HomeMy WebLinkAbout20260217Decision Memo.pdf DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER HARDIE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: YAO YIN, COMMISSION STAFF
JEFF LOLL,DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: FEBRUARY 17, 2026
RE: IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S APPLICATION
FOR AUTHORITY TO UPDATE ITS OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE CHARGES APPLICABLE TO SCHEDULE 72,
GENERATOR INTERCONNECTIONS TO PURPA QUALIFYING
FACILITY SELLERS; CASE NO. IPC-E-25-22.
BACKGROUND
On December 31, 2025, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission") issued
Order No. 36894,which approved the monthly Schedule 72 Operation and Maintenance("O&M")
charges proposed by Idaho Power Company ("Company") in the Application amended by its
Errata and Corrected Pages to Application and Direct Testimony of Riley Mahoney, with an
effective date of January 1, 2026. The order also required the Company to modify Schedule 72 to
reflect that the transmission O&M charge applies to transmission lines of 138 kilovolt("kV") and
above.
On January 28, 2026, the Company filed a compliance filing to update Schedule 72 to
comply with these two requirements.
STAFF REVIEW
Staff reviewed the Company's compliance filing and verified that it updates Schedule 72
by adopting the newly approved integration charges from the Errata and Corrected Pages to
Application and Direct Testimony of Riley Mahoney, with an effective date of January 1, 2026.
Staff also verified that the updated Schedule 72 applies transmission O&M charge to transmission
lines of 138 kV and above.
DECISION MEMORANDUM - 1 - FEBRUARY 17, 2026
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Commission approve the updated Schedule 72 contained in the
Company's compliance filing, with an effective date of January 1, 2026.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to approve the updated Schedule 72 contained in the
Company's compliance filing, with an effective date of January 1, 2026?
y-
Yao Yin
Utilities Analyst II
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