20191101Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MENTORANDUM
CONIMISSIONER KIELLANDER
COMN{ISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDE,RSON
COMMISSION SECRI'TARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
t'RolI:JOHN R, HANIMOND JR.
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAI,
DATE: NO\'EN{BERl,2019
SUBJECI':
On October 10, 2019, Rocky Mountain Power ("Rocky Mountain" or "Company")
applied to the Commission for authority to modify its Electric Service Schedule No. 3l - Partial
Requirements Service -High Voltage, to add an option for customers taking service at
distribution voltage levels.
APPLICATION
In December of 2O12, the Commission approved Schedule 3l Partial Requirements
Service for customers taking service at transmission voltage levels. Sce Order No. 32704.
Application at 2. Rocky Mountain asserts Partial Requirements Service is designed for
customers with onsite generation. Id. The Company states this service consists of
Supplementary, Back-up, Maintenance, or Excess Power service. /d. Rocky Mountain states
customers can contract for Partial Requirements Service for a minimum ofone year. 1d.
The Company points out that Partial Requirements Service is only available to
transmission customers with loads up to 15,000 kW. 1d. Despite this, the Company represents it
was recently contacted by a customer who takes service at a distribution voltage level who is
interested in Partial Requirements Service. /r/. at 3. Due to this customer inquiry, Rocky
Mountain requests Commission authority to expand Schedule 3l to enable customers scrved at
distribution voltages to take service. The Company represents this will also provide more
transparency for customers to better evaluate their options as they consider self-generation. 1/.
DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER'S APPI,ICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO
N{ODIT'Y OLECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDUI,E NO. 3I PARTIAI,
REQUIREMENTS SERVICE; CASE NO. PAC-FI-19-15.
Thc Company requests that its Application be processed by Modified Procedure
under the Commission's Rules of Procedtrre. Id. at 4.
STAF}- RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommcnds the Commission issue a Notice of Application and Notice of
Modified Procedure. Staff recommends the Notice of Application and Notice of Modified
Procedure provide for written comments to be due for the Commission Staff and any other
interested panies on January 15, 2020, and a reply comment deadline for the Company of
January 22,2O2O.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified
Procedure that establishes a written comment deadlinc of January 15,2020, for Staff and any
other interested parties followed by a January 22, 2020, reply comment deadline for the
Company?
J Hammond Jr.
Attorney General
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