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HomeMy Public PortalAboutIPUC No 26 Tar No 101IDAHO POWER COMPANY I.P.U.C. NO. 26. TARIFF NO. 101 FIRST REVISED SHEET NO. H-1 CANCELS ORIGINAL SHEET NO. H-1 RULE H NEW SERVICE ATTACHMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION LINE INSTALLATIONS OR ALTERATIONS IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVED EFFECTIVE MAR 2 4 '97 MAR 2 5 '97 /Z SECRETARY This rule applies to requests for electric service under Schedules 1, 7, 9, 19, 24, 45, and 46 that require the installation, alteration, relocation, removal, or attachment of Company -owned distribution facilities. New construction beyond the Point of Delivery for Schedule 9 or Schedule 19 is subject to the provisions for facilities charges under those schedules. This rule does not apply to transmission or substation facilities, or to requests for electric service that are of a speculative nature. I. DEFINITIONS Additional Applicant is a person or entity whose Application requires the Company to provide new or relocated service from an existing section of distribution facilities with a Vested Interest. Applicant is a person or entity whose Application requires the Company to provide new or relocated service from distribution facilities that are free and clear of any Vested Interest. Application is a request by an Applicant or Additional Applicant for new electric service from the Company. The Company, at its discretion, may require the Applicant or Additional Applicant to sign a written application. Connected Load is the total nameplate kW rating of the electric loads connected for commercial, industrial, or irrigation service. Connected Load for residences is considered to be 25 kW for residences with electric space heat and 15 kW for all other residences. Company Betterment is that portion of the Work Order Cost of a Line Installation, alteration, and/or Relocation that provides a benefit to the Company not required by the Applicant or Additional Applicant. Increases in conductor size and work necessitated by the increase in conductor size are considered a Company Betterment if the Connected Load added by the Applicant or Additional Applicant is less than 100 kilowatts. Fire Protection Facilities are water pumps and other fire protection equipment, served separately from the Applicant's other electric load, which operate only for short periods of time in emergency situations and/or from time to time for testing purposes. Line Installation is any installation of new distribution facilities (excluding relocations or alteration of existing distribution facilities) owned by the Company. Line Installation Allowance is the portion of the estimated cost of a Line Installation funded by the Company. Line Installation Charge is the partially refundable charge assessed an Applicant or Additional Applicant whenever a Line Installation is built for that individual. Local Improvement District is an entity created by the appropriate city or county governing body, as provided by Idaho Code §50-2503, whose purpose is to provide for the study, financing and construction of Distribution Line Installation or Alteration. The goveming body shall assess property owners to recover the cost of the Distribution Line Installation or Alteration. A Local Improvement District has discernible property boundaries. Multiple Occupancy Projects are projects that are intended to be occupied by more than four owners or tenants. Examples include, but are not limited to, condominiums and apartments. Relocation is a change in the location of existing distribution facilities. RECEIVED JUL 24 1997 IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY Issued - March 24, 1997 D. H. Jackson, Vice President, Retail Services IDAHO POWER COMPANY FIRST REVISED SHEET NO. H-2 CANCELS I.P.U.C. NO. 26. TARIFF NO. 101 ORIGINAL SHEET NO. H-2 IDAHO PUBLIC APPRC.WED UTILITIES COMMISSION EFFECTIVE RULE H MAR 2 4 '97 MAR 2 5'97 NEW SERVICE ATTACHMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION LINE INSTALLATIONS SECRETARY OR ALTERATIONS (Continued) DEFINITIONS (Continued) Subdivision is the division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more parts for the purpose of transferring ownership or for the construction of improvements thereon, that is lawfully recognized and approved by the appropriate governmental authorities. Temporary Line Installation is a Line Installation for electric service of 18 calendar months or less in duration. Temporary Service Attachment is a service attachment to a Customer provided temporary pole which typically furnishes electric service for construction. Terminal Facilities include transformer, meter, service cable, and underground conduit (where applicable). Underground Service Attachment Charge is the non-refundable charge assessed an Applicant or Additional Applicant whenever new single phase underground service is required by a Schedule 1 or Schedule 7 customer attaching to the Company's distribution system. Unusual Conditions are construction conditions not normally encountered. These conditions may include, but are not limited to: frost, landscape replacement, road compaction, pavement replacement, chip -sealing, rock digging, boring, nonstandard facilities or construction