20251106Amended_Notice_of_Modified_Procedure_Order_No_36833.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
November 6,2025
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION ) CASE NO. IPC-E-25-22
OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR )
AUTHORITY TO UPDATE ITS OPERATION ) AMENDED NOTICE OF
AND MAINTENANCE CHARGES ) MODIFIED PROCEDURE
APPLICABLE TO SCHEDULE 72, )
GENERATOR INTERCONNECTIONS TO ) ORDER NO. 36833
PURPA QUALIFYING FACILITY SELLERS )
On May 8,2025,Idaho Power Company("Company"),applied to the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission ("Commission") requesting authority to update its operation and maintenance
("O&M") charges applicable to Schedule 72, generator interconnections to Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act ("PURPA") qualifying facility sellers effective January 1, 2026
("Application"). The Company requests that the Application be processed under modified
procedure. Application at 5.
On June 9,2025,the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Notice of Intervention
Deadline. Order No. 36631. The Commission granted intervention to Idaho Hydroelectric Power
Producers Trust, an Idaho Trust, d/b/a IdaHydro ("IdaHydro") and the Renewable Energy
Coalition ("REC") (collectively, "Intervenors"). Order Nos. 36629 and 36668. Within its petition
to intervene, IdaHydro objected to the Company's request for modified procedure and requested a
technical hearing. IdaHydro's Petition to Intervene at 2.
After hearing arguments concerning IdaHydro's request for a technical hearing at its
August 5, 2025, Decision Meeting, the Commission issued a Notice of Modified Procedure that
set a public comment deadline,an all-party response deadline, and a final Company reply deadline.
Order No. 36714. The Commission did not preclude the parties from bringing further requests for
a technical hearing. Commission Staff("Staff') and the Intervenors filed comments on September
16, 2025. On October 14, 2025, the Company filed reply comments.
In its comments, IdaHydro requested that this matter be set for full evidentiary hearing if
the Commission is unwilling to provide the relief sought by IdaHydro based on written
submissions. Memorandum in Support of Comments for IdaHydro at 7. Subsequently, on October
14, 2025, IdaHydro filed a Renewed Request for Hearing and Request for Additional Time to
Conduct Discovery ("Renewed Request").
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The Commission heard arguments concerning IdaHydro's Renewed Request at its October
28, 2025, Decision Meeting. The Commission found that it has not heard a compelling argument
as to why the record cannot be fully developed through written submissions and that the case will
proceed under Modified Procedure. However, the Commission also found good cause to grant
additional time for the parties to conduct discovery and to allow for supplemental and new
comments.
We now issue this Order memorializing our decision and providing notice of the amended
Modified Procedure schedule.
AMENDED NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Commission has determined that the public
interest may not require a formal hearing in this matter, and that it will proceed under Modified
Procedure pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Procedure 201-204, IDAPA 31.01.01.201—.204.
The Commission notes that Modified Procedure and written comments have proven to be an
effective means for obtaining public input and participation.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons desiring to state a position on this
Application may file a written comment explaining why the person supports or opposes the
Application. Persons interested in filing written comments,must do so by December 12,2025.
Comments must be filed through the Commission's website or by e-mail unless computer access
is unavailable. To comment electronically, please access the Commission's website at
http://www.puc.idaho.gov/. Click the "Case Comment Form" and complete the form using the
case number as it appears on the front of this document.
To file by e-mail, persons must e-mail the comments to the Commission Secretary and all
parties at the e-mail addresses listed below. Persons submitting a comment by e-mail must provide
their name, address, and the Case Number under which they are commenting. Persons submitting
a comment by e-mail also acknowledge that submitting a comment in an open case constitutes a
public record under Idaho Code § 74-101(13), and all information provided by such person is
available for public and media inspection.
If computer access is unavailable, then comments may be mailed to the Commission and
the Parties at the addresses below.Persons submitting a comment by mail must provide their name,
address, and the Case Number under which they are commenting. Persons submitting a comment
by mail also acknowledge that submitting a comment in an open case constitutes a public record
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under Idaho Code§74-101(13),and all information provided by such person is available for public
and media inspection.
For the Idaho Public Utilities For the Company:
Commission:
Commission Secretary Donovan E. Walker
Idaho Public Utilities Commission Idaho Power Company
P.O. Box 83720 1221 West Idaho Street(83702)
Boise, ID 83702-0074 P.O. Box 70
secretarykpuc.idaho.-og_v Boise, Idaho 83707
dwalker(d),idahopower.com
dockets&idahopower.com
Tim Tatum
Riley Maloney
Idaho Power Company
1221 West Idaho Street(83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707
ttaturnkidahopower.com
rmaloney(a),idahopower.com
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company must file any reply comments by
December 19, 2025.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments or protests are received
within the time limit set, the Commission will consider this matter on its merits and enter its final
order without a formal hearing. If written comments are received within the time limit set, the
Commission will consider them and, in its discretion, may set the same for formal hearing.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that IdaHydro's Renewed Request for a technical hearing is
denied. The Commission grants IdaHydro's Renewed Request for a procedural extension to allow
for additional discovery.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Application be processed under Modified
Procedure. Persons interested in submitting written comments must do so by December 12, 2025.
The Company must file any reply comments by December 19, 2025.
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
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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 61h day of
November 2025.
Grp
DWARD LODGE, RE 'I ENT
HN R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER
DAYN HARDI , COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
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La Calderon Robles
Interim Commission Secretary
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