ALJ/DOT/jyc Date of Issuance 3/16/2011

Decision 11-03-007 March 10, 2011

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

In the Matter of the Application of Pacificorp (U901E), an Oregon Company, for Approval to Implement a Solar Incentive Program.

Application 10-03-002 (Filed March 1, 2010)

DECISION APPROVING PACIFICORP SOLAR INCENTIVE PROGRAM

1. Summary

This decision approves a solar incentive program for Pacificorp, d.b.a. Pacific Power. The program will offer rebates to residential, commercial, industrial, and irrigation customers of Pacificorp for solar photovoltaic installations on new and existing homes and businesses. The program is authorized for four years from the date of this decision, with a budget of
$4.3 million. Pacificorp may seek to increase incentive levels by advice letter if participation is low in the first six months of the program, and this decision authorizes a total budget of no more than $4.65 million if an incentive increase is authorized by advice letter at a later date.

Under Pacificorp's program, rebates will be paid up-front based on the expected performance of the solar energy system. Incentive levels will decline in seven steps based on the capacity of installations under the program, as follows:

Step	Total Kilowatt (kW) Installed per Step	Residential kW 33%	Commercial kW 67%	Residential/ Commercial Incentives ($/watt)	Tax-Exempt Incentives ($/watt)
1	448	148	300	$2.00	$2.75
2	483	160	323	1.50	2.25
3	520	172	348	1.13	1.88
4	467	154	313	0.84	1.59
5	501	165	336	0.63	1.38
6	540	178	362	0.47	1.22
7	583	192	391	0.36	1.11
Total	3542 kW	1169 kW	2373 kW

Table 1: Adopted Incentive Structure (Dollars per watt)