Docket No:  UM 1452 Docket Name:  INVESTIG. INTO VOLUMETRIC INCENTIVE RATES FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY SYSTEMS In the Matter of PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF OREGON Investigation into Pilot Programs to demonstrate the use and effectiveness of Volumetric Incentive Rates for Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems. (Staff report for September 22, 2009, Public Meeting... Filing Date:  9/22/2009       Case Manager:  THERESA GIBNEY Phone:   Email:   theresa.gibney@state.or.us Staff Contact:  MAURY GALBRAITH Phone:  (503) 378-6667 Email:   maury.galbraith@state.or.us Law Judge:  PATRICK POWER Phone:     Email Service List (semi-colon delimited)      Email Service List (comma delimited)   If you experience problems with the above 'Email Service List' links, please try one of these: Service List Popup (semi-colon delimited)     Service List Popup (comma delimited) ACTIONS SERVICE LIST SCHEDULE Sort By Date        Sort By Type Date: 2/5/2010 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description UM 1452, AR 538--ALJ Patrick Power Issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: STAFF MOTION GRANTED. (final comments due 2/12/10.) Copies served electronically and via U.S. Mail to Dockets UM 1452 and AR 538 on 2-5-10.  Date: 2/4/2010 Action:  MOTION      Description UM 1452, AR 538--STAFF's Motion to Extend Due Date for Final Comments (expedited consideration requested); Electronically filed Stephanie S. Andrus; Hard copy rec'd 2/5/10.  Date: 2/4/2010 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description UM 1452, AR 538--ALJ Patrick Power Issues Corrected Ruling; DISPOSITION: MOTION GRANTED (in Docket UM 1452 only). Copies served electronically 2/4/10 and via U.S. Mail on 2/5/10 to Dockets AR 538 and UM 1452.  Date: 2/4/2010 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description UM 1452, AR 538--ALJ Patrick Power Issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: MOTION GRANTED (OREP's 2-4-10 Motion). Copies served electronically only to Dockets AR 538 and UM 1452 on 2/4/10.  Date: 2/4/2010 Action:  MOTION      Description UM 1452, AR 538--OREP's Motion to Extend Time To File Closing Comments; Filed electronically by Mark E. Pengilly; Hard copy rec'd 2/8/10.  Date: 2/4/2010 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description Administrative Rule Coordinator's Email to Service Lists for AR 538 and UM 1452 listing partiies/persons who recently waived paper service filed by Diane Davis, Adminstrative Rules Coordinator.  Date: 2/2/2010 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description Oregon AFL-CIO's request for waiver of paper service in response to Diane Davis of Administrative Hearings' e-mail; Filed electronically by Duke Shepard.  Date: 1/25/2010 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description UM 1452 and AR 538--ALJ Patrick Power Issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: STAFF MOTION GRANTED. Copies served electronically and via U.S. Mail to docket UM 1452 on 1/25/10; Served electronically to docket AR 538 on 1/25/10 and via U.S. Mail 1/26/10.  Date: 1/25/2010 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Patrick Power Issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: PETITION TO INTERVENE GRANTED. Copies served electronically and via U.S. Mail 1/25/10. Notice of Contested Case Rights, pursuant to ORS 183.413, electronically served 1/25/10.  Date: 1/22/2010 Action:  MOTION      Description UM 1452 and AR 538--STAFF's Motion to Extend Date for Final Comments; Filed electronically by Stephanie Andrus; Hard conformed copy rec'd 1/25/10.  Date: 1/22/2010 Action:  COMMISSION RULING/MEMORANDA      Description UM 1452 & AR 538--ALJ Patrick Power Issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: PARTIES INVITED TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS POSED BY COMMISSIONERS. Copies served electronically and via U.S. Mail 1/22/10 to dockets UM 1452 and AR 538.   Date: 1/20/2010 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description Staff's "Proposed rules and Straw Proposal for Feed-in Tariff Pilot Program" Workshop Handout from 1-20-10 Commission Workshop.  Date: 1/20/2010 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY's Petition to Intervene, with Motion to Intervene out of Time; Filed electronically by Janet L. Prewitt; Hard copy rec'd 1/21/10. (Petition to Intervene requests waiver of paper service, listing contacts of Janet L. Prewitt, Vijay A. Satyal, and Robert DelMar.)  Date: 1/19/2010 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description UM 1452 & AR 538--RENEWABLE NORTHWEST PROJECT's and PARTNERS' Corrected page 17 to Joint Comments filed on 1/14/10. Electronically filed by John W. Stephens, Suzanne Leta Liou, Colin Murchie, Jeff Bissonette, and Joe Henri; Hard copy rec'd 1/21/10.  