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Home My WebLink About20090210Petition to Intervene.pdf(208) 343-7500 (208) 336-6912 (Fax) Via Hand Delivery Jean Jewell, Secreta Idao Public Utities Commssion 472 W. Washigton St. Boise, Idaho 83720 Re: Black Canyon, lL GNR-E-08-02 Dear Ms. Jewell: McDevitt & Miller LLP Lawyers QE-C¡:\VI" .,.~ 420 W. Bannock Street i. , P.O. Box 2564-83711eQ FEe '0 PM 2: '" Boise, Idaho 83702 Februar 10, 2009 Chas. F. McDevitt Dean J. (Joe) Miler Enclosed for fig in the above matter, please fid an orial and seven copies of a Petition to Intervene on behalf of Black Canyon iic. Kidly retu a fie staped copy to me. DJM/hh Enclosures Very Truy Yours, McDevitt & Mier IL ~~ ORIGINAL Dean J. Miler (ISB No. 1968) McDEVITT & MILLER LLP 420 West Banock Street P.O. BOX 2564-83701 Boise, Idaho 83702 Tel: 208-343-7500 Fax: 208-336-6912 joet9mcdevitt-miler.com DCCEI\/¡:i\L i 0", 2009 FEB I 0 PH 2: 4 I Attorney for Black Canyon LLC BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE JOINT PETITION TO APPROVE A STIPULATION TO ADJUST PUBLISHED IDAHO AVOIDED COST RATES FOR IDAHO POWER COMPANY, PACIFICORP, AND A VISTA CORPORATION. Case No. GNR-E-08-02 PETITION TO INTERVENE COMES NOW Black Canyon LLC ("Black Canyon"), pursuat to RP 70-75 and petitions to intervene in the above matter and in support thereof respectfully shows as follows, to wit: 1. Black Canyon is a limited liabilty company organzed and existing under the laws of the State ofIdaho. 2. Black Canyon is developing a wind power generation facilty in Bonnevile County, Idaho withn Rocky Mountan Power's service terrtory. 3. Black Canyon has made substatial progress toward the development, including, among other thngs, completion of a System Impact Study, Facilties Study and Interconnection Agreement required for interconnection of the generation facilty to the electrcal system of Rocky Mountan Power. PETITION TO INTERVENE-l 4. Black Canyon did not formally paricipate in negotiations leading to the Stipulation on fie herein, but its interests were informally represented by the undersigned who also paricipated on behalf of other paries. 5. Black Canyon intends to seek from Rocky Mountain Power a power purchase agreement pursuat to the Public Utilties Regulatory Practices Act of 1978, and has been awaiting the establishment of curent rates for such agreements. 6. Black Canyon would be matenally injured by the granting of Rocky Mountan Power's Motion to Continue Decision Implementing Stipulation dated Febru 5, 2009 and, accordingly, Black Canyon has a direct and substantial interest in ths matter. 7. Paricipation by Black Canyon will not unduly broaden the issues in ths proceeding or otherwse delay the proceedings. 8. This Petition to Intervene is timely fied because the Commission has not previously established an intervention deadline. 9. All pleadings, papers, orders and notices should be served upon: Dean J. Miler McDEVITT & MILLER LLP P.O. BOX 2564-83701 420 W. Banock Boise, Idaho 83702 208.343.7500 joe($mcdevitt -miler .com And Paul Marin PO Box 353 Bolder, CO 80306 303.442.2109 PETITION TO INTERVENE-2 WHEREFORE Black Canyon respectfuly requests that this Petition be granted and that Black Canyon be permitted to paricipate herein with ful nghts of a par. DATED this ..~ day of Febru, 2009. BLACK CANYON LLC By~\)) Dean J. Miler Attorney for Black Canyon LLC PETITION TO INTERVENE-3 .' CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the ! Q~ day of Februar, 2009, I caused to be served, via the methodes) indicated below, tre and correct copies of the foregoing document, upon: Jean Jewell, Secreta Idao Public Utilties Commission 472 West Washington Street P.O. Box 83720 Boise,ID 83720-0074 jjewell(ßpuc.state.id. us Scott Woodbur Idaho Public Utilties Commission 472 West Washington Street P.O. Box 83720 Boise,ID 83720-0074 scott. woodbury(fpuc.idaho. gov David J. Meyer, Vice President Clint Kalich A visita Utilties P.O. Box 3727 1411 E. Mission Ave Spokane, WA 99220-3727 clint.kalich(ßavistacorp.com david.meyer(favistacorp.com Mark Moench Danel Solander Rocky Mountan Power One Uta Center 201 S. Main Street, Suite 2300 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 danel.solander(fpacificorp.com mark.moench(fpacificorp.com Peter J. Richardson, Esq. Richardson & O'Lear PLLC 515 N. 27th Street (83702) P.O. Box 7218 Boise, ID 83707-1218 peter(fnchardsonandolear.com PETITION TO INTERVENE-4 Hand Delivered ,r U.S. Mail ,.~ Fax ,.~ Fed. 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