20251118Direct Hubble.pdf

RECEIVED
November 18, 2025
IDAHO PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY Case No. IPC-E-25-16
TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES
FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE IN THE STATE OF
IDAHO
CITY OF BOISE CITY
DIRECT TESTIMONY
OF
STEVEN HUBBLE
November 18, 2025

1 Q. Please state your name,business address, and present position with the City of
2 Boise.
3 A. Steven Hubble, City of Boise—Department of Public Works, 150 N. Capitol Blvd,Boise,
4 ID 83702. Climate Action, Senior Manager.
5 Q. Please describe your educational background.
6 A. I graduated from Radford University with a Bachelors of Science in Geography and from
7 Virginia Commonwealth University with a Masters in Public Administration.
8 Q. Please describe your professional background.
9 A. For the last nine years, I have worked for the City of Boise Department of Public Works
10 and since 2020 I have managed the City's climate programs including the City's Climate, Sustainability,
11 Energy, Geothermal,Water Resources,and Environmental Education staff and programs. I led the
12 development of Boise's Energy Future and Boise's Climate Action Roadmap. Since 2018,I have led or
13 supported the City's energy regulatory and policy initiatives. In this role I have supervised City
14 participation in proceedings with this Commission, and have participated as a member of the Idaho Power
15 Energy Efficiency Advisory Group and the Integrated Resource Plan Advisory Committee.
16 Over my career, I have twenty-two years of experience working in local government Public Works and
17 Planning positions. Prior to starting my position with the City of Boise in 2015,1 worked for the County
18 of Stafford,Virginia, for thirteen years.
19 Q. What is the purpose of your testimony?
20 A. The purpose of my testimony is to provide the Commission with the City of Boise's
21 perspective on Idaho Power's rate case and proposed settlement. As the largest municipality in Idaho
22 Power's service territory,and the state of Idaho,the City of Boise brings a multifaceted perspective to the
23 discussion. As a city,we have constituents in every rate class,we operate our own utility systems for
24 water renewal(wastewater)and geothermal, and are Idaho Power customers with accounts in Schedules
25 7, 9, and 19. The City of Boise, like much of Idaho Power's service territory,is experiencing rapid and
26 sustained economic and population growth. Continued development, and the jobs, opportunities, and
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27 vitality it brings,requires strategic planning, sound infrastructure investments,prudent management, and
28 equitable allocation of costs. As a city,we also have clean energy and carbon neutrality goals that will
29 require coordination and collaboration with utilities and regulators to achieve.
30 Q. What is your perspective on the proposed settlement?
31 A. The City generally supports the Proposed Settlement as it represents a fair compromise to
32 address the value of Idaho Power's investments and the associated rate recovery for these investments
33 while balancing the impact of increased electricity costs to customers. More specifically,the City notes
34 the significant decrease to proposed rate increases from the initial filing to the settlement.The City
35 believes the Company has been making prudent investments in its system and is entitled to earn a fair rate
36 of return on these investments. Under the proposed settlement,Idaho Power's return on equity stays the
37 same as currently approved at 9.6%,which the City believes is fair given the portfolio of rate recovery
38 mechanisms approved for Idaho Power such as the fixed cost adjustment and the power cost adjustment.
39 Additionally,the City highlights the investments in wildfire mitigation as an ongoing indicator of Idaho
40 Power's work to manage risk.
41 Q. Is the City concerned about affordability for customers?
42 A. Yes.Affordability remains a primary concern for the City,both for the City's own electric
43 accounts and for our residents and businesses. The City understands the difficulty posed by near term cost
44 increases on customers and encourages Idaho Power,the Commission and others to continue to explore
45 all opportunities to mitigate future increases to electricity rates. The City has electrification goals to help
46 it achieve its clean energy and climate goals. As electricity prices rise,these electrification goals will be
47 more difficult to attain, as will City affordability goals.The City will continue to explore and advocate for
48 feasible measures customers can take to control their own energy costs such as energy efficiency
49 programs and funding,time of use rates, electric vehicle integration, customer generation, and other
50 programs or incentives.
51 Q. Are there other stipulations within the Proposed Settlement that the City desires to
52 highlight in its comments?
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53 A. Yes. The City supports that the Proposed Settlement maintains the $15 service charge for
54 Schedules 1, 3, 5 and 6. Additionally,the City believes that continued evaluation of Class Cost of Service
55 (CCOS)methodology is an issue of primary importance to ensure fair allocation of costs and supports the
56 stipulation that Idaho Power will initiate a single issue filing related to CCOS methodology,to include an
57 hourly informed CCOS,in advance of filing a Notice of Intent for its next general rate case no later than
58 the first quarter of 2026. The City believes fair allocation of costs to the different rate classes is critical to
59 ensuring the residential class is not unfairly burdened with costs attributable to new large customers.
