20050714Petition to intervene.pdf

Dean J. Miller ISB #1968
McDEVITT & MILLER LLP
420 West Bannock Street
O. Box 2564-83701
Boise, ill 83702
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Attorneys for Cassia Wind Farm LLC
Cassia Gulch Wind Park LLC ORIGINAL
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF
IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR AN
ORDER TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING
IDAHO POWER'S PURPA OBLIGATION TO
ENTER INTO CONTRACTS TO PURCHASE
ENERGY GENERATED BY WIND-
POWERED SMALL POWER PRODUCTION
FACILITIES.
Case No. IPC-O5-
PETITION TO INTERVENE OF
CASSIA WIND FARM LLC AND
CASSIA GULCH WIND PARK LLC
COME NOW Cassia Wind Farm LLC and Cassia Gulch Wind Park LLC (collectively
Cassia Wind) through its counsel, and petitions to intervene in the above matter and in support
thereof respectfully shows as follows:
1. Cassia Wind Farm LLC and Cassia Gulch Wind Park LLC are limited liability
companies, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Idaho and under the
common control of Mr. Jared Grover.
2. Cassia Wind is developing two wind power small power production facilities (10.5MW
and 18.9 MW, respectively) located in Twin Falls County, State of Idaho and within the
service territory of Idaho Power Company, the Petitioner herein.
3. Prior to the filing of the Petition herein, Cassia Wind has made substantial progress
towards the completion of its projects.
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4. Cassia Wind has a direct and substantial interest in this proceeding because it would be
materially adversely affected by the issuance of an order suspending Idaho Power
Company s PURP A purchase obligation, as requested by the Petition on file herein.
5. All pleadings, papers, notices and orders should be served upon:
Dean J. Miller
McDevitt & Miller LLP
420 W. Bannock
Boise, ID 83702
Jared Grover
Cassia Wind LLC and Cassia Gulch Wind Park LLC
3635 Kingswood Drive
Boise, ID 83316
WHEREFORE, Cassia Wind respectfully requests that the Commission enter its Order
granting intervention with full rights as a party to Cassia Wind Farm LLC and Cassia Gulch
Wind Park LLC.
Dated this l Y day of July, 2005
Respectfully submitted
McDEVITT & MILLER LLP
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Dean J. Miller
McDevitt & Miller LLP
420 W. Bannock
Boise, ID 83702
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Counsel for Cassia Wind Farm LLC
Cassia Gulch Wind Park LLC
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the ~ay of July, 2005, I caused to be served, via the method(s)
indicated below, true and correct copies of the foregoing document, upon:
Jean Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
o. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
i iewell~puc.state.id. us
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Barton L. Kline
Monica B. Moen
Idaho Power Company
1221 West Idaho Street
O. Box 70
Boise, ID 83707
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MMoen~idahopower. com
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Peter J. Richardson
Richardson & O'Leary PLLC
99 East State Street
O. Box 1849
Eagle, ID 83616
peter~richardsonandoleary .com
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