20241018Final_Order_No_36359.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
October 18,2024
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES CON MISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION ) CASE NO. IPC-E-24-31
OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR )
APPROVAL OF A FIRST AMENDMENT TO ) ORDER NO. 36359
THE ENERGY SALES AGREEMENT FOR )
THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC )
ENERGY FROM THE JIM KNIGHT HYDRO )
PROJECT )
On July 1, 2024, Idaho Power Company ("Company") applied for an order approving the
First Amendment ("First Amendment") to the Energy Sales Agreement ("ESA") with Big Wood
Canal Company("Seller") ("Application"). The ESA sets the terms for the sale of electric energy
generated by the Seller's Jim Knight Hydro Project ("Facility"), which is a Qualifying Facility
("QF")under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ("PURPA").
On July 18, 2024, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified
Procedure establishing public comment and party reply deadlines. Order No. 36266. Commission
Staff("Staff') filed the only comments to which the Company did not respond.
With this Order, we approve the proposed First Amendment to the ESA as filed.
THE APPLICATION
The Company represented that on November 22,2019,the Company and the Seller entered
the ESA for the purchase and sale of energy produced by the Facility. The ESA was approved by
the Commission on May 27, 2020.
The Company represented that the Company and the Seller entered the First Amendment
to the ESA, to: (1) modify the evaluation period for the Project's eligibility for seasonal hydro
rates consistent with the change recently authorized by the Commission for another PURPA QF;
and (2) revise Article XXIII Modification in conformity with the language recently approved by
the Commission.
The Company represented that the First Amendment to the ESA was executed by the
parties on June 7, 2024, and is subject to the Commission's approval.
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STAFF COMMENTS
Staff reviewed the Application and recommended the Commission approve the First
Amendment. Staff believed that the Company's request to change the evaluation of the qualifying
timeframe from June 1 to May 31 (rather than the typical calendar year)was reasonable. Staff also
believed that the changes to Article XXIII Modification were reasonable.
Staff believed that the existing language in Article XXIII Modification of the ESA already
complied with the requirements of Order No. 35705 regarding modifications to the Facility.
Staff recommended that if the Facility is modified, only the net power supply expense that
reflects the proper authorized rate for all energy delivered as of the first operation date of the
modified Facility should be included in the Company's Power Cost Adjustment, regardless of the
compensation paid to the Seller of the modified Facility.
COMMISSION FINDINGS AND DECISION
The Commission has jurisdiction over the Company's Application and the issues in this
case under Title 61 of the Idaho Code including Idaho Code §§ 61-301, 302, and 303. The
Commission is empowered to investigate rates, charges,rules,regulations,practices, and contracts
of all public utilities and to determine whether they are just, reasonable, preferential,
discriminatory, or in violation of any provisions of law, and to fix the same by order. Idaho Code
§§ 61-501, 502, and 503. Having reviewed the record, the Commission finds it fair, just, and
reasonable to approve the First Amendment to the ESA between the Company and the Seller for
electric energy generated by the Facility.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company's Application is approved.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the service date of this Order about any matter
decided in this Order. Within seven (7) days after any person has petitioned for reconsideration,
any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration.Idaho Code § 61-626.
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DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this 18t'day of
October 2024.
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