practices, and other than available voltage requirements. Vested Interest is the right to a refund that an Applicant or Additional Applicant holds in a specific section of distribution facilities when Additional Applicants attach to that section of distribution facilities. Vested Interest Charge is an amount collected from an Additional Applicant for refund to a Vested Interest Holder. Vested Interest Holder is an entity that has paid a refundable Line Installation Charge to the Company for a Line Installation. A Vested Interest Holder may also be an entity that has paid a refundable charge to the Company under the provisions of a prior Rule or Schedule. Vested Interest Refund is a refund payment to an existing Vested Interest Holder resulting from a Vested Interest Charge to an Additional Applicant. Vested Interest Portion is that part of the Company's distribution system in which a Vested Interest is held. Work Order Cost is a cost estimate performed by the Company for a specific request for service by an Applicant or Additional Applicant. The Work Order Cost will include General Overheads limited to 1.5%. General Overheads in excess of 1.5% will be funded by the Company. II. GENERAL PROVISIONS A. Cost Information - The Company will provide cost information as reflected in the charges contained in this rule, to potential Applicants and/or Additional Applicants. This preliminary information will not be considered a formal cost quote and will not be binding on the Company or Applicant but rather will assist the Applicant or Additional Applicant in the decision to request a formal cost quote. Upon receiving a request for a formal cost quote, the Applicant or Additional Applicant will be required to prepay non-refundable engineering costs to the Company B. Ownership - The Company will own all distribution Line Installations and retain all rights to them. C. Rights -of -Way - The Company will construct, own, operate, and maintain lines only along public streets, roads, and highways that the Company has the legal right to occupy, and on public lands and private IDAHO Issued - March 24, 1997 Effective - March 25, 1997 Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY D. H. Jackson, Vice President, Retail Services 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho IDAHO POWER COMPANY IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVED EFFECTIVE. I.P.U.C. NO. 26. TARIFF NO. 101 FIRST REVISED SHEET NO. H-3 CANCELS ORIGINAL SHEET NO. H-3 MAR 2 4'97 MAR 2 5 '97 RULE H NEW SERVICE ATTACHMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION LINE INSTALLATIONS % �� �� SECRETARY OR ALTERATIONS (Continued) GENERAL PROVISIONS (Continued) property across which rights -of -way satisfactory to the Company may be obtained at the Applicant or Additional Applicant's expense . D. Removals - The Company reserves the right to remove any distribution facilities that have not been used for one year. Facilities shall be removed only after providing 60 days written notice to the last Customer of record and the owner of the property served, giving them a reasonable opportunity to respond. E. Property Specifications - Applicants or Additional Applicants must provide the Company with final property specifications as required and approved by the appropriate governmental authorities. These specifications may include but are not limited to: recorded plat maps, utility easements, final construction grades, and property pins. F. Undeveloped Subdivisions - When electric service is not provided to the individual spaces or lots within a Subdivision, the Subdivision will be classified as undeveloped. G. Mobile Home Courts - Owners of mobile home courts will install, own, operate, and maintain all termination poles, pedestals, meter loops, and conductors from the Point of Delivery. H. Conditions for Start of Construction - Construction of the Line Installations and/or Relocations will not be scheduled until the Applicant or Additional Applicant pays the appropriate charges to the Company. 1. Terms of Payment - All payments listed under this Section will be paid to the Company in cash 30 days prior to the start of Company construction, unless mutually agreed otherwise. J. Interest on Payment - If the Company does not start construction on a Line Extension and/or Relocation within 30 days after receipt of the construction payment, the Company will compute interest on the payment amount beginning on the 31st day and ending once Company construction actually begins. Interest will be computed at the rate applicable under the Company's General Rule F. If this computation results in a value of $10.00 or more, the Company will pay such interest to the Applicant, Additional Applicant, or Subdivider. K. Fire Protection Facilities - The Company will provide service to Fire Protection Facilities when the Applicant pays the full costs of the Line Installation including Terminal Facilities, less Company Betterment. These costs are not subject to a Line Installation Allowance, but are eligible for Vested Interest Refunds under Section VI.A. L. Customer Provided Trench Digging and Backfill - The Company will at its discretion allow an Applicant, Additional Applicant or Subdivider to provide trench digging and a backfill. In a joint trench, backfill