20141106order_no_33173.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
November 6,2014
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER )
COMPANY’S APPLICATION TO )CASE NO.IPC-E-14-18
IMPLEMENT SOLAR INTEGRATION )
RATES AND CHARGES.)ORDER NO.33173
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On July 1,2014,Idaho Power Company filed an Application with the Commission
seeking to implement solar integration rates and charges.The Commission issued a Notice of
Application on July 23,2014,setting an August 6,2014,deadline for persons/parties requesting
intervention.Order No.33079.Idaho Conservation League,Snake River Alliance and Sierra
Club petitioned for,and were granted,intervention.Order Nos.33090 and 33097.Matt Vespa,
attorney for Sierra Club,was granted pro hac vice admission.Order No.33117.A Notice of
Parties was issued on August 21,2014.The parties proposed,and the Commission adopted,the
following procedural schedule:
October 23,2014 Staff/Intervenor prefile direct testimony
October 31,2014 Discovery deadline
November 6,2014 Simultaneous filing of rebuttal testimony
November 13,2014 Technical hearing
Order No.33137.
On November 5,2014,the parties filed a Joint Stipulation requesting that the
Commission vacate the November 6 rebuttal deadline and the November 13 technical hearing.
The Stipulation states that,after review of the Company’s Application and direct testimony filed
by several parties,all parties wish to suspend the remaining procedural schedule in order to
pursue a resolution of this matter through settlement.The parties further agree to meet for a
settlement conference on November 17,2014.“Should the parties be unable to reach settlement,
then a mutually agreeable schedule shall be re-established for the filing of rebuttal testimony and
hearing.”Joint Stipulation at 2.
Based on the agreement between the parties,and in order to allow adequate time to
resolve this matter through negotiation and settlement,we find it reasonable to suspend the
procedural schedule in this case and vacate both the rebuttal deadline of November 6 and the
Technical Hearing scheduled for November 13.
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ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the procedural schedule for Case No.IPC-E-l418
is suspended.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the deadline for rebuttal testimony to be filed no
later than Thursday,November 6,2014,is vacated.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the technical hearing scheduled for Thursday,
November 13 2014,is vacated.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this
day of November 2014.
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MACK AREDFOJD,CMMISSIONER
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M RSHA H.SMITH,COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
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Jean D Jewell
commission Secretary
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