20200929_jh1.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM

TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL

FROM: J OHN R. HAMMOND JR.
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

DATE: SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

SUBJECT: IDAHO POWER COMPANY’S APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO
DECREASE ITS RATES FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOARDMAN POWER PLANT; CASE NO.
IPC-E-20-3 2.

On August 21, 2020 , Idaho Power Company (“Idaho Power” or “Company”) applied
for authority to decrease customer rates to reflect cessation of the Boardman Power Plant
(“Boardman”) operations.
THE APPLICATION
Specifically, in the Application Idaho Power requests that the Commission issue an
order (1) finding that all actual Boardman investment s made through June 30, 2020, were
prudently incurred, and (2) decreasing customer rates by $3,902,622 to reflect full dep rec iation of
all Boardman in v estmen ts effective January 1, 2021, which e quates to an overall d ecrease of .33
percent. Application at 1 . The Company repre sen ts that the Application in this case was filed
concurrently with Case No. IPC-E-20-33 wherein the Company requests authorization to reinvest
the customer savings resulting from cessation of Boardman operations immediately into energy
eff iciency to limit impacts to customer bills. Id .
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Commission issue a Notice of Application, set a 21 -day
intervention deadlin e. Once the intervention deadline has passed, Staff will informally confer with
the parties about further scheduling and will recommend a schedule to the Commission.

DECISION MEMORANDUM 2
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Application and set a 21-day
intervention deadline?

__________________________
John R. Hammond Jr.
Deputy Attorney General

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