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Service Date
September 23,2026
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN ) CASE NO. PAC-E-26-12
POWER'S APPLICATION REQUESTING A )
PRUDENCY DETERMINATION OF ITS 2024 ) NOTICE OF APPLICATION
AND 2025 DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT )
EXPENDITURES ) NOTICE OF INTERVENTION
DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 37179
On August 26, 2026, PacifiCorp, d/b/a Rocky Mountain Power ("Company") applied to the
Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission") requesting an order designating $9,867,600 in
2024 and 2025 Demand Side Management ("DSM") expenditures using funds collected from
Schedule 191-Customer Energy Efficiency Service Rate Adjustment ("Schedule 191") as prudently
incurred("Application").
The Commission now issues this Notice of the Company's Application and Notice of
Intervention Deadline establishing a 21-day intervention period.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that during 2024 and 2025, Schedule 191 funded four
energy efficiency programs and two load management programs. Application at 2.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company requests a prudency determination on
2024 DSM expenditures of$4,523,091 and 2025 DSM expenditures of$5,344,509.Id. at 3.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company's energy efficiency Schedule 191
programs achieved 15,876 megawatt-hours ("MWh") of savings in 2024 and 18,506 MWh in 2025
for energy efficiency. Id. at 5. Additionally, the Company's load management Schedule 191 DSM
programs achieved 2,587 kilowatts ("kW") of savings in 2024 and 3,746 kW in 2025.Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company's DSM portfolio as a whole was cost
effective in both 2024 and 2025, as measured by the Utility Cost Test.Id. at 5.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Schedule 191 accrual basis accumulated balance
was $551,344.96 underfunded on January 1, 2024 and $5,616,094.33 overfunded on December 31,
2025.Id. at 4.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company conducted process and impact
evaluations for the Wattsmart Homes 2021-24,Wattsmart Business 2022-23, Home Energy Reports
2022-23,and Low Income Weatherization 2021-22 measures were published in the Company's 2024
and 2025 annual energy efficiency and peak reduction reports filed with the Commission on May 1,
2025, and May 1, 2026, respectively.Id. at 2, 9.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application is available for public inspection
during regular business hours at the Commission's office. The Application is also available on the
Commission's website at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on the`ELECTRIC"icon, select"Open Cases,"
and click on the case number as shown on the front of this document.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this case will be held pursuant to
the Commission's jurisdiction under Title 61 of the Idaho Code,and that all proceedings in this matter
will be conducted pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000 et seq.
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons desiring to intervene in this matter to obtain
parties' rights of participation must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission pursuant to this
Commission's Rules of Procedure 72 and 73, IDAPA 31.01.01.072 and -.073. Persons who wish to
intervene as a party must file a Petition to Intervene no later than 21 days after the date of
service of this Order. Such persons shall also provide the Commission Secretary with their email
address to facilitate further communications. After the intervention deadline runs, the Commission
Secretary shall issue a Notice of Parties that identifies the parties and assigns exhibit numbers to each
party. Once the Notice of Parties has issued, Commission Staff shall informally confer with the
Company and any intervening parties about how to further process this case and shall then report back
to the Commission on a proposed case schedule.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons who would like to present their views without
parties' rights of participation and cross-examination do not have to intervene but may present their
views by submitting written comments to the Commission.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the following people are designated as the Company's
representatives in this matter:
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Anna DeMers Joseph Dallas
Michael Snow 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 2000
1407 W. North Temple, Suite 330 Portland, Oregon 97232
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 (503) 813-5701
(801) 534-5019 joseph.dallaskpacificorp.com
(801) 220-4214
anna.demers&pacificorp.com
michael.snowgpacific orp.com
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that persons desiring to intervene in this matter must file a
Petition to Intervene no later than 21 days from the service date of this Order. Once the deadline has
passed, the Commission Secretary shall prepare and issue a Notice of Parties.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, after the Notice of Parties has issued, Commission Staff
shall confer with the parties regarding a procedural schedule for this matter including, if necessary, a
hearing in this matter.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties comply with Order No. 35375, issued April 21,
2022. Generally,all pleadings should be filed with the Commission electronically and will be deemed
timely filed when received by the Commission Secretary. Rule 14.02. Service between parties should
continue to be accomplished electronically when possible. However, voluminous discovery-related
documents may be filed and served on CD-ROM or a USB flash drive.
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DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 23rd day of
September 2026.
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EDWARD LODGE, PR&MDENT
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J R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER
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