Date: 1/14/2010 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description PACIFICORP's and IDAHO POWER's Joint Comments; Filed electronically by Lisa Rackner on behalf of PacifiCorp and for Bart Kline of Idaho Power; Hard copy rec'd 1/19/10.  Date: 1/14/2010 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description ICNU's Opening Comments; Electronically filed by Jesse Cowell; Hard copy rec'd 1/19/10.  Date: 1/14/2010 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description ELAW's (Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide's) Opening Comments; Filed electronically by Jennifer Gleason; Hard copy rec'd 1/19/10.  Date: 1/14/2010 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description UM 1452 & AR 538--RENEWABLE NORTHWEST PROJECT's and PARTNERS' Joint Comments on PUC Staff's Straw Proposal for Feed-In Tariff Design; Filed electronically by John W. Stephens, Suzanne Leta Liou, Colin Murchie, Jeff Bissonette, and Joe Henri; Hard copy rec'd 1/19/10. (See also eratta 1/19/10 filing). ("Partners" are: CUB, the Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association, SolarCity, Tanner Creek Energy, enXco, SunEdison, SolarCity, REC Solar, Obsidian Renewables, SunPower, Sunlight Solar, Sunergy Systems, Real Energy Solutions, & IBEW Local 48.)  Date: 1/14/2010 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description OREP (Oregonians for Renewable Energy Policy), ET AL's Joint Opening Comments; Filed electronically by Mark Pengilly. Hard copy rec'd 1/19/10. (Reposted to web 1/21/10). (See also--cut and paste into web browser) http://oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Solar/docs/ClimateZoneTab.pdf  Date: 1/14/2010 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description STAFF's Opening Comments, together with Addendums A & B (Staff's Proposal); Filed by Theresa Gibney electronically and in hard copy 1/14/10. (filed in docket UM 1452 only). Reposted 1/20/10 as text-searchable version.  Date: 1/14/2010 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description UM 1452 & AR 538--CITIZENS UTILITY BOARD OF OREGON's Opening Comments; Electronically filed by G. Catriona McCracken; Hard copy rec'd 1/19/10.  Date: 1/14/2010 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description UM 1452 & AR 538--PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY's Opening Comments; Filed electronically by J. Richard George; Hard copy rec'd 1/19/10.  Date: 1/14/2010 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description ENERGY TRUST OF OREGON's Opening Comments; Filed electronically by John M. Volkman; Hard copy rec'd 1/19/10.  Date: 1/12/2010 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES OF OREGON's and OREGON INTERFAITH POWER AND LIGHT's Opening Comments; Filed electronically by Jenny Holmes. Certificate of Service rec'd electronically 1/19/10. Document reposted to include COS 1/20/10.  Date: 1/12/2010 Action:  HEARING      Description UM 1452--NOTICE OF WORKSHOP with Commissioners to discuss feed-in tariff design; Dial in reserved 503-365-4439, code 6782# Copies served electronically 1/12/10 and via U.S. Mail 1/13/10 to docket UM 1452 service list. WORKSHOP scheduled 1/20/2010 1:00 PM begin, 1/20/2010 3:30 PM end. 503-365-4439, code 6782# City: SALEM Room: MAIN HEARING ROM Building: PUC Address: 550 CAPITOL ST NE Reporter: NONE COMMISSIONERS will be present Law Judge: POWER, PATRICK   Date: 1/11/2010 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description UM 1452 & AR 538--ALJ Patrick Power Issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: SCHEDULE SET FOR DOCKET UM 1452; FINAL COMMENTS DUE IN DOCKET AR 538. Copies served electronically and via U.S. Mail 1/11/10 to dockets UM 1452 and AR 538.   Date: 1/8/2010 Action:  MOTION      Description UM 1452, AR 538--STAFF Motion to Adopt Procedural Schedule in docket UM 1452 and Extend Final Date for Public Comment in docket AR 538; Filed electronically by Stephanie Andrus; Hard copy rec'd 1/11/10.  Date: 12/21/2009 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description UM 1452 and AR 538--Staffs' Comments Re: potential Federal Energy Regulatory Commission preemption of volumetric incentive rates set by the Public Utility Commission of Oregon; Electronically filed and hard copy rec'd 12/21/09.  Date: 12/18/2009 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description UM 1452--ALJ Patrick Power Issues Ruling: DISPOSITION: STAFF MOTION GRANTED; RNP MOTION DISMISSED. Copies served electronically and via U.S. Mail 12/18/09.   Date: 12/17/2009 Action:  MOTION      Description STAFF's Motion to Indefinitely Postpone Due Date for Simultaneous Opening Comments; Electronically filed; Hard copy rec'd 12/21/09.  Date: 12/17/2009 Action:  MOTION      Description RNP's Unopposed Motion to Extend Time to File Opening Comments; Filed electronically; Hard copy rec'd 12/21/09. (See also ALJ ruling 12/18/09.)  