20210820Notice_of_Application_Order_No_35143.pdf

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 35143

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
August 20, 2021
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF INTERMOUNTAIN
GAS COMPANY’S APPLICATION FOR
DETERMINATION OF 2020 ENERGY
EFFICIENCY EXPENSES AS PRUDENTLY
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CASE NO. INT-G-21-03

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

NOTICE OF INTERVENTION
DEADLINE

NOTICE OF
MODIFIED PROCEDURE

ORDER NO. 35143

On July 14, 2021, Intermountain Gas Company (“Company”) applied for an order
designating expenses associated with its 2020 Energy Efficiency Program (“EE Program”) as
prudently incurred. The Company requests its Application be processed by Modified Procedure.
The Commission now issues this Notice of Application, Notice of Intervention
Deadline, and Notice of Modified Procedure setting comment and reply deadlines.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that total EE Program revenues collected for the
January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 period were $5,416,740. The EE Program
expenditures for the same period were $3,656,158. Of the expenditures, $2,848,550—
approximately 78%—were related to energy efficiency rebates paid directly to customers. The
remaining $807,608 of EE Program expenses were used for labor, program delivery, special
studies, and market transformation.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that on January 1, 2020, the EE Program carried an
under-collected deferral balance of $442,385. As of December 31, 2020, the EE Program had a
$1,318,197 over-collected deferral balance.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company believes customers will begin
taking advantage of new EE Program offerings and that increased participation will reduce the
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 35143

over-collected deferral balance for the EE Program. The Company does not plan to adjust the per
therm amount it collects from customers to fund the EE Program.1
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application and supporting documentation
have been filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection. These documents
are available on the Commission’s web site at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on the “NATURAL
GAS” icon, select “Open Cases,” and 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 who wish to intervene in this matter
to obtain the rights of a party (e.g., to file formal discovery, or present evidence, or cross-examine
witnesses at a hearing) must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission under the
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 within twenty-one (21) days from the
service date of this Order. Such persons shall also provide the Commission Secretary with their
e-mail address to facilitate further communications.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission Secretary shall issue a Notice
of Parties after the deadline for intervention has passed. The Notice of Parties shall assign exhibit
numbers to each party in this proceeding.
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has determined that the public
interest may not require a formal hearing in this matter and it will review the case through written
submissions under the Commission’s Rules of Modified Procedure Rules 201 through 204 of the
Idaho Public Utilities Commission’s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.201-204. The

1 The Commission authorized the Company to increase the amount it collects from customers to fund the EE Program
beginning October 1, 2019. See Order No. 34454. The increase changed the per them amount collected from residential
customers from $0.00367 per them to $0.02093 per therm.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 35143

Commission notes that Modified Procedure and written comments have proven to be an effective
means for obtaining public input and participation.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons desiring to state a position on this
Application may file a written comment explaining why the person supports or opposes the
Application. Persons who would like a hearing must specifically request a hearing in their written
comments. Persons shall have until December 1, 2021, to file written comments. Comments
must be filed by email unless email is unavailable. To comment by email, please access the
Commission’s home page at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click the “Consumers” tab and then “Case
Comment Form” and complete the form using the case number as it appears on the front of this
document. Comments filed by email must also be emailed to the Comapny at the email addresses
listed below. If email is unavailable, then comments may be mailed to the Commission and the
Comapny at these addresses:
For the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission:

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

Street Address for Express Mail:

11331 W. Chinden Blvd.
Building 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, Idaho 83714

For Intermountain Gas Company:

Lori A. Blattner
Director – Regulatory Affairs
Intermountain Gas Company
P.O. Box 7608
Boise, ID 83707
[e-mail]

Preston N. Carter
Givens Pursley LLP
601 W. Bannock St.
Boise, Idaho 83702
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company must file any reply comments
by December 15, 2021.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments or protests are received
within the time limit set, the Commission will consider this matter on its merits and enter its order
without a formal hearing. If written comments are received within the time limit set, the
Commission will consider them and, in its discretion, may set the same for formal hearing.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 35143

ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that persons desiring to intervene in this matter shall 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 the Company’s Application be processed by
Modified Procedure, Rule 201-204 (IDAPA 31.01.01.201-.204). Persons interested in submitting
written comments must do so by December 1, 2021. The Company must file any reply comments
by December 15, 2021.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties should continue to comply with Order No.
35058, issued June 3, 2021. All pleadings should be filed with the Commission electronically and
shall be deemed timely filed when received by the Commission Secretary. See Rule 14.02. Service
between parties should also be accomplished electronically. Voluminous discovery-related
documents may be filed and served on CD-ROM or a USB flash drive.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 20th day
of August 2021.

PAUL KJELLANDER, PRESIDENT

KRISTINE RAPER, COMMISSIONER

ERIC ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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