20201102Telephonic Hearing Transcript Vol I.pdf

ORIGIN AL
BEFORE THE rDzuIO PUBLTC UTTLITTES COMMTSSTON
THE }TATTER OF ROCKY )
POWERIS APPLTCATTON ) Case No. PAc-
APPROVAL OF THE BISII, S RV )
ET TRANSFER AGREEMEMT
ETWEEN ROCKY MOI'NTATN POWER )
THE CITY OF TDAIIO FALLS ) TELEPIIONTC
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October 27, 2O2O _ 3:10 p.m.
fdaho public Utilities Comnission
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BOISE, IDAHO 83701
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APPEARANCES
For the St,af f :
Office of the Attorney General
BY MR. DAYN S. HARDIE
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-OO74
dayn. hardie@puc. idaho. Strov
Also Present:
Ted Weston (Via Telephone)
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PROCEEDINGS
COMI{ISSIONER RAPER: Good af ternoon. This is
the t,ime and prace set for a pubrie hearing in case No.
PAc-E-2o-L2, arso referred to aE rn tshe Mattser of Rocky
Mountain Powerrs Apprication for Approval of the Bish,s
RVrs AeEet, TranEfer Agreement Between Rocky Mounlain
Power and the City of Idaho Falls.
Thie case haE been proceE E ed by modified
procedure, but because of the requirementss within Idaho
Code Section 6L-328, it requires that we hold a public
hearing. rt is my understanding that we do not Lrawe
anybody to tesEify on ttre record, buts we wiI1, for
completeness of the record, get the parties present and
their counsel.
We'11 start with tlre deputy attorney general.
My nameMR. HARDIE: Thank
is Dayne Hardie, coungel for
COMMISSIONER RAPER:
And is tlrere anyone
representing eittrer Bish,s RV
I know that we Lrawe
you, Madam Chair.
PUC staff.
Thank you, Mr.
else on t,tre line
Hardie.
or Rocky Mountain power?
Ted $Ieston as a
as an attorney, for tsherepresentat,iwe,
record. So we
although nots
can let t,he
Weston is on the line as a
reflect that Ted
Mountain Power
record
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employee.
with nobody on the rine to testify and Lrawing
waited until a quarter past the hour ttre hearing was
set to etart at 3:00 p.m., it is now 3:15. We wait,ed to
see if anyone wourd call in with any public testimony,
there appears t,o be no one on the line, Eio with ttrat, w€
will adjourn the hearing and cloEe tshe record.
Thanke for showing up.
(Hearing adjourned at 3: L5 p.m. )
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REPORTER' S CERT]FICATE
It ANDREA L. CHECK, CSR No. l48, Certified
Shorthand Reporter, certify;
That the foregoing proceedings were taken
before me at the time and place therein set forth, at
which time the witness was put under oath by me;
That the testimony and all objections made
were recorded stenographically by me and transcribed by
me or under my directj-on;
That the foregoing is a true and correct
record of all testlmony given, to the best of my
ability;
I further certify that I am not a relative or
employee of any attorney or party, nor am I financially
interested in the action.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ]set my hand and seal
this S day or Y 2040.
ANDREA L. CHECK, C.S.R. No. 148, R.p.R
Notary Public
P.O. Box 2636
Boise, Idaho 8370L-2636
My Commission expires JuLy 20, 2022
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general (l)
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parties (l)
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past (l)
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place (l)
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pm (2)
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Power (3)
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Power's (l)
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present (1)
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procedure (1)
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processed (I)
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public (3)
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PUC (1)
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HARDTE (3)
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hearing (5)
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hold (1)
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hour (1)
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RIdaho (2)
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Madam (1)
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Matter (1)
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modified (1)
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Mountain (4)
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RAPER (2)
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record (5)
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referred (1)
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reflect (1)
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representative (1)
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representing (1)
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requirements (1)
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requires (1)
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Rocky (4)
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RV (l)
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RV's (1)
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name (l)
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nobody (1)
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set (2)
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showing (l)
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In the Matter of
Rocky Mountain Power's Application
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adjourned (1)
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afternoon (l)
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Agreement (1)
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although (l)
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appears (1)
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Application (1)
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Approval (1)
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Asset (1)
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attorney (2)
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Bish's (2)
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staff (1)
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start (2)
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testimony (1)
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Thanks (1)
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Transfer (1)
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up (1)
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waited (2)
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Weston (2)
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within (1)
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3:00 (1)
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3:15 (2)
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Chair (1)
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Cify (1)
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close (1)
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Code (1)
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coMMrssroNER (2)
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completeness (1)
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counsel (2)
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Dayne (1)
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deputy (r)
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either (l)
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(6) adjourn - 6l-328