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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE REDUCTIONS IN ELECTRICAL DEMAND AND ASSOCIATED CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM ITS IRRIGATION CUSTOMERS.
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CASE NO. IPC-E-01-3

ORDER NO. 28668

The Industrial Customers of Idaho Power petitioned to intervene in this case on February 28, 2001, pursuant to Rules of Procedure 71 through 75 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, IDAPA 31.01.01.071-.075.
FINDINGS OF FACT
We find that no party timely opposed this Petition to Intervene.
We further find that based on the pleadings and other documents filed in this case, intervention by this party would serve the purposes of intervention as described by Rule 74 of the Rules of Procedure and should be granted.
O R D E R
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Petition to Intervene filed by the Industrial Customers of Idaho Power is hereby granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties in this proceeding serve all papers hereafter filed in this matter on all parties of record. This Intervenor is represented by the following for purposes of service:

Peter J. Richardson
Richardson & O’Leary
99 East State Street, Suite 200
PO Box 1849
Eagle, ID 83616 Stuart Trippel
Trippel Mast Consulting, Inc.
506 Second Avenue, Suite 1001
Seattle, WA 98124-2328

DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this
day of March 2001.

DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER

PAUL KJELLANDER, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Jean D. Jewell
Commission Secretary

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Service Date
March 12, 2001