20061121notice_of_filing_order_no_30185.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
November 21, 2006
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY'S 2006 INTEGRATED
RESOURCE PLAN
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CASE NO. IPC-06-
NOTICE OF
COMMENT DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 30185
On September 24, 2006, Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Power" or "Company ) filed
its 2006 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). On October 18, 2006, the Company filed a revised plan
that corrected certain typographical errors and revised certain exhibits. The Company s filing is
pursuant to a biennial requirement established in Commission Order No. 22299, Case No. U-
1500-165. The IRP describes the Company s growing customer base, load growth, supply-side
resources, demand-side management and risk analyses. Additionally, the 160-page IRP
document and related appendices contain information regarding available resource options
planning period forecasts, potential resource portfolios, a ten-year resource plan, and a near-term
action plan.
THE INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the IRP filing consists of five documents: the
IRP, a Sales and Load Forecast, the Company s 2005 Demand-Side Management Annual Report
an Economic Forecast, and a Technical Appendix.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that Idaho Power has worked with stakeholders
over the last 12 months to develop the subject IRP. The Integrated Resource Plan Advisory
Council consisted of members of the environmental community, major industrial customers
agricultural interests, an Idaho state legislator, Commission Staff, a representative from the Idaho
Governor s Office, and others. The Company also conducted presentations open to the general
public from November 13-, 2006 in Boise, Pocatello, Twin Falls, and Ontario, Oregon.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that according to the Plan Summary, the
Company anticipates that its customer base will increase from approximately 455 000 to over
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680 000 by the end of the planning period of 2025, an increase of 11 000 to 12 000 new
customers each year. The Company states that it used a conservative resource plan based upon a
worse-than-median level of water. It used 70th percentile water conditions and 70th percentile
average load for energy planning. In addition, for peak-hour capability planning, it used 90th
percentile water conditions and 95th percentile peak-hour load.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the IRP states that it includes 1 300 MW
(nameplate) of supply-side resource additions and DSM programs designed to reduce peak load
by 187 MW and average load by 88 aMW. The Company s average load is expected to increase
by 40 aMW, and summertime peak-hour loads are expected to increase by 80 MW per year
through 2025.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company states that the 2006 IRP
provides the Company s estimate of future loads and sets forth how the Company intends to
serve the electrical requirements of its native load customers over the next 20 years. While the
proposed resource portfolio represents current resource acquisition targets, the Company notes
that the actual resource portfolio may differ from the quantities and types of resources outlined in
the IRP depending on responses to the Company s Requests for Proposals, the business plans of
any ownership partners, and the changing needs of Idaho Power s system.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that Idaho Power conducted an analysis of
possible transmission path upgrades. With the assistance of an outside consultant, the following
were selected as the most viable transmission alternatives:
McNary (Columbia River) to the Locust Substation (Boise) via
Brownlee;
Lolo (Lewiston area) to Oxbow;
. Bridger Wyoming to the Boise Bench Substation via the Midpoint
Substation;
Garrison or Townsend, Montana to the Boise Bench Substation via the
Midpoint Substation; and
White Pine, Nevada to the Boise Bench Substation via the Midpoint
Substation.
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the IRP's preferred portfolio includes a 250
MW coal-fired resource addition in 2013 identified as "Wyoming Pulverized Coal." The
Company does not know specifically where this addition will be located, but states that one of
the Company s best near-term alternatives for expansion at an existing coal-fired resource is the
addition of a fifth unit at the Jim Bridger plant.
DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that any person desiring to state a position on this
Application may file a written comment in support or opposition with the Commission within
sixty (60) days from the service date of this Notice. The comment must contain a statement of
reasons supporting the comment. Persons desiring a hearing must specifically request a hearing
in their written comments. Written comments concerning this Application shall be mailed to the
Commission and Idaho Power at the addresses reflected below:
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
Street Address for Express Mail:
Michael J. Youngblood
Pricing & Regulatory Services
Idaho Power Company
PO Box 70
Boise, ID 83707
Mail: myoungblood~idahopower.com
472 W. Washington Street
Boise, ID 83702-5983
Lisa D. Nordstrom
Barton L. Kline
Legal Department
Idaho Power Company
PO Box 70
Boise, ID 83707-0070
E- Mail: lnordstrom~idahopower.com
bkline~idahopower.com
These 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.
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments or protests are
received within the time limit set, the Commission will consider the filing 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 IRP, supporting workpapers, and exhibits
have been filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection during regular
business hours at the Commission offices. The Application and testimonies are also available on
the Commission s Website at www.puc.idaho.gov under the "File Room" icon and then "Electric
Cases.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this case will be held
pursuant to the Commission s jurisdiction under Title 61 of the Idaho Code. The Commission
may enter any final Order consistent with its authority under Title 61.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this matter will be
conducted pursuant to the Commission s Rules of Procedure, IDAP A 31.01.01.000 et seq.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a review and comment period be established for
Idaho Power s IRP filing. Any person interested in submitting written comments in this matter
must do so no later than sixty (60) days from the service date of this Order.
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DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this ;z./
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day of November 2006.
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PAUL KJELL NDER, PRESIDENT
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
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Commission Secretary
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