIONS: Net Metering: The difference between the electricity supplied by the Company and the electricity generated by an eligible Customer and fed back to the electric grid over the applicable billing period. Eligible Generating Plant: A facility that uses energy derived from the sun, wind, water, biomass or fuel cell technology to generate electricity. An Eligible Generating Plant may not have a generating capacity of more than twenty-five (25) kilowatts for customers taking service on Schedules 1, 36, 23 or 23A or one hundred (100) kilowatts for all other customers. To qualify, a Customer must maintain its retail electric service account for the loads served at the Point of Delivery adjacent to the Generation Interconnection Point as active and in good standing. Generation Interconnection Point: The point where the conductors installed to allow receipt of Customer’s generation connect to the Company’s facilities adjacent to the Customer’s Point of Delivery. MONTHLY BILL: The Electric Service Charge shall be computed in accordance with the charges for the Monthly Bill in the applicable standard service tariff subject to the following Special Conditions. (continued) IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Oct. 12, 2020 Oct. 2, 2020 Per O.N. 34798 Jan Noriyuki Secretary First Revision of Sheet No. 135.4 I.P.U.C. No. 1 Canceling Original Sheet No. 135.4 Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-19-08 FILED: October 12, 2020 EFFECTIVE: October 2, 2020 ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 135 - Continued 12. Transfer of excess net financial credits: (continued) b. Customers may submit written requests to transfer excess net financial credits between the eligible meter(s) March 1st through March 31st of each year. A $10 processing charge will apply to each meter receiving the transferred excess energy credits. c. All requests must be received by Rocky Mountain Power by midnight on March 31st. If a Customer does not request to transfer excess net financial credits by March 31st, the credits will remain on the originating meter’s agreement until they become eligible for transfer on March 1st of the following year. 13. A Customer submitting an application for service under this Schedule has 12 months from the Customer’s receipt of confirmation that the interconnection request is approved to interconnect. 14. A Customer whose Eligible Generating Plant is offline for over 6 months or an Eligible Generating Plant that is moved to a different site shall no longer be eligible for service under this Schedule. 15. To remain eligible for service under this Schedule, a Customer may not increase the capacity of a grandfathered Eligible Generating Plant by no more than 10% of the originally installed nameplate capacity, or 1 kW, whichever is greater. 16. Service under this Schedule is transferable to a subsequent Customer at the premises for which a valid Interconnection Agreement for Net Metering Service is in effect. Each Customer taking service under this Schedule will be responsible for complying with the terms and conditions of the Interconnection Agreement for Net Metering Service in effect for that premises. ELECTRIC SERVICE REGULATIONS: Service under this Schedule will be in accordance with the terms of the Electric Service Agreement between the Customer and the Company. The Electric Service Regulations of the Company on file with and approved by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, including future applicable amendments, will be considered as forming a part of and incorporated in said Agreement. IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Oct. 12, 2020 Oct. 2, 2020 Per O.N. 34798 Jan Noriyuki Secretary I.P.U.C. No. 1 Original Sheet No. 136.1 (continued) Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-19-08 ISSUED: October 12, 2020 EFFECTIVE: November 1, 2020 ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 136 STATE OF IDAHO ______________ Net Billing Service ______________ AVAILABILITY: At any point on the Company's interconnected system. APPLICATION: On a first-come, first-served basis to any customer that owns and operates an Eligible Generating Plant that is located on the Customer’s premises, on the Customer’s side of the Point of Delivery, is interconnected and operates in parallel with the Company’s existing transmission and distribution facilities and is intended primarily to offset part or all of the Customer’s own electrical requirements. DEFINITIONS: Net Billing: Charges for all electricity supplied by the Company and netted by the export credit for the electricity generated by an eligible Customer and fed back to the electric grid over the applicable billing period. Eligible Generating Plant: A facility that uses energy derived from the sun, wind, water, biomass or fuel cell technology to generate electricity. An Eligible Generating Plant may not have a generating capacity of more than twenty-five (25) kilowatts for customers taking service on Schedules 1, 36, 23 or 23A or one hundred (100) kilowatts for all other customers. To qualify, a Customer must maintain its retail electric service account for the loads