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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20260226Motion to Vacate.pdf RECEIVED February 26, 2026 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION _ ROCKY MOUNTAIN 1407 W.North Temple,Suite 330 POWER. Salt Lake City,UT 84116 A DIVISION OF PACIFICORP February 26, 2026 VIA ELECTRONIC DELIVERY Commission Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 11331 W. Chinden Blvd Building 8 Suite 201A Boise, ID 83714 Attn: Commission Secretary RE: CASE NO.PAC-E-25-23 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER FOR AN ACCOUNTING ORDER RELATING TO THE 2026 INTER-JURISDICTIONAL ALLOCATION PROTOCOL Please find Rocky Mountain Power's Motion to Suspend the Procedural Schedule and Suspend Discovery in the above-referenced matter. Informal inquiries may be directed to Mark Alder, Idaho Regulatory Manager at(801) 220-2313. Very truly yours, Joelle Stewar Senior Vice President, Regulation Enclosures CC: Donn English(Donn.En lg ish(d),puc.idaho.gov) Travis Culbertson(Travis.Culbertson&puc.idaho.gov) Joseph M. Dallas, (ISB# 10330) Senior Attorney PacifiCorp 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 2000 Portland, Oregon 97232 Telephone: (503) 813-5701 Email:joseph.dallas&pacificorp.com Attorney for Rocky Mountain Power BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE ) CASE NO. PAC-E-25-23 APPLICATION OF ROCKY ) MOUNTAIN POWER FOR AN ) ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER'S ACCOUNTING ORDER RELATING TO ) MOTION TO VACATE THE THE 2026 INTER-JURISDICTIONAL ) PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE AND TO COST ALLOCATION PROTOCOL ) SUSPEND DISCOVERY Pursuant to Rule 56 and Rule 256.03 of the Rules of Procedure of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission(Commission), PacifiCorp d/b/a Rocky Mountain Power(Rocky Mountain Power or Company) files this Motion to Suspend the Procedural Schedule and Suspend Discovery. Accordingly,Rocky Mountain Power requests that the Commission vacate the procedural schedule and associated discovery described in Order No. 36925 —Notice of Modified Procedure. Rocky Mountain Power is requesting expedited treatment of this procedural motion under Rule 256.03. On December 29, 2025, Rocky Mountain Power filed its Application for an accounting order relating to the 2026 Inter-Jurisdictional Protocol (2026 Protocol) with the Commission in this docket. On February 17, 2026, PacifiCorp and Portland General Electric Company (PGE) announced a proposed transaction involving the Company's Washington service area. Under the proposed transaction, the Company will sell and PGE will purchase PacifiCorp's Washington service area and certain of the Company's Washington-based generation, transmission, and distribution assets. (Service Area Transfer). The Service Area Transfer will affect the allocation of certain costs under the 2026 Protocol currently pending approval by the Commission. Rocky Mountain Power's Motion to Vacate Procedural Schedule Page I Accordingly,Rocky Mountain Power requests that the Commission vacate the procedural schedule to provide adequate time for Rocky Mountain Power to assess the impact of the Service Area Transfer on the 2026 Protocol, confer with Commission Staff and determine appropriate next steps for this proceeding.Rocky Mountain Power can work with Commission Staff to file an appropriate motion for a procedural schedule once these conversations have taken place. The Company has contacted the only other party in this proceeding, and Commission Staff have reviewed this motion, and do not oppose vacating the schedule. Consistent with Rule 256.03, Rocky Mountain Power is requesting expedited treatment of this motion so that the schedule may be vacated prior to the Company's comment filing date of March 11, 2026. For the reasons discussed above, the Company requests the Commission vacate the procedural schedule in this docket. Respectfully submitted this 261h day of February 2026. ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER Joseph M. Dallas, (ISB# 10330) Senior Attorney PacifiCorp 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 2000 Portland, Oregon 97232 Telephone: (503) 813-5701 Email:joseph.dallas&pacificorp.com Rocky Mountain Power's Motion to Vacate Procedural Schedule Page 2