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Home My WebLink About20111117Petition to Intervene.pdfli Oregon n Washington iiit Central Commu nity Ac6öl(P¡rtnership;: Inc iihcastldaho Community Action Agency. iihern Allice for Cln Energy .kane:Ncighborhood Action Programs ;lent Ad,'ocalcs for Valuins the Environment oma Audubon-So.ciey urUillimiled ';:,'''', on OrConcerned Scientist led Slelworkers-ofAmeriC8 Distct 11 .CTED ~ Housing.Division ;hingi.on,CAN! ihinslon- En "iron mental Council ihingion Slat University Energy-Program rkini. for Equalil)' And &onomic Liberation ",orld Institute fora SuslaÎnable Humanity ~ NW Energy Coalition""n...n_~.._li. November 11,2011 Jean Jewell Commission Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 W. Washington St. Boise, ID 83702 Dear Ms. Jewell, RECi=1 n",I."\', .I.,~ i " 2011 NOV 17 PH 2: 54 Pursuant to Commission Order 32389, please find attached the NW Energy Coalition's Petition for Intervention to the Public Utilities Commission in Case No. IPC-E-11-19. This petition is being filed electronically to the Commission and all other parties in the Case. Four copies are being submitted to the Commission via maiL. Respectfully submitted, ~~ Nancy Hirsh Policy Director NW Energy Coalition 8111stAve.,Suite305 Seattle, W A 98104 "u,HIp,- R11 1st A \1.." :H~n.: 'l-~'..ttlr.3\'!;\ tlQIlì:1 ./')llh-\h,"'l__flI\0:1. (")()f..ìÄ.'il (H)fl'7"::,v November 11,2011 Nancy Hìrsh NW Energy Coalìtìon 811 1st Ave., Su~te 305 Seattle, WA 98104 Ph: (206) 621-0094 BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION ) OF IDAHO POWER COMPAN FOR ) AUTHOIDTY TO CONVERT SCHEDULE 54 - ) FIXED COST ADJUSTMENT - FROM A ) PILOT SCHEDULE TO AN ONGOING )PERMNENT SCHEDULE ) CASE NO. IPC-E-1l-19 PETITION FOR INTERVENTON NW ENERGY COALITION COMES NOW, The NW Energy Coalition ("Coalition") and pursuant to this Commssion's Rules of Procedure, Rule 71 IDAPA 31.01.01.071 and 073 hereby requests permssion for late intervention in the above- referenced case, IPC-E-11-19. The name and address of this intervener and our interests in this case are presented as follows: A. The Coalition's business address is: NW Energy Coalition 811 1'1 Ave Suite 305 Seattle, WA 98104 206-621-0094 B. The Coalition wil be represented in this proceeding by Nancy Hirsh, Policy Diector ofthe Coalition. Correspondence in this docket can be sent to the above address or via email to: nancy(gnwenergy.org. Ms. Hirsh's cell phone is: 206-409-9217 C. The Coalition is a none-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Coalition has 11 organzational members located in Idaho, representing more than 100,000 citizens. The Coalition's priar purose is to promote an energy futue that is clean, reliable, afordable and equitable. Due to its historic and ongoing work with utility companes and others to achieve these goals,the Coalition possesses unique interest in the outcome of this proceeding. D. The Coalition has a special interest in this proceding because Coalition members wil be directly affected by the fixed cost recovery mechanism that is proposed in this proceeding as it may affect customer investment in energy efficiency and afordabilty for low-income customers. PETITION FOR INTERVENTION November 11,2011 The Coalition intends to carefully examne these issues in ths proceeding. We believe that our paricipation in ths proceedig will assist the Commssion and the Paries in working toward a successful outcome by brigig our considerable energy effciency expertse and experience in other dockets considerg fixed cost adjustment mechansms. E. The Coalition offers this process considerable expertse arsing from its long-term role in advocatig for DSM investments in Idao and across the region. In addition, the Coalition is curently a par in two proceedings with proposals to remove the disincentive to pursue aggressive energy efficiency and ensure fixed cost recovery. The Coalition has sponsored testimony on these subjects in each proceedig. The Coalition has been a member ofthe Idao