20231023Notice_of_Application_Order_No_35967.pdf

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 35967 1

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
October 23, 2023
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN
POWER’S PROPOSED CHANGES TO
ELECTRIC SERVICE REGULATION NO. 12
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CASE NO. PAC-E-23-21

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

NOTICE OF INTERVENTION
DEADLINE

ORDER NO. 35967

On October 3, 2023, PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power (“Company”), filed a Tariff
Advice proposing changes to its Electric Service Regulation No. 12—Line Extensions
(“Regulation No. 12”), effective January 1, 2024.
At the Commission’s October 17, 2023, Decision Meeting, Staff recommended the
Commission process the Tariff Advice as a formal case to allow for formal participation by
interested parties.
With this Order, the Commission provides notice of the Company’s Application and sets
a deadline for interested parties to intervene.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company cited concerns with service requests
from prospective large customers with loads that may never fully materialize. As it stands,
prospective large customers are eligible for an allowance up to nine times the estimated monthly
revenue generated from the customer under Regulation No. 12. The Company is concerned that
large projects eligible for the allowance necessitate upfront investment, but the projects may never
be fully built out leaving the Company with stranded, expensive infrastructure investments that
would not be offset from revenue generated from the customer, as anticipated. This situation would
leave other customers to pay for the investments.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that to avoid the type of harm described above, the
Company proposes to add part 3(b) to Regulation No. 12 to limit allowances for customers whose
service requirements exceed 25,000 kilovolt-amperes. The Company’s proposal would limit the
allowance to the “cost of metering equipment necessary to measure the Customer’s usage.” Tariff
Advice at 2.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 35967 2

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that for customers who entered a master electric service
agreement (“MESA”) with the Company prior to October 3, 2023, the Company proposes to
provide the allowance according to the terms of the MESA.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that for those customers who have received a written
estimate of the line extension allowance prior to October 3, 2023, but have not yet executed a
MESA with the Company, the Company proposes to give those customers six months from the
filing date to execute a MESA to receive the allowances included in the estimate.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that any requests made after October 3, 2023, would
be subject to the updated Regulation No. 12.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Tariff Advice, including proposed tariff, has
been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection during regular business hours
at the Commission’s office. These documents are also available on the Commission’s website at
www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on the “Electric” icon, select “Open Cases,” and then 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.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this matter will be conducted
pursuant to 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.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 35967 3

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 people are designated as the
Company’s representatives in this matter:

For the Company:

Joe Dallas
825 NE Multnomah, Suite 2000
Portland, OR 97232
[e-mail]

Mark Alder
Idaho Regulatory Affairs Manager
Rocky Mountain Power
1407 West North Temple, Suite 330
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that persons desiring to intervene in this matter must file a
Petition to Intervene no later than 21 days from the service date of this Order. Once the deadline
has passed, the Commission Secretary shall prepare and issue a Notice of Parties.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, after the Notice of Parties has issued, Commission Staff
shall confer with the parties regarding a procedural schedule for this matter including, if necessary,
a hearing in this matter.
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.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 35967 4

DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 23rd day of
October 2023.

ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT

JOHN R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER

EDWARD LODGE, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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