20221020Notice_of_Application_Order_No_35568.pdf

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
ORDER NO. 35568 1
Office of the Secretary
Service Date
October 20, 2022
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER FOR
AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT A BATTERY
DEMAND RESPONSE PROGRAM
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CASE NO. PAC-E-22-13

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

NOTICE OF INTERVENTION
DEADLINE

NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF
PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE

ORDER NO. 35568

On August 25, 2022, PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power (“Company”) applied for
authority to start a “Class 1 commercial and industrial demand response program under the existing
Schedule 114 load management tariff within the demand side management (“DSM”) portfolio.”
Application at 1. The Company requested an effective date of January 1, 2023. The Company asks
that the case be processed by Modified Procedure.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company represented that its Schedule 114
approved in Case No. PAC-E-21-16, is a flexible tariff for implementation of load management
programs. Id. at 2. The Company stated that Wattsmart Battery program is the only demand
response program currently approved under Schedule 114. Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company seeks to add the Wattsmart Business
Demand Response Program (“Program”) to the Schedule 114 flexible tariff. Id. The Program is
designed to provide “financial incentives to customers who curtail load during Company initiated
events.” Id. at 2. The Company may utilize the Program “to provide peak load reduction,
contingency reserves, frequency response, and other grid services to assist with effectively
managing the overall electric grid.” Id. at 2.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that, according to the Company, the program design
from PAC-E-21-16 (Electric Service Schedule 114) should be compatible in allowing this Program
to do the following:

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[W]ork with large commercial and industrial customers who are 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,
with curtailable loads greater than 500 kW that can be curtailed with no advance
notice or limited advance notice (7-minutes).
Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company proposes that its Program will offer
rates based upon whether the curtailment is considered a “real-time event” or an “advanced notice
event.” Id. The Company differentiates these two events by stating that “[a]n automated dispatch
without advanced notice and a total response time within 50 seconds is considered a real-time
event, and a dispatch event with an advanced notice and response within 7 minutes is considered
an advanced notice event.” Id. “The initially offered amounts for real time and advance notice
individual incentives will be set at $100/kW, and $175/kw if customer equipment is able to
participate in both options.” Id. at 5. The Company states that, if this proposal is approved, its
representatives will meet with large commercial and industrial customers and discuss site-specific
options for participation. Id. at 2. Qualifying customers will have the option to participate in the
real-time program, the advanced notice program, or both programs. Id. at 5.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that Exhibits A and B of the Application have proposed
changes, incorporating the Program, to the Company’s Electric Service Schedule and tariff. The
Company states that such changes, if approved, would still accommodate the parameters set forth
in PAC-E-21-16, and that the Program would still be managed pursuant to the flexible tariff
process. Id. at 7
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company has provided cost-effective analysis
data for the Commission to review as part of this process. Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company’s Application and proposed tariff
sheets are available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Commission’s office.
These documents are also available on the Commission’s home page at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click
on the “ELECTRIC” tab in the left-hand column of the home page, then select “Open Cases” and
then locate and click on the case number as shown on the front of this document.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this case will be held pursuant
to the Commission’s jurisdiction under Title 61 of the Idaho Code. The Commission may enter
any final order consistent with its authority under Title 61.

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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this matter will be conducted
under the Commission’s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000, et seq.
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons desiring to intervene in this matter to
obtain parties’ rights of participation must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission
pursuant to this Commission’s Rules of Procedure 72 and 73, IDAPA 31.01.01.072 and
.073. Persons who wish to intervene as a party must file a Petition to Intervene no later than
21 days after the date of service of this Order. Such persons shall also provide the Commission
Secretary with their email address to facilitate further communications. After the intervention
deadline runs, the Commission Secretary shall issue a Notice of Parties that identifies the parties
and assigns exhibit numbers to each party. Once the Notice of Parties has issued, Commission
Staff shall informally confer with the Company and any intervening parties about how to further
process this case and shall then report back to the Commission on a proposed case schedule.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons who would like to present their views
without parties’ rights of participation and cross-examination do not have to intervene but may
present their views by submitting written comments to the Commission.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the following persons are designated as the
Company’s representatives in this matter:
Ted Weston
Michael Snow
1407 W. North Temple, Suite 330
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Joe Dallas
825 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 2000
Portland, OR 97232
[e-mail]

NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
The Company filed its Application on August 25, 2022, and proposes a January 1, 2023,
effective date. The Commission finds the Company’s proposed effective date does not provide
adequate time for Commission Staff and interested persons to evaluate the Company’s proposal.
Pursuant to Idaho Code § 61-622, the Commission suspends the proposed effective date until
February 15, 2023.

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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
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O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that persons desiring to intervene in this case for the purpose
of obtaining parties’ rights of participation must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission,
under Rules 72 and 73, IDAPA 31.01.01.72-73, no later than 21 days after the service date of this
Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the January 1, 2023, effective date proposed by the
Company is suspended until February 15, 2023.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties comply with Order No. 35375, issued April 21,
2022. Generally, all pleadings should be filed with the Commission electronically and will be
deemed timely filed when received by the Commission Secretary. See Rule 14.02. Service between
parties should continue to be accomplished electronically when possible. However, voluminous
discovery-related documents may be filed and served on CD-ROM or a USB flash drive.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 20th day of
October 2022.

ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT

JOHN CHATBURN, COMMISSIONER

JOHN R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:

________________________________
Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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