20240423Notice_of_Application_Order_No_36152.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
April 23,2024
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER ) CASE NO. IPC-E-24-16
COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR A )
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE ) NOTICE OF APPLICATION
AND NECESSITY FOR THE BOISE BENCH )
BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY ) NOTICE OF
INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 36152
On April 3, 2024, Idaho Power Company ("Company") filed an application
("Application") with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission") requesting an order
granting the Company a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ("CPCN") to acquire
new dispatchable energy storage with 150 megawatts ("MW") of operating capacity. The
Company has identified this resource as a Company-owned battery energy storage system
(`BESS") at the Boise Bench station.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company represents it has an obligation to
provide adequate, efficient,just, and reasonable service on a nondiscriminatory basis to all those
that request it within its certificated service territory. Application at 7.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company represents that it must acquire the
additional dispatchable resources with 150 MW of operating capacity to meet identified capacity
deficits on its system to comply with its continuing obligation to serve customers. Id. at 8.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company represents that it is not requesting
binding ratemaking treatment for the BESS providing the 150 MW of operating capacity in this
case. Id. at 9.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company requests that the Commission find
that the Company has met the requirements of Idaho Code § 61-526 and issue an order granting a
CPCN to acquire the energy storage with 150 MW of operating capacity necessary to meet the
identified capacity deficiencies in 2026. Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company represents that it intends to finance
the energy storage with 150 MW of operating capacity with a combination of available cash and
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operating cash flow, available credit facilities and borrowing and debt issuances, and future equity
infusions by IDACORP. Id. at 10.
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 parry 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:
Donovan E. Walker 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 23rd day of
April 2024.
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