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Jean Jewell, Secretar
Idaho Public Utities Commssion
472 W. Washigton St.
Boise, Idaho 83720
McDevitt & Miller LLP
Lawyers
420 W. Bannock Street
P.O. Box 2564-83701
Boise, Idaho 83702
March 3, 2011
Re: Renewable Nortwest Project-GNR-E-11-01
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Chas. F. McDevitt
Dean J. (Joe) Miler
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Enclosed for fig in the above matter, please fid an origial and seven copies of a Petition to
Intervene of Renewable Nortwest Project.
Kidly retu a fie stamped copy to me.
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McDEVITT & MILLER LLP
420 W. Banock Street
P.O. Box 2564-83701
Boise, Idaho 83702
Tel: 208-343-7500
Fax: 208-336-6912
joermmcdevitt-miler .com
Megan Walseth Decker
Senior Staf Counsel
Renewable Nortwest Project
917 SW Oak Street, Suite 303
Portland, OR 97205
Tel: 503-223-4544
Fax: 503-223-4544
meganrmmp.org
Attorneys for Renewable Northwest Project
BEFORE 'THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF.THE
COMMISSION'S INESTIGATION
INTO DISAGGREGATION AND AN
APPROPRIATE PUBLISHED
AVOIDED COST RATE ELIGIBILITY
CAP STRUCTURE
Case No. GNR-E-ll-01
PETITION TO INTERVENE OF
RENEWABLE NORTHWEST PROJECT
COMES NOW Renewable Nortwest Project ("RN") and pursuat to RP71 petitions to
intervene in the above entitled maner and in support thereof re~pectflly shows as follows:
i.
RN, an Oregon nonprofit corporation, is a regional advocacy group comprised of more
than 50 public interest and business members who seek to promote environmentaly responsible
renewable resources across the Northwest region, focusing primarly on wind, solar, and
PETITION TO INTERVENE OF RENEWABLE NORTHEST PROJECT (GNR-E-II-Ol)1
geothermal technologies. i RNP has appeared before the Idaho Public Utilties Commssion
(PUC) on severaloccasions,2 and supports a strong and healthy market for all segments of the
renewable energy industr in Idao. RN has a direct and substatial interest in this proceeding.
II.
All pleadings, papers, orders and notices should be served upon:
Dean J. Miler, Esq.
McDEVITT & MILLER LLP
420 W. Banock Street
P.O. Box 2564-83701
Boise, Idaho 83702
Tel: 208-343-7500
Fax: 208-336-6912
joermmcdevitt -miler. com
and
Megan Walseth Decker
Senior Staff Counsel
Renewable Nortwest Project
917 SW Oak Street, Suite 303'
Portland, OR 97205
Tel: 503-223-4544
Fax: 503-223-4544
me ganrmmp.org
III.
RNP intends to paricipate herein as a par, and if necessar, to introduce evidence,
cross-examine witnesses, call and examine witnesses, and be heard in arguent. The nature and
quality of evidence which this Intervenor will introduce is dependent upon the natue and effect
of other evidence in this proceeding.
i A list ofRN's member organizations is available at htt://ww.mp.org/our members (March 2011).
2 Prior dockets in which RN has paricipated as an intervenor or by public comment include IPC-E-05-22, IPC-E-
07-03/AVU-E-07-02/PAC-E-07-07, PAC-E-09-07, IPC-E-08-24, and IPC-E.09.33. RN submitted public
comments in GNR-E-lO-04, but did not appear as an intervenor.
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IV.
Granting RN's petition to intervene will not unduly broaden the issues nor will it
prejudice any pary to this case.
WHEREFORE, RN respectfuly requests that ths petition to intervene be granted.
DATED ths.3 day of March, 2011.
e J. Miler
Attorney for Renewable Northwest Project
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the 6vAday of March, 2011, I caused to be served, via the
method(s) indicated below, tre and correct copies of the foregoing document, upon:
Jean Jewell, Secreta
Idaho Public Utilties Commission
472 West Washington Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
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Lisa Nordstom
Idaho Public Utilties Commission
472 West Washington Street
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Boise,ID 83720-0074
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Idaho Public Utilties Commission
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Boise, il 83720-0074
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Birch Power Company
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P.O. Box 1211
Welches, OR 97067
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Barker Rosholt & Simpson LLP
1010 W. Jefferson, Suite 102
P.O. Box 2139
Boise, ID 83701-2139
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