20031022Letter closing case.pdf

STATE OF IDAHO
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
LAWRENCE G. WASDEN
October 20, 2003
John R. Gale
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Idaho Power Company
PO Box 70
Boise, ill 83707-0070
RE:Sale of Idaho Power s Surplus Buildings , Case No. IPC-O3-
Dear Ric
In your letter dated March 14, 2003 , you advised the Idaho Public Utilities Commission that
Idaho Power Company was in the process of disposing of three buildings no longer used in
utility operations: the Homedale Operation Center; the Cambridge Operation Center; and the
Homedale office building. You suggested that the sale of these buildings does not require
Commission approval per Idaho Code ~ 61-328. This reply is in response to your letter.
Because these buildings are no longer used for utility operations, the Commission approves of
the Company s intent to dispose of these buildings. Please keep the Staff informed of their
status. The rate base treatment for these properties should be addressed in the Company s rate
case, No. IPC-03-13. The regulatory treatment for the sale of the buildings should be
determined at the time of the sale or other final disposition.
The Commission appreciates being informed when buildings or other major facilities are no
longer in use.
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Donald L. Howell, II
Deputy Attorney General
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Contracts & Administrative Law Division, Idaho Public Utilities Commission
O. Box 83720, Boise, Idaho 83720-0074, Telephone: [phone], FAX: [phone], E-mail: Ipuc~puc.state.id.
Located at 472 West Washington St., Boise, Idaho 83702