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Home My WebLink About20081007Idaho PUC Petition to Intervene.pdfSTATE OF IDAHO OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LAWRENCE G. WASDEN VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL BP AA verageSystemCost~bpa.gov October 7, 2008 Michelle L. Manary REP Manager Bonneville Power Administration, F- PO Box 3621 Portland, OR 97208-3621 Re: Petition to Intervene FY 2009 ASC Review Proceeding Docket Nos. ASC-09-A V -, ASC-09-IP-, ASC-09-P A- Please find enclosed a Petition to Intervene filed by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Idaho PUC) in the three FY 2009 ASC dockets set out above. Please contact me at (208) 334- 0312 if you have any questions. Donmd L Hfl~ Deputy Attorney General Enclosures cc: LouAnn Westerfield Neil Price bls/N:BP A - ASCO9-A VO I IPOI P AO 1 letter Contracts & Administrative Law Division, Idaho Public Utilities Commission O. Box 83720, Boise, Idaho 83720-0074, Telephone: (208) 334-0300, FAX: (208) 334-3762, E-mail: Ipucl(j)puc.state.id. Located at 472 West Washington St., Boise, Idaho 83702 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BEFORE THE BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION INRE FY 2009 AVERAGE SYSTEM COST REVIEW PROCESS FOR A VISTA, IDAHO POWER COMP ANY, AND P ACIFICORP DOCKET NOS. ASC-09-A V -) ASC-09-IP-) ASC-09-P A- PETITION TO INTERVENE BY THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Pursuant to the notification of Bonneville Power Administration ("Bonneville" or BP A"), the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Idaho PUC") respectfully moves to intervene in the three above-entitled proceedings. Bonneville s Public Notice of the FY 2009 Average System Cost (ASC) review process requires Petitions to Intervene to be filed no later than the close of business on October 7 2008. I. INTEREST OF PETITIONER The Idaho PUC is the state regulatory commission empowered pursuant to Idaho Code Title 61 to regulate all investor-owned utilities (IOUs) operating within the State of Idaho. In this capacity, the Idaho PUC is responsible for regulating the retail electric rates of Avista Utilities, Idaho Power Company, and PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power. Idaho Code 9 61- 502. Until the residential exchange program (REP) was suspended last summer, these Idaho IOUs participated in the REP. 16 US.c. 9 839c(c). Each utility s ASC is part of the REP calculation. 16 U.C. 9839c(c)(7). Over the years, residential and small-farm irrigation customers of the three Idaho IOUs have shared in the benefit of the region s federal hydroelectric projects. The suspension of the REP credits in June 2007 resulted in a net rate increase for more than 560 000 Idaho IDAHO PUC PETITION TO INTERVENE DOCKET NOS. ASC-09-A V-, ASC-09-IP-, ASC-09-PA- customers. The Idaho PUC has previously participated in the 2008 ASC Methodology docket (No. ASCM-08). As the state regulatory body, the Idaho PUC has a vested interest that the IOUs correctly calculate their respective ASCs. Consequently, the Idaho PUC has a direct and substantial interest in the calculation of the FY ASC ofthe three IOUs that it regulates. II. COMMUNICATIONS AND SERVICE The Idaho PUC requests that all communications and papers relating to this proceeding be served upon: Donald L. Howell, II Deputy Attorney General Idaho Public Utilities Commission PO Box 83720 472 W. Washington Street (83702-5918) Boise, ID 83720-0074 Idaho State Bar No. 3366 Telephone No. (208) 334-0312 E-mail: don.howell~puc.idaho.gov Lou Ann Westerfield Policy Strategist Idaho Public Utilities Commission PO Box 83720 472 W. Washington Street (83702-5918) Boise, ID 83720-0074 Telephone No. (208) 334-0323 E-mail: louann. westerfield(fYpuc.idaho.gov The Idaho PUC requests that these names be added to the official service list for the above- captioned docket. III. CONCLUSION The Idaho PUC intends to participate in these three dockets and has a definable interest in the outcome of these proceedings. Granting the Idaho PUC intervention in the three ASC dockets will promote the public interest. Consequently, the Idaho PUC respectfully requests that its Petition to Intervene as a party in these three dockets be granted. IDAHO PUC PETITION TO INTERVENE DOCKET NOS. ASC-09-A V-, ASC-09-IP-, ASC-09-PA- Respectfully submitted this 7th day of October 2008. FOR THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Donald L. Howell, II Deputy Attorney General PO Box 83720 472 W. Washington Street (83702-5918) Boise ID 83720-0074 Idaho State Bar No. 3366 Telephone No. (208) 334-0312 E-mail: don.howell(fYpuc.idaho.gov blslN:BPA ASCO9-A VOI IPOI PAOI IDAHO PUC PETITION TO INTERVENE DOCKET NOS. ASC-09-A V-, ASC-09-IP-, ASC-09-PA- CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a copy of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission s Petition to Intervene in BPA Docket Nos. ASC-09-A V-, ASC-09-IP-, ASC-09-PA-Ol was emailed to the following on October 7 , 2008. Michelle L. Manary REP Manager Bonneville Power Administration, F- PO Box 3621 Portland, OR 97208-3621 E-mail: mlmanary~bpa.gov Kurt Casad Office of General Counsel, LP- 7 Bonneville Power Administration PO Box 3621 Portland, OR 97208-3621 E-mail: krcasad~bpa.gov Bonneville Power Administration FY 2009 ASC Review BP AA verageS ystem Cost~bpa. gov Donald L. H ell, II Deputy Attorney General IDAHO PUC PETITION TO INTERVENE DOCKET NOS. ASC-09-A V-, ASC-09-IP-, ASC-09-PA-