20170126notice_of_technical_hearing_order_no_33705.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
January 26, 2017
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR A )
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE )
AND NECESSITY FOR THE WOOD RIVER )
VALLEY )
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) __________________ )
CASE NO. IPC-E-16-28
NOTICE OF SCHEDULE
NOTICE OF
TECHNICAL HEARING
ORDER NO. 33705
On November 8, 2016, Idaho Power Company filed an Application for a Certificate
of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to make system improvements and to secure
adequate and reliable service to customers in the Wood River Valley. The Company wishes to
construct a new 138 kilovolt (kV) transmission line and related facilities "to provide redundant
service from the Wood River substation near Hailey into the Ketchum substation," and asks that
the CPCN permit the particular line route and facilities identified in testimony accompanying the
Application. Application at 1-2.
The Commission issued a Notice of Application and set a deadline for Petitions to
Intervene. Order No. 33657. The Commission granted timely Petitions to Intervene from Kiki
Leslie A. Tidwell, Laura Midgeley, the Sierra Club, the Idaho Conservation League, and the City
of Ketchum. Order Nos. 33675, 33683. On January 13, 2017, CoxCom, LLC filed a petition
requesting late intervention, which is pending.
The parties conferred informally and agreed or did not object -to process the
Application via a technical hearing before the Commission and to a proposed schedule. Staff
filed the proposed schedule with the Commission.
With this Order, we adopt the proposed schedule for the filing of direct, rebuttal, and
sur-rebuttal testimony. We also set dates for and provide notice of a technical hearing at which
the parties' witnesses may testify. We will provide notice of a public hearing for the Company's
customers at a later date.
The Commission Secretary sent the Notice of Application, Order No. 33657, to local
governments in the Company's service territory. As a result, local governments were provided
notice of their opportunity to participate in this proceeding. Nonetheless, as additional notice,
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we direct the Commission Secretary to send this Order and Notice to Blaine County and the
Cities of Sun Valley and Hailey, potentially affected governmental entities which have not
intervened in this proceeding.
NOTICE OF SCHEDULE
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Commission adopts the following schedule
for this proceeding:
DATE
May 5, 2017
June 23, 2017
July 14, 2017
August 8-9, 2017
Date and Time
to be determined
ACTIVITY
Staff and Intervenor Prefile Direct Testimony
All Parties' Rebuttal Testimony
Company Sur-rebuttal Testimony
Technical Hearing
Public Hearing
NOTICE OF TECHNICAL HEARING
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission will conduct a technical
hearing in this case. The purpose of the technical hearing is to take testimony from the parties
(the Company, Staff, and any intervenors). The technical hearing shall convene at 9:30 A.M.
(MST) TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2017, IN THE COMMISSION HEARING ROOM AT 472
WEST WASHINGTON STREET, BOISE, IDAHO, AND CONTINUE WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 9, 2017, OR BEYOND AS MAY BE NECESSARY. Parties intending to present
testimony and exhibits shall submit the prepared testimony and exhibits as set out in the schedule
above. Parties shall present their evidence at the technical hearing. The prepared testimony and
exhibits must conform to the requirements of Rules 231, 266, and 267 of the Commission's
Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.231, .266-.267.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that, besides a technical hearing, the Commission
will conduct one or more public hearings for customers who wish to testify in this case. A
Notice of Public Hearing will issue at a later date that will explain how customers may
participate in the hearing.
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all workshops and hearings in this matter
will be held in facilities meeting the accessibility requirements of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA). Persons needing the help of a sign language interpreter or other
assistance in order to participate in or to understand testimony and argument at a public hearing
may ask the Commission to provide a sign language interpreter or other assistance at the hearing.
The request for assistance must be received at least five (5) working days before the hearing by
contacting the Commission Secretary at:
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone] (Telephone)
[phone] (FAX)
E-Mail: [e-mail]
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this matter will be
conducted pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Procedure, ID APA 31.01.01.000, et seq.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the above-referenced schedule is adopted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission Secretary will send this Order and
Notice to Blaine County and the Cities of Sun Valley and Hailey.
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DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this
day of January 2017.
ATTEST:
Diane M. Hanian
Commission Secretary
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NOTICE OF SCHEDULE
NOTICE OF TECHNICAL HEARING
.PER, COMISS,IONER
ERIC ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER
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