Summary |
Commission staff (Staff) Petition seeks an exemption from WAC 480-100-238(4) requiring Pacific Power & Light Company to file an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) in 2019, and instead, accept the October 18 and 25, 2019, filings as a progress report under RCW 19.280.030(1). Staff also seeks an exemption from WAC 480-100-238(5) until December 31, 2020. WAC 480-100-238(5) requires Staff to consult with the utility in the development of the IRP and requires the Commission to hear comment at a public hearing after the final plan is submitted. Staff further requests that the Commission establish due dates of January 4, 2021, for the next draft IRP, and April 1, 2021, for the final IRP which will be filed in a new docket. |