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Home My WebLink About20051213Motion opposing Time Warner intervention.pdfIDAHO POWER COMPANY O. BOX 70 BOISE, IDAHO B3707 BARTON L. KLINE Senior Attorney An IDACORP Company December 13, 2005 Jean D. Jewell, Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Street P. O. Box 83720 Boise , Idaho 83720-0074 Re:Case No. IPC-05- Idaho Power Company s Motion In Opposition To Time Warner Telecom of Idaho LLC's Petition To Intervene Dear Ms. Jewell: - - ;", ..", \~::, ,..'" .:":,- , - s:;~s;:- en C) . . en ,::;) 0 c.. Please find enclosed for filing an original and seven (7) copies of the Company s Motion in opposition to Time Warner Telecom of Idaho LLC's Petition to Intervene regarding the above-described case. I would appreciate it if you would return a stamped copy of this transmittal letter to me in the enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope. Iy yours Jif lL- Barton L. Kline BLK:jb Enclosures Telephone (208) 388-2682 Fax (208) 388-6936 E-mail BKline(g)idahopower.com :~i\;!:- ".. BARTON L. KLINE ISB #152 MONICA B. MOEN ISB #5734 Idaho Power Company P. O. Box 70 Boise, Idaho 83707 Telephone: (208) 388-2682 FAX Telephone: (208) 388-6936 BKline (Q) idahopower.com MMoen (Q) idahopower.com i , ) F';: ~: 05 .i:D fS!O;J Attorneys for Idaho Power Company Street Address for Express Mail 1221 West Idaho Street Boise , Idaho 83702 BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS BASE RATES AND CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE IN THE STATE OF IDAHO CASE NO. IPC-05- IDAHO POWER COMPANY' MOTION IN OPPOSITION TO TIME WARNER TELECOM OF IDAHO LLC'S PETITION TO INTERVENE COMES NOW , Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Power" or "Company ), and pursuant to RP 075, moves the Commission for an Order denying the Petition of Time Warner Telecom of Idaho LLC ("Time Warner") to intervene in this proceeding. In support of its Motion , Idaho Power states as follows: RP 071 and 072 specify that in order to intervene in a proceeding, a person or entity not an original party to the proceeding must demonstrate a direct and substantial interest in the proceeding. Time Warner s Petition to Intervene does not identify a direct and substantial interest as required by in RPs 071 and 072. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S MOTION IN OPPOSITION TO TIME WARNER TELECOM OF IDAHO LLC'S PETITION TO INTERVENE Page Time Warner s Petition states that its interest in this case is based on the following three allegations: First , Time Warner states that it is an electric customer of Idaho Power taking service at various points of delivery under various rate schedules. Idaho Power billing records do not show Time Warner as an active customer so the Company is unable to confirm that Time Warner s service requirements would constitute a substantial interest as required by the Commission s rules. Second , Time Warner states that it is a customer of Idaho Power Company pole attachment services. Idaho Power does have a contract with Time Warner for pole attachment services and that contract has more than ten years remaining on its current term. As such, the rates, terms and conditions of that contract do not present a justiciable issue in this case. Finally, Time Warner alleges that it provides telecommunication services in competition with IDACOMM , Inc. IDACOMM , Inc. is a subsidiary of IDACORP, as is Idaho Power. Time Warner provides no explanation as to how its competition with IDACOMM Inc. demonstrates a direct and substantial interest in a case to set Idaho Power s retail electric rates. Idaho Power acknowledges that the Commission has traditionally been very liberal in granting interventions. Nevertheless , without further facts and explanation by Time Warner that would logically link Time Warner s issues to a general revenue requirement case, Idaho Power believes that allowing Time Warner to intervene is likely to unreasonably broaden the issues in the case and unreasonably burden the record. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S MOTION IN OPPOSITION TO TIME WARNER TELECOM OF IDAHO LLC'S PETITION TO INTERVENE Page 2 WHEREFORE, Idaho Power respectfully requests that the Commission issue its Order denying Time Warner s Motion to Intervene in this proceeding. j.b DATED this day of December, 2005.~liL BARTON L. KLINE Attorney for Idaho Power Company IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S MOTION IN OPPOSITION TO TIME WARNER TELECOM OF IDAHO LLC'S PETITION TO INTERVENE Page 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this day of December, 2005 , I served a true and correct copy of the within and foregoing IDAHO POWER COMPANY' MOTION IN OPPOSITION TO TIME WARNER TELECOM OF IDAHO LLC'S PETITION TO INTERVENE upon the following named parties by the method indicated below, and addressed to the following: Donald L. Howell, II Deputy Attorney General Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 W. Washington Street O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 don.howell (Q) puc.idaho.qov Hand Delivered S. 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Box 1612 Boise , ID 83701 billeddie(gi rmci.net Hand Delivered x U.S. Mail Overnight Mail FAX (208) 342-8286 E-mail Ken Miller NW Energy Coalition 5400 W. Franklin , Suite G Boise , ID 83705 Hand Delivered x U.S. Mail Overnight Mail FAX E-mail Dean J. Miller McDevitt & Miller LLP 420 W. Bannock Street O. Box 2564 Boise , ID 83701 ioe (Q) mcdevitt-miller.com Hand Delivered x U.S. Mail Overnight Mail FAX (208) 336-6912 E-mail CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE , Page 2