Power Energy Effciency Advisory Group since 2003. Petitioner, Nancy Hirh, has paricipated in Commssion sponsored workshops on DSM incentives and is a member of the Idao Energy Effciency Task Force. The Coalition has previously been grted intervener status in cases regardig Idaho Power before the Idao Public Utilities Commssion, includig two rate cases (Docket No. IPC-E-03-13 and IPC-E-ll-08). F. The Coalition has no intention of unreasonably broadening the issues, burdening the record or delaying the proceedings though its intervention. G. To fuher support the PUC and other pares in this case and to speed responsiveness of the Coalition, the Coalition requests Electronic Service Only for document distrbution in this proceeding. For the foregoing reasons, the Coalition requests the Commssion grant its Petition for Intervention in this matter. November 11,2011 Respectfully submitted, ~~ Nancy Hirsh, Policy Director NW Energy Coalition 8111S! Ave, Suite 305 Seattle, WA 98104 206-621-0094 nancy~nwenergy .org PETITION FOR INRVENTON November 11,2011 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 11th day of November 2011, I served on all parties via electronic service the enclosed Petition for Intervention. Commission Staff Donald 1. Howell, II Karl T. Klein Deputy Attorneys General Idaho Public Utilties Commission 472 West Washington (83702) P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 Don.howeW§puc.idaho .gov Karl.klein~puc.idaho. gov The Kroger Co. Kur 1. Boehm BOEHM, KURTZ & LOWRY 36 East Seventh Street, Suite 1510 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 kBoehmrâBKLlawfirm.com jrhêbattfisher .com Industrial Customers of Idaho Power Peter J. Richardson Gregory M. Adams RICHARDSON & O'LEARY, PLLC 515 North 27th Street (83702) P.O. Box 7218 Boise, Idaho 83707 Peter(f2richardsonandolear .com Gregêrichardonandolear .com Kevin Higgins Energy Strategies, LLC 215 South State Street, Suite 200 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 khigginsrâenergystrat. com Dr. Don Reading Ben Johnson Associates, Inc. 6070 Hil Road Boise, Idaho 83703 drêbenjohnsonassociates.com Micron Technology, Inc. Mar V. York HOLLAND & HART, LLP 101 South Capital Boulevard, Suite 1400 Boise, Idaho 83702 myorkêhollandhart.com tnelson~hollandhar.com madavidson(fhollandhart.com fschmidt~hollandhar.coin lnbuchanan(à)hol landhart. com Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc. Eric 1. Olsen RACINE, OLSON, NYE, BUDGE & BAILEY, CHARTERED 201 East Center P.O. Box 1391 Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391 eloêracinelaw.net Richard E. Malmgren Senior Assistant General Counsel Micron Technology, Inc. 800 South Federal Way Boise, Idaho 83716 remalmgrenêmicron.com Anthony Yane i 29814 Lake Road Bay Vilage, Ohio 44140 tonyrâyankel.net The United States Department of Energy Arhur Perry Bruder, Attorney-Advisor United States Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20585 Arthur. brudenfv'hq.doe.gov Steven. porterêhq.doe.gov Dwight D. Etheridge Exeter Associates, Inc. 10480 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 300 Columbia, Maryland 21044 detheridgeêexeterassociates. com --.--l"T~.- CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 11th day of November 2011, I served on all parties via electronic service the enclosed Petition for Intervention. Community Action Parership Association of Idaho Brad M. Purdy Attorney at Law 20 19 Nort 17th Street . Boise, Idaho 83702 bmpurdy~hotmail.com Idaho Conservation League Benjamin 1. Otto Idaho Conservation League 710 North Sixth Street P.O. Box 844 Boise, Idaho 83701 botto~idahoconservation.org Snake River Allance Ken Miler P.O. Box 1731 Boise, Idaho 83701 kmiler~snakeriverallance.org Hoku Materials, Inc. Dean J. Miler McDEVITT & MILLER LLP 420 East Banock (83702) P.O. Box 2564 Boise, Idaho 83701 joe((mcdevi tt-miller .com heather~mcdevitt-miler. com Scott Paul, CEO Hoku Materials, Inc. One Hoku Way Pocatello, Idaho 83204 spaul((hokucorp.com ~~ Nancy Hirsh NW Energy Coalition 2