20161109final_order_no_33642.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
November 9, 2016
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY TO ) CASE NO. IPC-E-16-26
APPROVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO )
THE POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT )
WITH USG OREGON, LLC ) ORDER NO. 33642
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On November 1, 2016, Idaho Power Company filed an Application to approve the
Second Amendment ("Amendment") to its Power Purchase Agreement ("PPA") with USG
Oregon, LLC. The PP A is for the purchase and sale of energy produced by the Neal Hot Springs
geothermal project near Vale, Oregon. Application at 2. The PPA was first approved May 20,
2010, Order No. 31087, and is not pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
(PURP A). Idaho Power asked that the Commission approve its Application upon Staffs review
and without further process. Id. at 3.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
The Amendment includes a revised facility description, as updated by USG Oregon to
include the addition of a water cooling system to the project. Id. at 2-3. In addition, the
Amendment makes minor typographical corrections in Appendix B-1. Id. at 3. The Company
states that "[n]one of the changes/corrections contained in the Amendment change the terms and
conditions or obligations of the parties under the PP A." Id. Idaho Power and USG Oregon
signed the Amendment to the PPA on September 29, 2016. Id., Attachment 1. Idaho Power
asked that the Amendment be approved without further process. Id. at 3.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Given the limited scope of the Amendment, and finding no material change to the
PP A, Staff recommended that the Application be approved without further process.
DISCUSSION AND FINDINGS
We find that the proposed Amendment is appropriate, given the addition of the water
cooling system to the project, since we first approved the PP A. Further, we find it appropriate to
approve the Application without further process, and thus approve the Amendment as proposed.
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ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Idaho Power Company's Application to approve the
Second Amendment to its Power Purchase Agreement with USG Oregon, LLC is approved
without change or condition.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the service date of this Order. Within seven (7)
days after any person has petitioned for reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for
reconsideration. See Idaho Code § 61-626.
a-+-" DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this J
day of November 2016.
ERIC ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
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