20080402notice_of_application_ipc.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
April 2, 2008
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY TO AMEND
SCHEDULE 72 - INTERCONNECTIONS TO
NON-UTILITY GENERATION
CASE NO. IPC-O8-
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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on March 18 , 2008, Idaho Power Company
(Idaho Power; Company) filed an Application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission
(Commission) proposing additional language for inclusion in its Schedule 72 - Interconnections
to Non-Utility Generation tariff. The Company s filing is in response to the Commission
directive in Order No. 30493 issued on January 31 , 2008 in Case No. IPC-07-13 (Exergy v.
Idaho Power) wherein the Commission stated:
The additional language (to the Company s Schedule 72 tariff) should
describe in general the three-step study process that the Company follows
including (1) opportunities to pay for additional required studies on
incremental amounts, (2) opportunities to exit the interconnection process, and
(3) opportunities to qualify for and provide alternative financial guarantees in
lieu of full prepayment of the initial cost estimate.
Order No. 30493 pp. 6-7. The subject matter of Exergy s complaint in Case No. IPC-07-
was Idaho Power s requirements for generation interconnection for qualifying facilities (QFs)
under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURP A).
As defined by the Company, the non-utility "generator interconnection process" is the
Company s generation facility interconnection application, engineering review and construction
process. The intent of the generator interconnection process is to ensure a safe and reliable
generation interconnection and compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, good
utility practices, and national safety standards. The language submitted by the Company
includes further description of the generator interconnection process including the application
stage and the three-step study process (i., the feasibility study; the system impact study and the
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facility study).The Company s tariff proposal also sets forth the payment and security
requirements for the costs of interconnection.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has reviewed the filings of
record in Case No. IPC-08-05 and its prior Order No. 30493 in Case No. IPC-07-13. The
Commission has preliminarily found that the public interest in this matter may not require a
hearing to consider the issues presented and that issues raised by the Company s filing may be
processed under Modified Procedure , by written submission rather than by hearing.
Reference Commission Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.201-204.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the deadline for filing written comments or
protests with respect to Idaho Power s Application and the use of Modified Procedure in Case
No. IPC-08-05 is Friday, April 25, 2008. Persons desiring a hearing must specifically request
a hearing in their written protests or comments.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments or protests are
received within the deadline, the Commission may consider the matter on its merits and may
enter its Order without a fonnal hearing. If comments or protests are filed within the deadline
the Commission will consider them and in its discretion may set the matter for hearing or may
decide the matter and issue its Order based on the written positions before it. Reference IDAP A
31.01.01.204.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that written comments concerning Case No. IPC-
08-05 should be mailed to the Commission and the Company at the addresses reflected below.
Commission Secretary Barton 1. Kline
Idaho Public Utilities Commission Donovan E. WalkerPO Box 83720 Idaho Power Company
Boise, ID 83720-0074 1221 W. Idaho Street (83702)
PO Box 70
Boise, ID 83707-0070
E-mail: bklineiW,idahopower.com
walkert0i dahopower. com
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. Washington Street
Boise, ID 83702-5918
John R. Gale
Idaho Power Company
1221 W. Idaho Street (83702)
PO Box 70
Boise, ID 83707-0070
E-mail: rgalet0idahopower.com
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All 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 fonn, 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.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application in Case No. IPC-08-05 and
proposed Schedule 72 tariff changes may be viewed at www.puc.idaho.gov by clicking on "File
Room" and "Electric Cases " or can be viewed during regular business hours at the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission, 472 W. Washington Street, Boise, Idaho and at the general business office
ofldaho Power Company, 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho.
DATED at Boise, Idaho this JIt day of April 2008.
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Co mission Secretary
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