HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230417Compliance Filing.pdf 1407 W. North Temple, Suite 330
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April 17, 2023
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd.
Building 8 Suite 201A
Boise, ID 83714
Attn: Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary
RE: Case No. PAC-E-22-13
In the Matter of the Application of Rocky Mountain Power For Authority to Implement a
Commercial and Industrial Demand Response Program
Compliance Filing
Pursuant to the Idaho Public utilities Commission’s Order No. 35724 issued March 31, 2023,
Rocky Mountain Power (the “Company”) hereby submits this Compliance Filing in the above
referenced matter.
Informal questions related to this matter may be directed to me at (801) 220-4214.
Sincerely,
Michael S. Snow
Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Enclosures
RECEIVED
2023 April 17, 12:34PM
IDAHO PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
Exhibit A
First Revison of Sheet 114.1 I.P.U.C. No. 1 Canceling Original Sheet No. 114.1
Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-22-1321-16
FILED: April 17, 2023January 6, 2022 EFFECTIVE: April 1, 2023April 14, 2022
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 114
STATE OF IDAHO _____________________
Load Management 5-Year Pilot Program
_____________________
APPLICABLE: This tariff is applicable to eligible Customers who have premises located in designated areas. Customers served by the Company in the state of Idaho taking service under the Company’s electric service schedules listed on Schedule 191 – Customer Efficiency Services Rate Adjustment located within the designated areas are eligible to participate in a Load Management Program (Program).
PURPOSE: To manage electric loads through a Company-dispatched Direct Load Control System (System).
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: A Ddetailed descriptions of the Program(s) can beis found on the
Company website.
CUSTOMER PARTICIPATION: Participating premises are considered Program participants for the duration of the Program(s). Customers may cancel their participation in the Program(s) at any
time. The Company or its Program contractors shall have the right to qualify program participants, at their sole discretion based on criteria the Company or Program contractors consider necessary to ensure the effective operation of the Program(s) and utility System. Program details can be viewed on the Company’s website.
PROVISIONS OF SERVICE FOR LOAD MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS: 1.Qualifying Equipment or Services, incentive amounts, and participation procedures willbe listed on the program website.2. Incentive delivery may vary by technology and may include cash payments and/or bill
credits. Incentive payouts for the Wattsmart Battery 5-Year Pilot Program will beavailable through 2031.3.Incentives may be offered year-round or for selected time periods.4. Incentive offer availability, incentive levels, and Qualifying Equipment or Services may
be changed to reflect changing codes and standards, sales volumes, quality assurance data,or to enhance program cost effectiveness.5.All changes will occur with a minimum of 45 days notice and be prominently displayedas a change on the Company’s website.
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
Rocky Mountain Power Exhibit A Page 1 of 3 Case No. PAC-E-22-13
First Revison of Sheet 114.1 I.P.U.C. No. 1 Canceling Original Sheet No. 114.1
Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-22-1321-16
FILED: April 17, 2023January 6, 2022 EFFECTIVE: April 1, 2023April 14, 2022
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.
Rocky Mountain Power Exhibit A Page 2 of 3 Case No. PAC-E-22-13
First Revison of Sheet 114.1 I.P.U.C. No. 1 Canceling Original Sheet No. 114.1
Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-22-13
FILED: April 17, 2023 EFFECTIVE: April 1, 2023
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO. 114
STATE OF IDAHO _____________________
Load Management Program
_____________________
APPLICABLE: This tariff is applicable to eligible Customers who have premises located in designated areas. Customers served by the Company in the state of Idaho taking service under the Company’s electric service schedules listed on Schedule 191 – Customer Efficiency Services Rate Adjustment located within the designated areas are eligible to participate in a Load Management Program (Program).
PURPOSE: To manage electric loads through a Company-dispatched Direct Load Control System (System).
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Detailed descriptions of Programs can be found on the Company
website.
CUSTOMER PARTICIPATION: Participating premises are considered Program participants for the duration of the Program(s). Customers may cancel their participation in the Program(s) at any
time. The Company or its Program contractors shall have the right to qualify program participants, at their sole discretion based on criteria the Company or Program contractors consider necessary to ensure the effective operation of the Program(s) and utility System. Program details can be viewed on the Company’s website.
PROVISIONS OF SERVICE FOR LOAD MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS: 1.Qualifying Equipment or Services, incentive amounts, and participation procedures willbe listed on the program website.2.Incentive delivery may vary by technology and may include cash payments and/or bill
credits. Incentive payouts for the Wattsmart Battery 5-Year Pilot Program will beavailable through 2031.3.Incentives may be offered year-round or for selected time periods.4.Incentive offer availability, incentive levels, and Qualifying Equipment or Services may
be changed to reflect changing codes and standards, sales volumes, quality assurance data,or to enhance program cost effectiveness.5.All changes will occur with a minimum of 45 days notice and be prominently displayedas a change on the Company’s website.
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.
