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Home My WebLink About20050803notice of application.pdfOffice of the Secretary Service Date August 3, 2005 BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR CASE NO. IPC-O5- APPROVAL OF A FIRM ENERGY SALES AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE AND NOTICE OF APPLICATION PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY BETWEEN IDAHO POWER COMPANY NOTICE OF AND TWIN FALLS ENERGY COMPANY MODIFIED PROCEDURE INC. NOTICE OF COMMENT /PROTEST DEADLINE YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on July 6, 2005, Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power; Company) filed an Application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission) requesting approval of a 20-year Firm Energy Sales Agreement (Agreement) between Idaho Power and Twin Falls Energy Company, Inc. (Twin Falls) dated June 27, 2005. Under the Agreement, Twin Falls will sell and Idaho Power will purchase electric energy generated by the Low Line Midway Hydroelectric Project, located approximately one mile downstream from the point of the Low Line Canal origin, in an area more particularly described as the NW 1/4, of the NW 1/4 of Section 11 , Township 11 S, Range 10 E, Boise Meridian, Twin Falls County, Idaho. The nameplate rating of the hydro project is 2.5 MW. The Twin Falls Project will be a qualified small power production facility (QF) under the applicable provisions of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURP A). Twin Falls has selected March 10 , 2007 as the first energy date and April 1 , 2007 as the scheduled operation date. As represented by Idaho Power, the Agreement with Twin Falls comports with the terms and conditions of Commission Order No. 29632 (Us. Geothermal et al v. Idaho Power) and avoided cost Order No. 29646. Twin Falls has elected to receive the levelized published avoided cost rates set forth in Order No. 29646. The Company represents that the Agreement contains the various security requirements required by the Commission for levelized agreements. NOTICE OF APPLICATION NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE NOTICE OF COMMENT/PROTEST DEADLINE As reflected in Section 24 of the Agreement, the Agreement will not become effective until the Commission has approved all the Agreement's terms and conditions and declares that all payments that Idaho Power makes to Twin Falls for purchases of energy will be allowed as prudently incurred expenses for ratemaking purposes. The proposed effective date of the Agreement is June 27, 2005. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has reviewed the filings of record in Case No. IPC-05-23. The Commission has preliminarily found that the public interest in this matter may not require a hearing to consider the issues presented and that issues raised by the Company s filing may be processed under Modified Procedure , by written submission rather than by hearing. Reference Commission s Rules of Procedure IDAP A 31.01.01.201-204. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the deadline for filing written comments or protests with respect to Idaho Power s Application and the use of Modified Procedure in Case No. IPC-05-23 is Friday, August 26,2005. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments or protests are received within the deadline, the Commission may consider the matter on its merits and may enter its Order without a formal hearing. If comments or protests are filed within the deadline the Commission will consider them and in its discretion may set the matter for hearing or may decide the matter and issue its Order based on the written positions before it. Reference IDAP A 31.01.01.204. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that written comments concerning Case No. IPC-05-23 should be mailed to the Commission and the Company at the addresses reflected below. Street Address for Express Mail: Monica B. Moen, Attorney II Barton L. Kline, Senior Attorney Idaho Power Company PO Box 70 Boise, ID 83707-0070 Mail: mmoen~idahopower.com bkline~idahopower.com Commission Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0074 472 W. Washington Street Boise, ID 83702-5983 NOTICE OF APPLICATION NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE NOTICE OF COMMENT/PROTEST DEADLINE Randy C. Allphin, Contract Administrator Idaho Power Company PO Box 70 Boise, ID 83707-0070 E-mail: rallphin~idahopower.com Street Address for Express Mail: 1221 W. Idaho Street Boise, ID 83702 All comments should contain the case caption and case number shown on the first page of this document.Persons desiring to submit comments via e-mail may do so by accessing the Commission s home page located at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click the "Comments and Questions icon, and complete the comment form, using the case number as it appears on the front of this document. These comments must also be sent to Idaho Power at the e-mail addresses listed above. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments or protests are received within the time limit set, the Commission will consider this matter on its merits and enter its Order without a formal hearing. If written comments are received within the time limit set, the Commission will consider them and, in its discretion, may set the same for formal hearing. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application in Case No. IPC-O5- may be viewed at www.puc.idaho.gov by clicking on "File Room" and "Electric Cases " or can be viewed during regular business hours at the Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 W. Washington Street, Boise, Idaho and at the general business office of Idaho Power Company, 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho. DATED at Boise, Idaho this day of August 2005. Je . Jewell Commission Secretary blslN:IPC-05-23 sw NOTICE OF APPLICATION NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE NOTICE OF COMMENT/PROTEST DEADLINE