must be provided by the Company. Costs of Customer provided trench and backfill will be removed or not included in the work order costs and will not be subject to refund. III. LINE INSTALLATION ALLOWANCES The Company will contribute an allowance for the Terminal Facilities necessary for Service Attachments and/or Line Installations. A Line Installation Allowance will not be applied to the Line Installation costs for a Subdivision except for the Work Order Cost of Terminal Facilities. Subdividers may recoup their payments only through the refunding provisions under Section VI of this Rule. IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY Issued - March 24, 1997 D. H. Jackson, Vice President, Retail Services Effective - March 25, 1997 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho IDAHO POWER COMPANY I.P.U.C. NO. 26. TARIFF NO. 101 FIRST REVISED SHEET NO. H-4 CANCELS ORIGINAL SHEET NO. H-4 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVED EFFECTIVE MAR 2 4 '97 MBAR 2 5 '97 RULE H NEW SERVICE ATTACHMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION LINE INSTALLATIONS OR ALTERATIONS (Continued) LINE INSTALLATION ALLOWANCES (Continued) Maximum Allowance Schedule 1 Non -Electric Heat Overhead Terminal Facilities + $1000 All -Electric Overhead Terminal Facilities + $1300 Multiple Occupancy Projects Single Phase Overhead Terminal Facilities Three Phase 80% of Terminal Facilities Schedule 7 Single Phase Overhead Terminal Facilities Three Phase 80% of Terminal Facilities Schedule 9 Single Phase $1726 Three Phase 80% of Terminal Facilities Schedule 24 Single Phase $1726 Three Phase Terminal Facilities Schedule 19 Case -By -Case IV. CHARGES FOR LINE INSTALLATIONS AND ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR UNDERGROUND SERVICE ATTACHMENTS An Applicant or Additional Applicant will pay the Company for construction of Line Installations and/or Underground Service Attachments, less Line Installation Allowances, based upon the charges listed in this section. A. Line Installation Charge SECRETARY If a Line Installation is required, the Applicant or Additional Applicant will pay a partially refundable Line Installation Charge equal to the Work Order Cost less applicable Line Installation Allowances. 1. Line Installation Charges Inside Subdivisions Inside a Subdivision, the Line Installation Charges are calculated using the Work Order Cost less Terminal Facilities. The maximum refund will be the total per lot refund amount as specified in Section VI.B., but not more than the Work Order Cost less Terminal Facilities. Costs of new facilities outside Subdivisions are subject to Vested Interest refunds. B. Underground Service Attachment Charge Each Applicant or Additional Applicant will pay a non-refundable Underground Service Attachment Charge for attaching new Terminal Facilities to the Company's distribution system. The Company will determine the location and maximum length of Service Cable. Schedule 1 and Schedule 7. Single Phase Underground Service Cable (Base charge plus distance charge) IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY Issued - March 24, 1997 D. H. Jackson, Vice President, Retail Services Effective - March 25, 1997 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho IDAHO POWER COMPANY I.P.U.C. NO. 26. TARIFF NO. 101 FIRST REVISED SHEET NO. H-5 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CANCELS APPROVED EFFECTIVE ORIGINAL SHEET NO. H-5 MAR 2 4 '97 MAR 25 '97 RULE H NEW SERVICE ATTACHMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION LINE INSTALLATIONS OR ALTERATIONS (Continued) CHARGES FOR LINE INSTALLATIONS AND ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR UNDERGROUND SERVICE ATTACHMENTS (Continued) Base Charge from underground $ 30.00 from overhead including riser $255.00 Distance Charge (per foot) Company Installed Facilities $ 5.05 Customer Provided Trench & Conduit $ 1.05 (Schedule 1 only, Single Family and Duplex) C. Vested Interest Charge SECRETARY Additional Definitions for Section IV.C. and Section VI.A.: Original Investment - Work Order Cost less Terminal Facilities Allowance. Vested Interest Holders Contribution - Customer Payment plus Line Installation Allowances other than Terminal Facilities. Vested Interest - Amount potentially subject to refund. Load Ratio - Additional Applicant load divided by the sum of Additional Applicant load and Vested Interest Holder's load. Distance Ratio - Additional Applicant distance divided by original distance. 1. The initial Applicant will pay the Original Investment cost less any Allowances. An Additional Applicant connecting to a Vested Interest Portion will have two options: Option One - An additional Applicant may choose to pay the current Vested Interest Holder's Vested Interest, in which case the Additional Applicant will become the Vested Interest Holder and, as such, will become eligible to receive Vested Interest Refunds up to that new Vested Interest Holders contribution less 20°/a of the Original Investment. Option Two - An additional Applicant may choose to pay an amount determined by this equation: Vested Interest Payment = Load Ratio x Distance Ratio x Vested Interest Holders unrefunded Contribution. If Option Two is selected, the Additional Applicant has NO Vested Interest and the previous Vested Interest Holder remains the Vested Interest Holder. The Vested Interest Holders Vested Interest will be reduced by the newest Additional Applicants payment. 