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 KOOTANAI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.'S
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF ITS 2026-2028 WILDFIRE
MITIGATION PLAN; CASE NO. C07-E-25-01.
On December 31, 2025, Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc. ("Company") applied to the
Idaho Public Utilities Commission("Commission")requesting approval of its 2026-2028 Wildfire
Mitigation Plan ("2026 WMP"), in accordance with Idaho Code §61-1801, et seq. ("Wildfire
Standard of Care Act").
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?
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