20260113Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER HARDIE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: ERIKA K. MELANSON
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: JANUARY 13, 2026
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER'S APPLICATION
FOR APPROVAL OF THE 2026-2028 IDAHO WILDFIRE MITIGATION
PLAN; CASE NO. PAC-E-25-22.
On December 19, 2025, Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp ("Company")
applied to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission("Commission")requesting that the Commission
issue an order approving its 2026-2028 Idaho Wildfire Mitigation Plan ("2026 WMP"), in
accordance with Idaho Code § 61-1801, et seq. ("Wildfire Standard of Care Act"), and the
guidelines established in Case No. GNR-E-25-02.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Commission Staff ("Staff') recommends that the Commission issue a Notice of
Application and Notice of Intervention Deadline establishing a twenty-one (21) day intervention
period.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Application and Notice of Intervention
Deadline establishing a twenty-one (21) day intervention period?
Erik K. elanson
Deputy Attorney General
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