20260123Notice_of_Application_Order_No_36913.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
January 23,2026
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER ) CASE NO. IPC-E-25-35
COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR A )
PRUDENCE DETERMINATION OF HELLS ) NOTICE OF APPLICATION
CANYON COMPLEX RELICENSING COSTS )
FROM JANUARY 1, 2026, THROUGH ) NOTICE OF INTERVENTION
DECEMBER 31, 2025 ) DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 36913
On December 24, 2025, Idaho Power Company ("Company") applied to the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission ("Commission") requesting an order designating its expenditures for Hells
Canyon Complex ("HCC") relicensing costs from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2025,
as prudently incurred("Application").
The Commission now issues this Notice of Application and Notice of Intervention
Deadline establishing a 21-day intervention period.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the three HCC hydroelectric developments comprise
approximately 24 percent of the Company's total generating capacity. Application at 2.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company must relicense the three HCC
facilities through Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") to continue operating HCC.
Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that because the Company's July 2003 application for
a new long-term FERC license is still pending,the Company has been operating HCC under annual
licenses since the expiration of its previous long-term license in July 2005. Id. The Company
continues to work with stakeholders to address outstanding issues with the pending long-term
license application and anticipates approval "no earlier than 2027."Id. at 3.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that in Order No. 34031, the Commission approved a
settlement stipulation regarding the prudency of the Company's HCC relicensing expenditures
through December 31, 2015.Id.
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company now requests an order deeming
approximately $305 million in HCC relicensing costs through the third fiscal quarter of 2025 as
prudently incurred—which will make the costs eligible for inclusion in customer rates in the future.
Id. at 1, 4.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application includes expenses through
September 2025. Id. at 1-2. The Company intends to file a supplemental application including
additional costs incurred through December 31, 2025.Id. at 2.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company filed testimony in support of its
Application identifying HCC relicensing expenditures by project and by cost element.Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company's relicensing efforts since 2015 have
centered on meeting regulatory requirements necessary to obtain a new long-term license.Id. at 4.
Specifically, the Company has focused primarily on(1) obtaining Idaho and Oregon Clean Water
Act Section 401 certifications; (2) formally consulting with the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act;
and(3) implementing conservation and research programs in support of FERC's review under the
National Environmental Policy Act.Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application and testimony is available for
public inspection during regular business hours at the Commission's office. The Application and
testimony are also available on the Commission's website at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on the
"ELECTRIC" icon, select "Open Cases," and click on the case number as shown on the front of
this document.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this case will be held pursuant
to the Commission's jurisdiction under Title 61 of the Idaho Code, and that all proceedings in this
matter will be conducted pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000
et seq.
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons desiring to intervene in this matter to
obtain parties' rights of participation must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission
pursuant to this Commission's Rules of Procedure 72 and 73, IDAPA 31.01.01.072 and -.073.
Persons who wish to intervene as a party must file a Petition to Intervene no later than
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twenty-one(21)days after the date of service of this Order. Such persons shall also provide the
Commission Secretary with their email address to facilitate further communications. After the
intervention deadline runs,the Commission Secretary shall issue a Notice of Parties that identifies
the parties and assigns exhibit numbers to each party. Once the Notice of Parties has issued,
Commission Staff shall informally confer with the Company and any intervening parties about
how to further process this case and shall then report back to the Commission on a proposed case
schedule.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons who would like to present their views
without parties' rights of participation and cross-examination do not have to intervene but may
present their views by submitting written comments to the Commission.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the following people are designated as the
Company's representatives in this matter:
Lisa Lance Connie Aschenbrenner
Regulatory Dockets Jessi Brady
Idaho Power Company Idaho Power Company
1221 West Idaho Street 1221 West Idaho Street
P.O. Box 70 P.O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707 Boise, Idaho 83707
llancegidahopower.com caschenbrennergidahopower.com
dockets(cidahopower.com jbrady(aidahopower.com
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that persons desiring to intervene in this matter must file a
Petition to Intervene no later than twenty-one (21) days from the service date of this Order. Once
the deadline has passed, the Commission Secretary shall prepare and issue a Notice of Parties.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that,after the Notice of Parties has issued, Commission Staff
shall confer with the parties regarding a procedural schedule for this matter including,if necessary,
a hearing in this matter.
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
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.
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DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 23rd day of
January 2026.
G
EDWARD LODGE, P SIDENT
J N R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER
DAYN HA IE, COMMISSIONER
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