2. The Vested Interest Charge will not exceed the sum of the Vested Interests in the Vested Interest Portion. 3. If an Additional Applicant connects to a Vested Interest Portion which was established under a prior Rule or Schedule, the Vested Interest Charges of the previous Rule or Schedule apply to the Additional Applicant. V. OTHER CHARGES All Charges in this Section are non-refundable. A. Relocation and Removal Charges - If an Applicant or Additional Applicant requests a Relocation or removal of Company facilities, the Applicant or Additional Applicant will pay a non-refundable charge equal to the Work Order Cost. B. Engineering Charge - Applicants or Additional Applicants will be required to prepay all engineering costs for Line Installations, and/or Relocations. Engineering charges will be calculated at $36.00 per hour. JDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY Issued - March 24, 1997 D. H. Jackson, Vice President, Retail Services Effective - March 25, 1997 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho IDAHO POWER COMPANY I.P.U.C. NO. 26. TARIFF NO. 101 FIRST REVISED SHEET NO. H-6 CANCELS ORIGINAL SHEET NO. H-6 IDAHO PO6LC .7""FISSION APPROVED MAR 24'97 MAR 25'97 RULE H NEW SERVICE ATTACHMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION LINE INSTALLATIONS > -44SECRETARY OR ALTERATIONS (Continued) OTHER CHARGES (Continued) C. Right of Way Charge - Applicants or Additional Applicants will be responsible for any costs associated with the acquisition of right-of-way. D. Temporary Line Installation Charge - Applicants or Additional Applicants will pay the installation and removal costs of providing Temporary Line Installations. E. Temporary Service Attachment Charge - Applicants or Additional Applicants will pay for Temporary Service Attachments as follows: 1. Underground - $140 The Customer provided pole must be set within two linear feet of the Company's existing transformer or junction box. 2. Overhead - $120 The Customer provided pole shall be set in a location that does not require more than 100 feet of #2 aluminum service conductor that can be readily attached to the permanent location by merely relocating it. The electrical facilities provided by the Customer on the pole shall be properly grounded, electrically safe, and ready for connection to Company facilities. The Customer shall obtain all permits required by the applicable state, county, or municipal governments and will provide copies or verification to the Company as required. The above conditions must be satisfied before the service will be attached. Refer to Schedule 66, Item 9 for charges if these conditions are not satisfied. F. Unusual Conditions - Applicants, Additional Applicants, and Subdividers will pay the Company the additional costs associated with any Unusual Conditions included in the Work Order related to the construction of a Line Installation or Relocation. This payment, or portion thereof, will be refunded to the extent that the Unusual Conditions are not encountered. Unusual Conditions payments for Line Installations will also be refunded, under the provisions of Section VI, if the Unusual Conditions are encountered. G. Joint Trench - Applicants, Additional Applicants, and Subdividers will pay the Company for trench and backfill costs included in the work order prepared for an unshared trench. In the event that the Company is able to defray any of the trench and backfill costs included in the work order through the sharing of the trench with other utilities, the trench and backfill cost savings will be refunded. H. Intervenor Funding Lot Charge - The Company will assess a per lot charge on all residential Subdivision Work Orders issued on or after the approval date of this Rule. This charge will expire on February 26, 1998. Refer to Schedule 66, Item 10, for the specific charge per lot. VI. REFUNDS A. Vested Interest Refunds - The initial Applicant will be eligible to receive up to 80% of the Original Investment as a Vested Interest Refund in accordance with Section IV.C. Refunds will be funded by the Additional Applicant's Vested Interest Charge as calculated in accordance with Section N.C. IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY Issued - March 24, 1997 D. H. Jackson, Vice President, Retail Services Effective - March 25, 1997 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho IDAHO POWER COMPANY I.P.U.C. NO. 26. TARIFF NO. 101 FIRST REVISED SHEET NO. H-7 CANCELS ORIGINAL SHEET NO. H-7 RULE H NEW SERVICE ATTACHMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION LINE INSTALLATIONS OR ALTERATIONS (Continued) REFUNDS (Continued) 1. Vested Interest Refund Limitations IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVED EFFECTIVE PAR 2 4 '97 MAR 2 5 '97 . :7CRETARY a. Except for Rule VI.C., Vested Interest Refunds will be funded by no more than four Additional Applicants during the 5 year period following the completion date of the Line Installation for the initial Applicant. b. In no circumstance will refunds exceed 100% of the refundable portion of any party's cash payment to the Company. B. Subdivision Refunds 1. A Subdivider will be eligible for Vested Interest Refunds for payments for Line construction outside the subdivision. 