served at the Point of Delivery adjacent to the Generation Interconnection Point as active and in good standing. Generation Interconnection Point: The point where the conductors installed to allow receipt of Customer’s generation connect to the Company’s facilities adjacent to the Customer’s Point of Delivery. Exported Customer-Generated Energy: The amount of customer-generated Energy in excess of the customer’s on-site consumption. MONTHLY BILL: The Electric Service Charge shall be computed in accordance with the charges for the Monthly Bill in the applicable standard service tariff and the Credits for Exported Customer-Generated Energy, if any, shall be computed at the following rates subject to the Special Conditions in this tariff. Exported Customer-Generated Energy Credit Rates are subject to change, as approved by the Commission. IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Oct. 12, 2020 Nov. 1, 2020 Per O.N. 34798 Jan Noriyuki Secretary I.P.U.C. No. 1 Original Sheet No. 136.2 (continued) Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-19-08 ISSUED: October 12, 2020 EFFECTIVE: November 1, 2020 ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 136 - Continued Exported Customer-Generated Energy Credit Rates: 1. Within the monthly billing period, all energy exported from the customer’s generating plant to the Company’s system shall be financially credited at the otherwise applicable retail energy rate. Any excess monthly credits shall be carried forward and shall be financially credited as outlined under sub-sections a. and b. below. Credits shall remain on the account, and may only be used to offset the Customer’s energy charges at the meter originating the credit or other eligible meters as outlined under Special Condition No. 11. a. Customers taking retail service under Schedules 1, 36, 23 or 23A shall be financially credited for excess monthly exported energy at the Customer’s standard service schedule retail rate. b. Customers taking retail service under all other Schedules shall be financially credited for excess monthly exported energy at the Net Billing Rate Credit specified in section 2. 2. Net Billing Rate Credit equals 85 percent of the monthly weighted average of the daily on- peak and off-peak Mid-Columbia Intercontinental Exchange Electricity Price Index (Mid-C ICE Index) prices for non-firm energy. This rate is calculated based upon the previous calendar month’s data. If the Mid-C ICE Index prices are not reported for a particular day or days, the average of the immediately preceding and following reporting periods or days will be used. 3. Exported Customer-Generated Energy Credit Rates for Customers taking service under any Time-of-Day Schedule will be calculated separately for on-peak and off-peak usage. SPECIAL CONDITIONS: 1. Applications for service under this schedule will be subject to the following application fee: $85 per application. 2. Energy charges for electricity supplied by the Company shall be computed in accordance with a Customer’s applicable standard service tariff. 3. The credit value in dollars computed for the Exported Customer-Generated Energy will be applied against charges on the Customer’s monthly bill. Excess credits will carry-over to the next monthly bill. Excess credits may only be used to offset charges at the meter originating the credit or other eligible meters as outlined under Special Condition No. 12. IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Oct. 12, 2020 Nov. 1, 2020 Per O.N. 34798 Jan Noriyuki Secretary I.P.U.C. No. 1 Original Sheet No. 136.3 (continued) Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-19-08 ISSUED: October 12, 2020 EFFECTIVE: November 1, 2020 ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 136 - Continued SPECIAL CONDITIONS: (continued) 4. The Customer shall execute an interconnection agreement with the Company prior to interconnection of the Eligible Generating Plant with the Company's system. The Customer shall provide the interconnection on Customer’s side of the meter. The Customer is responsible for all costs associated with the Eligible Generating Plant and interconnection facilities, including additional metering necessary for service under this schedule. At Customer’s expense, the Company shall make reasonable modifications to the Company’s system necessary to accommodate the Customer’s facility. The payment for such modifications is due in advance of construction. The Customer shall provide at the Customer’s expense all equipment that is necessary to meet applicable local, state and national standards regarding electrical and fire safety, power quality, and interconnection requirements established by the National Electrical Code, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American National Standards Institute, and Underwriters Laboratories. 5. The Company’s written approval of the Customer’s protection-isolation method to ensure generator disconnection in case of a power interruption from the Company is required before service is provided under this schedule. 