20260319Final_Order_No_36972.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
March 19,2026
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. 36972
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 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 and above as of December
31, 2024.
On February 27, 2026, the Company filed a compliance filing to meet this requirement
without updating the transmission O&M charge in Schedule 72, because the resulting rate is the
same as that approved under the prior methodology. At the Commission's Decision Meeting on
March 12, 2026, Commission Staff presented a Decision Memo indicating it had reviewed the
compliance filing and confirmed the Company's position regarding the transmission O&M charge.
The Commission now issues this Order approving the Company's compliance filing
submitted on February 27, 2026.
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 because adherence to our
Order No. 36894 directives results in a weighted-average transmission O&M charge equal to the
current charge approved using the prior methodology, Schedule 72 does not require revision.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company's compliance filing of February 27, 2026,
is approved.
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 19th day of
March 2026.
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