201307012013 IRP Attachment 2.pdf

BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
CASE NO. IPC-E-I3-15
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
ATTACHMENT 2
IRP ADVISORY COUNCIL
IRP AovrsonY CouNcrL
Idaho Power has involved representatives of the public in the IRP planning process since the
early 1990s. This public forum has come to be known as the IRP Advisory Council. The IRP
Advisory Council generally meets monthly during the development of the IRP and the meetings
are open to the public. Members of the council include political, environmental, and customer
representatives, as well as representatives of other public interest groups.
As part of preparing the 20 [3 IRP, Idaho Power hosted a field trip covering the distribution and
transmission system and the natural gas power generation. Idaho Power also hosted I I IRP
Advisory Council meetings, including a resource portfolio design workshop. Idaho Power and
members from the IRP Advisory Council also met in several small break-out sessions to discuss
certain topics in greater detail. Idaho Power values these opportunities to convene, and the
IRPAC members and the public have made significant contributions to this plan.
Idaho Power believes working with members of the IRP Advisory Council and the public is very
rewarding, and the IRP is better because of the public involvement. Idaho Power and the
members of the IRP Advisory Council recognize that outside perspective is valuable, but also
recognize that final decisions on the IRP are made by Idaho Power.
List of Advisory Council Members
Customer Representatives
Agricultural Representative ................ ............Sid Erwin
Boise State University... .............John Gardner
Idaho National Laboratory ..........Kurt Myers
Micron........ ............John Velikoff
Simplot....... ............Don Sturtevant
Public lnterest Representatives
Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce..................................Ray Stark
Idaho Conservation League ........Ben Otto
Idaho Department of Commerce.......... ...........Gynii Gilliam
Idaho Office of Energy Resources... ...............John Chatbum
Idaho State House of Representatives............. Representative Brent Crane
Idaho State Senate......... .............Senator Russ Fulcher
Idaho Technology Counci1.................. ............Jay Larsen
Northwest Power and Conservation Council ...................... Shirley Lindstrom
Northwest Power and Conservation Counci I ......................Jim Yost
Oil and Gas Industry Advisor .....David Hawk
University of ldaho Integrated Design Lab.........................Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg
Water Issues Advisor....... ...........Vince Alberdi
Regulatory Commission Representatives
Idaho Public Utilities Commission .................Bryan Lanspery
Public Utility Commission of Oregon ............Brittany Andrus