Rocky Mountain Power Exhibit A Page 3 of 3 Case No. PAC-E-22-13
Exhibit B
Idaho Load Management Program (Schedule 114) – Effective April 1, 2023
Idaho Load Management 5-Year Pilot Programs
This document includes the following sections:
•Definitions of terms used in Schedule 114 and other program documents
•Incentives – General Information
•Dispatch Parameters
•Incentive Tables
DEFINITIONS
Annual Participation Incentive: Incentives participating customers may receive for ongoing active participation in a Load Management program.
Available Dispatch Hours: Daily timeframe within which the Company may dispatch its load
control system(s).
Continuous Output: Inverter is capable of discharging at this rate of power (kW) without interruption or reduction, continuously, when connected to the utility grid and under normal
conditions, as long as the battery’s state of charge allows.
Customer: Any party who has applied for, been accepted, and receives service at the real property, or is the electricity user at the real property.
Dispatch Days: The days upon which the Company may or may not dispatch its load control system.
Dispatch Duration: The duration of time that load control events may be dispatched for.
Dispatch Parameters: The criteria within which the Company may dispatch its load control system(s).
Dispatch Period: The calendar year timeframe within which the Company may dispatch its load control system(s).
Enrollment Incentive: Upfront incentives participating customers may receive upon their enrollment in a Load Management program.
Incentive: Payments of money or bill credits made by Company to Owner or Customer for
participation in a Load Management offer.
Incentive Application: An application submitted by Owner or Customer to Company for Incentives.
Rocky Mountain Power Exhibit B Page 1 of 6 Case No. PAC-E-22-13
Idaho Load Management Program (Schedule 114) – Effective April 1, 2023
Incentive Offer Letter: An offer made by Company and acknowledged by Owner or Customer providing for Company to furnish Incentives for a Load Management Project.
Maximum Dispatch Hours: The maximum amount of time the Company may dispatch its load control system annually.
Owner: The person who has both legal and beneficial title to the real property, and is the mortgager
under a duly recorded mortgage of real property, the trustor under a duly recorded deed of trust.
INCENTIVES – GENERAL INFORMATION
Incentives for Measures Listed in the Incentive Tables
Dollar values listed in the incentive tables are the maximum amounts approved for programs.
Incentive amounts that customers may actually receive are managed and available on the Company’s website, which may be less than the approved maximum amounts. Incentives are subject to change through notices posted on the Company’s website. Incentive payouts for the Wattsmart Battery 5-Year Pilot Program will be available through 2031.
Program Contractors Program contractors may provide additional consideration, at no additional cost to the Company or its customers, to encourage enrollment in a Load Management Program. Such consideration may include, but is not limited to, gift cards or other efforts used to increase Customer interest in
a program.
DISPATCH PARAMETERS
The Company shall have the right to dispatch System(s) according to the following criteria:
Wattsmart Batteries
Dispatch Period
Available Dispatch Hours
Maximum Dispatch Hours Dispatch Days
Dispatch Duration Events may be held multiple times per day up to two full battery
duty cycles
Load Control Program Dispatch Period Available Dispatch Hours Hours / Events Dispatch Days Dispatch Duration
Wattsmart Batteries 5-Year Pilot January 1 – December 31
12:00am – 11:59pm Mountain Time N/A Monday – Sunday multiple times per day up to two full
Wattsmart Business Demand January 1 – December 31
12:00am – 11:59pm Mountain Time
5 hours / 75 events Monday – Sunday
3 - 7 minutes
Advance Notice 60 hours / 50 events 5 minutes – 4 hours
Rocky Mountain Power Exhibit B Page 2 of 6 Case No. PAC-E-22-13
Idaho Load Management Program (Schedule 114) – Effective April 1, 2023
In the event of a system emergency, Rocky Mountain Power may, at its discretion, expand the dispatch criteria beyond the parameters listed. Emergency events may be used to satisfy
requirements of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standard BAL-002-
WECC-2 for Contingency Reserve Obligation (CRO) and may be deployed when the utility is experiencing a qualifying event as defined by the Northwest Power Pool.
INCENTIVE TABLES Table 1 – Wattsmart Batteries 5-Year Pilot Program Incentives
Load Management Program Participating Equipment Enrollment Incentive1 Incentive During 2
Annual Participation Incentive3
Wattsmart Batteries Residential Batteries $15/kW $50/kW
$15/kW $50/kW
1. Enrollment Incentives are capped at 70% of battery equipment costs and available to new battery purchases only.
2. Participation Incentives are eligible to be applied towards monthly energy charges. Customers will still be responsible for fixed customer charges
3. Applicable to new batteries after the commitment term or existing batteries where the enrollment incentive and
commitment term is not applicable. Participation Incentives are eligible to be applied towards monthly energy
charges. Customers will still be responsible for fixed customer charges.
Table 2 – Wattsmart Business Demand Response Program Incentives
Participating Equipment Functionality
Wattsmart Business Demand Response
$125/kW Advanced Noticed Dispatch
1. Hardware and labor costs incurred for a single Enel X Site Server (ESS) installation at a single participant facility will be covered by the Company. For any participating facilities requiring non-standard hardware or enablement, including additional ESSs and associated relays, integration with a building management system, or under frequency relay, participating customers may be required to cover some or all of the non-standard additional work.
