HomeMy WebLinkAbout20161107_5112.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: DAPHNE HUANG
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: NOVEMBER 2, 2016
SUBJECT: IDAHO POWER’S APPLICATION TO APPROVE SECOND
AMENDMENT TO POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH USG
OREGON, LLC, CASE NO. IPC-E-16-26
On November 1, 2016, Idaho Power Company filed an Application to approve the
Second Amendment (“Amendment”) to its Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) with USG
Oregon, LLC. The PPA is for the purchase and sale of energy produced by the Neal Hot Springs
geothermal project near Vale, Oregon. Application at 2. The PPA was first approved May 20,
2010, Order No. 31087, and is not pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
(PURPA).
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
The Amendment includes a revised facility description, as updated by USG Oregon to
include the addition of a water cooling system to the project. Id. at 2-3. In addition, the
Amendment makes minor typographical corrections in Appendix B-1. Id. at 3. The Company
states that “[n]one of the changes/corrections contained in the Amendment change the terms and
conditions or obligations of the parties under the PPA.” Id. Idaho Power and USG Oregon
signed the Amendment to the PPA on September 29, 2016. Id., Attachment 1. Idaho Power
asked that the Amendment be approved without further process. Id. at 3.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Given the limited scope of the Amendment, and finding no material change to the
PPA, Staff recommends that the Application be approved without further process.
DECISION MEMORANDUM 2
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to approve the Application without further process?
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