20261026Intervention_Order_No_37205.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
October 26,2026
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF ATLANTA POWER ) CASE NO. ATL-E-26-01
COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR )
APPROVAL OF ITS WILDFIRE )
MITIGATION PLAN ) ORDER NO. 37205
On October 7,2026, Idaho Department of Lands ("IDL") on behalf of State Forester, Julia
Lauch, filed a late petition to intervene ("Petition") in this case. No one opposed IDL's Petition.
Having reviewed the Petition and the record, we grant IDL's Petition.
FINDINGS
IDL filed its untimely Petition on October 7, 2026, after the September 29, 2026, deadline
as set by Commission Order No. 37158.
Untimely petitions to intervene are governed by Rules 71-75, IDAPA 31.01.01.071-.075.
Based on the record,we find that IDL has shown good cause for the untimely filing, and that it has
a direct and substantial interest in this proceeding and will not unduly broaden the issues. We thus
find it reasonable to grant IDL's untimely petition to intervene on the condition that IDL not delay,
disrupt, or unduly broaden the issues in this proceeding. We note that, per Rule 73, IDL is bound
by all prior orders and notices issued in the case.
ORDER
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that IDL's petition to intervene is granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties in this proceeding serve all papers hereafter
filed in this matter on all parties of record. For purposes of service, the Intervenor's contact
information is:
IDL:
J.J. Winters Tyre Holfeltz
Attorney for IDL Wildfire Risk Mitigation Program Manager
300 N. 6th St., Ste. 103 tholfeltzgidl.idaho.gov
Boise, ID 83702
208-334-0245 Julia Lauch
jwintersgidl.idaho.gov State Forester
j lauch(&,idl.Idaho.gov
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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.See 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.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 26th day of
October 2026.
G
EDWARD LODGE,'PRtAIDENT
J R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER
DAYN HA IE, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
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Commission Secretary
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