20091120Letter Agreement.pdf

November 20, 2009
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An IDACORP Company
BARTON L. KLINE
Lead Counsel
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Jean D. Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
Re: Case No. IPC-E-06-34, Hot Springs Wind Farm
and
Case No. IPC-E-06-35, Bennett Creek Wind Farm
Dear Ms. Jewell:
In Order No. 30453 issued by the Commission on October 17,2007, in the above-
referenced cases, the Commission approved generation interconnection agreements for
the Hot Springs and Bennett Creek wind farms.
Enclosed with this letter is a letter agreement between Idaho Power Company
("Idaho Powet') and John Deere Wind Energy, which has acquired the Bennett Creek and
Hot Springs wind farms. The letter agreement confirms that the capacity of the
BennettHot Springs projects is approximately 2 MWs greater than the capacity amounts
indicated in the above-referenced cases.
Idaho Power is providing this letter agreement to the Commission for informational
purposes. Because the additional 2 MW of capacity is not material, Idaho Power is not
requesting that the Commission take any action in response to this letter.
Very truly yours,~d.
Barton L. Kline
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Enclosure
cc: Scott Woodbury (w/encl.)
Rick Sterling (w/encl.)
Terry Kramer (w/encl.)
Dave Angell (w/encl.)P.O. Box 70 (83707)
1221 W. Idaho St.
Boise. 10 83702
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An IDACORP copany
DAVID M. ANGELL
Manager, Delivery Planning
October 23, 2009
Terry Kramer
Manager, Wind Administration
John Deere Wind Energy
6400 Northwest 86th Street
P.O. Box 6650
Johnston, Iowa 50131-6650
Re: Bennett Creek and Hot Springs Wind Farm
Dear Mr. Kramer:
Representatives of our two companies have been discussing certain updates to
the generation interconnection agreements ("GIAs") dated September 13, 2007,
between Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Powet' or the "Company") and Hot Springs
Wind Farm, LLC ("Hot Springs"), and Bennett Creek Wind Farm, LLC ("Bennett Creek").
In Order No. 30453 issued by the Idaho Public Utilties Commission
("Commission") on October 17, 2007, in Case No. IPC-E-06-34 and Case IPC-E-06-35,
the Commission approved the above-referred GIAs.
On December 13,2007, Idaho Power was notified by John Deere Wind Energy
that John Deere Renewables, LLC ("John Deere") had purchased one hundred percent
of the rights, obligations, and interests in Hot Springs and Bennett Creek. This letter
also confirmed that the megawatt output of the Bennett Creek/Hot Springs projects
would be increased from 39.6 megawatts to 41.6 megawatts. Idaho Power had
received this request for the additional 2 megawatts of capacity prior to the change in
ownership described above and the additional two megawatts had been studied and
accepted under the generation interconnection process (GI Nos. 195 and No. 196).
Based on the foregoing, this letter will confirm the agreement between the
Company and John Deere as follows:
1. Idaho Power accepts and acknowledges that John Deere is the
customer under the Bennett Creek/Hot Springs GIAs; and
P.O. Box 70 (83707)
1221 W. Idaho St.
Boise. ID 83702
Terry Kramer
October 23, 2009
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2. Idaho Power acknowledges that the combined capacity of the
Bennett Creek/Hot Springs projects is 41.6 megawatts.
It is the intention of the Company to send a copy of this letter agreement to the
Commission for inclusion in the Commission's records. The Company does not intend
to ask the Commission to review and approve the above-referenced changes to the
Generation Interconnection Agreements filed in Cases IPC-E-06-34 and IPC-E-06-35.
If you concur that the foregoing accurately reflects the agreement of the parties,
please confirm your agreement by signing all three copies of this letter in the space
provided below and return two fully executed copies to me.
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David M. Angell
Cc: Rick Free/John Deere
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