Date: 12/17/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description Daniel Weldon's Amended Petition to Intervene, specifying he is appearing as an individual; Mr. Weldon also waives paper service. Electronically filed. Re-filed electronically on 12/17/09 to correct e-mail address and add Certificate of Service; Hard copy rec'd 12/29/09 (filing is complete).  Date: 12/7/2009 Action:  OTHER CORRESPONDENCE (ACKN, SVC, LTR)      Description Legal Secretary Annette Taylor's e-mail correspondence to Intervenor regarding filing process for comments.  Date: 12/7/2009 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Patrick Power Issues Ruling: DISPOSITION: PETITIONS TO INTERVENE GRANTED; Copies served electronically 12/7/09 and via U.S. Mail 12/8/09. Notice of Contested Case Rights, pursuant to ORS 183.413, attached to hard copy mailed those not waiving paper service on 12/8/09; to those waiving paper, mailed 12/10/09.  Date: 12/4/2009 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description STAFF's Straw Proposal; Electronically filed and in hard copy 12/4/09.  Date: 11/30/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description Raymond Neff's Petition to Intervene and request for waiver of paper service; Filed electronically and hard copy rec'd 11/30/09. (Filing is Complete).  Date: 11/25/2009 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description SunEDISON, LLC's Request for Waiver of Paper Service (left out of Petition to Intervene); Filed electronically by Joseph C. Henri.   Date: 11/24/2009 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description OREGON & SOUTHERN IDAHO DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LABORERS' Request for waiver of paper service and addition of contact Melody Guy; Filed electronically by Ben Nelson.   Date: 11/24/2009 Action:  OTHER CORRESPONDENCE (ACKN, SVC, LTR)      Description Legal Secretary Annette Taylor's e-mail correspondence to parties recently petitioning to intervene; sent via e-mail only 11/24/09.  Date: 11/23/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description MULTNOMAH COUNTY Commissioner Jeff Cogen's AMENDED Petition to Intervene, and waiver of paper service; Filed electronically on 11/23/09 (original filing made 11/20/09); Hard copy rec'd 11/24/09. Certificate of Service rec'd 11/24/09. (Filing is Complete).  Date: 11/23/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description Daniel Weldon's Petition to Intervene and request for waiver of paper service; Filed electronically on 11/23/09; Corrected electronic version with Certificate of Service filed electronically 11/24/09; Hard copy rec'd 11/25/09. (See also 12/16/09 Amended filing).  Date: 11/20/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description SunEDISON, LLC's Petition to Intervene, with contacts of Joseph C. Henri and Ray Kindley; Filed electronically by Joseph C. Henri; Hard copy rec'd 11/24/09. Additional Certificate of Service rec'd electronically 11/25/09 and in hard copy 11/30/09. (Filing is Complete).  Date: 11/20/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon's Petition to Intervene, and request for waiver of paper service, with contacts of Jenny Holmes and Kathleen Newman; Filed electronically by Jenny Holmes; Hard copy rec'd 11/24/09. (Filing is Complete).  Date: 11/20/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description Sustainable Solutions Unlimited's Petition to Intervene, with contact of Steven McGrath, and request for waiver of paper service; Filed electronically by Steven McGrath; Hard copy rec'd 11/23/09; Amended Certificate of Service rec'd electronically 11/23/09. (Filing is Complete).  Date: 11/20/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description MULTNOMAH COUNTY Commissioner Jeff Cogen's Petition to Intervene, and waiver of paper service, with contacts of Commissioner Cogen and Warren Fish; Filed electronically by Mr. Fish. Hard copy rec'd 11/23/09. (Conditionally accepted filing contains errors--Amended Petition to be filed; Conditionally accepted upon receipt of Certificate of Service also). SEE 11/23/09 filing entry.  Date: 11/20/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description OREGON AFL-CIO's Petition to Intervene with contact of John Bishop; Filed electronically by Graham Trainor for Duke Shepard; Hard photocopy rec'd 11/24/09. (Conditionally accepted upon receipt of Original Certificate of Service--may have been sent to Utility Staff instead of Filing Center).  Date: 11/20/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description OREGON & SOUTHERN IDAHO DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LABORERS' Petition to Intervene, with contact of Ben Nelson; Filed electronically by Ben Nelson; Certificate of Service rec'd with hard copy on 11/23/09. (Filing is Complete).  