200408312004 IRP.pdf

BARTON L. KLINE ISB #1526
MONICA B. MOEN ISB #5734
Idaho Power Company
P. O. Box 70
Boise , Idaho 83707
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Attorney for Idaho Power Company
Street Address for Express Mail
1221 West Idaho Street
Boise , Idaho 83702
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTiliTIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OFTHE FILING BY CASE NO.IPC-
IDAHO POWER COMPANY OF ITS
2004 ELECTRIC INTEGRATED APPLICATIONRESOURCE PLAN (IRP)
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COMES NOW Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Power" or "Company ), and
in accordance with Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("PUC" or "Commission ) Order
No. 22299, hereby requests that the Commission issue its order accepting and
acknowledging the Company s 2004 Integrated Resource Plan ("IRP"). In support of
this request, Idaho Power states as follows:
Idaho Power is an electric utility subject to regulation by the
Commission. Idaho Power s exact name and address of its principal business office is:
Idaho Power Company
1221 West Idaho Street
Boise , Idaho 83702
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Idaho Power requests that any notices, inquiries and
communications regarding this request be provided to:
Gregory W. Said
Director, Revenue Requirement
Pricing & Regulatory Services
Idaho Power Company
O. Box 70
Boise , Idaho 83707
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: gsaid CW idahopower.com
Barton L. Kline
Senior Attorney
Idaho Power Company
O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: bkline CW idahopower.com
As required by IPUC Order No. 22299 and OPUC Order No. 89-
507, the Company prepares and files a biennial Integrated Resource Plan with both the
IPUC and the OPUC. The complete 2004 IRP consists of five (5) separate documents:
(1) 2004 Integrated Resource Plan; (2) Economic Forecast for the 2004 Integrated
Resource Plan; (3) Sales and Load Forecast for the 2004 Integrated Resource Plan;
(4) Demand-Side Management Annual Report for the 2004 Integrated Resource Plan;
and (5) Technical Appendix for the 2004 Integrated Resource Plan. A copy of the
complete 2004 RP is enclosed as Attachment
In the Company s last IRP filing, the 2002 IRP, this Commission
and the OPUC provided direction and suggested changes to Idaho Power for future
IRPs. In response to the two Commission s directions, Idaho Power has revised its
process for developing the 2004 IRP. The Company believes that the changes have
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enhanced the planning process and have resulted in a more thorough and
comprehensive Integrated Resource Plan. Described below are some of the changes
the Company has made to its planning process for the 2004 IRP.
(1 )The Company was directed to include the public in the IRP
planning process "in a more meaningful way." To satisfy this directive, the Company
created the Integrated Resource Plan Advisory Council (IRPAC). The IRPAC consisted
of representatives from Micron Technology, J.R. Simplot Company, INEEL, Heinz
Frozen Foods (Ontario, Oregon), AARP, Idaho Retailers Association , the Idaho
Irrigation Pumpers Association, the Amalgamated Sugar Company (Idaho and Oregon),
the Idaho Department of Water Resources, the Idaho Governor s Office, and the Idaho
State Legislature. The environmental community was actively represented by the
Natural Resources Defense Council and the Advocates for the West. From time to
time , persons advocating increased use of various generation technologies and demand
side management (DSM) programs also participated. The Company solicited and
received presentations from anaerobic digestion generation project developers
geothermal generation project developers, wind generation project developers and DSM
advocates.
(2)The IRPAC also had representatives from both the IPUC
and the OPUC Staffs. Through its involvement in the planning process , the IPUC Staff
made several valuable comments and suggestions for the 2004 IRP. In response to
those comments, Idaho Power has made several material revisions to the 2004 I RP.
The Company appreciates the PUC Staff involvement and comments and believes the
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additions and clarifications resulting from IPUC Staff comments have resulted in a better
2004 Integrated Resource Plan.
(3)The I RP AC met with Company representatives nearly once
a month for almost a year. IRPAC meetings usually lasted for an entire day. Often
during the planning process, the IRPAC would make suggestions of potential changes
for the Company to consider when evaluating resources for inclusion in its final resource
portfolio. The final resource portfolio developed through this process and presented by
this Application is the result of this collaborative effort.
(4)The IRPAC was also involved in helping the Company
evaluate additional ways to involve the general public in the RP process. As a result of
their suggestions , the Company established a link on its website which contained all of
the information presented at each of the IRPAC meetings and an e-mail address where
interested parties could submit their comments. In addition, the Company made "live
presentations of the draft IRP throughout its Idaho and Oregon service territory, with
public meetings in Pocatello, Twin Falls , Boise and Ontario, Oregon.
Another Commission-suggested change for the 2004 RP planning
process was that the RP place a greater emphasis on conservation and demand
reduction options. The final resource portfolio presented by this Application contains
nearly equal amounts of renewable generation and traditional generation as well as
demand response and energy efficiency programs. The selected portfolio will increase
the Company s power supply by approximately 800 aMW and increase the capacity of
the system by almost 940 MW over the planning horizon. Of this increase, 124 MW are
achieved through Demand Side Management (DSM).
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Idaho Commission Order No. 29189 stated that "it must be
reasonable to expect that the IRP is an actual planning document of the Company, that
it accurately represents the Company s best estimate of future changes in loads
resources and contract obligations and is indicative of how the Company intends to
meet its statutory obligations to serve native load." While the Company s resource
planning process is dynamic, the 2004 I RP presented by this Application is the
Company s best current estimate of future loads and sets forth how the Company
intends to serve the electrical requirements of its native load customers over the next
ten years. While the proposed resource portfolio represents current resource
acquisition targets , it is important to understand that the actual resource portfolio may
differ from the outlined quantities and types depending on many factors, including the
response Idaho Power receives from various Requests for Proposals that it intends to
issue to acquire new renewable and DSM resources. The 2004 IRP includes a near-
term action plan , stating specific actions to be taken by Idaho Power Company prior to
the next IRP in 2006.
Request for Acceptance
Idaho Power respectfully requests that the Commission issue its
Order accepting and acknowledging the Company s 2004 RP and finding that the 2004
IRP meets both the procedural and substantive requirements of Order No. 22299.
DATED at Boise, Idaho , this 2. ~day of August, 2004.
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BARTON L. KLINE
Attorney for Idaho Power Company
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