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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20260721Final_Order_No_37104.pdf Office of the Secretary Service Date July 21,2026 BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER ) CASE NO. IPC-E-25-36 COMPANY'S 2025 VARIABLE ENERGY ) RESOURCE INTEGRATION STUDY AND ) ORDER NO. 37404 PROPOSED UPDATE TO SCHEDULE 87 ) On December 26, 2025, Idaho Power Company ("Company") applied to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission") requesting: (1) approval of the Company's proposed Schedule 87,Intermittent Generation Integration Charges("Schedule 87"),updated rates,effective February 1, 2026, for which the Company's 2025 Variable Energy Resource ("VER") Integration Study("2025 VER Study")was the basis of,and(2)acknowledgement that the Company complied with the Commission's directives in Order No. 36661 ("Application"). Application at 1. On June 25, 2026, the Commission issued Order No. 37076 approving the Company's Schedule 87 with modifications and ordering the Company to work with Commission Staff ("Staff') on several issues in the next VER study and to meet with interested parties to discuss public comments filed in this case. On July 1, 2026, the Company filed its updated Schedule 87 to reflect the modifications required by Order No. 37076 ("Compliance Filing"). At the Commission's Decision Meeting on July 14, 2026, Staff presented a Decision Memorandum recommending the Commission approve the Compliance Filing, as filed, effective June 25, 2026. COMMISSION FINDINGS AND DECISION The Commission has jurisdiction over the Company's Filing and the issues in this case under Title 61 of the Idaho Code including, Idaho Code §§ 61-501, -502, and -503. The Commission is empowered to investigate rates, charges,rules,regulations,practices, and contracts of all public utilities and to determine whether they are just, reasonable, preferential, discriminatory, or in violation of any provisions of law, and to fix the same by order.Idaho Code §§ 61-501, -502, and-503. Having reviewed the record and the Compliance Filing, the Commission finds that the Company has complied with Order No. 37076 to update Schedule 87 to reflect the modifications required in Order No. 37076. ORDER NO. 37104 1 ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the updated Schedule 87 contained in the Compliance Filing submitted on July 1, 2026, is approved, effective June 25, 2026. THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order may petition for reconsideration within 21 days of the service date upon this Order regarding any matter decided in this Order. Within seven 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 21st day of July 2026. G EDWARD LODGE, PRjAIDENT J R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER DAYN HA IE, COMMISSIONER ATTEST: o i J7,IIIL4anchez Commission Secretary IALegaRELECTRIC\IPC-E-25-36_V ER\orders\IPCE2536_Comp_kr.doex ORDER NO. 37104 2