20240415Notice_of_Application_Order_No_36138.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
April 15,2024
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER ) CASE NO. IPC-E-24-14
COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR AN )
ORDER AUTHORIZING INCLUSION IN ) NOTICE OF APPLICATION
THE BRIDGER BALANCING ACCOUNT OF )
ALL NON-FUEL OPERATIONS AND ) NOTICE OF
MAINTENANCE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED ) INTERVENTION DEADLINE
WITH PLANT OPERATIONS )
ORDER NO. 36138
On March 29, 2024, Idaho Power Company ("Company") filed an application
("Application") with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission") requesting an order
authorizing inclusion of all non-fuel operations and maintenance ("O&M") expenses associated
with plant operations in the Jim Bridger Power Plant(`Bridger")balancing account.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company represents that the rates resulting from
the Company's last general rate case,Case No. IPC-E-23-11,in effect January 1,2024,were based
on a 2023 test year and do not include non-fuel O&M expenses associated with gas-fired
operations at Bridger. Application at 6.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company represents that because Bridger will
continue to produce steam for electric generation regardless of if the fuel source is coal or natural
gas, all Bridger gas-fired investments and O&M expenses will be recorded in steam production
accounts in the same manner as coal-fired investments and O&M expenses. Id. The Company
states that it will be unable to differentiate non-fuel O&M expenses by unit, and the Company
seeks authorization to include the Idaho jurisdictional share of all non-fuel O&M expenses
associated with Bridger operations, whether gas-fired or coal-fired, in the Bridger balancing
account.Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company represents that it is proposing to track
within the mechanism all actual non-fuel O&M expenses associated with the four Bridger units
and common facilities,comparing the actual non-fuel O&M expenses to the $18.2 million forecast
of non-fuel O&M expense currently reflected in customer rates, effective January 1, 2024. Id. at
7. The Company states that it will seek to update the current level of Bridger-related costs in
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customer rates to include all non-fuel O&M expenses in the Bridger levelized revenue requirement
mechanism in a future rate proceeding. Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the
Commission's office. These documents are also available on the Commission's website at
www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on the "ELECTRIC" icon, select "Open Cases," and click on the case
number as shown on the front of this document.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this case will be held pursuant
to the Commission's jurisdiction under Title 61 of the Idaho Code, and that all proceedings in this
matter will be conducted pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000
et seq.
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons desiring to intervene in this matter to
obtain parties' rights of participation must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission
pursuant to this Commission's Rules of Procedure 71-73, IDAPA 31.01.01.072-073. Persons who
wish to intervene as a party must file a Petition to Intervene no later than twenty-one (21)
days after the date of service of this Order. Persons desiring to present their views without
parties' rights of participation do not have to intervene and may present their comments without
prior notification to the Commission or the parties.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission Secretary shall issue a Notice of
Parties after the deadline for intervention has passed. The Notice of Parties shall assign exhibit
numbers to each party in this proceeding.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that once the Notice of Parties is issued, Commission
Staff("Staff')will informally confer with the parties to discuss a schedule to process this case and
other issues as may be raised by the parties.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the following persons are designated as the
Company's representatives in this matter:
Lisa D. Nordstrom Tim Tatum
Idaho Power Company Idaho Power Company
1221 West Idaho Street(83702) 1221 West Idaho Street(83702)
P.O. Box 70 P.O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707 Boise, Idaho 83707
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ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that persons desiring to intervene in this case for the purpose
of obtaining parties' rights of participation must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission,
under Rules 71-73, IDAPA 31.01.01.071-073,no later than twenty-one (21) days after the service
date of this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, after the Secretary issues a Notice of Parties, Staff will
informally confer with the parties to discuss the appropriate scheduling of this case.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties comply with Order No. 35375, issued April 21,
2022. Generally, all pleadings should be filed with the Commission electronically and will be
deemed timely filed when received by the Commission Secretary.See Rule 14.02. Service between
parties should continue to be accomplished electronically when possible. However, voluminous
discovery-related documents may be filed and served on CD-ROM or a USB flash drive.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 151h day of
April 2024.
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ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT
?HN R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER
EDWARD LODG , COMMISSIONER
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Commission Secretary
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