20051018Request re LIWA annual report.pdf

IDAHO POWER COMPANY
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BOISE, IDAHO 83707
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JOHN R. GALE
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October 17 , 2005
Commissioner Paul Kjellander
Commissioner Marsha Smith
Commission pennis Hansen
idaho Public Utiliti~s Commission
PO Box 83720
.. Boise , Idaho 83720-0074
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RE:Annual LlWA Report
Dear Commissioners:
In Order No. 29505 (the Order), issued in Idaho Power s last general rate case, Case No. IPC-
03-13, the Commissioh directed Idaho Power to file an annual Low Income Weatherization Assistance
(LlWA) program report. In addition , the Order directed Idaho Power to notify the Commission within 60
days of the date of the Order of the appropriate date to file the report in order to provide the best available
data. On July 16, 2004 Idaho Power notified the Commission that the report would be filed by April 1 of
each year. Due to our oversight, Idaho Power has not filed the above-referenced annual report on the
LlWA program for the 2004 program year. This oversight was unintentional and we have taken steps to
ensure that the Company meets the April 1 filing deadline in the future.
Following the issuance of Order No. 29505 , Idaho Power entered into negotiations with CAPAI to
determine several aspects of the LlWA program design. On October 1 , 2004 Idaho Power filed a report
with the Commission detailing and explaining the LlWA program changes that resulted from those
negotiations. Once the program changes were negotiated, Idaho Power discussed the program
provisions and revised funding amounts with each of the individual agencies. The various agencies then
needed time to adjust their processes and staffing in order to manage the additional funding which
resulted from the Order. Consequently, the second half of 2004 was one of transition for both Idaho
Power and the agencies. As, a result, the data that would have been reported in the April 1 2005 report
wouid have large1y reftt3ctetP'"aCtlVfty tmdefthe pld"prqgrarn structuis'. Thatbelhg said;ldaho po.wer
respectfully requests .that the Commission allow the Company to include in the April 1 , 2006 annual LlWA
report the program details for both 2004 and 2005.
In conclusion, I apologize for missing the April deadline and want to assure you that Idaho Power
takes the Commission s orders seriously. Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions
or would like to discuss this issue.
Cordially,
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John R..Gale
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