20180309Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORAIIIDUM
?o:COMIIfi SSIONER K'ELLANI}ER
COMIIflSSIONER RAPER
COMhOSSIONER ANDERSON
COMNOSSION SECRETARY
COMITfiSSION STAFT
FROM:BRANDON KARPEN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY CENERAL
DATE: MARCH ?' 2018
SUBJECT;IN THE MATTER OF THE JOINT PETITION OF AVISTA
coRPoRATrON, IDAHO PLTBLIC UTILITIES STAFF, AIYD
COMMI,.INITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP ASSOCIATION OF IT}AHO
(CAPAI) TO INCREASE LOW-TNCOME FT.TNDING T NDER TARItr'F
SCHED[ LES 9l AIttD 191; CASE NO. AW-E-18-02 // nv L{ - G - t8 - o /
On February 20,2018, Avistr Corporation, Commission Staff, and CAPAI ("the parties')
filed a joint petition requesting approval of a settlement that incrcases funding to low-income
programs.
BACKGROTiND
On December 28,2017, the Commission approved a settlement of Avista's general rate
case. .See Order No. 33953. One provision of the settlement was that "[t]he Company and
interested partics will mect and confer to consider whe&er the Low Income Wcatherization
Program and Energy Conservation Education Program funding should be increased from the
cunent Commission approved levels..." .See Stipulation and Settlement at 15. Afrer extensivc
examination into how the low-income &rnding has been utilized, and conferring with thc parties,
an agreemenl to incrcase the funding levcls was reached.
THE SETTLEMENT
The parties report that after conftrring on the issue, a funding increase is appropriate.
Specifically, they agreed that $125,000 of additional funding for Avista's [ow Income
Weatherization Program, and $25,000 of additional funding fur Avista's Conserrration Education
Program in ldaho be approved. The Company reported that the increase in funding "has no cffect
on the Company's approvcd Fevenue requiremcnq" and that "the funding will come dirEctly out
of Avista's Energy Effrciency TariffRider Schedules 9l and 19l.
IDECISION MEMORANDUM
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that this matter be processed by modified prccedure. Statr further
recommends that the Commission set a 2l-day comment deadline for all parties.
COMI/flSSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Application, and sct a 2l-day comment
deadline for all parties?
Attomey General
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