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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20260224Compliance_Order_No_36946.pdf Office of the Secretary 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. ORDER NO. 36946 1 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. G EDWARD LODGE, P DENT JO R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER 1 _ DAYN HAKDIE, COMMISSIONER ATTEST: M4917N.VoT.S6chez Commission Secretary IALegaRELECTRICUPC-E-25-22_Gm IC\orders\IPCE2522_comp_j1.docx ORDER NO. 36946 2