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CAMILLE CHRISTEN,ISB NO.10177
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
472 W.WASHINGTON STREET (83702-5918)
P.O.BOX 83720
BOISE,ID 83720-0074
Telephone:[phone]
E-mail:[e-mail]
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR )CASE NO.IPC-E-16-23
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE RATES FOR )
ELECTRIC SERVICE DUE TO REVISED )
DEPRECIATION RATES FOR ELECTRIC )
PLANT-IN-SERVICE )
)
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR )CASE NO.IPC-E-16-24
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE RATES FOR )
ELECTRIC SERVICE TO RECOVER COSTS )MOTION FOR PROCEDURAL
ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH VALMY )RELIEF
PLANT )
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COMES NOW the Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission,and under Rule
256.03 of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure (IDAPA 3 1.01.01.256.03),moves for an Order
changing the comment deadlines in the above-captioned cases,as set in Order No.33690.
On October 21,2016,Idaho Power Company filed an Application asking the
Commission to adopt revised depreciation rates for its electric plant-in-service and
correspondingly adjust Idaho jurisdictional base rates,with a requested effective date of June 1,
2017.Application (Case No.IPC-E-23)at 1.The Company concurrently filed an Application
requesting Commission authorization to accelerate the depreciation schedule for the North
Valmy power plant,establish an associated balancing account,and adjust customer rates,also
with a requested effective date of June 1,2017.See Application (Case No.IPC-E-16-24)at 1.
MOTION FOR
PROCEDURAL RELIEF
In November 2016,the Commission issued an Order providing Notice of the
Application and setting a deadline for interventions.Order No.33650.The Commission granted
Petitions to Intervene in both cases from the Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association,Inc.(IIPA),
Micron Technology,Inc.,the Idaho Conservation League (ICL)and Sierra Club,and the U.S.
Department of Energy and the Federal Executive Agencies.Order Nos.33659,33660,33670,
33671,33672,33710,33673,and 33674.The Commission also granted a Petition to Intervene
in the revised depreciation case from Industrial Customers of Idaho Power (ICIP).Order No.
33676.On April 7,2017,ICIP submitted a late Petition to Intervene in the North Valmy case;
that Petition is pending.
The parties conferred and agreed to process the Application via Modified Procedure
and to the following schedule,which the Commission adopted:
April 20,2017 Deadline for parties’comments
May 4,2017 Deadline for parties’cross-answering comments
May 18,2017 Deadline for Company reply comments
Order No.33690.The parties also agreed to meet to discuss potential settlement options.
In the course of settlement discussions,the parties have indicated that they would like
more time to consider potential settlement options and to develop comments if a settlement is not
reached.The parties have agreed to the following revised proposed schedule:
April 27,2017 Deadline for parties’comments
May 9,2017 Deadline for parties’cross-answering comments
May 18,2017 Deadline for Company reply comments
Accordingly,Staff now respectfully moves to vacate the previously-adopted schedule and asks
the Commission to adopt the parties’new proposed schedule instead.
Good cause exists for this Motion because all parties to both cases agree to the new
proposed schedule and because the change will allow more time for the parties to consider
settlement proposals and still complete comments within the same overall timeframe as before.
In particular,the new schedule does not change the last comment deadline,May 18,for the
Company’s reply comments.
Staff therefore requests that the Commission grant the Motion and adopt the parties’
new proposed comment schedule.
MOTION FOR
PROCEDURAL RELIEF 2
Respectfully submitted this 13th day of April 2017.
Camille Christen
Deputy Attorney General
N:IPC-E-1 6-23_IPC-E-1 6-24_cc_Motion
MOTION FOR
PROCEDURAL RELIEF 3
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 13th DAY OF APRIL 2017,
SERVED THE FOREGOING MOTION FOR PROCEDURAL RELIEF,IN CASE NOS.
IPC-E-16-23 AND IPC-E-16-24,BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF,POSTAGE
PREPAID,TO THE FOLLOWING:
LISA D NORDSTROM
REGULATORY DOCKETS
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
P0 BOX 70
BOISE ID 83707-0070
MATTHEW T.LARKIN
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
P0 BOX 70
BOISE ID 83707-0070
E-mail:[e-mail]
E-mail:[e-mail]
[e-mail]
ERIC L OLSEN
ECHO HAWK &OLSEN PLLC
P0 BOX 6119
POCATELLO ID 83205
E-mail:[e-mail]
ANTHONY YANKEL
12700 LAKE AVE
UNIT 2505
LAKEWOOD OH 44107
E-mail:[e-mail]
THORVALD A NELSON
FREDERICK J SCHMIDT
EMANUEL T.COCIAN
BRIAN T HANSEN
HOLLAND &HART LLP
6380 S FIDDLERS GREEN CIR STE 500
GREENWOOD VILLIAGE CO 80111
E-mail:[e-mail]
[e-mail]
etcocian@,hollandhart.com
[e-mail]
PETE BENNETT
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
8000 S FEDERAL WAY
BOISE ID 83707
E-mail:[e-mail]
E-MAIL ONLY
tawo1f(,micron.com
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
STEVEN PORTER
US DEPT OF ENERGY
1000 INDEPENDENCE AVE SW
ROOM 6D-033
WASHINGTON DC 20585
E-mail:steven.poer(hg.doe.gov
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
PETER J RICHARDSON DR DON READING
RICHARDSON ADAMS PLLC 6070 HILL ROAD
515 N 27TH STREET BOISE ID 83703
BOISE ID 83702 E-mail:dreading(mindspring.com
E-mail:peter(richardsonadams.com
BENJAMIN J OTTO TRAVIS RITCHIE
ID CONSERVATION LEAGUE SIERRA CLUB
P0 BOX 844 2101 WEBSTER ST
BOISEID 83701 STE 1300
E-mail:botto(idthoconservation.org OAKLAND CA 94612
E-mail:travis.ritchie(sieffaclub.org
SECRETARY
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE