20211019Net-Metering Study Press Release.pdf

Case No. IPC-E-21-21
Order No. 35193
Contact: Adam Rush
Office: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

NEWS RELEASE: Idaho Public Utilities Commission, Idaho Power schedule workshops on
design of net-metering study

BOISE (Oct. 19, 2021) - The Idaho Public Utilities Commission and Idaho Power have
scheduled online public workshops to share information on the potential design of a study to
examine the costs, benefits and compensation of extra energy that is generated by Idaho Power
customers who have solar panel systems.

In addition, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission will host a telephonic public hearing to take
verbal testimony on the potential design of the study.

A net metering program allows Idaho Power customers to pay an independent contractor to have
solar panels or other systems installed on their homes or property and then receive credit from
Idaho Power for the surplus energy they deliver to the company. On Dec. 20, 2019, the
commission granted legacy treatment to customers who had installed, or submitted an
application to install with a financial commitment, an on-site generation system under Schedules
6 and 8 (Case No. IPC-E-18-15, Order No. 34509.) If an application was filed by this date,
customers had until Dec. 1, 2020, to complete and connect the installation. Customers who made
a financial commitment but had not submitted an application to Idaho Power had 30 days from
Dec. 20, 2019, to submit an application to the company. Customers in Schedule 6 and Schedule 8
are residential and small general service customers.

Schedule 84 defines the terms for commercial, industrial, and irrigation customers who are
participating in net metering. In Case No. IPC-E-20-26, Order No. 34854, customers in this
schedule were given legacy treatment under the same conditions as customers in Schedules 6 and
8 above.

The commission also issued an order directing Idaho Power to do a comprehensive study of its
net-metering program for customers.

Idaho Power will host an online public workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 6:00 p.m.
(Mountain Time) to share information on the potential design of a study. To participate, please
visit
https://idahopower.webex.com/idahopower/onstage/g.php?MTID=ee7facc6b894bb4fdf8360eb69
9851953. At the next window, please enter event number 2598 994 4136 and this password:
Power123. To participate over the phone, please call 1-650-479-3208 and enter access code 2598
994 4136. At the workshop, the public may ask Idaho Power staff about the proposed design of
the study and how they may participate in future proceedings.

Idaho Public Utilities Commission staff will hold an online public workshop on Tuesday, Oct.
26, at 6:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) to share information on staff’s analysis of the proposed design
of the study. The public may ask staff questions during the workshop. To participate online,
please visit idahogov.webex.com and enter meeting number 2450 964 1384 when prompted. At
the next window, please enter your name, e-mail address and this password: OctoberWorkshop.
To participate over the phone, please dial 1-415-655-0001, and enter meeting number 2450 964
1384 when prompted.

The commission will also hold a telephonic public hearing on Thursday, Oct. 28, at 6:00 p.m.
(Mountain Time) to take verbal testimony from members of the public and customers of Idaho
Power. For those who want to call in and listen only, please call 1-800-920-7487, and enter
participant code 9877 951#. For those who want to call in and submit verbal testimony, please
call 1-800-920-7487 and enter participant code 6674 832#.

Depending on attendance and public interest during the telephonic hearing, the commission may
impose a five-minute cap on each caller’s testimony to ensure those wanting to submit testimony
have the opportunity to do so.

The commission is accepting written comments on the proposed design of the study. Comments
are required to be filed through the commission’s website or by e-mail unless computer access is
unavailable. To submit comments, please visit the commission’s homepage at
www.puc.idaho.gov. Please click on the “Case Comment Form” on the upper left side of the
page and complete the form using case number IPC-E-21-21. Comments are required to be e-
mailed to the commission secretary at the e-mail address listed below. In addition to submitting
comments to the commission secretary, comments must also be e-mailed to the individuals listed
below. If computer access is not available, comments may be mailed to the commission and the
individuals listed below.

For the Idaho Public Utilities Commission:

Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
E-mail: [e-mail]

Street Address for Express Mail:

11331 W. Chinden Blvd.
Building 8, Ste. 201-A
Boise, ID 83714

Idaho Power Company:

Lisa D. Nordstrom
Idaho Power Company
1221 W. Idaho St. (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ID 83707-0070
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

Connie Aschenbrenner
Idaho Power Company
1221 W. Idaho St. (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ID 83707-0070
E-mail: [e-mail]

Idaho Public Utilities Commission staff:

Erick Shaner
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Building No. 8
Suite 201-A (83714)
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
E-mail: [e-mail]

Industrial Customers of Idaho Power:

Peter J. Richardson
Richardson, Adams, PLLC
515 N. 27th Street
P.O. Box 7218
Boise, ID 83702
E-mail: [e-mail]

Dr. Don Reading
6070 Hill Road
Boise, ID 83703
E-mail: [e-mail]

Idahydro:

Tom Arkoosh
Arkoosh Law Offices
913 W. River St., Suite 450
P.O. Box 2900
Boise, ID 8370
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

Idaho Conservation League:

Benjamin J. Otto
Idaho Conservation League
710 N. 6th Street
Boise, ID 83702
E-mail: [e-mail]

Idaho Clean Energy Association:

Kevin King
Idaho Clean Energy Association
P.O. Box 2264
Boise, ID 83702
E-mail: [e-mail]

Clean Energy Opportunities for Idaho:

Michael Heckler
Courtney White
Clean Energy Opportunities for Idaho Inc.
3778 Plantation River Dr., Suite 102
Boise, ID 83703
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

Kelsey Jae
Law for Conscious Leadership
920 N. Clover Dr.
Boise, ID 83703
E-mail: [e-mail]

Idaho Solar Owners Network:

Joshua Hill
Idaho Solar Owners Network
1625 S. Latah
Boise, ID 83705
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

Micron Technology, Inc.:

Jim Swier
Micron Technology, Inc.
8000 South Federal Way
Boise, ID 83707
E-mail: [e-mail]

Austin Rueschhoff
Thorvald A. Nelson
Austin W. Jensen
Holland & Hart, LLP
555 17th Street, Suite 3200
Denver, CO 80202
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

City of Boise:

Ed Jewell
Deputy City Attorney
Boise City Attorney’s Office
150 N. Capitol Blvd.
P.O. Box 500
Boise, ID 83701-0500
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

Kiki Leslie A. Tidwell, pro se:

Kiki Leslie A. Tidwell
704 N. River St. #1
Hailey, ID 83333
E-mail: [e-mail]

Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc.:

Eric L. Olsen
Echo Hawk & Olsen PLLC
505 Pershing Ave., Suite 100
P.O. Box 6119
Pocatello, ID 83205
E-Mail: [e-mail]

Richard E. Kluckhohn, pro se, and Wesley A. Kluckhohn, pro se:

Richard E. Kluckhohn
Wesley A. Kluckhohn
2564 W. Parkstone Dr.
Meridian, ID 83646
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

ABC Power Company, LLC:

Ryan Bushland
ABC Power Company, LLC
184 W. Chrisfield Dr.
Meridian, ID 83646
E-mail: [e-mail]

Comet Energy, LLC:

George Stanton
Comet Energy, LLC
13601 W. McMillan Rd, Suite 102
PMB 166
Boise, ID 83713
E-mail: [e-mail]

Idahome Solar, LLC:

Tyler Grange
Idahome Solar, LLC
2484 N. Stokesberry Pl. #100
Meridian, ID 83646
E-mail: [e-mail]