20230117Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM

TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER CHATBURN
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL

FROM: CLAIRE SHARP
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

DATE: JANUARY 17, 2023

SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER’S APPLICATION
FOR AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT THE RESIDENTIAL RATE
MODERNIZATION PLAN; CASE NO. PAC-E-22-15.

On October 20, 2022, PacifiCorp d/b/a Rocky Mountain Power (“Company”), applied to
the Commission requesting authorization to implement a residential rate modernization plan over
five years (“Residential Rate Modernization Plan”). Application at 1.
On November 30, 2022, the Commission issued a Notice of Application, Notice of
Suspension of Proposed Effective Date, and Notice of Intervention Deadline. Order No. 35615.
Clean Energy Opportunities for Idaho (“CEO”), Idaho Conservation League (“ICL”), and the NW
Energy Coalition (“NWEC”) intervened. Order Nos. 35634 and 35655.
On January 10, 2023, Commission Staff (“Staff”) provided the Company and all
Intervenors with a proposed schedule for written testimony. Staff proposed:
• March 14, 2023, Public workshop
• April 11, 2023, Public Comment deadline
• April 18, 2023, Customer Hearing
• April 25, 2023, Company Reply deadline
The Company and all Intervenors were notified about Staff’s proposed schedule, and no party
objected to the proposed dates.

DECISION MEMORANDUM 2
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission issue a Scheduling Order setting a March 14, 2023,
public workshop at 6:00 pm and an April 18, 2023, Customer Hearing at 6:00 pm. Additionally,
Staff recommends the Commission order include a Notice of Modified Procedure setting an April
11, 2023, public comment deadline and an April 25, 2023, Company reply deadline.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Scheduling Order setting a March 14, 2023, public
workshop at 6:00 pm and an April 18, 2023, Customer Hearing at 6:00 pm? Does the Commission
wish for the order to include a Notice of Modified Procedure setting an April 11, 2023, public
comment deadline and an April 25, 2023, Company reply deadline?

__________________________
Claire Sharp
Deputy Attorney General

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