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EEP-08-1 Interstate Power and Light Company Energy Efficiency Plan On April 23, 2008, IPL filed its new energy efficiency plan. Included in the plan were 27 electric and gas programs of which several were new. The proposed budget for 2009 was $71 million and increases to about $92 million by 2013. On May 23, 2008, the Board issued an order docketing the proposed plan, setting an intervention deadline, establishing a procedural schedule, and requiring additional information. A hearing was scheduled for October 7, 2008. On June 10, 2008, Community Energy Solutions, Iowa Farmers Union, and Iowa Physicians for Social Responsibility (collectively, the Coalition) filed a motion to extend the procedural schedule for 30 days to give their experts additional time to prepare testimony. Then on June 17, 2008, the Coalition amended its motion to extend the procedural schedule for 60 days due to the flooding of their offices. On June 25, 2008, IPL responded to the motion by agreeing to a two-week extension. On June 27, 2008, the Board issued an order modifying the procedural schedule. On December 12, 2008, IPL, the Office of Consumer Advocate, the Industrial Employers, Sierra Club, Iowa Environmental Council, Environmental Law and Policy Center, and the Coalition filed a joint motion to suspend the hearing. Additionally, the parties asked that on January 1, 2009, IPL be allowed to implement, develop, and track the appropriate costs of the measures and programs in IPL's energy efficiency plan that are uncontested. Finally, the parties asked that the hearing be continued until January 13, 2009. On that same day, the Board issued an order suspending and continuing the hearing and allowing IPL to begin to implement, develop, and track all uncontested program costs and savings of its new energy efficiency plan on January 1, 2009, subject to the conditions contained in the joint motion and the final Board order in this docket. The docket is pending. (updated 03/12/09)
EEP-08-2 MidAmerican Energy Company Energy Efficiency Plan On April 30, 2008, MEC filed its new energy efficiency plan and stated this new plan was significantly expanded compared to the previous plan. For 2009, the proposed budget was $62 million and would increase to $81 million by 2013. On May 29, 2008, the Board issued an order docketing the proposed plan, setting an intervention deadline, establishing a procedural schedule, and requiring additional information. A hearing was scheduled for September 22, 2008. On June 10, 2008, Community Energy Solutions, Iowa Farmers Union, and Iowa Physicians for Social Responsibility (collectively, the Coalition) filed a motion to extend the procedural schedule for 30 days to give their experts additional time to prepare testimony. Then on June 17, 2008, the Coalition amended its motion to extend the procedural schedule for 60 days due to the flooding of their offices. Additionally, the Industrial Employers (IE) had requested an extension. On June 18, 2008, MEC filed a response to the extension requests. It did not object to the final briefs being submitted on October 31, 2008, 14 days later. On June 27, 2008, the Board did not grant the 60-day extension but did reschedule the hearing to October 27, 2008. On October 23, 2008, MEC, the Office of Consumer Advocate, IE, Sierra Club, Iowa Environmental Council, Environmental Law and Policy Center, and the Coalition filed a joint motion to suspend the hearing and allow MEC to implement and track all program costs and savings of its energy efficiency plan on January 1, 2009, subject to the terms of the final Board order. The parties were attempting to settle all issues. On October 24, 2008, the Board granted the motion, suspended the hearing, and allowed MEC to begin implementing and tracking all program costs and savings of its new energy efficiency plan on January 1, 2009, subject to the final Board order in this docket. On October 31, 2008, a settlement of all issues was filed. The docket is pending. (updated 03/12/09)
EEP-08-3 Black Hills/Iowa Gas Utility Company (f/k/a Aquila Inc.) Energy Efficiency Plan On May 15, 2008, Black Hills filed its new energy efficiency plan. Compared to the previous plan, the new plan represented a significant expansion of funding and projected energy savings. The proposed annual budget for 2009 was $5.8 million. The budget increased to $6.2 million by 2013. On June 11, 2008, the Board issued an order docketing the plan, setting an intervention deadline, establishing a procedural schedule, and requiring additional information. The Board scheduled a hearing to begin on November 24, 2008. On July 17, 2008, the Office of Consumer Advocate filed an unresisted motion to extend the deadline for written testimony and exhibits. Black Hills and Consumer Advocate agreed to extend direct written testimony for the OCA and intervenors from August 1 to August 11, 2008, and the OCA and intervenor rebuttal testimony from August 15 to August 22, 2008. The remaining procedural schedule was unchanged. On July 18, 2008, the Board granted the motion and issued an order modifying the procedural schedule. On July 22, 2008, Black Hills filed notices of the sale of Aquila’s Iowa natural gas assets to Black Hills. On July 25, 2008, the Board then issued an order accepting notice of the closing and changing docket captions in Docket Nos. EEP-08-3 and RPU-08-3. On November 14, 2008, Black Hills and the OCA filed a joint motion to suspend the hearing, which was scheduled to begin on November 24, 2008. The joint motion also asked that Black Hills be allowed to implement and track all program costs and savings of its energy efficiency plan, as modified by an anticipated settlement agreement, beginning on January 1, 2009, subject to the terms of the final Board order. Also on November 14, 2008, the Board granted the motion, suspended the hearing, and allowed Black Hills to begin implementing and tracking all program costs and savings of its energy efficiency plan, as modified by the anticipated settlement, on January 1, 2009, subject to the final Board order in this docket. The docket is pending. (updated 03/12/09)
EEP-08-5 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives (IAEC) Iowa Code required non-rate regulated electric utilities to assess the potential energy and capacity savings available from actual and projected customer usage through cost-effective energy efficiency measures and programs, taking into consideration the utility service area’s historic energy load, projected demand, customer base, and other relevant factors. Each utility was to establish an energy efficiency goal based on this assessment of potential and establish cost-effective energy efficiency programs designed for that goal. On May 2, 2008, the IAEC commenced the process on behalf of its member utilities. On December 31, 2008, the IAEC filed its joint progress report on energy efficiency potential on behalf of the member electric cooperatives. This group included 39 electric cooperatives providing retail electric service in all 99 Iowa counties. The docket is pending.
EEP-08-6 Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU) Iowa Code required non-rate regulated electric utilities to assess the potential energy and capacity savings available from actual and projected customer usage through cost-effective energy efficiency measures and programs, taking into consideration the utility service area’s historic energy load, projected demand, customer base, and other relevant factors. Each utility was to establish an energy efficiency goal based on this assessment of potential and establish cost-effective energy efficiency programs designed for that goal. On August 29, 2008, the IAMU submitted a joint filing of energy efficiency program reports and analysis on behalf of 20 member electric and gas utilities. On November 5, 2008, the IAMU filed amended separate responses on behalf of 10 of those member utilities. On December 16, 2008, IAMU filed an amended response on behalf of another of those member utilities. On December 23, 2008, IAMU filed two more amended responses for member utilities. The docket is pending.
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