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LISA D. NORDSTROM
Lead Counsel
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VIA HAND DELIVERY
December 27,2018
Ms. Diane Hanian
Commission Secretary
!daho Public Utilities Commission
PO Box 83720
Boise, lD 83720-0074
RE: Case No. IPC-E-16-32 - ldaho Power Company's Application for a
Determination of Hells Canyon Complex ("HCC") Relicensing Costs
through 2015 as Prudently lncurred
Dear Ms. Hanian
ln Order No. 34031, the ldaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission")
approved a stipulation between ldaho Power Company ("Company"), Commission Staff,
and the ldaho lrrigation Pumpers Association ("llPA") (collectively referred to as "Signing
Parties"), providing for interested parties to (1) collaborate on a process for filing future
annual reports, including the content of the report, and (2) work to identify the detail
requested to be contained within a work order description to allow for the reporting of
work orders by projects specific to HCC relicensing work. The Signing Parties agreed
that collaboration on both items would be completed by July 1 ,2018.
On June 29,2018, ldaho Power notified the Commission that the Signing Parties
needed additional time to address outstanding issues and collaborate on the content of
future annual reports and work order detail, requesting a completion deadline of
December 31,2018. Overthe lastfew months, the Signing Parties have prepared an
outline detailing the content to be incorporated in future annual reports, which is included
as Attachment 1. The outline identifies in bold font those items that will be recurring with
each annual report. !t also specifies some items exclusive to the 2018 Annual Report,
which is to be filed by February 28,2019, including an explanation of ldaho Power's efforts
to enhance accounting records to better identify how expenditures are necessary to
relicensing efforts. This initial report, as well as future annual reports, will be filed in Case
No. IPC-E-16-32 in February of each year.
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Ms. Diane Hanian
Commission Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
December 27,2018
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ln addition to agreement on the content of future annual reports, at the request of
the llPA, ldaho Power has committed to including an aggregated estimate of Hells
Canyon relicensing expenditures, including the estimated rate impact as a percentage, in
future versions of the "Rate lmpact Disclosure" report posted to the Company's website.
lf you have any questions regarding this notification, please contact Senior
Regulatory Analyst Courtney Waites at [phone] or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Lisa D. No
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BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
GASE NO. IPG-E-16-32
IDAHO POWER GOMPANY
ATTACHMENT 1
HELLS CANYON COMPLEX RELICENSING EXPENDITURES
ANNUAL REPORT OUTLINE*
1. Background
a. Summary of outstanding issues prior to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Gommission's ("FERC") issuance of a final licensei. Clean Water Act $ 401 certification
ii. Endangered Species Act ("ESA") consultation
iii. Potential revised or supplementa! National Environmental Policy
Act ("NEPA") analysis
2. Summary of Activities Since Last Report
a. Clean Water Act $ 401 certificationi. Discussion of 2018 Application
ii. Update on efforts to comply with state water quality standards so
that water certifications can be issued
iii. Update on negotiations between the states and ldaho Power
Company on resolution of the fish passage issue
b. Formal consultation under the ESA
c. Final Environmental lmpact Statement, filing of any comments and/or
update on supplemental NEPA analysis
3. Accounting lmprovements/Ghanges
a. Detail around the improvements to the Work Order accounting processes
to better track project costs
b. Explanation of summary expenditures incurred since most recent
prudence filing
4. Conclusion
a. ldentification of any upcoming milestones
b. Estimated license date
*ltems in bold would be recurring with each annual report. Non-bold items may change
from year-to-year based on current activity. Non-bold items listed above are envisioned
to be in the first report due February 28,2019.