20260811Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER HARDIE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: ERIKA K. MELANSON
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: AUGUST 11, 2026
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR
AUTHORIZATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION BETWEEN
IDAHO POWER COMPANY AND OREGON TRAIL ELECTRIC
CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE, INC. FOR THE SALE AND TRANSFER
OF SERVICE TERRITORY; CASE NO. IPC-E-26-21.
On June 30, 2026, Idaho Power Company ("Company") applied to the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission ("Commission") requesting approval of the proposed transaction between
the Company and Oregon Trail Electric Consumers Cooperative, Inc. ("OTEC")providing for the
sale and transfer of the Company's Oregon service territory to OTEC ("Application").
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Commission Staff ("Staff') recommends that the Commission issue a Notice of
Application and Notice of Intervention Deadline establishing a 21-day intervention period.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Application and Notice of Intervention
Deadline establishing a 21-day intervention period?
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Erika K. Melanson
Deputy Attorney General
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