20250122Notice of Affiliate Transaction - BNSF Railway (Redacted).pdf

REDACTED
RECEIVED
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
IDAHO PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
_ROCKY MOUNTAIN TimothyK. Clark
POWER, Assistant General Counsel
A DIVISION OF PACIFICORF 1407 W.North Temple,Suite 320
Sall Lake City, UT 84116
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING 801-220-4565 QTIce
Tim.Clark@,pacificorp.com
Jaunary 22,2025
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 West Chinden Boulevard
Building 8 Suite 201A
Boise, Idaho 83714-1021
Attention: Commission Secretary
Re: PacifiCorp Notice of Affiliate Transaction—PacifiCorp and BNSF Railway Company
Case No. PAC-E-05-8
Pursuant to Commitment 117(2), incorporated in the Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Order No.29973,issued February 13,2006,as supplemented by Order No.29998 March 14,2006,
in the above-referenced proceeding, approving the acquisition of PacifiCorp by MidAmerican
Energy Holdings Company (now Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company), PacifiCorp hereby
provides notice of affiliated interest transactions with the BNSF Railway Company("BNSF").
PacifiCorp is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company
(`BHE"),which is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.BNSF is also a subsidiary of Berkshire
Hathaway Inc., thus creating an affiliated interest relationship between PacifiCorp and BNSF.
PacifiCorp has entered into the following described agreement("Agreement")with BNSF for coal
transportation services from all Wyoming Powder River Basin coal mines to the PacifiCorp Dave
Johnston Generating Station("DJ power plant") located in Glenrock,Wyoming.
The existing long-term rail agreement to provide for the transportation of coal needed to
fuel PacifrCorp's DJ power plant expired on December 31, 2024. PacifiCorp is the owner and
operator of the DJ power plant.The DJ power plant is"captive"to the BNSF Railroad with respect
to rail service. There are no other rail delivery options available from alternative railroads,and the
distance between the mines and plant makes shipping coal via truck both cost prohibitive and
logistically impractical.The new Agreement has been negotiated at arms-length,and the value will
Ade ending on the source mine for the coal. The aggregate cost is currently estimated to be
based on expected future supplier mix, for the three-year Agreement through
December 31, 2027.

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Entering into this new Agreement is in the public interest because it allows PacifiCorp to
continue to efficiently operate the DJ power plant. Without the new Agreement,PacifiCorp
would not be able to obtain the coal needed to continue operating the plant at a reasonable cost.
BNSF is the only entity that can provide transportation of coal to PacifiCorp at the DJ power
plant by rail.
PacifiCorp considers the Agreement to be of utmost commercial sensitivity and highly
confidential. Please contact the regulatory affairs manager, Mark Alder, at 801 220-2313 to make
arrangements to view a copy of the agreement described as "Rail Transportation Agreement
BNSF-C-13928". The Agreement includes commercially sensitive information of significant
commercial value, the disclosure of which could result in competitive injury to PacifiCorp.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Timothy K. Clark
Assistant General Counsel
PacifiCorp