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Home My WebLink About20090109Joint Motion to Defer.pdfBARTON L. KLINE, ISB #1526 LISA D. NORDSTROM, ISB #5733 DONOVAN E. WALKER, ISB #5921 Idaho Power Company P.O. Box 70 Boise, Idaho 83707 Telephone: (208) 388-2682 Facsimile: (208) 388-6936 bklineCâidahopower.com InordstromCâidahopower.com dwalkerCâidahopower.com WELDON STUTZMAN, ISB #3283 NEIL PRICE, ISB #6864 Deputy Attorneys General Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 W. Washington (83702) PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0074 weldon.stutzmanCâpuc.idaho.gov neil.priceCâpuc.idaho.gov .. ËS..'-:::% ,\! ~:i caNW Attorneys for Idaho Power Company ;0m("rn Street Address for Express Mail: 1221 West Idaho Street Boise, Idaho 83702 :..-n BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE. ) ) JOINT MOTION TO DEFER ENERGY ) EFFICIENCY RIDER PRUDENCY ) DETERMINATION ) ) CASE NO. IPC-E-08-10 COMES NOW, Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Powet' or the "Company) and Idaho Public Utilities Commission Staff ("Staff') hereby move the Commission pursuant to RP 56 and 256 to defer making a prudency determination of Energy Effciency Rider1 funds spent between 2003 and 2007. This Motion is based on the following: i Formerly known as the "DSM Rider." JOINT MOTION TO DEFER ENERGY EFFICIENCY RIDER PRUDENCY DETERMINATION - 1 1. In testimonl spread upon the technical hearing record on December 16- 19, 2008, Idaho Power requested the Commission explicitly find that its expenditures funded by 2003-2007 Energy Effciency Rider amounts were prudently incurred. The Commission Staff presented testimonl recommending that the Commission defer a prudency determination for Idaho Power's energy effciency expenses until the Company was able to provide a comprehensive evaluation package of its programs and efforts. Idaho Power contended that information suffcient to make the prudency determination existed and had been provided or made available for Staff review. 2. Idaho Power and the Commission Staff believe that they may be able to reach agreement regarding the prudency of some or all of the Energy Effciency Rider funds spent between 2003 and 2007. The Company and Staff intend to conduct settlement discussions and file any resulting agreement with the Commission for review and approval including a formal prudency determination. If an agreement cannot be reached, Staff and Idaho Power wil recommend additional procedure to allow the Commission to make such a determination. 3. Idaho Power has sent a copy of this Motion to all the parties on the service list in this docket so that if it wishes to do so, the Commission may act upon a motion requesting procedural and/or substantive relief on fewer than fourteen (14) days' notice pursuant to RP 256. 2 See hearg testimony of Company witnesses John R. Gale and Theresa Drake. 3 See hearing testimony of Staff witnesses Rady Lobb and Lyn Anderson. JOINT MOTION TO DEFER ENERGY EFFICIENCY RIDER PRUDENCY DETERMINATION - 2 For these reasons, Idaho Power and the Commission Staff request that the Commission issue an order to defer making a prudency determination of Energy Effciency Rider funds spent between 2003 and 2007, and issue a Final Order in Idaho Power's rate case, Case No. IPC-E-08-10, without such prudency determination. Respectfully submitted this 9th day of January 2009. ~i~ BARTON L. KLINE Attorney for Idaho Power Company ~?~wBJ STUTZMAN ~ Attorney for Commission Staff JOINT MOTION TO DEFER ENERGY EFFICIENCY RIDER PRUDENCY DETERMINATION - 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on or about this 9th day of January 2009 I served a true and correct copy of the within and foregoing JOINT MOTION TO DEFER ENERGY EFFICIENCY RIDER PRUDENCY DETERMINATION upon the following named parties by the method indicated below, and addressed to the following: Commission Staff Weldon B. Stutzman Deputy Attorney General Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 -X Hand Delivered U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail FAX -- Email Weldon.stutzmanCâpuc.idaho.gov Neil Price Deputy Attorney General Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 -X Hand Delivered U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail FAX L. Email Neil.priceCâpuc.idaho.gov Industrial Customers of Idaho Power Peter J. Richardson, Esq. 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