20141210Notice of Sale of Interest.pdf

GtvENS PunsLEY,,."
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
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Deboroh E. Nelson
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den@ givenspursley.com
December 8,2014
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Attention: Kristine Sasser
472W Washington Street
Boise,Idaho 83702
Idaho Power Company
Attention: Donovan Walker
l22lW.Idaho Street
Boise, ID 83702
RE: Notice of Sale of Interest in Idaho Wind Partners I,LLC
Dear Kristine and Donovan:
On behalf of our client Idaho Wind Partners I,LLC (fWP) and for your clients'
information and records, EFS Idaho Wind, LLC (EFS Idaho), a wholly-owned indirect
subsidiary of General Electric Capital Corporation, intends to sell before year-end all of its Class
A non-managlng membership interests in IWP. After the sale, EFS Idaho will no longer hold
any manbership interests in IWP. The buyer will be a newly formed entity, MREH Idaho Wind
A, LLC, which will be a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Macquarie Infrastructure Company
LLC.
IWP owns eleven project companies.l Each project company owns and operates a QF
wind project in Idaho and is party to a Firm Energy Sales Agreement and a Generator
Interconnection Agreement with Idaho Power Company. The sale will not require modification
or assignment of those agreements, and no contact information for [WP will change. The sale
I Burley Butte Wind Parh LLC; Golden Valley Wind Park, LLC; Milner Dam Wind Park, LLC; Oregon Trail Wind
Park, LLC; Pilgrim Stage Station Wind Parlq LLC; Thousand Springs Wind Parh LLC; Tuana Gulch Wind Park,
LLC; Camp Reed Wind Park, LLC; Payne's Ferry Wind Par( LLC; Salmon Falls Wind Parh LLC and Yahoo
Creek Wind Park, LLC.
Potrick J. Miller
Judson B. Montgomery
Deboroh E. Nelson
W. Hugh O'Riordon, LLM.
Angelo M. Reed
Michoel Roe
P. Mork Thompson
Jeffrey A. Won
Robert B. White
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Kenneth L. Pursley
Jomes A. Mcclure (r92+2or r)
Roymond D. Givens (19r7-2008)
Gory G. Allen
Peter G. Borton
Christopher J. Beeson
Clinl R. Bolinder
Erik J. Bolinder
leff W. Bower
Preslon N. Corter
Jeremy C. Chou
Williom C. Cole
Michoel C. Creomer
Amber N. Dino
Thomos E. Dvorok
Jeffrey C. Feredoy
Moriin C. Hendrickson
Don E. Knickrehm
Neol A. Koskello
Deboro K. Krislensen
Michoel P. Lowrence
Fronklin G. Lee
Dovid R. Lombordi
Kimberly D. Moloney
Emily L. Mcclure
Kennelh R. McClure
Kelly Greene Mcconnell
Alex P. McLoughlin
Melodie A. McQuode
Christopher H. Meyer
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will not change any operation, management or control of the project companies themselves or of
the property owned by the project companies.
Also for your clients' information and records, MREH previously purchased a small
interest in IWP through an acquisition of Exergy Idaho Holdings, LLC, which owns 100% of the
Class B non-managing membership interests in IWP. Exergy Idaho Holdings, LLC is now 99o/o
owned by WEH Magic Valley Holdings, LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Macquarie Infrastructure
Company LLC, and l%by EIH Parent,LLC.
After the sale by EFS Idaho, IWP's ownership structure will be as follows:
POS'r
TRANSACTION
Please let me know of any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Deborah Nelson
Amy Fisher, General Electric Capital Corporation
Steven Eisenberg, Idaho Wind Partners
Jessica Friedman, Van Ness Feldman LLP (for Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC)
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