20061215certificate_no_465.pdf

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
AND NECESSITY FOR THE EV ANDER ANDREWS POWER PLANT
CASE NO. IPC-O6-
CERTIFICATE NO. 465
On April 14, 2006, Idaho Power Company filed an Application for a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity to construct a new natural gas-fired generating plant at the
Evander Andrews Complex near Mountain Home, Idaho pursuant to Idaho Code 9 61-526.IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the future public convenience and necessity
requires and will require Idaho Power Company authorization to construct and subsequently
operate a 170 MW natural gas-fired power plant and related interconnection facilities at the
Evander Andrews Complex. The Evander Andrews generating plant will be located in the
Evander Andrews Complex (formerly "Danskin ) in Mountain Home and will be interconnected
to the natural gas transmission system. Idaho Power shall operate and maintain the Evander
Andrews power plant to furnish electric energy to its customers.
THIS CER TIFI CA TE is predicated upon and issued pursuant to the findings of fact
and conclusions of law contained in Order No. 30201 service dated December 15, 2006, in the
above-referenced case.
DATED at Boise, Idaho this /6r" day of December 2006.
PAUL~T
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MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
DE IS S. HANS , OMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
bls/O:IPC-06-09 Cert 465