20210924Public Hearing Transcript Vol I.pdf

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN
POWERIS APPLICATION EOR APPROVAL
OF THE ASSET TRANSFER AGREEMENT
BETWEEN ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER
AND THE CITY OE IDAHO FAILS 733
CUSTOMERS
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CASE NO. PAC-E-21-17
TELEPHONIC HEARING
BEFORE
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LCOMMISSIONER PAUL KJELLANDER (Presiding)
COMMISSIONER KRISTINE RAPER
COMMISSIONER ERIC ANDERSON
PLACE:Commission Hearing Room
11331 West Chinden Blvd.Building 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, Idaho
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DATE:Septembex 22, 202t
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C e rtified Sh o rt h and Repofiers
Post Office Box9774
Boise,Idaho 83707
[e-mail]
Ph: 208-890-5198 Fa:r: 1-888-623-6899
Reporter:
Constance Br.y,
CSR
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APPEARANCES
For the Staff:Erick Shaner, Esq.
Deputy Attorney General
11331 West Chi-nden BIvd.Building 8, Suite 207-A
PO Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83120-0074
Eor Rocky Mountain Power:
(TelephonlcalIy)
fed Weston
PacifiCorp/dba Rocky
Mountain Power
L401 West North Temple
Suite 330
Sal-t Lake City, Utah 841"1,6
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BOISE, IDAHO, WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER 22, 202\, 6:10 P. M
COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER: Well, good evening.
This is the time and place for a telephonic public
customer hearing in Case No. PAC-E-27-L1, also referred
to as in the matter of Rocky Mountain Powerrs application
for approval of the asset transfer agreement between
Rocky Mountain Power and the City of Idaho Falls. It
involves 733 customers. The purpose of this heari-ng is
to take testimony from members of the pub11c in reference
to Rocky Mountain Power Company's request that was filed
with the Commission on July 21-siu, 2021.
My name is Paul- Kjellander. I'lf be the
Chairman of today's proceedings. f'm joined
telephonically by Commissioners Eric Anderson and
Kristine Raper.
As it sits tonightr we currently do not have
anyone who has ca1led j-n to testify. Ted isn't 1ega1
counsel, so just for the record, IrlI note that Ted
Weston has joi-ned as representative from Rocky Mountain
but because he's not 1ega1 counsel, of course,Power,
cannot
don't
cross-examine, and while Irm on that front, why
go ahead and take the appearances of the only
is 1ega1 counsel who could cross-examine if we
we
party who
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had anyone to cross-examine.
counsel representing Staff,
yourself officially for the
MR. SHANER: ETicK
V{hy don't we look to 1egaI
if you could introduce
record.
Shaner, Deputy Attorney
General, representing Staff.
COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER :Thank you,
as official
and there
parties in
caIled in
we did
just in
to their
reason
l-s no one
this case.
to testify
wait until
the event
else to recognize as
There are also no
far
callers who have
phones for this
that we did not
the hour. Now
and so just for
10 minutes after
that
the record to note,
the top of the hour
perhaps people were slow
public hearing, so that
start untif l-0 minutes
to get
was the
after the
that we are almost 15 minutes past
of the hour, it's fairly evident that the likelihood
top
the
of
top
that
inanyone is trying
had not been able
to call in or who had wanted to call
to, so there seems to be no more reason
this specificto prolong
one to put
there seems
on the witness
hearing, so
stand, no
with there being no
one to cross-examine,
for us to keep thisto be no further reason
hearing open, so wj-th that, we are adjourned.
(The Hearing adjourned at 6:15 p.m. )
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AUTHENTICATION
This is to certify that the foregoing
telephonic proceedings held in the matter of Rocky
Mountain Powerrs application for approval of the asset
transfer agreement between Rocky Mountain Power and the
City of Idaho Falls, coflrmencing at 6:10 p.m. r orl
September 22, 2021, dt the Commj-ssion Hearing Room, 11331
W. Chinden B1vd., Building 8, Suite 20L-A, Boise, Idaho,
is a true and correct transcript of said telephonic
proceedings and the original thereof for the file of the
Commission.
CONSTANCE
Certified S. BUCY
Shorthand Reporter
CONSTAI.ICE S BUCY
NOTARY PUBLIC . SIAIE OF IDA}IO
COMMlSSlOi.l t{UtlSER I EgS
MY Cot MlSStot{ D(PtREs 9+2021
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