6. The Company shall not be obligated to accept, and the Company may require the Customer to curtail, interrupt or reduce deliveries of energy if the Company, consistent with prudent electrical practices, determines that curtailment, interruption or reduction is necessary because of line construction or maintenance requirements, emergencies, or other critical operating conditions on its system. 7. If the Company is required by the Commission to institute curtailment of deliveries of electricity to its customers, the Company may require the Customer to curtail its consumption of electricity in the same manner and to the same degree as other Customers within the same customer class who do not receive service under this schedule. 8. The Customer shall never deliver or attempt to deliver energy to the Company’s system when the Company’s system serving the Customer’s generation facility is de-energized for any reason. 9. The Company shall not be liable directly or indirectly for permitting or continuing to allow an attachment of a net metering facility, or for the acts or omissions of the Customer that cause loss or injury, including death, to Customer or any third party. IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Oct. 12, 2020 Nov. 1, 2020 Per O.N. 34798 Jan Noriyuki Secretary I.P.U.C. No. 1 Original Sheet No. 136.4 Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-19-08 ISSUED: October 12, 2020 EFFECTIVE: November 1, 2020 ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 136 - Continued SPECIAL CONDITIONS: (continued) 10. The Customer shall grant to the Company access to all Company equipment and facilities including adequate and continuing access rights to the property of the Customer for the purpose of installation, operation, maintenance, replacement or any other service required of said equipment. The Company may test and inspect an interconnection at times that it considers necessary to ensure the safety of electrical workers and to preserve the integrity of the electric power grid. 11. Transfer of excess credits: a. If excess credits exist at a meter at the end of the Customer’s February billing period the Customer may request to transfer the unused excess credits to offset Power and Energy Charges at the Customer’s other eligible meters. Excess credits may be transferred to a meter or meters that meet the following criteria: i) The meter is located on, or contiguous to, the Premises on which the meter with excess credits are located; and ii) The meter is served by the same primary feeder as the meter with the excess credits; and iii) The electricity recorded by the meter is on the same rate schedule as the meter with the excess credits. b. Customers may submit written requests to transfer excess credits between the eligible meter(s) March 1st through March 31st of each year. A $10 processing charge will apply to each meter receiving the transferred excess credits. c. All requests must be received by Rocky Mountain Power by midnight on March 31st. ELECTRIC SERVICE REGULATIONS: Service under this Schedule will be in accordance with the terms of the Electric Service Agreement between the Customer and the Company. The Electric Service Regulations of the Company on file with and approved by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, including future applicable amendments, will be considered as forming a part of and incorporated in said Agreement. IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Approved Effective Oct. 12, 2020 Nov. 1, 2020 Per O.N. 34798 Jan Noriyuki Secretary Page 1 of 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 12th of October, 2020, I caused to be served, via electronic mail a true and correct copy of Rocky Mountain Power’s Exception Comments in Case No. PAC-E-19-08 to the following: Service List Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc. Eric L. Olsen ECHO HAWK & OLSEN, PLLC 505 Pershing Ave., Ste. 100 P.O. Box 6119 Pocatello, Idaho 83205 elo@echohawk.com Anthony Yankel 12700 Lake Avenue, Unit 2505 Lakewood, Ohio 44107 tony@yankel.net Idaho Conservation League Benjamin J. Otto Idaho Conservation League 710 N. 6th Street Boise, Idaho 83702 botto@idahoconservation.org Idaho Clean Energy Association, Inc. Preston N. Carter Givens Pursley LLP 601 W. Bannock Street Boise, ID 83702 prestoncarter@givenspursley.com kendrah@givenspursley.com Commission Staff Edward Jewell Deputy Attorney General Idaho Public Utilities Commission 11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg No. 8, Suite 201-A PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0074 edward.jewell@puc.idaho.gov Page 2 of 2 Rocky Mountain Power Ted Weston Rocky Mountain Power 1407 West North Temple, Suite 320 Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 ted.weston@pacificorp.com Data Request Response Center PacifiCorp 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 2000 Portland, OR 97232 datarequest@pacificorp.com Emily Wegene Rocky Mountain Power 1407 West North Temple, Suite 320 Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 emily.wegener@pacificorp.com Adam Lowney McDowell Rackner Gibson PC adam@mrg-law.com Dated this 12th day of October, 2020. __________________________________ Katie Savarin Coordinator, Regulatory Operations