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Home My WebLink About20150908Motion to Dismiss without Prejudice.pdf3Effi*.-ll:'l AnlDAcoRPcompany :l:I Slll -I Pl! il' 'r5 DONOVAN E. WALKERLeadCounsel ,,: ,,,dwalker@idahopower.com ,:-iji-'i,i:l ., . .,, .,1 ,,' ,,, September 8, 2015 VlA HAND DELIVERY Jean D. Jewell, Secretary ldaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Street Boise, ldaho 83702 Re: Gase No. IPC-E-11-23 Petition for Declaratory Order Regarding PURPA Jurisdiction - ldaho Power Company's Motion to Dismiss without Prejudice Dear Ms. Jewell: Enclosed for filing please find an original and seven (7) copies of ldaho Power Company's Motion to Dismiss without Prejudice in the above matter. Very!n*ly youls,Mu Donovan E. Walker DEW:csb Enclosures 1221 W. ldaho St. (83702) P.O. Box 70 Boise. lD 83707 DONOVAN E. WALKER (lSB No. 5921) ldaho Power Company 1221 West ldaho Street (83702) P.O. Box 70 Boise, ldaho 83707 Telephone: (208) 388-5317 Facsimile: (208) 388-6936 dwalker@idahopower.com Attorney for ldaho Power Company IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR A DECLARATORY ORDER REGARDI NG PURPA JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CASE NO. IPC-E-11-23 IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S MOTION TO DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE Pursuant to Rules 56 and 68, ldaho Power Company ("ldaho Powe/') respectfully requests that this matter be dismissed without prejudice. On January 9, 2014, the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (.OPUC') directed ldaho Power to enter into a standard power purchase agreement to purchase the electrical output of the Qualifying Facility ("QF") of Kootenai Electric Cooperative, lnc. ("Kootenai"), the same QF which is the subject of this matter before the ldaho Public Utilities Commission. OPUC Docket No. UM 1572, Order No. 1 4-013. On January 27, 2014, the OPUC clarified that it directed Kootenai receive a Schedule 85 power purchase agreement with the rates that IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S MOTION TO DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE - 1 were in effect on the date that the Complaint was filed, January 2,2012. Order No. 14-027. On March 5,2014,ldaho Power entered into a standard Schedule 85 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 Energy Sales Agreement with Kootenai, as directed by the OPUC. Consequently, ldaho Power hereby respectfully asks that the ldaho Public Utilities Commission dismiss ldaho Powe/s Petition without prejudice. Respectfully submitted this th day of September 2015.d^tre DONOVAN E. WALKER Attomey for ldaho Power Company IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S MOTION TO DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE - 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 8h day of September 2015 t served a true and conect copy of IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S MOTION TO DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE upon the following named parties by the method indicated below, and addressed to the following: Commission Staff Donald L. Howell, ll Deputy Attomey General ldaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington (83702) P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ldaho 83720-007 4 Kootenai Electric Cooperative, lnc. Peter J. Richardson Gregory M. Adams RICHARDSON ADAMS, PLLC 515 North 27h Street (83702) P.O. Box 7218 Boise, ldaho 83707 Doug Elliott, General Manager Kootenai Electric Cooperative, lnc. P.O. Box 278 Hayden, ldaho 83835-0278 X Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Ovemight Mail FAXX Email don.howell@puc.idaho.qov Hand DeliveredX U.S. Mail _Ovemight Mail _FAXX Email peter@richardsonadams.com oreg@richardsonadams. com _Hand DeliveredX U.S. Mail _Overnight Mail _FAXX Email delliott@kec.com i\ I \ ) Y_,\ IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S MOTION TO DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE - 3