20200925Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDT]M
TO COMNISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:MATT HUNTER
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: SEPTEMBER24,2020
SUBJECT:IN THE MATTER OF INTERMOUNTAIN GAS COMPANY'S
APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF 2OI9 ENERGY
EFFICIENCY EXPENSES AS PRUDENTLYINCURRED; CASE NO. INT.
G-20-06
On September l, 2020,IntermountainGas Company ("Company") applied to the
Commission for an order designating expenses associated with its 2019 residential Enerry
Efficiency Program ("EE Program") as prudently incurred. Intermountain Gas requests that its
application be procesed under Mo dified Procedure.
BACKGROUND
In Case No. INT-G-17-03, the Company received the Commission's authority to
implement: l) Rate Schedule EE-Residential Enerry Efficiency Rebate Program, outlining the
offerings of the EE Program; and 2) Rate Schedule EEC-Energy Efficiency Charge ("EE
Charge"), establishing a per therm charge to fund the EE Program. See Order No. 33888;
Application at4. The EE Program is funded through collection fromcustomers viathe EE Charp
of $0.02093 per therm. Applicationat6.
2019 EE Program Expenses
The Company asks the Commission to find the Company prudently incurred
$2,803,346 inEEProgram expensesduring2019.Idatl l. Of these expenses, $2,054,55 0,or73Yo,
was spent on rebates paid directlyto customers.Id. at 6. The remaining $748,796 was incurredfor
labor, program delivery, conservation potential assessment, and market transformation. Id. at 7.
The EE Charge revenue for 2019 was $2,671 ,829 .Id. at 6. The Company states that it does not
plan to file for an adjustment to the EE Charge in2020. Id. at7 .
IDECISION MEMORANDUM
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Commission issue a Notice of Application and Notice of
Intervention Deadlinq setting a2l-day deadline for interestedpersons to intervene.
COMI\flSSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issueaNotice ofApplicationandNotice oflntervention
Deadline, setting a}l-day deadline for interestedpersons to intervene?
Matt Hunter
Deputy Attorney General
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