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CREA board debates Pacificorp $1.8 million startup cost request as PSC filings move to May 15
Summary
Board members and program designers disagreed with Pacificorp over nearly $1.8 million in alleged startup costs and proposed a “startup cost agreement” tying any unpaid costs to later program-rate recovery; the board awaits Rocky Mountain Power/Pacificorp filings in a Public Service Commission docket now expected May 15.
The Millcreek City Community Renewable Energy Agency board discussed whether Pacificorp should be guaranteed repayment of roughly $1.8 million in program startup costs rather than recover those costs through the program rate.
Emily Quinton, program design committee member and Summit County alternate board member, told the board that Pacificorp “estimates at about $1,800,000” in startup costs and has asked communities to front those costs instead of waiting for reimbursement through the program rate. Quinton described the board’s alternative: a voluntary “startup cost agreement” that would require communities to fill any gap only after a set period if…
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