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Service Date
June 8,2017
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY TO )CASE NO.IPC-E-14-15
APPROVE OR REJECT ENERGY SALES )
AGREEMENT WITH CLARK CANYON )
HYDRO,LLC,FOR THE SALE AND )
PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY )ORDER NO.33782
FROM THE CLARK CANYON PROJECT )
In June 2014,Idaho Power filed an Application for the Commission to approve or
reject its Energy Sales Agreement with Clark Canyon Hydro,LLC (Clark Canyon).The
Agreement between Idaho Power and Clark Canyon is a contract for the sale and purchase of
energy from the Clark Canyon Project under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
(PURPA).The Commission issued a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified Procedure
setting deadlines for comments.Order No.33064.Shortly thereafter,the Commission granted
the parties’joint request to suspend the procedural schedule,based on discrepancies between
Clark Canyon’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)license and its Agreement with
Idaho Power.Order No.33088.
Clark Canyon and Idaho Power met with Staff on May 11,2017,to discuss the status
of this matter before the Commission.Before the Commission is the joint Motion of Idaho
Power Company,Commission Staff and Clark Canyon Hydro to lift the suspension previously
issued in this case in Order No.33088,and issue a new procedural schedule.The Commission
grants the Motion as follows.
COMMISSION DECISION
Having reviewed the agreed upon Motion and being familiar with the record,the
Commission finds the requests reasonable and appropriate.Therefore the Commission grants the
Motion,lifts the suspension,and adopts the requested deadlines as follows:
Idaho Power and Clark Canyon Comments Due 21 days from the service date of
this Order
All party response Due 14 days from initial comments
All party reply Due 14 days from response
ORDER NO.33782
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the procedural suspension entered in Order No.
33088 is lifted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Idaho Power and Clark Canyon shall file comments
about the status of this case no later than 21 days from the service date of this Order.The
deadline for all parties to respond shall be 14 days from Idaho Power and Clark Canyon’s
comment deadline.The deadline for all parties to reply to responsive comments shall be 14 days
from the response deadline.6
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this
day of June 2017.
ATTEST:
Diane M.Hanian
Commission Secretary
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ORDER NO.33782