20191105_ej1.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:EDWARD JEWELL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE:OCTOBER 31,2019
SUBJECT:IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER FOR
APPROVAL OF A POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH JACKPOT HOLDINGS,LLC,FOR THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF UP TO 220 MEGAWATTS OF
RENEWABLE SOLAR GENERATION;CASE NO.IPC-E-19-14
On April 4,2019,Idaho Power Company ("Company")filed an Application seeking
approval of a Power Purchase Agreement ("PPA")with Jackpot Holdings LLC for energy
generated by the Jackpot Solar Facility ("Facility").Under the proposed PPA,the Company
would purchase 120 megawatts ("MW")of energy with an option to purchase an additional 100
MW of energy from the adjacent Franklin Solar Facility ("Option Facility").The Facility and
the Option Facility are between Twin Falls and the Nevada border.
On April 25,2019,the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Notice of
Intervention Deadline.Order No.34321.No parties intervened.
On June 5,2019,the Commission issued a Notice of Modified Procedure and set a
comment deadline of July 23,2019,and a reply comment deadlineof August 6,2019.Order No.
34353.
On July 8,2019,the Company responded to a Staff production request by stating that
it needed more time to complete the requested economic analysis.IDAHO POWER
COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO COMMISSION STAFF REQUEST NO.25.
On July 19,2019,the Company submitted a letter to the Commission indicating that
the Company supported an adjustment to the comment deadline because the Company was not
able to provide the requested analysis within the original comment period.
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COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to set a comment deadline of November 26,2019,and a
reply comment deadline of December 3,2019?
Edward ell
Deputy ey General
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