Date: 11/19/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description SOUTHEAST UPLIFT NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION's Petition to Intervene, with contact of Tim O'Neil and Waiver of Paper Service; Filed electronically by Anne L. Dufay. (original filing's cover letter contained misinformation, filing reposted 11/20/09.) Hard copy 11/23/09. (Filing is Complete).  Date: 11/16/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description ENERGY TRUST of Oregon, Inc.'s Petition to Intervene and Waiver of Paper Service, with contact of Kacia Brockman and John M. Volkman; Filed in hard copy by John Volkman; Electronic version rec'd 11/16/09. (Filing is Complete).  Date: 11/13/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ALLIANCE WORLDWIDE's (ELAW's) Petition to Intervene and waiver of paper service, with contact of Jennifer Gleason; Filed electronically by Jennifer Gleason; Hard copy rec'd 11/16/09. (Filing is Completed)  Date: 11/9/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description IDAHO POWER COMPANYs Petition to Intervene and Waiver of Paper Service, listing 12 contacts, including Lisa Rackner as counsel; Filed electronically by Lisa F. Rackner. Hard copy rec'd 11/10/09. (Fling is Complete).  Date: 11/9/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description Oregonians for Renewable Energy Policy's Petition to Intervene, with contacts of Mark Pengilly, Judy Barnes, and Teddy Keizer, and request for Waiver of Paper service; Filed electronically by Mark Pengilly. Hard copy rec'd 11/12/09. (Filing is Complete).  Date: 11/5/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description PACIFICORP, dba PACIFIC POWER's Petition to Intervene, with contacts of Oregon Dockets and Ryan Flynn, and request for waiver of paper service; Filed electronically by Carrie Meyer for Andrea L. Kelly. Hard copy rec'd 11/5/09. (Filing is Complete).  Date: 11/5/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description Renewable Northwest Project's Petition to Intervene, with contacts of John W. Stephens, Ann Gravatt, and Suzanne Leta Liou, and request for waiver of paper service; Filed electronically by John W. Stephens. Hard copy rec'd 11/9/09. (Filing is Complete.)  Date: 11/4/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description SOLAR ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.'s Petition to Intervene; Filed electronically by Andrew Koyaanisatsi; Hard copy rec'd 11/6/09. Certificate of Service filed electronically 11/9/09; Cover letter waiving paper service with copy of COS filed electronically 11/19/09; hard copy of letter rec'd 11/16/09. (Filing is Complete).  Date: 10/30/2009 Action:  LAW JUDGE CONFERENCE REPORT      Description ALJ Patrick Power Issues Prehearing Conference Memorandumt; DISPOSITION: SCHEDULE ADOPTED; Copies served electronically and via U.S. Mail 10/30/09; courtesy copy sent electronically and via U.S. Mail to docket AR 538. Notice of Contested Case Rights, pursuant to ORS 183.413, attached to hard copy mailed to docket UM 1452 service list only 10/30/09.  Date: 10/27/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY's Petition to Intervene, with contacts of James Richard George and Doug Kuns; Filed electronically by J. Richard George; Hard copy rec'd 10/28/09. (GRANTED by ALJ Ruling 10/27/09).  Date: 10/23/2009 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS OF NORTHWEST UTILITIES' Petition to Intervene, with contacts of Melinda J. Davison and Irion A. Sanger; Filed electronically by Brendan E. Levenick for Irion A. Sanger; Hard copy rec'd 10/26/09. (GRANTED by ALJ Ruling 10/27/09).  Date: 10/23/2009 Action:  NOTICE      Description CITIZENS' UTILITY BOARD OF OREGON's Notice of Intervention with waiver of paper service; Filed electronically by G. Catriona McCracken; Hard copy rec'd 10/26/09.  Date: 10/14/2009 Action:  OTHER CORRESPONDENCE (ACKN, SVC, LTR)      Description Legal Secretary Annette Taylor's e-mail to dockets UM 1452 and AR 538 clarifying purpose of October 28, 2009 Prehearing Conference; sent electronically only 10/14/09.  Date: 10/13/2009 Action:  CONFERENCE      Description NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE; with dial in 503-365-4439, conf code 6782; Copies served electronically to dockets UM 1452 & AR 538 on 10/13/09 & via U.S. Mail 10/14/09 to UM 1452, AR 538, Electric list and AdminRule Electric list. PREHEARING CONFERENCE scheduled 10/28/2009 3:00 PM (with dial in number available). City: SALEM Room: MAIN HEARING RM Building: PUC Address: 550 CAPITOL ST NE Reporter: TAPE Law Judge: POWER, PATRICK   Date: 9/22/2009 Action:  INITIAL (APPLICATION, COMPLAINT, PETITION)      Description In the Matter of PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF OREGON Investigation into Pilot Programs to demonstrate the use and effectiveness of Volumetric Incentive Rates for Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems. (Staff report for September 22, 2009, Public Meeting (Item No. CA2); filed by Theresa Gibney.)