Rocky Mountain Power Exhibit B Page 3 of 6 Case No. PAC-E-22-13
Idaho Load Management Program (Schedule 114) – Effective April 1, 2023
Idaho Load Management Programs
This document includes the following sections:
• Definitions of terms used in Schedule 114 and other program documents
• Incentives – General Information
• Dispatch Parameters
• Incentive Tables DEFINITIONS
Annual Participation Incentive: Incentives participating customers may receive for ongoing active participation in a Load Management program.
Available Dispatch Hours: Daily timeframe within which the Company may dispatch its load
control system(s).
Continuous Output: Inverter is capable of discharging at this rate of power (kW) without interruption or reduction, continuously, when connected to the utility grid and under normal
conditions, as long as the battery’s state of charge allows.
Customer: Any party who has applied for, been accepted, and receives service at the real property, or is the electricity user at the real property.
Dispatch Days: The days upon which the Company may or may not dispatch its load control system.
Dispatch Duration: The duration of time that load control events may be dispatched for.
Dispatch Parameters: The criteria within which the Company may dispatch its load control system(s).
Dispatch Period: The calendar year timeframe within which the Company may dispatch its load control system(s).
Enrollment Incentive: Upfront incentives participating customers may receive upon their enrollment in a Load Management program. Incentive: Payments of money or bill credits made by Company to Owner or Customer for
participation in a Load Management offer.
Incentive Application: An application submitted by Owner or Customer to Company for Incentives.
Rocky Mountain Power Exhibit B Page 4 of 6 Case No. PAC-E-22-13
Idaho Load Management Program (Schedule 114) – Effective April 1, 2023
Incentive Offer Letter: An offer made by Company and acknowledged by Owner or Customer providing for Company to furnish Incentives for a Load Management Project.
Maximum Dispatch Hours: The maximum amount of time the Company may dispatch its load control system annually.
Owner: The person who has both legal and beneficial title to the real property, and is the mortgager
under a duly recorded mortgage of real property, the trustor under a duly recorded deed of trust.
INCENTIVES – GENERAL INFORMATION
Incentives for Measures Listed in the Incentive Tables
Dollar values listed in the incentive tables are the maximum amounts approved for programs.
Incentive amounts that customers may actually receive are managed and available on the Company’s website, which may be less than the approved maximum amounts. Incentives are subject to change through notices posted on the Company’s website. Incentive payouts for the Wattsmart Battery 5-Year Pilot Program will be available through 2031.
Program Contractors Program contractors may provide additional consideration, at no additional cost to the Company or its customers, to encourage enrollment in a Load Management Program. Such consideration may include, but is not limited to, gift cards or other efforts used to increase Customer interest in
a program.
DISPATCH PARAMETERS
The Company shall have the right to dispatch System(s) according to the following criteria:
Load Control Program Dispatch Period Available Dispatch Hours Hours / Events Dispatch Days Dispatch Duration
Wattsmart Batteries 5-Year Pilot January 1 – December 31
12:00am – 11:59pm Mountain Time N/A Monday – Sunday multiple times per day up to two full
Wattsmart Business Demand January 1 – December 31
12:00am – 11:59pm Mountain Time
5 hours / 75 events Monday – Sunday
3 - 7 minutes
Advance Notice 60 hours / 50 events 5 minutes – 4 hours
In the event of a system emergency, Rocky Mountain Power may, at its discretion, expand the
dispatch criteria beyond the parameters listed. Emergency events may be used to satisfy requirements of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standard BAL-002-WECC-2 for Contingency Reserve Obligation (CRO) and may be deployed when the utility is experiencing a qualifying event as defined by the Northwest Power Pool.
Rocky Mountain Power Exhibit B Page 5 of 6 Case No. PAC-E-22-13
Idaho Load Management Program (Schedule 114) – Effective April 1, 2023
INCENTIVE TABLES
Table 1 – Wattsmart Batteries 5-Year Pilot Program Incentives
Load Management
Program
Participating
Equipment Enrollment
Incentive1 Incentive During 2
Annual Participation
Incentive3
Wattsmart Batteries Residential Batteries $15/kW $50/kW
$15/kW $50/kW
1.Enrollment Incentives are capped at 70% of battery equipment costs and available to new battery purchases only.
2.Participation Incentives are eligible to be applied towards monthly energy charges. Customers will still beresponsible for fixed customer charges
3.Applicable to new batteries after the commitment term or existing batteries where the enrollment incentive and
commitment term is not applicable. Participation Incentives are eligible to be applied towards monthly energycharges. Customers will still be responsible for fixed customer charges.
Table 2 – Wattsmart Business Demand Response Program Incentives
Participating Equipment Functionality
Wattsmart Business Demand Response
$125/kW Advanced Noticed Dispatch
1.Hardware and labor costs incurred for a single Enel X Site Server (ESS) installation at a singleparticipant facility will be covered by the Company. For any participating facilities requiring non-standard hardware or enablement, including additional ESSs and associated relays, integration with
a building management system, or under frequency relay, participating customers may be requiredto cover some or all of the non-standard additional work.
Rocky Mountain Power Exhibit B Page 6 of 6 Case No. PAC-E-22-13