20250822Petition to Intervene.pdf

Benjamin J. Otto, ISB No. 8292 RECEIVED
1407 W Cottonwood Crt. August 22, 2025IDAHO PUBLIC
Boise, Idaho 83702 UTILITIES COMMISSION
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorney for the Northwest Energy Coalition and Renewable Northwest
BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER CASE NO. IPC-E-25-23
COMPANY'S 2025 INTEGRATED PETITION TO INTERVENE
RESOURCE PLAN. OF THE NORTHWEST ENERGY
COALITION AND RENEWABLE
NORTHWEST
COMES NOW, The Northwest Energy Coalition and Renewable Northwest, hereinafter
referred to as "NWEC/RNW," under Commission Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.71 - .73,
with this petition for leave to intervene herein and participate as a party. Based on the
information detailed below, we respectfully request that the Commission grant this Petition.
1. The name and address of this Intervenor is:
Northwest Energy Coalition
Renewable Northwest
c/o Benjamin J. Otto
1407 W Cottonwood Crt.
Boise, Idaho 83702
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]
Copies of all pleadings,production requests,production responses, Commission orders
and other documents should be provided to Benjamin Otto as noted above, as well as:
Lauren McCloy,NWEC Utility and Regulatory Director, [e-mail]
Derek Goldman,NWEC Policy Associate, [e-mail]
Mike Goetz, RNW Regulatory Affairs Director, [e-mail]
Katie Chamberlin, RNW Regulatory Manager, [e-mail]
Kyle Unruh, RNW Director, Montana and Idaho, [e-mail]
2. The Northwest Energy Coalition (NWEC) is a 501c3 public interest organization with
individual and organizational members in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington with a
decades-long interest in advocating for reliable and affordable energy that protects the natural
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values important to residents of the Northwest. NWEC seeks to intervene in this matter on
behalf of our Idaho members, both individual and entities, who are residential and small
commercial customers of Idaho Power. NWEC claims a direct and substantial interest in this
proceeding in to protect the interests of its members in ensure robust, fair, and transparent
planning for future resource needs.
3. Renewable Northwest (RNW) is a 5010 public interest organization with members in Idaho,
Montana, Oregon, and Washington, with a decades-long interest in promoting cost-effective and
reliable renewable energy options across the northwest. RNW's membership consists of public
interest groups,renewable energy developers and technology providers with existing and
potential projects capable of meeting Idaho Power's needs. RNW seeks to intervene in this
docket to protect its members' direct and substantial interest in ensuring a fair and adequate
opportunity for independent power providers to inform Idaho Power's planning process and
contribute to meeting the needs of Idaho Power's customers.
4. NWEC and RNW intend to participate herein as a party, and if necessary, to introduce
evidence, cross-examine witnesses, call and examine witnesses, and be heard in argument. The
nature and quality of evidence that NWEC and RNW will introduce depend upon the nature and
effect of other evidence in this proceeding.
5. Without the opportunity to intervene herein,NWEC and RNW would be deprived of the most
effective and efficient means to participate fully in this proceeding, which may have a material
impact on the type and amount of new resources, both customer side and supply side, needed to
meet future needs. NWEC and RNW have a long history of engaging with Idaho Power and
other utilities across the Northwest on issues related to their operations. Our organizations and
members have strong interests in fair and accurate representation of resource needs, options,
costs, risks, and assessment of the most cost-effective future portfolio of resources, both
customer side and supply side, as well as balancing between utility-owned and independent
providers. These interests are unique to our organization and members and not adequately
represented by any current intervening parry.
WHEREFORE,NWEC and RNW respectfully request that the Commission grant this Petition to
Intervene and allow NWEC and RNW to participate fully in this proceeding.
Respectfully submitted this 22nd day of August, 2025,by
Benjamin J. Otto
ISB No 8292
Attorney for NWEC and RNW
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 22nd day of August 2025, I delivered true and correct copies of the
foregoing PETITION TO INTERVENE of NWEC and RNW in IPUC Docket No. IPC-E-25-23
to the following persons according to Rule 61.03 via electronic mail only.
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Benjamin J. Otto
ISB No 8292
Attorney for NWEC
Idaho Power Company
Idaho Public Utilities Commission Megan Goicoechea Allen
Monica Barros-Sanchez Donovan E. Walker
Commission Secretary Timothy Tatum
[e-mail] Riley Maloney
[e-mail]
Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association [e-mail]
Eric L. Olsen [e-mail]
Lance Kaufman [e-mail]
[e-mail] [e-mail]
[e-mail] [e-mail]
Micron Technology, Inc
Austin Rueschhoff
Thorvald A. Nelson
Austin W. Jensen
Kristine A.K. Roach
Holland&Hart, LLP
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
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