20170628order_no_33800.pdf

Office ofthe Secretary
Service Date
June 28,2017
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF TUE 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.33800
FROM THE CLARK CANYON PROJECT )
Before the Commission is Clark Canyon Hydro,LLC’s Unopposed Motion to
Suspend the procedural schedule issued in Order No.33782.The Commission grants the Motion
as follows.
BACKGROUND
In June 2014,Idaho Power Company filed an Application for the Commission to
approve or reject its Energy Sales Agreement —for the sale and purchase of energy under the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA)—with Clark Canyon Hydro,LLC (Clark
Canyon).The Commission issued a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified Procedure,
Order No.33064,then suspended the procedural schedule,Order No.33088,after Staff
discovered discrepancies between the Agreement and Clark Canyon’s Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC)license.
On March 31,2017,Clark Canyon received a renewed FERC license.Clark Canyon
and Idaho Power met with Staff on May 11,2017,then jointly asked the Commission to lift the
suspension and adopt an agreed procedural schedule,which the Commission granted.Order No.
33782.Clark Canyon subsequently retained counsel,with whom Staff and Idaho Power agreed
to meet on July 6,2017,prior to filing comments.
COMMISSION DECISION
Ilaving reviewed the agreed Motion and being familiar with the record,the
Commission finds the request is reasonable and appropriate.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the procedural schedule issued in Order No.33782 is
suspended.
ORDER NO.33800
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this
day of June 2017.
PAUL KJELL N ,PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
Diane M.Hanian
Commission Secretary
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ORDER NO 33800