60 Q. Does the City have anything else to add?
61 A. No.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have on this 18th day of November 2025, served the foregoing
documents on all parties of record as follows:
Monica Barrios-Sanchez ❑ U.S. Mail
Commission Secretary ❑ Personal Delivery
Idaho Public Utilities Commission ❑ Facsimile
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Ste. 201-A Q Electronic
Boise, ID 83714 ❑ Other:
secretary(apuc.idaho.gov
Erika Melanson ❑ U.S. Mail
Deputy Attorney General ❑ Personal Delivery
Idaho Public Utilities Commission ❑ Facsimile
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Ste. 201-A Q Electronic
Boise, ID 83714 ❑ Other:
erika.melansongpuc.Idaho.gov
Donovan Walker ❑ U.S. Mail
Megan Goicoechea Allen ❑ Personal Delivery
Idaho Power Company ❑ Facsimile
PO Box 70 Q Electronic
Boise, ID 83707 ❑ Other:
dwalker(a,idahopower.com
mgoicoecheaallen kidahopower.com
dockets(&,,idahopower.com
Timothy Tatum ❑ U.S. Mail
Connie Aschenbrenner ❑ Personal Delivery
Matt Larkin ❑ Facsimile
Idaho Power Company Q Electronic
1221 West Idaho Street(83702) ❑ Other:
Boise, ID 83707
ttatum(c idahopower.com
caschenbrenner(a,idahopower.com
mlarkin(d),idahopower.com
Kelsey Jae ❑ U.S. Mail
Law for Conscious Leadership ❑ Personal Delivery
920 N. Clover Drive ❑ Facsimile
Boise, ID 83703 Q Electronic
kelsey(a),kelseyjae.com ❑ Other:
Attorney for Intervenor Clean Energy
Opportunities for Idaho
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Courtney White ❑ U.S. Mail
Mike Heckler ❑ Personal Delivery
Clean Energy Opportunities for Idaho ❑ Facsimile
3778 Plantation River Drive, Suite 102 Q Electronic
Boise, ID 83703 ❑ Other:
courtney(a),cleanenergyoppportunities.com
mike&cleanenerg_yopportunities.com
Intervenor Clean Energy Opportunities for Idaho
Eric L. Olsen ❑ U.S. Mail
Echo Hawk& Olsen, PLLC ❑ Personal Delivery
505 Pershing Avenue, Suite 100 ❑ Facsimile
PO Box 6119 Q Electronic
Pocatello, ID 83205 ❑ Other:
elo(a,echohawk.com
Attorney for Intervenor Idaho Irrigation Pumpers
Association, Inc.
Lance Kaufman, Ph.D. ❑ U.S. Mail
2623 NW Bluebell Place ❑ Personal Delivery
Corvallis, OR 97330 ❑ Facsimile
lanceAae isg insi ht.com Q Electronic
For Intervenor Idaho Irrigation Pumpers ❑ Other:
Association, Inc.
Emily W. Medlyn ❑ U.S. Mail
Jelani A. Freeman ❑ Personal Delivery
U.S. Department of Energy ❑ Facsimile
1000 Independence Ave., S.W. Q Electronic
Washington, D.C. 20585 ❑ Other:
emily.medlynkhq.doe.gov
j elan.freeman(chq.doe.gov
Attorneys for Intervenor the Federal Executive
Agencies
Dwight Etheridge ❑ U.S. Mail
Exeter Associates, Inc. ❑ Personal Delivery
10480 Little Patuxent Parkway, Ste. 300 ❑ Facsimile
Columbia, MD 21044 Q Electronic
detheridge(ae,exeterassociates.com ❑ Other:
For Intervenor the Federal Executive Agencies
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Peter J. Richardson ❑ U.S. Mail
Richardson Adams, PLLC ❑ Personal Delivery
515 N 271h St ❑ Facsimile
Boise, ID 83702 Q Electronic
peterkrichardsonadams.com ❑ Other:
For Intervenor Industrial Customers of Idaho
Power
Austin Rueschhoff ❑ U.S. Mail
Thorvald A. Nelson ❑ Personal Delivery
Austin W. Jensen ❑ Facsimile
Kristine A.K. Roach Q Electronic
Holland& Hart, LLP ❑ Other:
555 17th St, Ste 3200
Denver, CO 80202
darueschhoff 2hollandhart.com
tnelson(a,hollandhart.com
awj ensen(d),hollandhart.com
karoach&hollandhart.com
aclee(d),hollandhart.com
tlfrielnhollandhart.com
Attorneys for Intervenor Micron Technology, Inc.
C. Tom Arkoosh ❑ U.S. Mail
Nicholas J. Erekson ❑ Personal Delivery
Arkoosh Law Offices ❑ Facsimile
PO Box 2900 Q Electronic
Boise, ID 83701 ❑ Other:
tom.arkooshkarkoosh.com
nick.erekson(d),arkoo sh.com
erin.cecilgarkoosh.com
Attorneys for Intervenor IdaHydro
John Gannon ❑ U.S. Mail
johngannon200&gmail.com ❑ Personal Delivery
Randy Morris ❑ Facsimile
occidentalpacific&hotmail.com Q Electronic
Deborah Fease and Amy Lorrance ❑ Other:
feased854&gmail.com
Intervenors
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Kurt J. Boehm ❑ U.S. Mail
Jody Kyler Cohn ❑ Personal Delivery
Boeham, Kurtz& Lowry ❑ Facsimile
425 Walnut St., Ste. 2400 Q Electronic
Cincinnati, OH 45202 ❑ Other:
kboehm(abkllawfirm.com
j kylercohnkbkllawfirm.com
Attorne s or Intervenor The Kroger Co.
Benjamin J. Otto ❑ U.S. Mail
1407 W Cottonwood Ct ❑ Personal Delivery
Boise, ID 83702 ❑ Facsimile
ben(&nwenergy.org Q Electronic
Attorney for Intervenor Northwest Energy ❑ Other:
Coalition
Lauren McCloy ❑ U.S. Mail
Derek Goldman ❑ Personal Delivery
Northwest Energy Coalition ❑ Facsimile
laurenknwenerg_y org Q Electronic
derek(d),nwenergy.org ❑ Other:
For Intervenor Northwest Energy Coalition
Michelle Steel,
Paralegal
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