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Service Date
February 24,2026
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION ) CASE NO. IPC-E-25-22
OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR )
AUTHORITY TO UPDATE ITS OPERATION ) ORDER NO. 36946
AND MAINTENANCE CHARGES )
APPLICABLE TO SCHEDULE 72, )
GENERATOR INTERCONNECTIONS TO )
PURPA QUALIFYING FACILITY SELLERS )
On May 8,2025,Idaho Power Company("Company"),applied to the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission ("Commission") requesting authority to update its operation and maintenance
("O&M") charges applicable to Schedule 72, generator interconnections to Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act ("PURPA") qualifying facility sellers effective January 1, 2026
("Application").
On December 31, 2025, the Commission issued Order No. 36894 approving the
Company's proposed monthly Schedule 72 O&M charges as amended by the 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 submitted a compliance filing with a proposed updated
Schedule 72 in response to the Commission's instructions.At the Commission's Decision Meeting
on February 17, 2026, Commission Staff presented a Decision Memo indicating it had reviewed
the compliance filing and verified that the updated Schedule 72 was consistent with Order No.
36894.
The Commission now issues this Order approving the updated Schedule 72 contained in
the Company's compliance filing.
COMMISSION FINDINGS AND DECISION
The Commission has jurisdiction over this matter under Idaho Code §§ 61-502 and 61-
503. The Commission is empowered to investigate rates, charges,rules,regulations,practices, and
contracts of public utilities and to determine whether they are just, reasonable, preferential,
discriminatory,or in violation of any provision of law,and to fix the same by order. Idaho Code §§
61-502 and 61-503.
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Having reviewed the Company's compliance filing, we find that the updated Schedule 72
adheres to our Order No. 36894 directives.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the updated Schedule 72 contained in the Company's
compliance filing is approved, as filed, effective as of January 1, 2026.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the service date upon this Order regarding any
matter decided in this Order. Within seven (7) days after any person has petitioned for
reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration. Idaho Code §§ 61-626.
DONE by order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 24t' day of
February 2026.
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EDWARD LODGE, P DENT
JO R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER
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DAYN HAKDIE, COMMISSIONER
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