20260203Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER HARDIE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: ERIKA K. MELANSON
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: FEBRUARY 3, 2026
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF CLEARWATER POWER COMPANY'S
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE COMPANY'S 2026 IDAHO
WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN; CASE NO. COI-E-26-01.
On January 20, 2026, Clearwater Power Company ("Company") applied to the Idaho
Public Utilities Commission ("Commission") requesting that the Commission issue an order
approving its 2026 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?
Erika K. Melanson
Deputy Attorney General
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