2. A Subdivider will be eligible for a refund from the Company on the Line Installation Charge inside the Subdivision when a permanent customer connects for service and occupies a lot inside the Subdivision. 3. The amount refunded to Subdividers of residential Subdivisions will be $800 per lot. C. Special Rule for Undeveloped Subdivisions Platted Prior to January 1, 1997 1. For an undeveloped Subdivision which has been platted prior to January 1, 1997, and which has not been amended after January 1, 1997, refunds will be made for connections inside the Subdivision during the first 10 years following the completion date of the Line Installation. 2. The Subdivider will not be entitled to refunds under Sections VI.B.2. and VI.B.3. Connections within the undeveloped Subdivision will be treated as individual Applicants or Additional Applicants for payment, extension allowance, and refunding purposes. 3. The individual requesting the 10 year refund date will have the burden of demonstrating that the Line Installation is to a Subdivision which has been platted and is undeveloped. VII. LINE INSTALLATION AGREEMENTS When the Line Installation Allowance paid by the Company under the provisions of this rule equals or exceeds $75,000, the Applicant will be required to contract to pay, for a period of 5 years following the completion date of the Line Installation, an annual payment equal to the greater of the billings determined by application of the appropriate schedule or: A. Eighty percent of the Applicant's total annual bill as determined by application of the appropriate schedule; plus; B. Twenty percent of the Line Installation Allowance granted the Applicant Each Line Installation, for which the Line Installation Allowance paid equals or exceeds $75,000, will require a separate Uniform Distribution Line Installation Agreement between the Applicant and the Company. IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY Issued - March 24, 1997 D. H. Jackson, Vice President, Retail Services Effective - March 25, 1997 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho IDAHO POWER COMPANY I.P.U.C. NO. 26. TARIFF NO 101 FIRST REVISED SHEET NO. H-8 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CANCELS t,~'P7OVED EFFECTIVE ORIGINAL SHEET NO. H-8 MAR 2 4 '97 MAR 2 5'97 RULE H NEW SERVICE ATTACHMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION LINE INSTALLATIONS ��� < �- SECRETARY OR ALTERATIONS (Continued) LINE INSTALLATION AGREEMENTS (Continued) Developers of multi -family residential dwellings in which each unit is separately metered will be exempt from the requirement to enter into an agreement with the Company if the Line Installation Allowance paid equals or exceeds $75,000. VIII. EXISTING AGREEMENTS This rule shall not cancel existing agreements, including refund provisions, between the Company and previous Applicants, or Additional Applicants. All Applications will be governed and administered under the Rule or Schedule in effect at the time the Applicant was received and dated by the Company. IX. LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS Unless specifically provided for under this paragraph, a Local Improvement District will be provided service under the general terms of this Rule. The Company will provide a cost estimate and feasibility study for a Local Improvement District within 120 days after receiving the resolution from the requesting governing body. The cost estimate will be based on Work Order Costs and will not be considered binding on the Company if construction is not commenced within 6 months of the submission of the estimate for reasons not within the control of the Company. The governing body issuing the resolution will pay the Company for the costs of preparing the cost estimate and feasibility study regardless of whether the Line Installation or the conversion actually takes place. After passage of the Local Improvement District ordinance, the Company will construct the Line Installation or Conversion. Upon completion of the project, the Company will submit a bill to the Local Improvement District for the actual cost of the work performed, including the costs of preparing the cost estimate and feasibility study. If the actual cost is less than the estimated cost, the Local Improvement District will pay the actual cost. If the actual cost exceeds the estimated cost, the Local Improvement District will pay only the estimated cost. The governing body will pay the Company within 30 days after the bill has been submitted. A Local Improvement District will be eligible for a Line Installation Allowance for any new load connecting for service upon the completion of the Line Installation. A Local Improvement District will retain a Vested Interest in any Line Installation to the Local Improvement District. A Local Improvement District may waive payments for Vested Interest from Additional Applicants within the Local Improvement District. IDAHO Issued by IDAHO POWER COMPANY Issued - March 24, 1997 D. H. Jackson, Vice President, Retail Services Effective - March 25, 1997 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho