REVENUES: (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

The FCA mechanism revenues include only the initial recognition of FCA revenues when they meet the regulator-specified conditions for recognition. Revenue from contracts with customers excludes the portion of the tariff price representing FCA revenues that Idaho Power initially recorded in prior periods when revenues met regulator-specified conditions. When Idaho Power includes those amounts in the price of utility service billed to customers, Idaho Power records such amounts as recovery of the associated regulatory asset or liability and not as revenues. Derivative revenues include gains from settled electricity swaps and sales of electricity under forward sales contracts that are bundled with renewable energy credits. Related to these forward sales, Idaho Power simultaneously enters into forward purchases of electricity for the same quantity at the same location, which are recorded in purchased power on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

Receivables, Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Policy

Receivables and Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Idaho Power provided certain relief to customers, including temporarily suspending disconnections for customers and temporarily waiving late fees. This relief as well as the economic conditions created by the response to COVID-19 have resulted in higher aged accounts receivable and an increase in the number of late payments. Idaho Power expects higher uncollectible account write-offs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and, accordingly, increased its allowance for uncollectible accounts related to customer receivables at March 31, 2021. The allowance for uncollectible accounts increased to 6.5 percent of the total customer receivables balance at March 31, 2021, compared with 6.1 percent at December 31, 2020, and 3.1 percent at March 31, 2020.

The following table provides a rollforward of the allowance for uncollectible accounts related to customer receivables for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):


	Three months ended March 31,
	2021			2020
Balance at beginning of period	$	4,766		$	1,401
Additions to the allowance	488			983
Write-offs, net of recoveries	(166)			(216)
Balance at end of period	$	5,088		$	2,168
Allowance for uncollectible accounts as a percentage of customer receivables	6.5		%	3.1		%