20170623Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMIS SIONER ISELLAAIDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
C OMMISSIONER AI\IDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
FROM:DAPHNE HUAI\G
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: JIINE 22,2017
SUBJECT: CLARK CANYON HYDRO'S MOTION TO SUSPEI\D PROCEDURAL
SCHEDULE, CASE NO. IPC-E-14-15
Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC (Clark Canyon) recently retained counsel, who requested
a meeting with Staff and Idaho Power before filing comments in the case. Clark Canyon now
moves to suspend the procedural schedule issued in Order No. 33782, to which Idaho Power and
Staffdo not object.
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 County. 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 I 1,2017, 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
Does the Commission wish to grant the unopposed motion to suspend the procedural
schedule issued in Order No. 33782?
Huang
M:IPC-E-14-15_djh2
Deputy Attorney