20071105IPC to staff 1, 3-6, 8-13 confidential.pdf

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IDAHO~POWER~
An IDACORP Company
Lisa D. Nordstrom
Attorney II
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November 5, 2007
Jean D. Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
Re:Case No. IPC-07-
In the Matter of the Application of Idaho Power for an Accounting
Authorizing the Inclusion of power Supply Expenses Associated With
the Purchase of energy from Raft River Energy I LLC in the
Company s Power Cost Adjustment
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Please find enclosed for filing an original and two (2) copies of Idaho Power
Confidential Response to the First Production Request of the Commission Staff for the
above-referenced matter.
I would appreciate it if you would return a stamped copy of this transmittal letter in
the enclosed self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Very truly yours
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Lisa D. Nordstrom
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Enclosures
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1221 W. Idaho St.
Boise, 1083702
CERTIFICATE OF ATTORNEY
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, the undersigned attorney, certify that the following information is true:
1. On October 31 , 2007 Commission Staff in its First Production
Request to Idaho Power Company asked that the Company provide documents
pertaining to its 2006 Geothermal Request for Proposal (RFP).
2. The information requested in Staff Production Request Nos. 1 , 3, 4
, 8 , 9, 10 , 11 , 12 and 13 contains confidential information concerning the
method by which Idaho Power evaluates and selects generation projects to be
added to its power supply portfolio. This information holds independent
economic value for potential developers that wish to submit bids in future Idaho
Power RFPs and thus constitutes a "trade secret" Protection of this information
from disclosure is reasonable to maintain the integrity of the RFP process and
price of the resulting contract.
3. As of the date of this Certificate , the undersigned attorney
represents that the documents provided in the response to Staff Production
Request Nos. 1 , 10, 11 , 12 and 13 in Case No. IPC-07-
contain trade secrets or confidential information as defined in Idaho Code 9 9-
340 et seq. and 948-801 et seq.or that by their sensitive nature necessitate use
of a Protective Agreement.
DATED this day of November 2007.