6. Comments on Proposed Decision

The proposed decision of the ALJ Duda in this matter was mailed to the parties in accordance with Section 311 of the Public Utilities Code and comments were allowed under Rule 14.3 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. Comments were filed by Pacificorp and the Siskiyou Parties. Reply comments were filed by DRA. Where comments suggested minor modifications or clarifications to the decision, these changes have been incorporated throughout the decision. Where comments reargued earlier positions or attempted to present new arguments or facts, they were not considered.

A few comments warrant discussion. Pacificorp comments that it intended to collect the program budget for the program through a surcharge allocated on an equal percentage basis among its customer classes, rather than the equal cents per kWh basis discussed in the proposed decision. The decision has been modified in Section 4.6 and other relevant areas to adopt Pacificorp's original intent to allocate the surcharge on this equal percentage basis. The decision is also modified to allow 60 days for Pacificorp to make its compliance filings, with the intent of the program accepting applications on July 1, 2011.