20170811Decision Memo.pdf

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DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
FROM:BRANDON KARPEN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: AUGUST ll,20l7
SUBJECT APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR A
DETERMINATION OF HELLS CANYON RELICENSING COSTS
THROUGH 2015 AS PRUDENTLY INCURRED; CASE NO.IPC-E-16-32
On December 14, 2016, Idaho Power Company filed a prudency Application for
expenditures of $220,845,830 in Hells Canyon Complex (HCC) relicensing costs for inclusion in
customer rates at a later date. The Company is not requesting an adjustment to customer rates at
this time.
On January 4,2017 , the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Order setting
an intervention deadline of January 25, 2016, and that Staff develop a procedural schedule for
the processing of this matter. After extensive review and discovery, Staff now requests that the
Commission order that this matter be processed by Modified Procedure, and set the following
deadlines.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that this matter be processed by Modified Procedure. Staff further
recommends that the Commission set an October ll,2017 settlement conference, a December
15,2017 prefile comment deadline, and a February 15,2018 reply deadline.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to order this matter be processed by modif,red procedure
with the recommended comment schedule?
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