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Er L. Oû 158 No. 4111
RACI. OL. NY£. BUDGE a
BAILEY. CHRTERE
P.O. Bo 1391; 201 E. Ca
Po..Wa 1320-1391
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2009 JAN 30 PH 12: 35
BØU 11 IDAI PUUC 11 COOfi
IN THE MATr OF THE APPUCAnON OF )
IDAHO POWER COPANY FOR AfPROV At )OF A SfL COcr TO SUPPLY)
ELCAL POWER TO HOKU )MA TBALS. IN. )
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CA NO.IP'" -.i
mM OJ DW IRGATION PJ MSII DIe.
Th Id lr Pupers Assiaion (M the ln" or "liP A tt) wo lie to sa dtis
opmi to come on th pr spe co be Ida Po Comy ("
Po or .~ Compay") an Hou Matels Inc. ("Hou'l). a ne cu loiaei MI
Pollo.
Hou is a li new cusom of su a .. th a spl eo is ~
Dt th fo ye of th pr ac (Jun It 20 tl Ma ll.. 201.3). th
maim pe mo de is oo expete to exce 12 MW. 1M sp. c:ls .¥W
in two bIs wi OR bloc equa to 2S MW lM will be pr at Scle l9 (..1..)
ra whle th..i' 51 MW will be pr at th Cotleu(C~ .,pr
avo co ra. Th 2S lAW wi be pr It 1f avc lYse.. ~ '* .. .. th
CO Of ID MW 11 P\S ASTI. IN. . l
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Compay's ta, li th ~ 57 MW will be pr at Ut th exiSi-Ji co '*
th it us t; th Cois for a . nube of JN.
8ec th Jrrpt we no dire hw in the neiali of da sp CO
we ea sp 10 an of the s.peifics of th eome or th Ðua of the eo klf. llor,
fr th br pepetive of. custor po th ha be se im by th .. '*
of po Ol th Id Powe syst, the aml ie an didc of th ~ oo ar
ve wd.
Accto pal2 oflda Powe's 20 lnte8fReso Pl. rhCom'lpe-
ho lo is expe to gr by apimately 10 MW pe ye ih th plan pe.
Hoku'sl2 MW ofl'w pe lo is eqvalet to. littl mo ,hi on ye's ~1f
on the sys. Up ootil this eotra,irowth ha ea mana.eo if Co th s~_
th ne eu have ben clw at hi or avera. syte pr. Thshll (fr lh
new cusom RO picking up thir sh oftl eosts that ar aetually inur on the sy) NS
in tlie ooim ne fo increass to custom cla that ar n(1f. Coutm this sh
with alloatio prure th penalize any an all consupton (ne or hisor) ik takes pl
dUfi. the pe sur moth, ud you Mve th trbliJ1 id_ti wb th ll' have to
pick up . dirt sh of the reve shall th is ca lly 1f.
Wit th pnra ter and codits of th Hoku spia oo &1 of dt un
shiftir ofmaMl co assoiated wi this Ifow wo be piked '" by c~ eu. th
Irr. At da ti, sh oftl ae te an eo oftt Hou c:,lc Po
do DO MW . pl . me tlit fUlly al to eu du .. __ powd Of rh
sy th fW cc of di po. Ukese, Id Po .t no haw if pl a I! ..
CO Of ID Ht TlO PUMPltS ASSA no, JN. . i
pm c.i S\ as di lnor fr be.. held respbl fo li .. po of.. eO
of ~ iiwd wbh th ar no eaift.
Wa Powe's wine Gale reze lb _fair imp Of ext... çUte su as th
Irrpeof ad.. ne lo _ ha ir .. this eo wa on of th qullt ph"
th Co want 10 8d in ks delo of ths eora. Spefilt, Mr. Oa st II
,. I) liMS 21-25 ofkis temoy tht it WIS OD oldi COty'l pi to:
Mit the me im Ðl exis. cusom hy devda a nd SW tht
includ aJNiMl pr compot fo an inal te of the se ~t.
As po ou above, the Imaator ar no suping this spia co as an .ee tha
re in ao 8tve impa to existln cuom aFO suc as th Irron th ar ft ar.,
or tha it oo)' relve aU 00. Th Irrptor mely aple this eoln as a lo
awa 8tpt to ads th irwt iss on Idho Powe's sy.
Th lat poio of this COt, 57 out of the 12 MW, is to be pr II th C~
apve avoWe COt. This may no be the full marinal co of ma pu th th
Co wiN en to se this contrat, bu beus ofthe volatility li pe suiv
of tri. to deme an exact me co the avoid costs app to be il ainiraYey
fe pry fo Jnnal cosi in tls cu. It is ho tlat beaus oftl use oflh Comis
ap avo co, th th will be litle. if any, neve impa to th kr aÐ ot cl
be of tl 57 MW incre m sys to.
Th othe 25 tAW of po Ild wih Hou witt be pr at th exlsin Sd 19
~ mt. This is ao el fr lli existift pric of al MW powe .. th
rMin eo of new ¡r to be pr at th ave sym eo. wd.lh th"wi tJwe
sk ... co lI tl ave sy co mu be piøp by th ød ~ OI di .,.
CO Of IDHO tlUUGA TI PU ASlA no, IN. . )
As po ou by th tesy of Mr. Ga, this 25 MW of lo po wold øely be all
und di exis Se l 9 taff. Th lni.gat wishs to en th Comy am th
Coiss to find .lterve wiys to de.1 with this prlem of th co of Ifwt bel' SJ
up cu clas tht ar DO eM the 00ts to be iD.
1" lni su th Compa's effs to midpt th rae impa to exis c\J
ofthe rn co mad ne to. Th lrrptor sup the Holeu eo IS pr We
lo foar to wt with th Com and the Commiss to hr ab so.io to llis
prm tht ca have deatng im upn cusomer cla th ar no ea th I'
cost of erWl. ye ar bems mapplely alloed . lage poio of the ro.
DATEDtW ~.YO~20.
RACINE, eiON. NYE, BUDE Ie
BAILEY TERE
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