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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20251203Minute_Order.pdf Office of the Secretary Service Date December 3,2025 BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER ) TARIFF ADVICE NO. IPC-TAE-25-02 COMPANY'S TARIFF ADVICE FOR ) REVISIONS TO SCHEDULE 87— ) MINUTE ORDER INTERMITTENT GENERATION ) INTEGRATION CHARGES ) On November 7, 2025, Idaho Power Company("Company") submitted a proposed update to Schedule 87, Intermittent Generation Integration Charges ("Schedule 87") to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission("Commission") for approval. Schedule 87 is applicable to qualifying facilities ("QFs") under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ("PURPA") that have generation of an intermittent nature, such as wind and solar QFs. In the current Schedule 87, different rates are applied based on the penetration level of wind or solar in the Company's system. Specifically, for wind integration charges,the penetration levels used are 725.82 megawatts("MW")to 825.81 MW and 825.82 MW to 925.81 MW For solar integration charges,the penetration levels used are 683.38 MW to 783.37 MW and 783.38 MW to 883.37 MW. The proposed update replaces the penetration levels with the incremental capacity blocks of newly contracted resources. For both wind and solar,the Company proposed to use incremental capacity blocks of 0 to 100 MW and 100 MW to 200 MW, with an effective date of December 7, 2025. At the Commission's Decision Meeting on November 25, 2025, Commission Staff presented a Decision Memorandum recommending the Commission approve the Company's proposed revisions to Schedule 87, effective December 7, 2025. The Commission's Rule of Procedure 134.02 directs that no tariff advice will be effective unless the public and the Commission have been notified pursuant to applicable sections of Title 61 of the Idaho Code. IDAPA 31.01.01.134.02. Additionally, no tariff advice takes effect on less than 30 days' notice, "unless the Commission finds good cause to approve the earlier effective date."Id. MINUTE ORDER 1 Having reviewed the record and finding the notice of the Company's proposed tariff advice meets the requirements of Rule 134.02, the Company's proposed tariff is approved, as filed, effective December 7, 2025. DATED at Boise, Idaho this 3rd day of December 2025. e��j'Z/ - ; r IeJ,67, DWARD LODGE, RE I ENT XOHN . HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER DAYN HARDI , COMMISSIONER ATTES La a Calderon Robles Interim Commission Secretary I:\Legal\TARIFF ADVICE\IPCTAE2502_final_em.doex MINUTE ORDER 2