HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230502_IPCE2313_cs.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: CLAIRE SHARP
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: MAY 2, 2023
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY’S PETITION TO
MODIFY ORDER NO. 34031’S TIMEFRAME FOR A PRUDENCE
DETERMINATION OF HELLS CANYON COMPLEX EXPENDITURES;
CASE NO. IPC-E-23-13.
On April 21, 2023, Idaho Power Company (“Idaho Power” or “Company”) petitioned to
modify Order No. 34031’s timeframe for a prudence determination of the Hells Canyon
Complex expenditures incurred after December 31, 2015. Petition at 1. In Order No. 34031, the
Commission required the Company to request its “prudence determination for expenditures
incurred between December 31, 2015 and April 13, 2023” within five years from the
Commission’s approval of the 2018 settlement agreement (“Settlement”). Id. at 3. The Company
represents it has diligently worked to obtain the final license from the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (“FERC”), but circumstances warrant extending the time. Id. at 3. The Company
argued this extension promotes judicial economy, because if not granted, the Company would
have to file a second request for prudence determination after it receives its license. Id. The
Company represents it informally conferred with the Settlement parties about this extension and
no one objected. Id. at 5.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission issue a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified
Procedure, setting a May 24, 2023, public comment deadline and a May 31, 2023, Company
reply deadline.
DECISION MEMORANDUM 2
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified
Procedure, setting a May 24, 2023, public comment deadline and a May 31, 2023, Company
reply deadline?
_____________________________
Claire Sharp
Deputy Attorney General
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