20171012final_order_no_33906.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
October 12,2017
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR A )CASE NO.IPC-E-16-28
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC )
CONVENIENCE AN1)NECESSITY TO )ORDER NO.33906
CONSTRUCT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS )
FOR WOOD RIVER VALLEY )
CUSTOMERS )
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In November 2016,Idaho Power Company filed an Ap1ication for a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)to construct a second transmission line and related facilities
and secure adequate and reliable service in the Wood River Valley.The Commission issued a
Notice of Application,and granted intervention petitions from Kiki Tidwell.Laura Midgley,the
Sierra Club,the Idaho Conservation League,the City of Ketchum,CoxCom,and Rock Rolling
Properties #1 and #2.Order Nos.33657.33675,33683.33711,33760.The Commission
conducted a public hearing on July 26,2017,and a technical hearing on August 8,2017.At the
conclusion of the technical hearing,Chair Anderson set a deadline of August 22,2017 for
i ntervenor funding requests.
Sierra Club timely petitioned for intervenor funding.On September 15,2017,the
Commission issued Final Order No.33872 granting the Company’s Application and granting
Sierra Club’s intervenor funding request.On September 20,2017,KikiTidwell filed a late
petition for intervenor funding,1 to which no one objected.The Commission denies Ms.
Tidwell’s petition as untimely.
PETITIONS FOR INTERVENOR FUNDING
Intervenor funding is available under Idaho Code §61-617A and Commission Rules 161
through 165.Section 61-617a(1)declares it is “the policy of [Idaho]to encourage participation
at all stages of all proceedings before this commission so that all affected customers receive full
and fair representation in those proceedings.”Idaho Code §61-617A(2).Commission Rule 164
provides,“Unless otherwise provided by order,an intervenor requesting intervenor funding must
‘Ms.Tidwell filed the petition on her own behalf.However,Ms.Tidwell’s attorney,Peter Richardson,confirmed
that his office still represents Ms.Tidwell.
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apply no later than fourteen (14)days after the last evidentiarv hearing in a proceeding or the
deadline for submitting briefs....’IDAPA 31.01.01.164.
COMMISSION DECISION
The Commission received Ms.Tidwell’s late petition for intervenor funding on
September 20,2017.In her request,Ms.Tidwell states,“I was not aware of the possibility of
Intervenor funding.”Petition at 1.The Commission notes that Ms.Tidwell attended the
technical hearing conducted on August 8,2017.Ms.Tidwell was present when Chair Anderson
stated,“Intervenor funding requests under Rule 164 are due 14 days from today.”Transcript at
686,lines 15-16.Ms.Tidwell’s petition was received almost a month after the deadline.
Accordingly,we deny the petition as untimely.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Ms.Tidwell’s late petition for intervenor funding is
denied as untimely.
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 with regard to any
matter decided in 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.
ORI)ERNO.33906
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this
day of October 2017.
PAUL KJELLANI3ER,PRESIDENT
KRISTTNE RAPER,COMMISSIONER
ERIC ANDERSON,COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
Diane M.Hanian
Commission Secretary
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