20060630Decision memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:CO MMISSI 0 NER KJELLAND ER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER HANSEN
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:WELDON STUTZMAN
DATE:JUNE 28, 2006
SUBJECT:CASE NO. IPC-06-
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO
FILE 2006 INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN
On June 19, 2006, Idaho Power Company filed a Motion for Extension of Time to file its
2006 Integrated Resource Plan. The Company s Motion states that the "principal reason for this
request for an extension of time to file the 2006 IRP arises out of constraints placed upon the
Company s ability to integrate transmission costs and transmission availability into its resource
evaluation matrix." The Motion explains that recent orders issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission made it difficult for the Company to obtain transmission costs and other transmission
information that is necessary to complete the IRP by the June 30, 2006 deadline. The Company
retained an independent consulting firm to perform much of the transmission analysis for the IRP in
order to assist completion of the IRP. Nonetheless, the Company states that it needs an extension of
time, until September 29 2006, to complete and file its IRP.
Staff does not oppose the Company s Motion for an extension of 90 days to complete its
2006 IRP, and recommends the Commission issue an Order approving the Motion filed by the
Company.
COMMISSION DECISION
Should the Commission issue an Order approving an extension of time, until September
, 2006, for Idaho Power Company to file its Integrated Resource Plan?
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Weldon St zman
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