20201231Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM 1

DECISION MEMORANDUM

TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL

FROM: JOHN R. HAMMOND JR.
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

DATE: DECEMBER 31, 2020

SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER’S APPLICATION
REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO UPDATE THE WIND AND SOLAR
INTEGRATION RATE FOR SMALL POWER GENERATION
FACILITIES; CASE NO. PAC-E-20-14.

On October 8, 2020, Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp (the “Company”)
requested authority to increase the wind and solar integration rate applicable to new power
purchase agreements (“PPA”) between the Company and wind and solar qualifying facilities
(“QFs”).
On November 23, 2020, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Notice of
Intervention Deadline. Order No. 34840. On December 16, 2020, the Commission issued a Notice
of Parties.
THE APPLICATION
The Company requests authorization to increase the wind integration rate from $0.57
to $1.11 per megawatt-hour (“MWh”) for wind-powered QFs. Application at 1. The Company
also requests authorization to increase the solar integration rate from $0.60 to $0.85 per MWh for
solar-powered QFs. Id. The Company states these amounts represent the integration costs of wind
and solar power to be applied against published avoided cost rates except in where the QF delivers
energy to the Company on a firm hourly schedule as specified in a PPA. The Company requested
that the case be processed by Modified Procedure.

DECISION MEMORANDUM 2

STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission issue a Notice of Modified Procedure and Notice
of Comment Deadlines that sets a February 12, 2021, comment deadline for interested persons and
parties and a February 26, 2021, reply deadline for the Company.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Modified Procedure and Notice of
Comment Deadlines that sets a February 12, 2021, comment deadline for interested persons and
parties and a February 26, 2021, reply deadline for the Company?

__________________________
John R. Hammond Jr.
Deputy Attorney General

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